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Spirit's winning run ended by resurgent Rockets
The Hundred women's competition, Lord'sTrent Rockets 149-6 (100 balls): Sciver-Brunt 51* (29); Gray 4-19London Spirit 116 (95 balls): Knott 33 (25); Gordon 4-15Rockets won by 33 runsScorecard. Table Defending women's champions London Spirit's winning streak came to an end as they suffered a 33-run defeat by Trent Rockets in The Hundred at Lord's. Set a target of 150 to win, Spirit slumped to 116 all out as spinner Kirstie Gordon starred with 4-19 for the visitors, who picked up their first win this Chathli and Georgia Redmayne added a patient 26 for the first wicket before Spirit slipped to 70-6, including in-form Australia batter Grace Harris departing for just Australian Charli Knott's 33 was the only knock to rescue Spirit from a complete capitulation as spinners Ash Gardner and Gordon bowled beautifully in tandem, the former finishing with England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt set up the Rockets' challenging 149-6, scoring an unbeaten 51 from 29 balls, after Bryony Smith bludgeoned 42 from 23 at the top of the order. Smith added 62 in just 35 balls with fellow opener Nat Wraith, but Rockets were pegged back as both were dismissed in the space of three balls by seamer Eva combined with Australia all-rounder Gardner for a stand of 60, though a collapse of four wickets for 11 runs at the death saw Spirit fight back strongly as Gray finished with impressive figures of 4-19. But Sciver-Brunt reached her fifty with a six off Charlie Dean from the last ball of the Rockets' innings, pushing them to the competitive total and adding to a difficult day for the Spirit captain as she finished with figures of 0-40 from just 15 balls. The win keeps Southern Brave at the top of the table as Rockets break their duck, leaving Welsh Fire as the only winless side in the women's tournament. Sublime Sciver-Brunt boosts Rockets' hopes After consecutive defeats, Rockets needed performances from their senior players to get their campaign on track and Sciver-Brunt and Gardner were helped by Smith and Wraith's dynamic start, punishing Spirit's bowlers for bowling too short and wide. Smith was the aggressor, with seven fours and a six, before she was brilliantly caught on the boundary by England's Dani delivered a masterclass in the middle phase as she picked the gaps perfectly, manipulating the field with her trademark sweeps and unveiling a glorious lofted drive over extra cover for six off she was starved of the strike after Gardner departed, as Gray removed Heather Graham and Emma Jones in consecutive resurgence, led by Gray and backed up by fantastic catches from Gibson, Glenn and Dean, kept them in the game after Rockets had threatened a much higher total, but they were unable to find any fluency with the bat, raising concerns about their dependency on overseas star has 165 runs at an average of 82.5 this year, while the rest of the top seven has contributed 227 runs, averaging just 12.6. What is happening on Friday? Northern Superchargers' women will be looking to keep the pressure on the top two as they take on Birmingham Phoenix at 15:00 BST. The men's game follows at 18:30 BST with Phoenix hoping to gather momentum after they beat leaders Oval Invincibles in their most recent game on can follow ball-by-ball commentary on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra, BBC Sounds and the BBC Sport website and app.
