It was a successful day for both England teams at Horsham Cricket Ground. The Under-21s scored 150 before bowling out the President’s XI for 81, and later the Over-50s scored 209 which proved too much for the President’s XI to match in their 20 overs. Read on for the match highlights and scorecards, or you can see more photos from the day’s play on our Facebook page. (You don’t need to be a Facebook member.)
England Under-21 Girls v President’s Under-21 Girls XI
In the first ever match at Under 21 level, the England team posted a respectable score of 150 against the President’s XI at Horsham Cricket Club on Sunday 22 September. Under heavy skies, Jenny Grout (Surrey) and Hayleigh Gorringe (Sussex) gave the England team a steady start as they put on 45 for the first wicket. With wickets falling steadily thereafter, it was the middle order England batsmen led by skipper Zoe Parsons (32), Lily Bravo (18) and Donna Cottingham (15) who saw them through to their final total of 150. Jodie Rushin (3-26), Rebecca French (3-36) and Georgina Harrison (2-21) were the pick of the President’s bowlers.
In response, the bowling by England’s Kim Brown (4-15) and Jenny Grout (3-14) proved too much for the President’s XI. Backed up by some excellent fielding with one running catch by Jamine Rushin being quite brilliant, the President’s team were all out for 81 with only skipper Jess Dean from Horsham (18) offering any real resistance.
Scorecard for the Under-21s match
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