Essex Women v Warwickshire Women
Metro Bank One Day Cup
Ambassador Cruise Line Ground, Chelmsford
Sunday 27 April 2025 | 10:30am start
Team News
Essex Women: Grace Scrivens (c), Jo Gardner, Cordelia Griffith, Jodi Grewcock, Flo Miller, Lissy Macleod, Sophia Smale, Amara Carr (wk), Eva Gray, Sophie Munro, Kate Coppack.
Warwickshire Women: Georgia Davis (c), Abbey Freeborn, Sterre Kalis, Davina Perrin, Nat Wraith, Chloe Brewer, Em Arlott, Charis Pavely, Issy Wong, Katie George, Hannah Baker.
Match Details
Umpires: Rob White and James Tredwell
Match Referee: Jason Swift
Scorers: Helen Hyde & Connor Mulholland
Toss: Essex won the toss, elected to bowl
Result: Warwickshire won by 108 runs
Scorecard: View here
Match Highlights
Match Reaction: Eva Gray
Match Report
Emily Arlott’s, stunning maiden List A century, led a remarkable Warwickshire fightback as they recovered from 22 for five to beat Essex by 108 runs in their first win of the Metro Bank One Day Cup.
The 27 year old seamer delivered a career best 130 from 141 balls, anchoring two century stands, first with Chloe Brewer (44 from 75) and then Charis Pavely (31 from 40) to lift Warwickshire to 289 all out at Chelmsford.
Essex seamer, Eva Gray, was outstanding with the ball, returning career-best figures of 5 for 62, including a devastating burst of four wickets in ten balls that tore through Warwickshire’s top order. However, Essex’s total of 32 wides proved costly in an otherwise strong bowling effort.
Opting to bowl after winning the toss, Essex looked dominant early. Sterre Kalis fell lbw to Kate Coppack, before Davina Perrin edged behind to a sharp diving catch from Amara Carr. Abbey Freeborn and Katie George were bowled by searing inswingers from Gray, and Nat Wraith was caught at slip as Warwickshire slumped.
Brewer began the recovery with composed stroke play through the off-side, but it was Arlott who led the charge, reaching her half-century with a punch over midwicket and pressing on confidently after Brewer’s dismissal. She and Pavely added another vital three figure stand, with Arlott dropped on 85 but remaining focused.
She soon punished Essex, hammering Sophia Smale, for three consecutive boundaries and launching a huge six over the leg side off Gray, as Warwickshire surged past 250. Arlott, eventually became Gray’s fifth victim, bowled attempting a paddle, but Issy Wong’s unbeaten 29 from just 14 balls, including 16 runs from the final over, ensured the Bears closed strongly.
In reply, Essex lost Jo Gardner early to Wong, but Grace Scrivens kept things moving with a bright 53 from 76 balls. Warwickshire’s spinners then struck in quick succession: Scrivens edged Pavely behind, and Jodi Grewcock was bowled by Georgia Davis.
Cordelia Griffith battled bravely, hitting the only six of the innings in a fluent 72 from 76 balls, but partners continued to fall around her. Brewer took three key catches off George (3 for 38) and then cleaned up the tail herself, grabbing 3 for 18, including two wickets in three balls.
The Essex innings unraveled rapidly, with four wickets falling for just one run, and they were bowled out for 181 with 11 overs remaining.
Despite flashes of brilliance, particularly from Gray, Scrivens, and Griffith, Essex will rue the extras and missed chances that let Warwickshire escape from a perilous position and take full control.
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