Live text and radio commentary of Women's One-Day Cup final: The Blaze v Hampshire
Hampshire opener Ella McCaughan hits 78; Freya Kemp stumped on 52
Blaze spinner Lucy Higham removes Maia Bouchier (29), Georgia Adams (6) Kemp & Naomi Dattani (6)
Blaze qualified for final by topping the table after league phase
Hampshire beat Surrey in semi-final on Wednesday to reach showpiece
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Poppy Tulloch run out McCarthy 14 (Hampshire 251-9 v Blaze)
A front foot no ball from Charley Phillips undoes some of her great work.
The free hit is fairly irrelevant when every ball of the last over is effectively that, but she slogs to leg, only great fielding stopping a certain four.
They try an unlikely two off the last and are run out by miles.
Phillips finishes with 3-38 off her 10 overs, great effort.
Hampshire 242-8 v Blaze
Daisy Gibb gets away with one, edging Kirstie Gordon for two, then another as she pitching wedges into space for a consecutive two.
Third two of the over last ball down to fine leg too.
But all these small contributions are better than dots or wickets for Hampshire, scrambling to 250 if they can.
Amanda-Jade Wellington b Phillips 7 (Hampshire 232-8 v Blaze)
Image source, ShutterstockAJ Wellington does not come off today.
The last recognised batter/allrounder gone now, down to the bowlers to try and haul up to some kind of defendable total.
Such an impressive squeeze from the Blaze.
Charley Phillips full and straight again for a third.
Hampshire 230-7 v Blaze
AJ Wellington gets her trademark reverse sweep out just past the right-handed wicket-keeping glove for one.
Wellington and Poppy Tulloch run every ball of Kirstie Gordon's ninth over, good intent from the pair, and eight off the over is a good effort without a boundary.
Rhianna Southby b Phillips 28 (Hampshire 221-7 v Blaze)
Rhianna Southby feels pressured to attempt to hoik across the line to the boundary.
You miss I hit, bowler Charley Phillips says, her second.
The brilliant phase since Elle McCaughan's wicket continues for the Blaze.
Naomi Dattani c Gordon b Higham 6 (Hampshire 217-6 v Blaze)
A fourth wicket for Higham.
Another bit of inspirational work from the Blaze captain Kirstie Gordon, this time catching.
Great catch, Naomi Dattani cannot believe it as she slides across and sticks out a right paw to mit it as if a baseballer without the glove!
Hampshire's slump continues, but AJ Wellington has history of digging Somerset, Adelaide Strikers and Hampshire out of similar situations.
Hampshire 217-5 v Blaze
Isabelle Duncan
BBC Test Match Special
They know there are runs in this pitch and The Blaze have a really strong batting line-up, so that’ll be in the forefront of Hampshire minds.
There’s real pressure on Hampshire here to play their shots. But they scored a big total the other day (against Surrey), they know they’re capable of doing it.
Hampshire 217-5 v Blaze
The shackles released as Grace Ballinger serves up a full one Rhianna Southby can take down the ground for four first ball of her ninth over.
Naomi Dattani misses out on a short one that just skids on to her pull shot, causing her to cloth it for 0.
Another boundary in the over, like London buses, after overs without any we have two in one.
Legside again from Ballinger just pass the fielder's desperate dive for four for Naomi Dattani this time.
Hampshire 207-5 v Blaze
The left-handed Naomi Dattani in to face the offie.
A legside ball is swept for only one to the sweeper.
Another over of Hampshire batting in binary, Blaze cock-a-hoop with their last few overs.
Abi Norgrove c Elwiss b Phillips 5 (Hampshire 204-5 v Blaze)
Another last ball of the over wicket!
Two consecutive times that has happened!
An easy catch for Georgie Elwiss close on the offside.
Abi Norgrove chewed up 14 balls and eventually something had to give, great bowling from the whole Blaze unit, strangling the batters.
Hampshire 202-4 v Blaze
This feels the perfect time for AJ Wellington to come in, she hits so well at the death, often through the offside for four, not just slogging through the leg as many expect.
Only three off the over again.
With her and Naomi Dattani in the sheds, the pair out there cannot afford to waste too many more balls but the Blaze are still giving very little away.
Hampshire 199-4 v Blaze
Just two singles off the latest over as Blaze really turn the screw here.
Showing how impressive that Ella McCaughan and Freya Kemp partnership was as noone else has really got going today with the bat yet.
Into the last 10, the run rate below five surely won't be enough for this gun Blaze batting line-up, they have to go soon surely?
Kemp st Bryce b Higham 52 (Hampshire 197-4 v Blaze)
Image source, ShutterstockMore rotation of her bowlers by Kirstie Gordon, Lucy Higham the latest back into the attack.
