Vitality Blast Womens
Fri 20 June, 15:00

EdgBLASTon, Birmingham

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Bears Women

Bears Women

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Bears Women

The Blaze Women

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Report: Bears Women vs The Blaze, Vitality Blast

The Bears handed The Blaze their first defeat of the Women’s Vitality Blast campaign by 25 runs, in a clash of two of the competition’s front-runners at Edgbaston.

Bears’ total of 172 for six was built upon strong contributions from their top three, with Sterre Kalis hitting 54 (41 balls), Meg Austin 39 (30) and Davina Perrin 25 (18). Thereafter, runs came less freely as Kathryn Bryce dismissed those three on the way to an excellent four for 21.

The Blaze replied with a scrappy 147 for eight. Tammy Beaumont hit 44 (29) but the rest of the powerful batting line-up misfired against the home side’s excellent and varied attack led by the pace of Em Arlott (three for 33) and the spin of Millie Taylor (two for 23). 

The Bears chose to bat and were given a strong foundation by openers Austin and Perrin, who added 59 in 40 balls. Both then fell to the Bryce sisters, stumped by Sarah off Kathryn. In each case, it was excellent glovework by the wicketkeeper as Perrin was lured down the pitch and Bryce (S) did well to take a ball that bounced, and then Austin missed an attempted cut and lifted her back foot just momentarily, but long enough for Bryce to pounce. 

Kalis added another polished half-century to the one she lofted for the Netherlands against the USA in Utrecht eight days ago, but the rest came and went. Laura Harris tried to slog-sweep from outside off stump and skied Kirstie Gordon to mid-wicket. Pavely, Bears’ match-winner two days earlier, lifted Grace Ballinger to long on. 

Kathryn Bryce returned to have Kalis caught at mid-off and Nat Wraith pouched at extra cover as the Bears came in with a decent but by no means daunting total on a good batting pitch.

The Blaze soon lost former Bears batter, Marie Kelly, who pulled Issy Wong to deep square. Beaumont, who hit seven fours and a six, and Kathyn Bryce added 49 from 48 balls but then fell in successive overs, caught in the deep off Taylor and Georgia Davis respectively. When Heather Graham chipped Hannah Baker to mid-wicket, three wickets had fallen for 12 runs in 18 balls, and the required rate had climbed above ten per over.

As the equation came down to 64 from the last five overs, the Blaze needed a huge over, but it never came. Georgia Elwiss sought six over mid-wicket off England pace bowler Arlott but was well-caught by Perrin just inside the rope. Ella Claridge lifted Taylor straight, and Perrin was under that one too, as the Bears’ diverse and disciplined attack extinguished the Blaze chase.

Bears batter Sterre Kalis said, “We are really pleased with the win. We played very well today. We knew we needed to be at our very best to beat a team like the Blaze and everyone contributed well.

“Dav and Meg up top have been very positive and for me to come in next today with a good platform makes it a lot easier. I felt really good out there.

“As the group has gone on, everyone is contributing really well with bat and ball. Each game shows how much quality we have got in our team.

“We played brilliantly today. 170 was a good score and then our bowlers took wickets regularly and did really well to defend it.”

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Preview: Bears Women vs The Blaze, Vitality Blast

Bears Women are looking to take one step closer to Finals Day with a victory over the Blaze at Edgbaston on Friday.

The Bears have had an excellent first half to their Vitality Blast campaign, and could put themselves within touching distance of Finals Day if they can wrap up this block of fixtures with a victory.

In their most recent game, Charis Pavely starred with an incredible, unbeaten 68 from 40 balls, which carried her team over the line almost single-handedly to beat Essex at Edgbaston.

Pavely said: “My plan going out there was to rotate the strike, build a partnership with Issy and get us back into a strong position, so that if we lost a few wickets, we were already above the rate, making it easier for the batters coming in.”

The impressive thing about the Bears so far is that, to a player, they are all contributing to victories.

Pavely became the sixth different player in eight matches to score a half-century in the Blast this year.

They also hunt in packs in the field, exhibited by Bears Skipper, Georgia Davis, who had two major impacts in the field against Essex during the powerplay.

Firstly, she stopped a certain four, bringing Grace Scrivens back on strike, who was then dismissed the next ball.

She followed that up with sharp work from her own bowling, running out Lauren Winfield-Hill, and in two swift movements, Essex’s best batters were back in the hutch.

Pavely said, “It’s a really special group. It’s nice to show people what we can do by just playing really strong cricket and backing each other when things go our way, and when things don’t.”

The Blaze are unbeaten so far in this year’s competition. In their six games, they have won four, tied one, against the Bears in the opening round, and had their encounter with Somerset rained off without a ball bowled.

The Blaze were seemingly cruising to victory against the Bears at 115/1 from 14.4 overs, requiring 45 from 32 with nine wickets in hand.

But for a late fightback from the Bears, and two wickets off the last two balls, forced a tie.

Looking ahead to Derby Day, Pavely said, “Nothing changes for us. It’s another game of cricket, another chance to play at Edgbaston and show people what we can do.

“Hopefully a tight game, not as tight as normal, but it would be good to come out on the winning side and not a tie.”

Squad

Georgia Davis (c)
Meg Austin
Hannah Baker
Bethan Ellis
Abbey Freeborn
Em Arlott
Hannah Hardwick
Laura Harris
Sterre Kalis
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.

Supporters can get involved by sending their match-day comments and thoughts on X via @WarwickshireCCC and we’ll publish the best ones on our live text commentary in the Match Centre.

Supporters can also watch the Live Stream and get instant push notifications of all wickets, innings and match results via the Edgbaston app, which is free to download on iOS and Android.

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

Bears v Pears. The ultimate fan experience.

Digbeth Dining Club. Pravha Band. The best atmosphere in the Blast. One big rivalry. Bears v Pears returns on Friday 26 June.

Just imagine; a packed out stadium, the best summer night out – and YOU. Buy tickets in advance and save, while group offers are available for bookings of 5+.

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