The Blaze won by 9 wickets (with 25 balls remaining)
The Blaze W won the toss and elected to bowl
Essex W vs The Blaze W finished The Blaze won by 9 wickets (with 25 balls remaining). The match is part of the T20 Blast Women's - 31st Match. It was played at County Ground, Chelmsford. Date: Sunday, 28 June 2026. The Blaze W won the toss and elected to bowl
Essex W Innings 136/9 (20 ov). Top scorer: Liberty Heap 46 (31). Best bowling: Lucy Higham 3/24.
The Blaze W Innings 137/1 (15.5 ov). Top scorer: Marie Kelly 55 (44). Best bowling: Esmae MacGregor 1/29.
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lissy Macleod(RHB) | c Jones b Knott | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 89 |
| Bryony Gillgrass | c Claridge b Andrews | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Anneke Bosch | lbw b Elwiss | 21 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 131 |
| Joanne Gardner(RHB) | c Kelly b Higham | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 63 |
| Liberty Heap(RHB) | c Groves b Higham | 46 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 148 |
| Amelie Bishop | c Jones b Higham | 20 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 77 |
| Ariana Dowse(LHB) | c Jones b Elwiss | 8 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 53 |
| Sophie Munro(RHB) | run out (Knott) | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 129 |
| Eva Gray(RHB) | c Claridge b Knott | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 125 |
| Kate Coppack(RHB) | not out | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Esmae MacGregor(RHB) | not out | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 200 |
| Extras | (b 4, w 5, nb 1) | 10 | ||||
| Total | (20 ov) | 136 | ||||
1-5 (Bryony Gillgrass, 0.6 ov), 2-15 (Lissy Macleod, 2.1 ov), 3-20 (Joanne Gardner, 3.3 ov), 4-55 (Anneke Bosch, 8.1 ov), 5-97 (Liberty Heap, 13.4 ov), 6-118 (Amelie Bishop, 17.2 ov), 7-133 (Sophie Munro, 19.4 ov), 8-133 (Eva Gray, 19.3 ov), 9-136 (Ariana Dowse, 18.2 ov)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maria Andrews | 4 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Georgia Elwiss | 4 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 7.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Charli Knott | 4 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Lucy Higham | 4 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Emma Jones | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 8.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Josie Groves | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 8.5 | 1 | 1 |
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marie Kelly(RHB) | not out | 55 | 44 | 8 | 0 | 125 |
| Tammy Beaumont(RHB) | b MacGregor | 21 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 124 |
| Charli Knott(RHB) | not out | 54 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 154 |
| Extras | (w 6, nb 1) | 7 | ||||
| Total | (15.5 ov) | 137 | ||||
1-42 (Tammy Beaumont, 5.1 ov)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sophie Munro | 2.5 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 9.53 | 3 | 1 |
| Kate Coppack | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 6.67 | 1 | 0 |
| Eva Gray | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| Esmae MacGregor | 3 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 9.67 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryony Gillgrass | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Anneke Bosch | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Joanne Gardner | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