2-38 off six before this over.
Now 3-41 including the crucial wicket of the destructive Freya Kemp before she really got going.
Flight and turn from the offie past Kemp's outside edge.
Nowhere near hitting that, Abi Norgrove in at six.
Hampshire 194-3 v Blaze
Kevan James
BBC Radio Solent commentator
Another super innings from Freya Kemp.
They’ve been spread out but that’s actually her fourth half-century in five innings in this competition for Hampshire.
Hampshire 194-3 v Blaze
Charley Phillips with another impressive over, hitting the straight blockhole effectively with straight drives not beating mid on.
Just three off the last.
Blaze showing why they are the best side in the country in the women's game.
Hampshire 191-3 v Blaze
It feels like Freya Kemp has been in the 40s for eons.
Hampshire stalling since Ella McCaughan went.
They still have decent batting options to come, so might not want to rebuild for too long prolonging the latter over assault.
Most aggressive cross-batted shots going straight to fielders, not the boundary of late, but the last ball of the over she gets there off 41 balls, with a sweep for four.
Should have been run out on 38 remember, how costly will that be?
Hampshire 184-3 v Blaze
Double change for the double T20 winners.
Effectively stifling the batters from scoring quickly.
Just 12 came off Charley Phillips first four overs.
Only three off this latest over, great squeeze from the Blaze.
Hampshire 181-3 v Blaze
Spin back into the attack for the Blaze.
Kirstie Gordon for her seventh over, having gone for just 12 off her first six, a particularly impressive, mean, miserly spell.
Freya Kemp getting cramped and frustrated a little by good bowling and field-setting.
Rhianna Southby gets the strike and gets away with one on eight off 11.
An easy caught and bowled to Gordon who just misjudges and rather than follow through straight to catch it, falls right and shells it.
Hampshire 177-3 v Blaze
Image source, ShutterstockSlight ground delay as the boundary cushions are rearranged.
Wind whipping around the Bowl causing extra work for anyone in the vicinity!
A legside wide from Grace Ballinger as she gets too greedy, next ball should have been hit for four, but the half-volley on leg stump was hit straight to a fielder by Freya Kemp.
Hampshire 174-3 v Blaze
Kathryn Bryce causes Rhianna Southby a couple of early problems, but only half-hearted appeals.
Four runs off the over as they both rotate the strike.
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
McCaughan,leg before wicket, bowled Ballinger McCaughan, leg before wicket, bowled Ballinger | 78 | 97 | 49 | 8 | 0 | 135 | 80.41 |
Bouchier,caught K Bryce, bowled Higham Bouchier, caught K Bryce, bowled Higham | 29 | 51 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 74 | 56.86 |
Adams,caught Gordon, bowled Higham Adams, caught Gordon, bowled Higham | 6 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 42.86 |
Kemp,stumped S Bryce, bowled Higham Kemp, stumped S Bryce, bowled Higham | 52 | 46 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 72 | 113.04 |
Southby,bowled Phillips Southby, bowled Phillips | 28 | 39 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 53 | 71.79 |
Norgrove,caught Elwiss, bowled Phillips Norgrove, caught Elwiss, bowled Phillips | 5 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 35.71 |
Dattani,caught Gordon, bowled Higham Dattani, caught Gordon, bowled Higham | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 66.67 |
Wellington,bowled Phillips Wellington, bowled Phillips | 7 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 70.00 |
Tulloch,run out McCarthy Tulloch, run out McCarthy | 14 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 116.67 |
batting,Gibb,not out batting, Gibb, not out | 10 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 100.00 |
Extras, no balls 2, wides 9, byes 0, leg byes 5, total 16 Extras, no balls 2, wides 9, byes 0, leg byes 5, total 16 | |||||||
Total,251 for 9 50.0 overs Total,251 for 9 50.0 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ballinger | 9.0 | 1 | 49 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 5.44 |
Phillips, bowling | 10.0 | 0 | 38 | 3 | 35 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3.80 |
McCarthy | 3.0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8.33 |
Gordon | 10.0 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.90 |
Higham | 10.0 | 0 | 49 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4.90 |
Prendergast | 5.0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5.80 |
K Bryce | 3.0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.66 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
84 for 1(17.4 overs) | Bouchier |
99 for 2(22.2 overs) | Adams |
166 for 3(31.5 overs) | McCaughan |
197 for 4(38.6 overs) | Kemp |
204 for 5(41.6 overs) | Norgrove |
217 for 6(44.1 overs) | Dattani |
221 for 7(45.4 overs) | Southby |
232 for 8(47.3 overs) | Wellington |
251 for 9(49.6 overs) | Tulloch |
