Warwickshire Women’s three-wicket win against Yorkshire brought a close to the first half of the Metro Bank One Day Cup season. It’s been an encouraging start to the campaign for the Bears, and they will return in three weeks’ time looking to continue their good recent one day form.
Bouncing back
Despite a couple of early setbacks, the Bears responded by winning back-to-back games for the first time this season ahead of the three-week break in the competition. Two outstanding chases away from home, firstly against Lancashire and then four days later against Yorkshire, saw the side climb from eighth to fourth in the table. While The Blaze are clear at the top of the table, the Bears have moved within striking distance of second place in the table.
Pavely puts up numbers
What a start to the year it’s been for Charis Pavely! The stylish left-handed batter is the highest run scorer in the competition so far with two hundreds and three fifties to her name. Scores of 128 not out, 127, 55 and 53 came in consecutive weeks, with those performances by the 21-year-old seeing England take note. Pavely has recently received a call up to the England T20 squad that will take on India and New Zealand over the coming weeks.
Taylor’s all-round contribution
In the recent back-to-back wins, Mary Taylor made an impact with both bat and ball. Having signed from Hampshire on a two-year deal at the end of last year, joining her sister Millie as a Bear, the 21-year-old was crucial to the team’s win against Lancashire. Three wickets for 47 from her nine overs helped restrict the Red Rose, before she smashed 42 not out from just 27 balls to get the Bears over the line. In the very next game against Yorkshire, Taylor picked up two wickets, including the key scalp of Lauren Winfield-Hill, before again seeing her side over the line with the bat, scoring 22 from 18 balls.
Next up
With the Vitality Blast set to take centre stage over the next three weeks, the Metro Bank One Day Cup returns on Saturday 13 June, with the Bears hosting Lancashire at Portland Road, before they travel to Somerset four days later.