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Metro Bank One Day Cup Women, final – Hampshire vs Lancs

Hampshire (women) vs Lancashire (women) – league one, match 59 – final at  The Utilita Bowl Stadium, Southampton on Sunday 21 September 2025 Lancashire Women made history before 2,536 spectators when collecting the inaugural competition trophy, beating Hants women by six wickets. POTM was International player Gaby Lewis who carried her bat [141*not out(from 143

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‘Metro Bank’ One Day Cup League One Semi-final 1 – Blaze vs Lancs

The Blaze (women) vs Lancashire (women) – league one, match 57 – at Trent Bridge Nottingham, on Tuesday 16 September 2025 Lancashire Women triumphed over The Blaze, in the absence of three players missing from both sides for England call-up. Lancs womens’ skipper Ellie Threlkeld – pictured wearing ‘England A’ [92runs (from 108 balls)] partnered by Ailsa

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‘Metro Bank’ One Day Cup League One Semi final 2 Hants vs Surrey

Hampshire (women) vs Surrey (women) – league one, match 58 – at The Utilita Bowl Stadium Southampton, on Wednesday 17 September 2025 .. floodlights Victorious Hampshire women made a ‘fine performance’ in ‘miserable weather’ to qualify for the inaugural ‘Metro Bank’ One Day Cup final at home to Lancs women on Sunday 21st. Commentators lauded both sides

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‘Metro Bank’ One Day Cup League One – match 51

Lancashire (women) vs Warwickshire (women) – league one, match 51 – at Sale Cricket Club (Lancs) on Wednesday 10 September 2025 ‘Superb victory’ for Lancashire women, increasing their chance of semi-finals qualification. Batting first, Warwickshire women posted shy of 300, with ‘fifty’ from Abbey Freeborn [60runs (from 86 balls.] Lancs women’s reply was promptly interrupted

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‘Metro Bank’ One Day Cup League One – match 45

Durham Cricket (women) vs Hampshire (women)– league one, match 45 – at  Banks Homes Riverside Chester-le-Street on Sunday on 7 September 2025 at 10h30 Hampshire women were said to have ‘out-played’ Durham Cricket women during a rain-affected match. DC top-scorer Hollie Armitage [88 runs (from 105 balls)] played a skipper’s innings. Hants skipper Georgia Adams took

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‘Metro Bank’ One Day Cup League One – match 53

Durham Cricket (women) vs Surrey – (match 53) at Chester-le-Street, Seat Unique Riverside on Saturday 13 September 2025 Victorious Surrey women posted shy of 300 runs, with strong batting performances: firstly, by Jemima Spence – pictured who scored her maiden ‘fifty’ [highest A-list score 68runs (from 63 balls)]; secondly, by Emma Jones [47(from 28 balls)]

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‘Metro Bank’ One Day Cup League One – match 56

Somerset (women) vs Warwickshire (women) at The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton (Somerset) on Saturday 13 September 2025 Commentators optimism that Somerset women could have sneaked through into fourth place to qualify for the semi-finals were dashed post-match by Surrey’s win, once weather cleared at Chester-le-Street. Against this background, Somerset women were highly motivated with

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‘Metro Bank’ One Day Cup League One – match 55

Hampshire (women) vs Lancashire (women) – (match 55) at The Castle Cricket Ground, Arundel, on Saturday 13 September 2025  Hampshire women’s skipper Georgia Adams – pictured can look forward to a semi-final match with home-team advantage on Wednesday 17 September, versus Surrey women: (‘their opponents’ mis-reported elsewhere as ‘either Lancs or The Blaze’.)  Speaking to

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