Source: Julian Thompson

Metro Bank One-Day Cup – league one match 31

Lancashire women vs Durham women – (match 31)- Blackpool, Stanley Park on 19 May 2025 (10h30) Northern derby described by commentators as a ‘fantastic’ match, albeit  low-scoring: between second-placed Lancashire women and fifth-placed Durham Cricket women. A remarkable juggling catch by international player Katie MacK left Durham Cricket women thirty-five runs short of their third back-to-back win. Left-armer

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Source: Julian Thompson

Metro Bank One-Day Cup – league one match 29

Essex women vs Surrey women  – (match 29) – Chelmsford, Ambassador Cruise Line Ground  19 May 2025 (10h30) Remarkable all-round performance with both bat-and-ball by Ryana MacDonald-Gay (pictured) who scored her maiden ‘fifty,’ followed by taking a three-wicket haul of tail-enders, instrumental to winning the match. Commentators looked forward to their hosts passing 250 for

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Source: Surrey Cricket

Too much cricket?

The general picture plus Essex v Surrey There is so much cricket going in England it’s almost coming out of our ears. The players won’t be putting in for overtime rates, because this is what they’ve always wanted – cricket on a professional scale. But some are showing distinct signs of fatigue; this was a

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Source: Julian Thompson

Metro Bank One-Day Cup – league one match 28

Warwickshire women vs Lancashire women – (match 28)- at Birmingham, Edgbaston on Wednesday 14 May 2025 (10h30) Lancashire women won ‘convincingly’ by 100 runs. When batting a foundation was laid by three ‘fifties’ from Emma Lamb 88, Katie MacK 57 and Sophie Ecclestone 50. Warwickshire skipper Georgia Davis 3/45 was ‘pick of bowlers 3/45. Commentators

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Source: Julian Thompson

Metro Bank One-Day Cup – league one match 25

Somerset women vs Hampshire women – (match 25) at Taunton, The Cooper Associates County Ground  on Tuesday 13 May 2025 (10h30) Hampshire women won the match to go top-of-table, despite their fair share of bad luck when batting first. Firstly, skipper Georgia Adams was ‘run out’ when the ball cannoned onto her stumps from the

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Metro Bank One-Day Cup – league one match 22

Hampshire women vs Essex women – (match 22) – at Southampton, The Utilita Bowl Stadium on Sunday 11 May 2025 (10h30) Commentators were impressed by Hampshire women who proved to be the ‘slightly stronger side.’ Both skippers scored centuries. Hampshire’s skipper Georgia Adams (pictured) made top-score: [110*not out runs (from 130 balls)]; adding 114 runs when

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Source: Julian Thompson

Metro Bank One-Day Cup – league one match 24

Somerset women vs Surrey women  – (match 24)- at Taunton, The Cooper Associates County Ground on Sunday 11 May 2025 (10h30) Surrey women won ‘quite convincingly,’ by a 100-run margin. Surrey skipper Bryony Smith [110runs(from 103 balls)] played a skipper’s innings in difficult conditions. England’s Sophia Dunkley [79(from 81)] also made ‘fifty.’ International All-rounder Amanda-Jade

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Source: Julian Thompson

Metro Bank One-Day Cup – league one match 26

Surrey women vs The Blaze women – (match 26) at County Ground, Beckenham on Wednesday 14 May 2025 (10h30)  With level-pegging scores for most of the match, all eyes were on unlikely match hero Dani Gregory, the tail-end bowler-turned-batter who scored the decisive ‘single’ to square the match; having previously bagged a 3-fer (taking 3

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Source: Julian Thompson

Metro Bank One-Day Cup – league one match 20

Warwickshire women vs Somerset women – (match 20) – at Birmingham, Edgbaston on Wednesday 7 May 2025 (10h30) Warwickshire women’s skipper Georgia Davis had guided her side to two wins and a draw from their opening four games. On the day, Somerset women’s skipper Sophie Luff (pictured) posted a ‘magificent’ 111*not out. Together with former England

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Source: Julian Thompson

Metro Bank One-Day Cup – league one match 27

Essex women vs Durham Cricket women – (match 27) at Chelmsford, Ambassador Cruise Line Ground on Wednesday 14 May 2025 (10h30) Durham Cricket women made a ‘fine effort’ to chase down the hosts target score of 178 that was ‘never going to be enough’ (for Essex to defend.) By comparison, Essex openers had been ahead after ten

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