Essex Women v Middlesex Women – Women’s London Championship – Cloud County Ground, Chelmsford – Report
Middlesex Women 191/9 (50.0 overs)
Essex Women 194/3 (42.5 overs)
Essex Women won the toss and chosen to bowl
Essex Women won by 7 wickets
Jessica Bird struck an unbeaten 88 as Essex Women tape-recorded an exceptional seven-wicket Women’s London Championship triumph over old foes Middlesex at the Cloud County Ground.
Bird’s innings came off 146 balls and consisted of 10 borders. Wicketkeeper/batter Scarlett Hughes cracked in with 49 from 67 – consisting of the match-winning limit – as the home side ferreted out Middlesex’s overall of 191 for 9.
Earlier, Grace Poole returned figures of 10-2-26-2, while Matilda Callaghan (9-2-38-2) and Kelly Castle (10-0-39-2) likewise satisfied with the ball.
Skipper I F K Routledge top-scored for the visitors with 66 for 131 balls, while Louise Poulter scored 24. However, the home side reduced home with a ball over 7 over to extra.
Essex Women: Jessica Bird, Yasmin Daswani, Catherine Dalton, Kelly Castle, Scarlett Hughes, Matilda Callaghan, Grace Poole, Bella Howarth, Bella Johnson, Prisha Bedi, Sally Chapman
Middlesex Women: I F K Routledge, Gemma Marriott, Natasha Miles, Mariko Hill, Lucy Porter, Anisha Dissanayake, Chloe Abel, Riva Pindoria, Louise Poulter, Iqraa Hussain, Sonali Patel