Metro Financial institution Ladies's One-Day Cup, Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Essex 159 (45.4 overs): Scrivens 70; Gordon 3-25
The Blaze 162-1 (19.1 overs): S Bryce 70*, Okay Bryce 67*
The Blaze beat Essex by 9 wickets
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Treble-chasing The Blaze booked their place within the Ladies's One-Day Cup ultimate as a nine-wicket bonus level victory over Essex Ladies at Chesterfield clinched high spot within the factors desk.
The Blaze had been dislodged as leaders after they had been overwhelmed by l on Wednesday, however with Hampshire having accomplished their fixtures they wanted solely to keep away from defeat towards bottom-of-the-table Essex to regain the benefit.
They did so in some consolation, needing solely 19.1 overs to chase down a modest goal of 160 to win after sisters Sarah (70 not out) and Kathryn Bryce (67 not out) shared an unbroken stand of 132 towards an Essex assault not often capable of trigger both any issues.
Skipper Grace Scrivens anchored the Essex innings with a nice 70 however with Sophie Smale's 20 the subsequent highest rating her aspect had been all out for 159 in 45.4 overs, Blaze skipper Kirstie Gordon took 3-25, with two wickets every for Kathryn Bryce, Lucy Higham and Cassidy McCarthy.
Hampshire will face the winners of Saturday's recreation between Surrey Ladies and Somerset Ladies in an eliminator spherical subsequent Wednesday and the winner will meet The Blaze – who’ve already lifted silverware within the Vitality Blast and Vitality T20 County Cup – on the Utilita Bowl within the One-Day Cup ultimate on 19 September.
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After The Blaze had elected to bowl first, Essex's 19-year-old opener Bryony Gilgrass performed some pleasing pictures as she and Scrivens sought to revenue within the powerplay, earlier than McCarthy skidded one by means of to entice her in entrance.
The seamer then picked up a second wicket rapidly when Jodi Grewcock minimize straight to backward level.
Smale despatched McCarthy for back-to-back boundaries however was leg earlier than on the again foot to Higham, the off-spinner following it up having Jo Gardner caught off a high edge into the leg aspect.
Having been 80-2, Essex slipped additional to 89-6 as left-arm spinner Gordon had Mollie Adams, one other 19-year-old, leg earlier than enjoying again and Kathryn Bryce entered the assault to bowl Liberty Heap.
Sophie Munro supported Scrivens in a 41-run partnership however their good work was undone when an aborted run on a misfield ended with Munro run out.
Scotland worldwide Gordon held a diving return catch to take away Esmae MacGregor earlier than Scriven's 116-ball effort ended with a bottom-edge into the stumps.
Kathryn Bryce wrapped up the Essex innings within the forty sixth over as Abtaha Maqsood holed out to long-on.
In reply, The Blaze suffered an early setback when MacGregor produced one glorious supply in an in any other case untidy opening spell, bowling former England worldwide Tammy Beaumont with one which got here again to clip the highest of off stump.
However that was the one glimmer of optimism for the guests because the Scotland worldwide pair had been ruthless of their punishment of some pretty peculiar bowling.
Sarah Bryce hammered 10 fours, Kathryn 12 fours and a six, together with the profitable boundary with an enormous 185 balls to spare.
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