The Blaze W vs Essex W, 69th Match
Regular Season 2026 · List A · · Queen's Park, Chesterfield
The Blaze W won by 9 wickets (with 185 balls remaining) (The Blaze W 162/1, Essex W 159).
- The Blaze W: 162/1 (19.1 ov)
- Essex W: 159 (45.4 ov)
Match report
The Blaze W (TB-W) faced Essex W (ESS-W) in the 69th Match of Regular Season 2026, a List A match, at Queen's Park, Chesterfield. Play began on Friday, 11 September 2026 at 09:30 UTC. Each side bats for up to 50 overs.
The Blaze W won the toss and chose to bowl. The on-field umpires were Gabi Brown and Hassan Adnan, with Phil Whitticase as match referee.
Essex W made 159 in 45.4 overs, with Grace Scrivens top-scoring on 70 from 116 balls. Kirstie Gordon was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 25. The Blaze W made 162/1 in 19.1 overs, with Sarah Bryce top-scoring on 70 not out from 52 balls. Esmae MacGregor was the pick of the bowlers with 1 for 35.
Result: The Blaze W won by 9 wickets (with 185 balls remaining).
The full scorecard, fall of wickets and every ball of the commentary are on the Scorecard and Commentary tabs, and the Crease Cam replays each delivery as an animation.
Essex W · 1st innings: 159 (45.4 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryony Gillgrass | lbw b Cassidy McCarthy | 19 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 90.48 |
| Grace Scrivens | b Kirstie Gordon | 70 | 116 | 6 | 0 | 60.34 |
| Jodi Grewcock | c Lucy Higham b Cassidy McCarthy | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Sophia Smale | lbw b Lucy Higham | 20 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 74.07 |
| Joanne Gardner | c Grace Ballinger b Lucy Higham | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 |
| Mollie Adams | lbw b Kirstie Gordon | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 42.86 |
| Liberty Heap | b Kathryn Bryce | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14.29 |
| Sophie Munro | run out | 10 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 25.64 |
| Esmae MacGregor | c & b Kirstie Gordon | 13 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 65 |
| Clara Thaker | not out | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 |
| Abtaha Maqsood | c Cassidy McCarthy b Kathryn Bryce | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 42.86 |
Extras: 13
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grace Ballinger | 7 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 3.29 |
| Charley Phillips | 5 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 4.8 |
| Cassidy McCarthy | 7 | 0 | 44 | 2 | 6.29 |
| Lucy Higham | 10 | 1 | 28 | 2 | 2.8 |
| Kathryn Bryce | 7.4 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 1.83 |
| Kirstie Gordon | 9 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 2.78 |
The Blaze W · 1st innings: 162/1 (19.1 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Bryce | not out | 70 | 52 | 10 | 0 | 134.62 |
| Tammy Beaumont | b Esmae MacGregor | 7 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 41.18 |
| Kathryn Bryce | not out | 67 | 46 | 12 | 1 | 145.65 |
Extras: 18 · Did not bat: Georgia Elwiss, Orla Prendergast, Emma Jones, Kirstie Gordon, Lucy Higham, Grace Ballinger, Cassidy McCarthy, Charley Phillips
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esmae MacGregor | 4 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 8.75 |
| Clara Thaker | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 4.33 |
| Sophie Munro | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 9.5 |
| Sophia Smale | 4.1 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 8.64 |
| Abtaha Maqsood | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 10 |
| Jodi Grewcock | 3 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 9.67 |
| Bryony Gillgrass | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 |