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BBC News
3 days ago
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Glamorgan on 'rapid learning curve' ahead of T20 Blast
Middlesex Women v Glamorgan WomenDate: Sunday, 1 June; Start time: 12:00 BST Commentary: BBC Sport Online and BBC Sounds Glamorgan women's coach Rachel Priest says the team's performances have been "amazing" so far as they prepare to start the T20 Blast competition against Priest says they need to keep improving with a move to Tier One, and full professional cricket, scheduled in 2027."We need to keep upping it with Tier One cricket in less than a couple of years, all these experiences are helpful to us," she told BBC Sport Wales."It is a rapid learning curve but we're coping really well, we're coping under pressure against better cricketers." Glamorgan won two rounds of the T20 Counties Cup before going down to fully professional Lancashire have also won three out of four in League Two of the MetroBank One Day cup, only losing narrowly to Middlesex."It's another challenge and the girls have more cricket under their belt than last time we played them," said Lauren Parfitt, 31, is one of the senior stateswomen of a squad including Academy players from Gloucestershire and Wiltshire as part of regional development work."We're really pleased, we've come together as a group with lots of players from different counties in the old structure and we've gelled really well as a group," she said."It's a lot to take in, it is surreal, not to get over-awed by what's going on and just play the game we all know and love."The aim for everyone is to go professional, the way the game is growing at a huge rate is so exciting and lots of girls are wanting to put their hand up for Tier One spots in a couple of years."The semi-pro Glamorgan squad have already been boosted by occasional appearances from Somerset, Hampshire and Surrey professionals, which Priest says is part of the longer-term plan."We need to be competitive and we need our girls to be exposed to professional cricketers wherever possible," she explained."We're looking to recruit players in a year and a half's time and we need to have a look at them, to attract players to play for us when we turn professional."The opening game against Middlesex at Northwood is one of four double-headers with the men's game, with others in Hove and Cardiff."It'll have a massive impact in terms of crowds, there were loads of people and young girls getting involved (in the friendly at Wiltshire), so it can only be a good thing," said comfortably dispatched Wiltshire by 77 runs in their warm-up game in Swindon, with Bethan Gammon hitting 85 not out and Parfitt 72 not out in Glamorgan's 165-1 before they restricted the home side to 88-5.
BBC News
15-05-2025
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Jeanes guides Glamorgan to cup win over Derbyshire
An unbeaten century from Daisy Jeanes steered Glamorgan to a comfortable nine-wicket win over Derbyshire in the Women's One Day Cup at Glamorgan chasing 214 to win, Jeanes hit 115 not out and captain Lauren Parfitt made 71 in an opening partnership of and Bethan Gammon (22 not out) took Glamorgan home with 13 overs to were restricted to 213-7 despite an innings of 80 from opener Ella home side were 151-2 at one point, but lost wickets steadily with two victims apiece for Eve Jackson, Gemma Porter and Sara next face Lancashire Thunder in the third round of the T20 Cup at Brecon on Saturday, 17 May.
BBC News
05-05-2025
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Glamorgan beat Gloucestershire to advance in T20 Women's County Cup
Glamorgan Women followed up their One-Day Cup victory against Gloucestershire Women with a dominant 33-run win against the same opposition in their inaugural Vitality T20 Women's County Cup match on first at Newport Cricket Club, Glamorgan posted 183-4 from their 20 overs, with Bea Ellis striking a fine 77 off just 41 balls while opener and skipper Lauren Parfitt anchored the innings with an unbeaten 59 off an unbeaten knock of 46 off 37 by Isobel Patel, Gloucestershire steadily fell behind the required run rate in the face of some controlled home bowling and sharp fielding, subsiding to 150-5 from their 20 T20 Women's County Cup features teams from all three tiers of the women's domestic structure, culminating with a Finals Day in now advance to face Sussex Sharks, who beat Buckinghamshire by 46 runs, in round two on Sunday, 10 winner of that game will then face fully professional outfit Lancashire Thunder in round three on Saturday, 17 May.
BBC News
18-04-2025
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Glamorgan women to make history in first game
A small piece of Glamorgan cricket history will be made on Saturday when their women's team play their first game against Sussex Sharks in new side will play a 50 overs contest in the Metro Bank One Day Cup at Sophia Gardens (10:30 BST).The semi-professional side will also play T20 cricket later in the Glamorgan team is due to graduate to the full professional level in 2027, and already runs a Tier One academy as part of the Essex, Hampshire, Lancashire, Nottinghamshire, Somerset, Surrey and Warwickshire have all been awarded Tier 1 status in 2025 with Glamorgan and Yorkshire joining them two years later. Nine senior Wales players from the old county system will provide the basis of the new Glamorgan squad, together with 15 academy hopefuls drawn from Wales, Gloucestershire and players' jobs include teacher, solicitor, physio and radiographer, as well as a number of students. Former Wales skipper Lauren Parfitt will captain the side. The Pontypool-born Parfitt, 31, is one of the most experienced players moving over from the Wales county has been playing county cricket since 2007 and also represented the regional Western Storm side between 2020 and was chosen to lead the side by coach Rachel Priest, a former team-mate and New Zealand player."The aim is to go as high as possible," said Parfitt."We have got an exciting squad to kickstart this new era, and want to hit the ground running in both sets of competitions. "There is obviously a little bit of the unknown in it as well, teams we haven't played against and also our own players coming in from different counties and set-ups."
