Wiltshire Women's 1st XI start the season with a win!

April 20, 2022

Wiltshire Women kicked off their season with a T20 double header against Cornwall on Easter Monday, and the day resulted in a first win for the Wiltshire Women's 1st XI since 2018!

The two fixtures formed the opening weekend of the ECB Women's County T20 competition.

Match One

In game one, Cornwall batted first and quickly found themselves 44-6. However, runs from Robyn Edge (23), Caitlin Burnett (30) and Isabel Grant-French (29) helped Cornwall reach 116-3 from their 20 overs. For Wiltshire, there were exceptional figures of 4-13 from Emily Smith as well as two wickets for Katie Sell and a wicket apiece for Emily Otton and Katy Cobb.

Wiltshire's chase was led by strong innings from Emily Smith (33) and Emily Bogg (41), but it still required runs from the last ball as captain Isla Thomson managed to lead Wiltshire home with 12 not out, accompanied at the other end by debutant Lauren Shrubsole. Wiltshire finished on 116-3 to open their campaign with a win!

Wiltshire beat Cornwall by 7 wickets

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Match Two

In game two, roles were reversed and Wiltshire batted first. Lauren Shrubsole led Wiltshire's innings with an excellent 41. She was ably supported by Pippa Brown (18) and Anna-Mae Shearn (15). In the end Wiltshire finished on 94-7 from their 20 overs.

Unfortunately, this total proved to be a little light as Cornwall managed to chase down the total for the loss of 7 wickets. However, Wiltshire's bowlers and fielders made Cornwall work hard as it took them 19.2 overs to reach their target. For Wiltshire, Jenny Heppell returned outstanding figures of 2-5 from 3.2 overs. There were also wickets for Poppy Sladen, Hannah Morgan and Emily Otton.

Cornwall beat Wiltshire by 3 wickets

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