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 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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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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Metro Bank One-Day Cup – league one match 1

Durham Cricket women vs Essex women at Chester-le-Street, Banks Homes Riverside on Wednesday 23 April 2025 (10h30) ‘Months of planning’ were rewarded as Durham Cricket ‘cruised’ to their first ever major win’ as professionals, by nine wickets, against Essex. Separately, commentators had hoped for better weather to encourage a larger crowd to mark the ‘huge occasion,’ in what

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‘Metro Bank’ League One Fixtures for 2025

Metro Bank One Day Cup, Women’s (tournament for 50 overs) starts on 23 April Women’s fixtures for 2025 are listed below arranged by venue; *Arundel, Arundel Castle Cricket Ground Ground Wednesday, 7 May @10h30: Hampshire vs Durham – (match 18); Monday 19 May @10h30: Hampshire vs Warwickshire  – (match 30); Saturday 13 September @10h30: Hampshire

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‘Vitality blast’ Fixtures for season 2025

‘Vitality blast’ Cricket Tournament (for 20 overs) starts on May 30 Matches prefixed ‘§’ indicates ‘double-headers’ (both women’s and men’s matches); Women’s fixtures for 2025 are listed below arranged by venue; *Arundel, The Castle Cricket Ground Saturday, June 7@tbc: Hampshire Hawks vs Durham Cricket (match 13); *Birmingham, Edgbaston § Saturday, May 31@tbc: Bears vs Durham

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