Tag: Women’s Cricket

The tournament was for the memory books after 22,542 watched the final on Sunday and Northern Superchargers won their first title at Lord’s. Over the past 5 years, 1.5 million spectators have attended a Women’s Hundred match.

Game 25: Northern Superchargers (127-3) vs Oval Invincibles (125-6) 

The home side won against Oval Invincibles by 7 wickets after chasing the target and reaching it after 95 balls. Invincibles became the third side to be eliminated from the competition after their loss. 

Oval Invincibles standout players were bowler Phoebe Franklin and batter Lauren Winfield-Hill. Phoebe Franklin was their standout bowler, after playing 10 balls and only letting the Superchargers put on 15 runs – also getting a wicket to her name too. Lauren Winfield-Hill faced 30 balls and put 37 runs on the board before being caught out by Kate Cross.

Northern Superchargers standouts were bowler Kate Cross and batter Alice Davidson-Richards. Kate Cross was the standout bowler after using all 20 balls but only allowed them to put 16 runs on the board and got two wickets. Davidson-Richards faced 32 balls and reached half a century before getting caught and bowled out by Sophia Smale. 

Game 26: London Spirit (125-8) vs Southern Brave (126-2) 

Southern Brave was the first team to book their place in the final after winning by 8 wickets after chasing the 125 target, reaching it after 94 balls. 

London Spirit standout players were batter Cordelia Griffith and bowler Issy Wong. Despite letting them put on the most amount of runs (34), she was the only bowler to have two wickets to her name as well. Cordelia Griffith faced 34 balls and helped her side add 44 runs to the board before being caught out by Lauren Bell. 

Southern Brave’s standouts were batter Laura Wolvaardt and bowler Mady Villiers. Wolvaardt faced 40 balls and reached 56 runs before Brave reached their target after being not out. Mady Villiers was the standout bowler despite allowing the opposition to put the most runs on the board (38) from all her balls, she had 3 wickets to her name, and caught one. 

Game 27: Welsh Fire (122-9) vs Trent Rockets (145-6) 

Trent Rockets won the game setting the target after Welsh Fire won the toss and decided to field first, giving advantage to the travelling side. 

Welsh Fire’s Batter Sophia Dunkley and Bowler Georgia Davis were the standout performers. Dunkley faced 23 balls and added 26 runs before being bowled and caught out by Ash Gardner. Davis used all her 20 balls and allowed the side to put on 26 runs as well as having three wickets to her name. 

Trent Rockets stand out players were Bowler Alana King and Batter Nat Sciver-Brunt. Alana King played all her 20 balls only allowing Fire to put on 17 runs as well as having three wickets. Nat Sciver- Brunt faced 26 balls and put 38 runs on the board (the highest alongside Bryony Smith). 

Game 28: Manchester Originals (95-All Out) vs Birmingham Phoenix (111-3) 

Birmingham Phoenix won the toss, deciding to bat first which paid off after Manchester Originals failed to reach the target and the away side won by 16 runs. 

Manchester Originals’ standout performers were batter Seren Smale and bowler Deandra Dottin. Seren Smale faced 34 balls and had 29 runs before being caught out by Phoebe Brett. Dottin only used 10 balls, with the Phoenix side putting 4 runs on and had one wicket. 

For Birmingham Phoenix, their standout players were batter Ellyse Perry and bowler Megan Schutt. Perry faced 48 balls, reached half a century (55) runs and finished the innings ‘not out’. Schutt used all her 20 balls, only allowed the originals’ side to put 14 runs on the board and had three wickets to her name. 

Game 29: Oval Invincibles (108-8) vs London Spirit (112-2) 

After London Spirit won the toss, they decided to field first which paid off after they only needed 62 balls to reach their target of 108 runs. 

Oval Invincibles standout performers were batter Marizanne Kapp and bowler Phoebe Franklin. Marizanne Kapp faced 25 balls and helped put 32 runs on the board including four 4’s. Franklin only used 7 of her 20 balls but had the best performance after she allowed them to put 10 runs on and had two wickets. 

London Spirit standout players were batter Kira Chathli and bowlers Eva Gray and Charlie Dean. Chathli faced 29 balls and reached half a century (53) before being bowled out by Franklin. Both Eva Gray and Charlie Dean were standout bowlers after both using all 20 balls and both had 12 runs and two wickets. 

