HEREFORDSHIRE’S Women Suffer a Double Disappointment

18 Jul 2025   |   By Richard Prime

HEREFORDSHIRE’S women suffered a double disappointment when they brought senior cricket back to Pentland Gardens for their latest Vitality Blast Women's League 3 - Division 2 North clash with Northumberland.

Despite competitive performances and some promising individual displays, the county side was beaten by eight wickets and then 29 runs in the double-header with the north-east county who are second in the six-team group. Herefordshire are in fifth position.

After winning the toss and batting in the first match, Herefordshire fell short of posting a seriously challenging target.

Lily Rutt (37), Anusha Chauhan (22), Georgie Williams (15) and Emily Kibble (12) all reached double figures but the final total of 125-8 from 20 overs seemed below par on a hot, dry day.

And so it proved as, although Herefordshire had some hope at 35-2, Northumberland cruised to victory in the 12th over without further loss.

Lucy Barnett (1-8) picked up one of the wickets with the other falling to a run-out.

Herefordshire skipper Chloe Tingle again won the toss for the second match but this time elected to field first.

But Northumberland scored steadily to set a useful total of 153-6 from their 20 overs.

Chauhan (1-12), Barnett (1-25), Tingle (1-26) and Charlotte Roberts (1-31) and a couple of run-outs accounted for the wickets.

Barnett, with 25 of the first 26 scored, gave Herefordshire’s reply a strong start but the home county struggled to keep up with the pace.

Williams, who hit four fours and a six from her 24-ball 37 produced Herefordshire’s best batting of the day and Chauhan (16), Tingle (12 not out) and Rutt (10) all chipped in but the home side closed at 124-6 from their 20 overs.

Herefordshire are next in action on10 August when they take on Cumbria at Colwall.