Preview: Surrey Women vs Bears Women, Metro Bank One Day Cup

Bears Women have an opportunity to ‘showcase what they can do’ against a strong Surrey side that boasts several international cricketers.

The Bears were in stunning form in the field and showed their excellent ability with both bat and ball against the Blaze, but were unable to finish the job in an enthralling match.

They got off to the perfect start, taking two wickets in the first over, Amy Jones departing LBW to Issy Wong for a first baller, and Davina Perrin ran out Kathryn Bryce after a miscommunication with Tammy Beaumont.

The Bears continued to chip away at the Blaze lineup, but were without the in-form Chloe Brewer, who went down with a hamstring injury, and would have hoped to bowl them out cheaper after such a good start.

Ali Maiden said: “It was a good wicket, we possibly could have bowled them out for 220, which would have been a brilliant effort. So, we were disappointed that we didn’t cash in on that situation.

“We’ve put a lot of emphasis on running between the wickets and fielding. We know you can make mistakes, but we don’t want to worry about that, and instead strive for brilliance. So it’s great to see such a great fielding performance.”

Davina Perrin was in brilliant form and looked to be carrying the Bears towards victory until she was trapped LBW for 53, her first half-century of the season.

Maiden said: “Davina has great shots and ability; she can put the other team under pressure, and the situation of the game lent itself to the best version of her. My chats and encouragement to her are that she has to play that way, because she played fantastically well, and if she had kept going, she would have likely won us the game.”

Bears will be without Chloe Brewer, who pulled up early on in the field against the Blaze. She has had a brilliant start to the season, with runs, wickets and catches from the talented all-rounder.

Brewer has gone for a scan on her hamstring and is awaiting the results.

Surrey have had a tumultuous start to their season, having won only one of their first three games. 

They lost in the first round to Somerset by 7 wickets off the last ball of a rain-affected game at Beckenham, before being soundly beaten by Hampshire in their second fixture at the Utilita Bowl in Southampton.

They completed a resounding victory over Durham in their third outing, racking up a sizeable 348-6 off their 50 overs, before bowling them out for 244 to win by 104 runs.

Despite their up-and-down beginning, Surrey’s quality is evident with multiple international players in their side, including Sophia Dunkley, Danni Wyatt-Hodge and Alice Capsey.

Maiden said: “If we stick to the basics of the game, field well, run well and are positive against them, we’ll be looking at it as a chance to showcase what we can do.”

“We have a target of winning seven games for qualifications, so we’ll just concentrate on that instead of worrying about them.”

Bears Women currently sit fifth in a tightly contested table.

Squad

Georgia Davis (c)
Em Arlott
Meg Austin
Hannah Baker
Bethan Ellis
Abbey Freeborn
Katie George
Hannah Hardwick
Charis Pavely
Davina Perrin
Amu Surenkumar
Millie Taylor
Issy Wong
Nat Wraith

How to follow

Members and supporters can follow the match live in our Match Centre at edgbaston.com, which will include a free-to-watch stream and a live text commentary. You can also see a ball-by-ball feed and watch highlights of all the action.

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Match updates will also be available across the Club’s social media accounts, simply search for @WarwickshireCCC.