Game 30: Northern Superchargers (96-2) vs Manchester Originals (94-All Out)  

After winning the toss and deciding to field, the hosts only needed 65 balls to reach the target Originals set of 94 runs securing a place in the eliminator later on in the week. 

Northern Superchargers standout player was Annabel Sutherland for both her bowling and batting abilities. Sutherland was not out throughout after facing just 17 balls and helped put 30 runs on the board including one six. She also used all her 20 balls but let the opposition put 15 runs on the board and had three wickets. 

Manchester Originals standout performers were batter Alice Monaghan and bowler Lauren Filer. Alice Monaghan was the best batter on the field after facing just 17 runs and putting the most runs on the board for the originals (26). Lauren Filer bowled out Alice Davidson-Richards and caught out Davina Perrin after using only 15 of her balls and let the home side put on 16 runs. 

Game 31: Trent Rockets (126-7) vs Birmingham Phoenix (123-6)

Birmingham Phoenix won the toss and decided to bat first but it didn’t pay off after they set the target of 123 and the hosts reached that with 3 balls spare. 

Trent Rockets standouts were Batter Nat Sciver-Brunt and bowler Kirstie Gordon. Nat Sciver-Brunt reached half a century from 29 balls including two 6s before being caught out by Megan Schutt. Kirstie Gordon used all her 20 balls and although she allowed Phoenix to put on 27 runs on the board, she also helped get out Ellyse Perry and Ailsa Lister.

Birmingham Phoenix’s best players were batter Emma Lamb and bowler Phoebe Brett. Emma Lamb faced 42 balls and reached half a century (56 runs), staying in throughout the innings. Phoebe Brett used all her 20 balls and allowed Rockets to put on 19 runs but also had three wickets to her name. 

Game 32: Southern Brave (106-8) vs Welsh Fire (77-9) 

The final game of the tournament prior to the eliminator and the final saw Southern Brave win by 29 runs against Welsh Fire at home. Despite not winning the toss, the home side set the target of 106 but the toss winners failed to reach the target. 

Southern Braves standout players were batter Georgia Adams and bowler Lauren Bell. Georgia Adams faced 26 balls and added 30 runs on the board to help her side get 106 ahead. Bell used all her 20 balls and only allowed fire to put on six runs including four wickets. 

Welsh Fires standout players were batter Tammy Beaumont and bowler Hayley Matthews. Beaumont faced 33 balls and reached 28 runs before being caught out by Mady Villiers. Hayley Matthews used all 20 balls, only allowed the home side to put 16 runs on the board and had two wickets. 

Eliminator: Northern Superchargers (214-5) vs London Spirit (172-9) 

Superchargers went through to the final against Southern Brave after setting a massive target of 214 but Spirit failed to reach it. 

Superchargers’ Davina Perrin hit the fastest century in Women’s Hundred and the second fastest overall with the total also being the highest in the competition and second highest overall. 

The standout performers for Northern Superchargers were batter Davina Perrin and bowler Grace Ballinger, Perrin reached 101 runs after 42 balls including five 6’s before being run out from Charli Knott. Ballinger used all her 20 balls, only allowed 22 runs on the board and had 3 wickets to her name. 

London Spirit standouts were bowler Sarah Glenn and batter Georgia Redmayne. Glenn used all her 20 balls and allowed the opposition to put 33 runs on the board but also had one wicket to her name from Sutherland. Redmayne reached half a century from 30 balls and was not out throughout the innings. 

Final: Southern Brave (115-6) vs Northern Superchargers (119-3) 

Hitting a six on the final ball, Northern Superchargers won the competition after chasing 115 runs from Southern Brave and only needing 88 balls to do so. 

Brave’s standout players of the game was bowler Chloe Tryon and batter Freya Kemp. Tryon used 15 balls and only allowed 19 runs on the board as well as helping Phoebe Litchfield out. Kemp faced 17 balls and reached 26 runs before being caught out by Nicola Carey. 

Superchargers standout players were bowler Kate Cross and batter Annabel Sutherland. Kate Cross used all her 20 balls and allowed 23 runs on the board but also had 2 wickets to her name (Maia Bouchier and Laura Wolvaardt). Sutherland faced 25 balls and put the most runs on the board for the northern side (35), as well as being not out.