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Match Preview: Hampshire Hawks Women v Birmingham Bears, Vitality Blast
Match Preview: Hampshire Hawks Women v Birmingham Bears, Vitality Blast
Hawks Women host Birmingham Bears as part of a double header at Utilita Bowl as Hampshire look to add to their wins column
Hampshire Hawks Women v Birmingham Bears
Vitality Blast
Sunday 13th July (11am start)
Utilita Bowl
Hawks Women return from their lengthy trip to Durham to take on Birmingham Bears as part of a Vitality Blast double header at Utilita Bowl.
The Hawks were defeated by Durham yesterday by five wickets in a low-scoring match.
Georgia Adams’ side need to win both of their final two matches with bonus points to be in with a chance of reaching Finals Day on 27th July, as they sit ten points behind third-placed The Blaze.
Bears defeated Somerset by 22 runs in their fixture on Friday, as Sterre Kalis’ 51 powered them to 149-8 in Taunton.
Three wickets for leg spinner Hannah Baker and two each for Millie Taylor, twin sister of Mary, and Phoebe Brett restricted the hosts to just 127-9 to inch the Bears closer to Finals Day as they sit in second place behind Surrey.
Hampshire Hawks host a double header at Utilita Bowl, with gates opening at 10am ahead of Hawks Women v Bears at 11am followed by Hawks Men v Sussex Sharks at 3pm.
Overseas players: Laura Harris (Australia, full competition)
Key winter moves: Warwickshire entered the new era needing to keep up without the Joneses (Amy and Eve) after they departed to The Blaze and Lancashire respectively. That drained the top order of experience which the signing of Laura Harris is designed to rectify while Sterre Kalis is on a season’s loan from Yorkshire.
The big question: Consistency has proved elusive for the Bears in the early weeks of the season so can they find enough to be contenders for the T20 title? They have individuals capable of match-winning exploits, and have pulled off some eye-catching run chases in the 50-over comp, but is the group good enough to challenge?
Wildcard watch: Amu Surenkumar, a highly talented, 18-year-old all-rounder from Rugby School who can change games with bat or ball. Played for England Under-19s earlier this year has the ability to make a big impact if her chance arrives after the important matter of her A Levels are out of the way!
Final thought: A fast start is always a massive asset in a group campaign and Warwickshire have been handed a very tough opening with away games at The Blaze and Essex. Emerge from that double-header with at least one win and who knows what might happen for a team whose highly-talented spin trio - Georgia Davis, Hannah Baker and Charis Pavely - can put any side under pressure?
Tickets
Tickets for Hampshire Hawks’ double header at Utilita Bowl are available here.
Gates open at 10am.
Hawks Women v Bears starts at 11am.
Hawks Men v Sussex Sharks starts at 3pm.
Coverage
A live stream will be available for the match and a link to this stream will be available in the at www.utilitabowl.com/cricket, along with a live match centre with the scorecard, statistics and insight available throughout the match.