Yahoo
04-07-2025
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Women's T20 Blast round-up: Bryce leads Blaze to victory
Kathryn Bryce's four wickets and a run out led The Blaze to victory over Hampshire Hawks [Getty Images] Kathryn Bryce took 4-13 to eclipse Australia legend Ellyse Perry on her Hampshire Hawks debut and put The Blaze in a strong position to qualify for the Women's T20 Blast finals day. Perry removed Scotland captain Bryce with her first ball for her new team but the Blaze all-rounder hit back by claiming the wicket of the Hawks newcomer, who is the only person to play in both ICC and Fifa World Cup finals. Advertisement Kirstie Gordon's side bounced back from their defeat by Warwickshire by recovering from a scrappy start to reach 188-6 thanks to Heather Graham (73 off 47 balls) and Ella Claridge (51 not out off 36). Perry ended with 2-23 as Blaze lost three wickets in nine balls, including that of Kathryn Bryce from Perry's very first ball in the competition, finding the outside edge. Graham was immediately fluent and, though Davies returned to trap Sarah Bryce lbw with a yorker, Claridge was the perfect foil for the Australian. After Graham's departure, Claridge closed the innings with a flurry of fours to reach a 36-ball half-century and, with Sarah Glenn, plundered 37 from the last 14 balls of the innings. Advertisement Hampshire replied with 151 all out, only Rhianna Southby's classy T20-best 64 (42) defying a Blaze attack led by Kathryn Bryce. Perry had launched Hampshire's reply with three fours from her first nine balls but perished in pursuit of a fourth when she lifted Kathryn Bryce to mid-on. The Hawks' defeat means they, or any other side, have a great deal to do in the remaining games to reel in top three Surrey, The Blaze and Warwickshire. Durham's double Durham completed the double over Somerset in the meeting of the bottom two, beating their winless West Country visitors by six runs at the Banks Homes Riverside. Advertisement Having been asked to bat first, Durham made 154-4 in their 20 overs, with Suzie Bates making 48 and skipper Hollie Armitage 41. Despite Bex Odgers celebrating the award of her first contract by making 54, Somerset finished on 148-7, with Mia Rogers making three stumpings and Phoebe Turner taking 1-15 from her four overs. New Zealand batter Bates and her opening partner Emma Marlow put on 50 in 5.2 overs before Marlow was caught at long-on off Chloe Skelton and Bates was caught at short third by Odgers off Alex Griffiths when two short of her third Durham half-century. The departure of their marquee signing made little difference. Armitage was unluckily run out for 41 at the bowler's end when Skelton deflected Mady Villiers' fierce drive into the stumps and Durham's momentum was also slowed by Erin Vukusic, who conceded only 29 runs from her four overs. Advertisement Somerset's openers began in expansive fashion, Odgers taking 16 runs off Grace Thompson's first over and despite the loss of Niamh Holland and Fran Wilson, the visitors ended the powerplay three runs better placed than Durham, albeit having lost one more wicket. A significant setback followed for Somerset, though, when skipper Sophie Luff was run out for three off her own bowling by Phoebe Turner after a mix-up with Odgers. Odgers responded by reaching her half-century off 35 balls but was stumped by Rogers off Katie Levick for 54 two balls later. Durham's spinners put the brakes on Somerset's progress following the opener's dismissal and the 40 runs needed off the final five overs proved too high a target as Phoebe and Sophie Turner choked off the runs with tight medium pace bowling.
BBC News
04-07-2025
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Women's T20 Blast round-up: Bryce leads Blaze to victory
Kathryn Bryce took 4-13 to eclipse Australia legend Ellyse Perry on her Hampshire Hawks debut and put The Blaze in a strong position to qualify for the Women's T20 Blast finals removed Scotland captain Bryce with her first ball for her new team but the Blaze all-rounder hit back by claiming the wicket of the Hawks newcomer, who is the only person to play in both ICC and Fifa World Cup Gordon's side bounced back from their defeat by Warwickshire by recovering from a scrappy start to reach 188-6 thanks to Heather Graham (73 off 47 balls) and Ella Claridge (51 not out off 36).Perry ended with 2-23 as Blaze lost three wickets in nine balls, including that of Kathryn Bryce from Perry's very first ball in the competition, finding the outside edge. Graham was immediately fluent and, though Davies returned to trap Sarah Bryce lbw with a yorker, Claridge was the perfect foil for the Graham's departure, Claridge closed the innings with a flurry of fours to reach a 36-ball half-century and, with Sarah Glenn, plundered 37 from the last 14 balls of the replied with 151 all out, only Rhianna Southby's classy T20-best 64 (42) defying