Source: Julian Thompson

Metro Bank One-Day Cup – league two match 30

Yorkshire women vs Glamorgan women – (match 30, L2)  at Weetwood Playing Fields, Leeds on Saturday 9 August 2025 (10h30) Yorkshire women suffered their third defeat from six matches played-to-date, bowled-out for a second back-to-back defeat. Commentators became concerned that chances for a ‘top-four finish’ to qualify for the semi-finals were jeopardised with key Yorkshire

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Metro Bank One-Day Cup – league two match 26

Gloucestershire women vs Worcestershire Rapids women – (match 26, league two );  at Bristol, Seat Unique Stadium on Saturday 9 August 2025 (10h30) Billed as a ‘crucial encounter’ for Gloucestershire women, said to be on-track to qualify as one of four teams destined to play the up-coming semi-finals. By comparison, Rapids women had won their

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Source: Julian Thompson

Metro Bank One-Day Cup – league two match 27

Kent (Horses) women vs Northamptonshire Steelbacks women – (match 27, league two) – at the County Ground, Beckenham on Saturday  9 August 2025 (10h30) After losing three power-play wickets to Emily Carpenter’s left-armed seam, Megan Sturge [40 runs (from 65 balls)] partnered by Elsa Barnfather 26(from 50) added 55-runs for the Kent (Horses) womens fourth wicket,

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Metro Bank One-Day Cup – league two match 21

Glamorgan (women) vs  Leicestershire Foxes (women) – (match 21, league two) – at Neath CC, Neath (South Wales) on Saturday 2 August 2025 (10h30) Both teams had much in common as beaten semi-finalists from the 20 overs contest, whereas second-placed Glamorgan women are playing a series of ‘must-win’ matches to qualify as semi-finalists from at 50

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Source: Julian Thompson

Metro Bank One-Day Cup – league two match 25

Worcestershire Rapids women vs Kent Horses women – (league two, match 15); at Royal Grammar School, Worcester on Sunday 3 August 2025 (10h30) Exciting match for the home team saw Rapids post a defendable score, to secure equal fourth place with Yorkshire, whom they beat in the opening round. Playing innings anchor-role Clare Boycott [43

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Vitality Blast women T20 – league two, match 37

Derbyshire Falcons (women) vs Leicestershire Foxes (women) (match 37 – league two, stand alone fixture) at Repton School Ground Derbys on Sunday 20 July 2025 14h30 ‘Local’ East Midlands derby, with the same result as previous clash, but this time with Foxes women batting first. Foxes skipper Rebecca ‘Becki’ Brooker [35 runs (from 50 balls)]

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Vitality Blast women T20 – league  two, match 38

Worcestershire Rapids (women) v Yorkshire (women)  (match 38 – league two) at Visit Worcestershire New Road, Worcester on Sunday 20 July 2025 (14h30) Yorkshire women kept a clean sheet with eight wins from eight. Yorkshire head coach Rich Pyrah told reporters he was ‘pleased’ to finish the group stage top-of-table, with a good performance and

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Vitality Blast women T20 – league  two, match 43

Middlesex (women) vs Yorkshire (women) (match 43 – league two final) at Northampton County Ground on Saturday, 26 July 2025, at 18h45 Commentators remarked on an ‘unusual situation’ where Yorkshire women are promoted next year, to become ‘league-one professionals’ without any trophy to their name following their ‘top order collapse’ in the final; whereas Middlesex

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Vitality Blast women T20 – league  two, – semi-final 2

Yorkshire  (women) vs Glamorgan (women) (match 42 – league two semi-final 2) at Northampton County Ground on Saturday, 26July 2025, at 15h00 Yorkshire women sailed through their north-south semi-final, having won all their matches-to-date and play Middlesex women in the final. Glamorgan women’s opening partnership worth 66 runs between top-scorer Bethan Ellis [41 runs (from

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Vitality Blast women T20 – league  two, – semi-final 1

Middlesex (women) vs Leicestershire Foxes (women) (match 41 – league two semi-final 1) at Northampton County Ground on Saturday, 26 July 2025, at 11h00 Middlesex women made a ‘completely dominant’ display during their north-south semi-final, having lost one solitary match-to-date. Drama struck during Foxes innings when Issy Routledge’s ball to dismiss Ellen Watson broke a

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