England v South Africa, 1st ODI, Northampton Emma Lamb’s international fortunes turned sharply for the better. Her hundred at the top of the order was just what England needed and she deserved. Her previous history was limited to a duck and 0 not out as she came to the middle with one ball left –
England Women 219-5 beat South Africa Women 218 by five wickets Emma Lamb scored her maiden international hundred as England Women put in a convincing performance to beat South Africa by five wickets in the opening Royal London International at Northampton. Chasing South Africa’s total of 218, Lamb put on 78 with Sophia Dunkley (22)
England Women vs New Zealand W ‘White Ferns’ 5th ODI at Canterbury on 26th September Receiving POTM from Adam Collins, Tammy Beaumont (102 runs from 114 balls) scored her 8th ODI ‘ton’ and 2nd‘ton’ before her home crowd (Kent); Beaumont said it was good to ‘go out with a bang!’ Separately, Beaumont took 2 catches to dismiss Brooke
5th ODI, Canterbury England enjoyed complete dominance in the last game of cricket to be played this season. A large Canterbury crowd enjoying the late September sunshine had the double pleasure of watching their own Tammy Beaumont hit a glorious century to put the game beyond the White Ferns’ reach. England’s batting has been under
Teams batting second at Derby don’t win, so England chose to bat second. Did they know something? It certainly brought tension to the closing overs. Anya Shrubsole took an over to get her bearings after a lengthy absence; thereafter she asked serious questions of the batters. Suzie Bates and Lauren Down weathered the storm well
England v New Zealand – Third ODI at Leicester What do these numbers have in common? 93, 77, 53 and 4, 1, 6 Yes, they are the scores of the top three Australian batters and ditto the English, scored on the same day. I’ll leave you to guess which is which. India set Australia to
England Women vs New Zealand W 3rd ODI at Leicester on 21st September Receiving POTM ‘Royal London’ medal, ‘Ferns’ Maddy Green hit top score 70*not out, also chalking-up her 1st international ‘fifty.’ Green told Charles Dagnall that she had had to see things through (to a conclusive end.) Winning skipper Sophie Devine told Dagnall that her ‘White Ferns’
Receiving POTM ‘Royal London’ medal for her match-winning 63* runs (from 72 balls), and record-breaking last wicket stand with Tash Farrant (adding 51 runs); Danni Wyatt agreed with Charles Dagnall she’d had quite a day. Before the match, Wyatt was congratulated on her 200th international appearance for England across all formats – the 7th English
England v New Zealand – Second ODI, Worcester This wasn’t a win for England to be very happy about. The mainline batting was fragile, but the team’s overall strength once more proved too much for the White Ferns. The Batting Lisa Keightley’s decided to replace Katherine Brunt with Danni Wyatt at No 7. This would
In the end England won the first ODI against the White Ferns by a distance, but there was considerable discomfort along the way. Scores: England 241 (Knight 89) New Zealand 211 (Satterthwaite 79) England won by 30 runs Here are some points arising: Has the settled series-squad had its day? On 10 September Lisa Keightley
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