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Metro Bank One-Day Cup – league one match 14

Surrey women vs Warwickshire women – (match 14) at County Ground, Beckenham on Sunday 4 May 2025 (11h00) Bryony Smith [78runs(from 72 balls)] played a skipper’s innings, adding 76 runs when partnered by Sophia Dunkley 102*not out (110) who scored a ‘ton’ in breezy conditions. Once Surrey’s total passed 300, it became clear that Warwickshire

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Source: Julian Thompson

Metro Bank One-Day Cup – league one match 15

Essex vs Lancashire – (match 15) – at Chelmsford (Ambassador Cruise Line Ground) on Sunday 4 May 2025 (10h30) Chalking-up their first win of the season as a professional side at Chelmsford, home team commentators lauded Essex leg-spinners who did ’superbly well’ on a ’slow wicket,’ to take a 5-fer between them. Abtaha Maqsood took

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Source: Julian Thompson

Metro Bank One-Day Cup – league one match 11

Warwickshire women vs The Blaze  – (match 11) – Birmingham, Edgbaston Wednesday 30 April 2025 (10h30) First Midlands Derby of the new season saw a ‘thoroughly deserved’ five wicket haul for Kathryn Bryce (pictured) [5fer (5 wickets conceding 38 runs)] Batting first, Blaze batters showed their resilience by building partnerships that their opponents failed to

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Source: Julian Thompson

Metro Bank One-Day Cup – league one match 12

*Somerset women vs Essex women – (match 12) – at Taunton (Taunton Vale Sports Club Ground) on Thursday 1 May 2025 (10h30)  Heather Knight and Charlie Dean (pictured on right) led Somerset to victory as each batter scored five short of ‘fifty.’ Ex-England skipper Heather Knight was lauded for an ‘all-round performance, firstly taking two

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Metro Bank One-Day Cup – league one match 8

Hampshire women vs Surrey women at Southampton (The Utilita Bowl Stadium) on Sunday 27 April 2025 (11h00) Previously, both teams met during their pre-season ‘dress rehearsal’ that Surrey narrowly won. New recruit Alice Monaghan retired undefeated with her bat. Most recently both teams historic first matches were decided by the final ball when Hampshire tied

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Source: ICC

Shortlists revealed for ICC April Players of the Month

The International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced the shortlist of contenders in line to win the ICC Men’s and Women’s Player of the Month awards for April. The ICC Women’s Player of the Month nominees comprise three leading all-rounders who played starring roles in last month’s hotly contested ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 Qualifier

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Source: Julian Thompson

Metro Bank One-Day Cup – league one match 9

Lancashire women vs Hampshire women – (match 9) at Southport, Birkdale (Trafalgar Road) on Wednesday 30 April 2025 (10h30)  The hosts staged an impressive opening partnership of 185 between Eve Jones 107 runs (from 134 balls) and Emma Lamb: on a ‘batter’s wicket’ with ‘little on offer’ for bowlers. Once Emma Lamb departed, three batters

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Source: Julian Thompson

Metro Bank One-Day Cup – league one match 10

Surrey women vs Durham Cricket women – (match 10) County Ground, Beckenham Wednesday 30 April 2025 (10h30)  Headline England batter Sophia Dunkley (pictured) [(92 runs (from 94 balls)] partnered by Alice Capsey [79 runs (from  balls)] shared a match-winning century partnership of 155 runs. According to commentators, that resulted in a one-sided ‘heavy defeat’ for Durham

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Source: Julian Thompson

Metro Bank One-Day Cup – league one match 6

Essex women vs Warwickshire  women at Chelmsford (Ambassador Cruise Line Ground) on Sunday 27 April 2025 (10h30) ‘Brilliant game’ unfolded with Essex ‘definitely on top’ as Warwickshire faced a ‘tricky start.’ Seamer Eva Gray dismissed all-but-one of Warwickshire’s top five batters. More than half of Eva Gray’s deliveries were non-scoring ‘dot’ balls. That chalked-up her

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Source: Julian Thompson

Metro Bank One-Day Cup – league one match 5

Durham Cricket women vs The Blaze at Chester-le-Street (Banks Homes Riverside) on Sunday 27 April 2025 (10h30) Durham Cricket commentators were confident that their first thirty-six overs provided a good start. Century partnership between batters Hollie Armitage who played a skipper’s innings [81 runs (from 90 balls)] and Mady Villiers 45(75) were together said to be ‘cruising along.’

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