a Blaze attack led by Kathryn had launched Hampshire's reply with three fours from her first nine balls but perished in pursuit of a fourth when she lifted Kathryn Bryce to Hawks' defeat means they, or any other side, have a great deal to do in the remaining games to reel in top three Surrey, The Blaze and Warwickshire. Durham's double Durham completed the double over Somerset in the meeting of the bottom two, beating their winless West Country visitors by six runs at the Banks Homes been asked to bat first, Durham made 154-4 in their 20 overs, with Suzie Bates making 48 and skipper Hollie Armitage Bex Odgers celebrating the award of her first contract by making 54, Somerset finished on 148-7, with Mia Rogers making three stumpings and Phoebe Turner taking 1-15 from her four Zealand batter Bates and her opening partner Emma Marlow put on 50 in 5.2 overs before Marlow was caught at long-on off Chloe Skelton and Bates was caught at short third by Odgers off Alex Griffiths when two short of her third Durham departure of their marquee signing made little difference. Armitage was unluckily run out for 41 at the bowler's end when Skelton deflected Mady Villiers' fierce drive into the stumps and Durham's momentum was also slowed by Erin Vukusic, who conceded only 29 runs from her four openers began in expansive fashion, Odgers taking 16 runs off Grace Thompson's first over and despite the loss of Niamh Holland and Fran Wilson, the visitors ended the powerplay three runs better placed than Durham, albeit having lost one more wicket.A significant setback followed for Somerset, though, when skipper Sophie Luff was run out for three off her own bowling by Phoebe Turner after a mix-up with responded by reaching her half-century off 35 balls but was stumped by Rogers off Katie Levick for 54 two balls spinners put the brakes on Somerset's progress following the opener's dismissal and the 40 runs needed off the final five overs proved too high a target as Phoebe and Sophie Turner choked off the runs with tight medium pace bowling.
BBC News
11-05-2025
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Women's One-Day Cup - Hants beat Essex to top table
Lancashire completed a Metro Bank Women's One-Day Cup double over leaders The Blaze at Emirates Old win means Hampshire take over top spot in the table after Georgia Adams' century helped them beat Essex, while there were also wins for Durham and Potts' 4-37 led an excellent bowling effort by the Lancashire attack on a slow wicket that restricted the visitors to a below-par 222 all out from 48.2 overs, with half centuries by England wicketkeeper Amy Jones and Ella Lamb, the leading run scorer in the competition, boosted her chances of gaining international selection with an excellent 74 in front of the watching England head coach Charlotte Edwards, but three wickets from The Blaze skipper Kirstie Gordon threatened to swing the game the way of the visitors with Lancashire 155-6 after 32 took a vital partnership of 71 runs in 15.2 overs between captain Ellie Threlkeld and England all-rounder Kate Cross for the seventh wicket to take Lancashire to a four-wicket victory with 16 balls to Smith posted a superb hundred to steer Surrey to a convincing 101-run win over Somerset on the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method in by example, Surrey's captain scored 110 from 103 balls, striking 15 fours and one six as the visitors made 306-7 in a contest reduced by rain to 44 overs a Dunkley raised an attractive 79 from 81 balls and Danni Wyatt-Hodge contributed 44 including eight fours, while Australian spinner Amanda-Jade Wellington returned figures of a revised target of 317, Somerset came up short in the face of accurate bowling and sharp fielding, being dismissed for 215 in 40.5 overs. Ton-up captains Adams won the battle of century-making captains as Hampshire beat Essex by 17 unbeaten 110, with assistance from Rhianna Southby's 61, helped Hampshire to a healthy skipper Grace Scrivens replied with a classy 101, her second ton in successive innings, to put herself firmly in the frame for England left-arm spinner Linsey Smith took 4-33 to give Hampshire their fourth victory in six matches to remain amongst the pacesetters, while Essex remain rooted to the bottom of the excellent all-round performance from Mady Villiers led Durham to a three-wicket win over Warwickshire at bowlers restricted Warwickshire throughout their innings with regular wickets from the likes of Sophia Turner and Villiers, but a late flurry of runs from half-centurion Charis Pavely helped them to a competitive total of hosts got off to a great start in reply, with the brilliant Suzie Bates combining well with skipper Hollie Armitage for a partnership worth 105. However, some quick wickets for Warwickshire unsettled the home side until Villiers' maiden List A fifty for Durham secured her side a first win since the opening day.
