Source: Julian Thompson

Metro Bank One-Day Cup – league one match 24

Somerset women vs Surrey women  – (match 24)- at Taunton, The Cooper Associates County Ground on Sunday 11 May 2025 (10h30) Surrey women won ‘quite convincingly,’ by a 100-run margin. Surrey skipper Bryony Smith [110runs(from 103 balls)] played a skipper’s innings in difficult conditions. England’s Sophia Dunkley [79(from 81)] also made ‘fifty.’ International All-rounder Amanda-Jade

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Source: Julian Thompson

Metro Bank One-Day Cup – league two match 11

Derbyshire Falcons women vs Yorkshire women – match 11, L2 – at The Incora County Ground Derby on Saturday 3 May 2025 (10h30) Described by commentators as a ‘massive’ day in Derbyshire’s cricketing history. Falcons women’s first home match turned into a ‘David vs Goliath’ contest between the inexperienced hosts as ‘under-dogs’; and the visitors

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Source: Julian Thompson

Metro Bank One-Day Cup – league one match 7

Somerset vs Lancashire women at Taunton (The Cooper Associates County Ground) on Sunday 27 April 2025 (10h30) Lancashire women chalked-up their second-straight-win, previously both teams having won their opening matches. Commentators lauded younger batters who were given a chance to step-up once Lancashire spinners (Hannah Jones 2/23, Emma Lamb 2/30) both took wickets with ‘stump-to-stump

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Source: Julian Thompson

Metro Bank One-Day Cup – league one match 9

Lancashire women vs Hampshire women – (match 9) at Southport, Birkdale (Trafalgar Road) on Wednesday 30 April 2025 (10h30)  The hosts staged an impressive opening partnership of 185 between Eve Jones 107 runs (from 134 balls) and Emma Lamb: on a ‘batter’s wicket’ with ‘little on offer’ for bowlers. Once Emma Lamb departed, three batters

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Source: Julian Thompson

Metro Bank One-Day Cup – league one match 10

Surrey women vs Durham Cricket women – (match 10) County Ground, Beckenham Wednesday 30 April 2025 (10h30)  Headline England batter Sophia Dunkley (pictured) [(92 runs (from 94 balls)] partnered by Alice Capsey [79 runs (from  balls)] shared a match-winning century partnership of 155 runs. According to commentators, that resulted in a one-sided ‘heavy defeat’ for Durham

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