Sussex and Notts set up title decider tomorrow
Sussex have won three matches from three, beating Berkshire convincingly by 6 wickets at Fitzwilliam College today
ECB Media Release
28-Jul-2003
Division One Yorkshire: 166-6 Nottinghamshire: 167-9 Notts won by 1 wicket Kent: 215-3 Surrey: 170 Kent won by 40 runs Berkshire: 63 Sussex: 69-4 Sussex win by 6 wickets
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Atkins finished not out on 12, with England U19 player Alexia Walker hitting a six for the winning runs, also unbeaten on 22.
Berkshire, who came second in last year's competition, are now involved in a relegation battle with Surrey, whom they face at C.U Press tomorrow, whilst Nottinghamshire face Sussex in a title decider at Pembroke College.
In a thrilling match, Nottinghamshire beat Yorkshire by one run, from the last ball, to retain their unbeaten record. Yorkshire had recovered from 15-3 to finish on 166-8 against the title chasers at C U Press. Having lost their Captain, Melissa Reynard, for 9 and Kathryn Leng for 3, it took the experienced pair of Sue Metcalfe and England's most capped player, Clare Taylor, to restore some backbone to the Yorkshire batting. Miserly bowling from Nicky Myers (Notts) restricted the current Frizzell County Champions, returning exceptional figures of 2-2 from eight overs and frustrating the Leng in particular.
Metcalfe played a hard-hitting innings reaching 65 from 80 balls before being caught by Jenny Gunn from the bowling of young MCC player, Nicky Shaw.
Taylor hit an impressive 30 from 38 balls to ensure Nottinghamshire did not have an easy chase.
But, with the last ball of the match, Nottinghamshire did reach the target with Nicky Shaw finishing unbeaten on 46 despite Clare Taylor's three wickets.
Another positive for England was Jane Smit's smart keeping for Nottinghamshire, having been recalled to the England squad after a year's absence.
The stylish batters of Kent and England, Charlotte Edwards and Lydia Greenway, put on 46 for the second wicket against Surrey. Edwards finished on 83, including nine fours and Greenway on 48*. The pair put Kent in a strong position, and whilst Australian Melanie Jones was at the crease for Surrey, there was always a chance until she was stumped on 60. Laura Joyce, the England U19 wicket-keeper made 30, but Surrey finished forty runs short.
Division Two Hertfordshire: 57 Somerset: 58-1 Somerset won by 9 wickets Hampshire: 155-9 Staffordshire: 156-1 Staffs won by 9 wickets Lancashire: 138-9 Middlesex: 123 Lancashire won by 15 runs
Lancashire sustained their promotion challenge, beating Middlesex today by 15 runs at Emmanuel. They are now the only unbeaten team in Division Two. Laura Newton top-scored with 44, assisted by Arran Thompson who made 23. Lancashire could not consolidate their good start, tumbling from 81-4 to 121 all out, but the chase was too big for Middlesex. Lancashire's Captain, Arran Thompson took 3-18 and Susanne White 4-18 to ensure the victory.
Somerset Captain and England player, Hannah Lloyd, had few problems chasing Hertfordshire's score of just 57 at Queen's College, reaching the target in the seventeenth over. Lloyd remained unbeaten on 37, and also took 2-5 in a three over bowling spell. For Somerset, Jackie Hawker took 3-7 and Kathryn Wilkins 3-10 to demolish Hertfordshire.
Helen Pugh took a Championship best 4-21 for Staffordshire against Hampshire, restricting Hampshire to 135-9. Kirsty White provided some solidity to the Hampshire batting and remained unbeaten on 36, but wickets fell regularly as Pugh and fellow Cricket Development Officer, Kelly Evenson, took seven wickets.
In reply, Tracy Crump scored 81, including fifteen fours, in a first wicket stand of 134 with Sue Redfearn (38*) to secure the comprehensive victory with fifteen overs to spare.
Division Three Cheshire: 180 Essex: 180 Match is a tie Northamptonshire: 93 Derbyshire: 94-3 Derbys won by 7 wickets Durham: 150-2 Warks: 148-5 Durham won by 8 wickets
Lynn Spooner took 3-14 as Derbyshire beat Northamptonshire by seven wickets at Churchill Ground. A fourth wicket unbeaten partnership between Sue Whittam (19*) and Nina Marshall (29*) secured the Derbyshire victory in the thirty-fourth over.
Warwickshire scored 148-5 at St John's with T Keir scoring 83, but Durham chased successfully finishing on 150-2 thanks to a first wicket stand of 112 between Hazell (43) and Anderson (54).
Peformances of the day:
Caroline Atkins (Sussex) 4-19 Division One Clare Connor (Sussex) 3-1 Division One Helen Pugh (Staffordshire) 4-21 Division Two Jackie Hawker (Somerset) 3-7 Division Two Lynn Spooner (Derbyshire) 3-14 Division Three
Charlotte Edwards (Kent) 83 Division One
Sue Metcalfe (Yorks) 65 Division One
Tracy Crump (Staffs) 81 Division Two
T Keir (Warks) 83 Division Three
Teams compete in three divisions of six playing five 50 over matches between Saturday 26th and Wednesday 31st July, on a round robin basis.