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BBC News
06-05-2025
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One-Day Cup: Tammy Beaumont ton gives The Blaze win over Essex
Tammy Beaumont's second century in three days led The Blaze to a fourth straight win as they continue to set the pace in the One-Day Cup women's competition. Essex captain Grace Scrivens impressed with a fine unbeaten 120 but 231-9 from 50 overs always looked a difficult total to defend against their top-of-the-table opponents. The England A batter had support from Jodi Grewcock (28) and Amara Carr (34) but from too few partners overall as Ireland all-rounder Orla Prendergast (3-32) and England leg-spinner Sarah Glenn (3-36) took three wickets each. Beaumont followed her unbeaten 112 against Hampshire at Trent Bridge on Sunday with 116 not out, with backing from Scotland skipper Kathryn Bryce (47) and Amy Jones (41) as The Blaze won by five wickets with 55 balls to spare. Put in, Essex were 37-2 after 10 overs, left-arm seamer Grace Ballinger dismissing Alice Macleod, bowled, and Cordelia Griffith, leg before. Having been 17-2, Scrivens and 20-year-old Jodi Grewcock built a decent recovery, adding 59 before the introduction of Ireland's Orla Prendergast brought about a mini-collapse. Prendergast bowled Grewcock, on the back foot, and dealt Essex two more blows from balls banged in short, Florence Miller gloving behind and Sophia Smale chopping on, as 76-2 became 95-5. Scrivens found more support from Carr in adding 80 for the sixth wicket, passing 50 from 79 balls with her fourth boundary, putting Essex in a decent position at 175-5 going into the last 10 overs. But Glenn, after a wicketless first spell, returned to dismiss Carr, who skied to mid-off, and Eve Gray leg before with consecutive balls before Esmae MacGregor fell leg before in her next over. Scrivens survived a difficult chance to long-on on 92 off Josie Groves, going on to reach 100 with her ninth boundary from 120 balls, picking up another couple and a six as she and Kate Coppack added 35 for the ninth wicket. The Essex attack struggled to contain Jones and Beaumont as the England duo propelled their side to 54 without loss in the opening powerplay. Jones eventually mistimed MacGregor to be caught at mid-on for 41 out of 92, Beaumont completing a second consecutive half-century from 54 balls with six fours and a six to the short straight boundary off Grewcock's leg spin. Jones gave way to Kathryn Bryce, with no let-up for Essex, the second-wicket pair putting on 104 in a 20-over partnership. Beaumont hit her second six over the sightscreen at the athletics track end of the Haslegrave Ground, before Kathryn Bryce feathered one behind. Sarah Bryce and Georgie Boyce both holed out chasing - in vain - a bonus point on offer for winning inside 40 overs, and Prendergast was bowled swinging, before Beaumont, whose hundred came from 110 balls, restored order by hitting Gray square of the wicket for the winning boundary, the 13th of her innings. ECB Reporters' Network supported by Rothesay
BBC News
22-04-2025
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- BBC News
Essex hope 'family feel' will help women's team
Essex captain Grace Scrivens hopes a "family feel" will help them to be a competitive force in the inaugural domestic season of fully professional women's tier one teams will compete in the One-Day Cup and T20 Blast this season, with a new county-based format replacing the regional structure of recent Essex players were part of the Sunrisers squad which won the 50-over Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy in 2024 and they start their One-Day Cup campaign away to Durham on Wednesday."We're all excited and to launch the new Essex team will be really fun," Scrivens told BBC Essex Sport. "I think it's really important to have the base at Chelmsford, and build the fan base as well. We love playing here, it's always a great home for us. "Every set-up is very different, but I think we're luck have a real family and home feel around Essex."Scrivens recently returned from Australia where she played six games for England the 21-year-old hopes that recent changes to the senior England set-up, with Charlotte Edwards being appointed as the new head coach, may lead to international opportunities for those who do well domestically. "There's been a lot of chat about county performances getting you recognised and that's really exciting for the domestic players, they want to put a hand up and play for England. "If I can contribute some match-winning performances (for Essex), we'll see where that will take me." One of the new faces in the Essex squad is Sophia Smale, who played for Western Storm last season and Scrivens expects her to make a big added: "We are lucky to keep a lot of the (Sunrisers) team together which is nice but we've added Soph Smale, she's a left-arm spinner and a great batter as well, so I think she'll really add to the team."Following their trip to the North East, Essex will play their first home game against Warwickshire on chief executive Dan Feist wants to establish a strong connection to the team across the county and wider region."Chelmsford - we've seen it with women's international games - can create a really vibrant atmosphere. If we can get good numbers in here to watch, and that will grow over time as we've seen with the WSL [Women's Super League football] teams, it's going to be a great place to play, and great place to come and watch women's sport," he said."It's not just about showcasing the women players on the field, but also the opportunities and roles off the field as well, psychologists, through to our physios and administrators."It's not just about playing but also inspiring women's and girls at community clubs to think if I don't quite make it as a player, I can still be heavily involved in elite sport, and that's really important to us as well." Women's One-Day Cup opening fixtures (Wednesday 10:30 BST start)Chester LS: Durham v EssexBeckenham: Surrey v SomersetTrent Bridge: The Blaze v LancashireEdgbaston: Warwickshire v Hampshire
