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‘Metro Bank’ One Day Cup League One  – (match 27)

Hampshire (women) vs Somerset (women) – match 27 – League One – at the Utilita Bowl, Southampton (West End, Marshall Drive) on Wednesday 6 May 2026 Exceptional match in which both teams had batters who scored career-best ’tons.’ Somerset women’s innings was ‘held together,’ by Bex Odgers  [127*not out (from 148 balls] who carried her bat and

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Source: Julian Thompson

‘Metro Bank’ One Day Cup League One  – (match 28)

Warwickshire Bears (women) vs Durham Cricket (women) – match 28 – League One – at Edgbaston Stadium, Birmingham on Wednesday 06 May  2026 ‘Great win’ by Durham Cricket women, who chased-down Bears’ total with five wickets to spare. Key to DC women’s success was a match-winning partnership of 91 runs between best batter Mady Villiers – pictured – [106 runs

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‘Metro Bank’ One Day Cup League One  – (match 22)

Lancashire (women) vs Hampshire (women) – match 22 – League One – at Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester on Saturday  02 May  2026 Beefed-up with guest Australian debutante Maddie Penna, Lancs women (defending champions) beat Hants women (last year’s finalists) with a ‘dominant’ bowling performance on a ‘sticky wicket.’  Batting first, Hants women chalked-up their lowest

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‘Metro Bank’ One Day Cup League One  – (match 24)

Yorkshire (women) vs Essex (women) – match 24 – League One – at Leeds Emerald Headingley Stadium on Saturday  02 May  2026  Essex women chalked-up back-to-back wins, following a series of back-to-back loses. In contrast, Yorks President Dr Jane Powell was critical of a second ‘self-inflicted’ loss, setting to one side any other factors (I.e:

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‘Metro Bank’ One Day Cup League One  – (match 21)

Durham Cricket (women) vs The Blaze (women) – match 21 – League One – at Banks Homes Riverside, Chester-le-Street (Co. Durham) on Saturday 02 May 2026 An unbeaten half-century from Blaze skipper Kirstie Gordon – pictured wearing England ODI colours [60*not out(from 73 balls)] who made top-score, took The Blaze to a convincing 92 win over Durham

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‘Metro Bank’ One Day Cup League One  – (match 23)

Warwickshire Bears (women) vs Somerset (women) – match 23 – League One – at Edgbaston Stadium, Birmingham on Saturday  02 May 2026 Competition history was made when ‘All-rounder’ Charis Pavely – pictured [127 runs (from 103 balls)] became the first woman batter to score first back-to-back ‘tons’ in ‘league one’ (previously having scored 128 on 29

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‘Metro Bank’ One Day Cup League One  – (match 20)

Yorkshire (women) vs  – Durham Cricket (women)  match 20 – League One – at Scarborough Cricket Club, North Marine Rd, Scarborough; on Wednesday 29 April 2026 Yorkshire women were reportedly ‘in-the-driving-seat’ for most of the match, between former Northern Diamonds rivals. Undoubtedly both sides had something to take home from the season’s first ’tie.’ Batting

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‘Metro Bank’ One Day Cup League One  – (match 19)

The Blaze (women) vs Warwickshire (women) – match 19 – League One – at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, on Wednesday  29 April 2026  Midlands derby full of  ‘high quality entertainment,’ that went down to the wire. Finely poised between Blaze reaching their target score; or Bears losing their final wicket. Maiden ‘ton’ from Charis Pavely – pictured[128runs (from

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‘Metro Bank’ One Day Cup League One  – (match 18)

Somerset (women) vs Essex (women)  – match 18 – League One – at Taunton Vale Sports Club, Gipsy Lane Taunton, on Wednesday 29 April 2026 Two century partnerships in blustery conditions saw Somerset women’s first-loss and Essex women’s ‘well deserved’ first-win. Somerset women lost early wickets. That put pressure upon junior players to ‘step-up,’ with maiden

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