Essex v Sussex | Hertfordshire v Essex
Vitality Women’s County T20
Harpenden Cricket Club
Sunday 28 July, 1:30pm | 4:30pm
Essex v Sussex
Team News
Essex: Grace Poole, Jasmine Westley, Bella Howarth, Tilly Callaghan, Kelly Castle*, Scarlett Hughes+, Bella Johnson, Hollie Dring-Richardson, Hannah Davis, Prisha Bedi, Ashmitaa Surenkumar, Sally Chapman
Sussex: Izzy Collis, Lucy Western, Mollie Adams+, Nancy Harman, Millie Taylor, Chiara Green*, Daisy Gibb, Beth Harvey, Regina Suddahazai, Anna Buckle, Indigo Gentry, Tia Joseph
Match Details
Umpire: J Holland
Scorers: J Johnson & R Cole
Toss: Sussex won the toss and elected to bat first
Result: Sussex won by 19 runs
Scorecard: View here
Summary
Captain Kelly Castle’s battling 28 not out was not enough for Essex to chase 136 against Sussex in the first match of a Vitality Women’s County T20 double-header at Harpenden CC.
Castle hit her runs off 27 balls and found support from Jasmine Westley’s 24, but Anna Buckle and Beth Harvey each claimed two wickets as the Sharks restricted Essex to 116-5 in reply to their 135-5.
Grace Poole had earlier sent down a restrictive four overs in which she conceded just nine runs, but Sussex’s total proved to be enough as Chiara Green made a 26-ball 48 and Nancy Harman hit 43.
Hertfordshire v Essex
Team News
Hertfordshire: Amelia Kemp, Kezia Hassall*, Gemma Marriott, Elsa Barnfather, Rebecca Tyson, Lucy Bell+, Eva Cullen, Chloe Eayrs, Charlotte Banks, Charley Phillips, Mabel Reid
Essex: Grace Poole, Jasmine Westley, Bella Howarth, Tilly Callaghan, Kelly Castle*, Scarlett Hughes+, Bella Johnson, Hollie Dring-Richardson, Hannah Davis, Prisha Bedi, Ashmitaa Surenkumar
Match Details
Umpires: J Holland & J Watson-Humphries
Scorers: J Johnson & T Ruxton
Toss: Hertfordshire won the toss and elected to bowl first
Result: Hertfordshire won by seven wickets
Scorecard: View here
Summary
Essex were defeated again at Harpenden CC as Hertfordshire successfully chased a low target of 90 to win by seven wickets.
Coming off the back of a loss to Sussex, the Eagles were dismissed in 16.4 overs, with only captain Kelly Castle passing 20 as Mabel Reid returned figures of 3/22 from four overs.
Amu Surenkumar then bowled three overs to take 2/19 as the standout Essex bowler, but Hertfordshire captain Kezia Hassall underpinned a successful chase in 13 overs with an unbeaten 27.
School’s out, cricket’s in: 50-over cricket in Chelmsford this summer
White-ball action at The Cloud County Ground continues into July and August as the Metro Bank One-Day Cup gets underway.
The competition has not only recently proven itself to be wide open and highly competitive, but also a breeding ground for the next generation of elite cricketers.
With all matches set to take place during the school summer holidays, each fixture makes a perfect family day out in the heart of Chelmsford.
Wednesday 31 July, 11:00am: Essex v Leicestershire Foxes – buy here
Sunday 04 August, 11:00am: Essex v Glamorgan – buy here
Friday 09 August, 2:00pm: Essex v Surrey – buy here
Alongside the offering of men’s Metro Bank One Day Cup action, The Cloud County Ground will also host one more Women’s London Championship match during the summer holidays.
Wednesday 14 August, 11:00am: Essex Women v Sussex – buy here
