Colvin and Greenway impress

Holly Colvin and Lydia Greenway were the stand-out performers on the opening weekend of Super 4s action. Colvin, the England left-arm spinner, took 5 for 7 and Lydia Greenway hit 147 runs over the two days. Ebony Rainford-Brent also impressed in her first outing in the Super 4s.

During the first round of matches, Rosalie Birch's Sapphires fell to defeat against a strong Diamonds outfit. Jenny Gunn began the competition in fine form, hitting 51 and captain Nicky Shaw chipped in with 43 not out as the Diamonds reached 196 for 4. In reply the Sapphires were all out for 154, Kent spinner Jo Watts taking 3 for 10.

In the second match on Saturday the Rubies beat the Emeralds by seven wickets. The Emeralds, batting first, reached 207 for 7, with Beth Morgan making 44 and Laura Joyce 40. In reply Greenway smashed an unbeaten 87 as they reached their target with 5.1 overs remaining.

The Rubies remained unbeaten for the weekend as they beat the Sapphires by 66 runs on Sunday. Greenway once again led the way making 60 before falling to Jenny Laycock, who returned impressive figures of 4 for 7, including three wickets in four balls. In reply Colvin picked up her five-wicket haul as the Sapphires were bowled out for 61.

The Emeralds won their match against the Diamonds by 15 runs. Jane Smit made the highest score of the innings, 39, for the Emeralds before being run out by Gunn, as they made 167 for 9. In reply, the Diamonds fell to 152 all out, as only Kate Oakenfold made a contribution with 44.

After the first weekend of matches, the Rubies are unbeaten and sit at the top of the table, whilst last year's winners the Sapphires are yet to open their account and sit at the bottom of the table.