Source: Julian Thompson

Metro Bank One-Day Cup – league two match 31

Gloucestershire women vs Yorkshire (White Roses) women  – (match 31, League two) –  at Bristol, Seat Unique Stadium on Saturday 16 August 2025 (10h30) Yorkshire White Roses women are on-track as the fourth team destined to qualify for the semi-finals. Their ‘crucial encounter’ made top-scorer [undefeated with 98 runs] Ami Campbell – pictured  ‘happy and relived.’ Yorks

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Source: Julian Thompson

Metro Bank One-Day Cup – league two match 33

Leicestershire Foxes women  vs Middlesex women  – (match 33, League two) – at  the Upton Steel County Ground Leicester,  on Saturday 16 August 2025 (10h30) Unbeaten Middlesex women booked their semi-finals place, during a match dominated by a batting masterclass between Middlesex women’s skipper Saskia Horley [114 runs (from 105 balls)] who scored 13 ‘fours;’

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Metro Bank One-Day Cup – league two match 29

Sussex Sharks women vs Leicestershire Foxes women   (match 29, league two)- at Arundel, Arundel Castle Cricket Ground cricket festival on Saturday 9 August 2025 (10h30) Sussex Sharks women ‘kept their hopes alive’ to qualify for the up-coming semi-finals. Looking to create ‘scoreboard pressure’ by positing more than 250, only one Sharks batter scored ‘fifty’

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Source: Julian Thompson

Metro Bank One-Day Cup – league two match 28

Middlesex women vs Derbyshire Falcons women (match 28, league two) at Northwood, Merchant Taylors’ School Ground (Greater London) on Saturday  9 August 2025 (10h30) Middlesex women stay top-of-table, unbeaten and assured of a ‘top-four finish’ to qualify for the semi-finals, with a convincing eight wickets win over Falcons women. Falcons lost their first wicket from the first

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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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Source: Julian Thompson

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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Source: Julian Thompson

‘Metro Bank’ One Day Cup – League One (match 38)

Lancashire (women) vs Essex (women)  – match 38 – League One –  at Sedbergh School, Cumbria on Wednesday 30 July 2025 Lancashire women gave an ‘all-round great performance’ posting a ‘300’ score to beat Essex women by a sizeable margin. Commentators elsewhere have remarked on the total number of ‘300’ scores posted this season already exceeding

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Source: Julian Thompson

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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