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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 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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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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Metro Bank One-Day Cup – league one match 21

Durham Cricket women vs Warwickshire women – (match 21) – ay Chester-le-Street, Banks Homes Riverside on Sunday 11 May 2025 (10h30) Having won their first match followed by back-to-back losses ever since, Durham Cricket ‘DC’ needed to lift themselves from seventh-place. In contrast, Warwickshire women started the match as one of the top-three teams. After thirty

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Metro Bank One-Day Cup – league one match 23

Lancashire women vs The Blaze women – (match 23) – at Manchester, Emirates Old Trafford on Sunday 11 May 2025 (10h30) Significant win for Lancashire women, having beaten The Blaze both home and away. Previously, Lancashire women won when playing away at Trent Bridge, by eight wickets (on 23 April.) Much as expected by commentators

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Metro Bank One-Day Cup – league one match 18

Hampshire women vs Durham Cricket women – (match 18) – at Arundel (The Castle Cricket Ground) on Wednesday 7 May 2025 (11h00) Hampshire picked up their first bonus point for their ‘convincing win’ without needing to chase down a huge score. Summing-up, commentators lauded Hampshire’s batters Charli Knott and Maia Bouchier who ‘stood firm,’ each

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Metro Bank One-Day Cup – league one match 17

The Blaze women vs Essex women – (match 17) – at Loughborough, Leics (Haslegrave Ground at the University) on Tuesday 6 May 2025 (10h30) England’s Tammy Beaumont [116*not out runs (from 117 balls)] scored a ‘masterful’ second undefeated century within three days, with added responsibility as stand-in skipper for The Blaze. Team-mate Georgia Elwiss complimented her

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Metro Bank One-Day Cup – league one match 13

Durham women vs Somerset women – (match 13) – at Chester-le-Street (Banks Homes Riverside) on Sunday 4 May 2025 (10h30) Somerset women chalked-up a ‘hard-fought win’ in difficult weather conditions in the North-East. Rain stopped play after three balls, the second of which had already costs the hosts their first wicket. Once play resumed, seventy

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Metro Bank One-Day Cup – league one match 16

The Blaze vs Hampshire women – (match 16) – at Nottingham, Trent Bridge on Sunday 4 May 2025 (10h30) Summarising what became a one-sided match, Home team commentators Sam Dalling (Sports Journalist) with James Carr thought the ‘mainstay’ of Hampshire’s batting was Ella McCaughan who made top-score with 57 runs [from 77 balls)] ‘on the

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Metro Bank One-Day Cup – league one match 19

Lancashire vs Surrey – (match 19) – at Southport, Birkdale (Trafalgar Road) on Wednesday 7 May 2025 (10h30) Lancashire chalked-up their first home win and third win overall, when compared to ‘much fancied’ Surrey who’d won only one match (on 30 April.) Winning skipper Ellie Threlkeld accurately predicted the outcome before a single ball was

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