Hampshire Women v Essex
Women's Metro Bank One Day Cup
Sunday 11th May (10:30am start)
Utilita Bowl
Hampshire Women return to Utilita Bowl having completed as comprehensive victory over Durham at Arundel Castle on Wednesday.
Wickets were shared around with Lauren Bell and Charli Knott both claiming 2-38 before Knott and Maia Bouchier both scored fifties in an unassuming chase of 191 inside 40 overs to secure a bonus point.
Essex were defeated by The Blaze in their previous fixture, despite 120 from captain Grace Scrivens.
Tammy Beaumont’s unbeaten century – her second in as many games – proved to be the difference as Essex claimed five Blaze wickets, with three falling to seamer Esmae MacGregor.
Hampshire Squad
Hampshire have named a 15-player squad for their match against Essex at Utilita Bowl.
The squad remains unchanged from the team’s victory against Durham at Arundel Castle on Wednesday.
Freya Kemp, Naomi Dattani, and Mary Taylor remain injured.
Full Hampshire squad
Georgia Adams Captain (1) | Ella McCaughan (8) |
Lauren Bell (63) | Abi Norgrove (12) |
Maia Bouchier (14) | Linsey Smith (50) |
Freya Davies (61) | Rhianna Southby † (17) |
Daisy Gibb (15) | Megan Sturge † (3) |
Nancy Harman (25) | Poppy Tulloch (24) |
Charli Knott (88) | Bex Tyson (35) |
Ava Lee (33) |
Essex
Captain: Grace Scrivens
Overseas Players: N/A
Essex have struggled to get going at the start of the season, despite keeping the core group that won the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy with Sunrisers last year; they’ve won one out of their five matches with four defeats.
Grace Scrivens is leading from the front, and is the only player in the Essex camp to have scored over 200 runs this season – exciting all-rounder Jodi Grewcock is the next best with 136.
With the ball, Eva Gray leads the pace attack, with seven wicket to her name thus far, with Kate Coppack.
Spin is well catered for with Scottish international Abtaha Maqsood and the aforementioned Grewcock, both leg spin bowlers, whilst Scrivens herself can turn the ball into the right handers if required.
Tickets
Tickets for Hampshire Women’s Metro Bank One Day Cup match against Essex are available via the link below, while they’ll also be available on the gate each day.
Gates open at 9:30am.
Women’s Season Ticket Holders and Hampshire Cricket Members are granted access to this match free of charge.
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.
Weather Forecast
Please follow the link to view the latest weather forecast for Utilita Bowl: https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2634447.
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