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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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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Metro Bank One-Day Cup – league two match 23

Sussex Sharks (women) vs Gloucestershire (women – (match 23, league two) – at The 1st Central County Ground, Hove on Saturday 2 August 2025 (10h30) ‘Gloucestershire women’s day’ at legendary ‘Sussex-by-the-sea’ where Sharks were bowled at home for 167. Sharks skipper Chiara Green made top-score [63 runs (from 80 balls)] and was the last wicket to

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Source: Julian Thompson

Metro Bank One-Day Cup – league two match 22

Derbyshire Falcons (women) vs Northamptonshire Steelbacks (women) – (match 22, league two) – at The Central Co-op County Ground, Derby on Saturday 2 August 2025 (10h30) ‘Local’ East Midlands derby, with same result as when played on the same ground in shorter format (20ov. League two, match 36 on 18 July.) Commentators expected Steelbacks to

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