Surrey return once again to the Women’s Metro Bank One Day Cup in final game before the Hundred break to take on Warwickshire
Surrey will play Warwickshire at the Portland Road Cricket Centre where play of the 50-over game will begin at 10.30am.
Surrey Squad
Bryony Smith’s Surrey return to the Metro Bank, Vitality Blast Champions. Smith’s winning squad see’s only one change in Tilly Corteen-Coleman moving in for Sophia Dunkley.
How can I keep up with play?
The match will be broadcast live on Warwickshire’s YouTube channel, with a link posted on the Surrey Match Centre and social media channels.
Surrey Cricket’s social media channels will provide live updates from Portland Road, with clips and highlights posted throughout the day. A written report and highlights will be available at the end of each day’s play.
Last time out
Surrey met Warwickshire at home in the early stages of the season. Surrey posted a respectable 313 at Beckenham, a ground notorious for its batting favourability.
Contributions from Bryony Smith 78, Paige Scholfield and Alice Davidson-Richards both 26, demonstrated an in form Surrey line-up. Sophia Dunkley’s 102* reverberated the sentiment as the England opener halted the visitors bowling attack.
However, Warwickshire had similar thought and despite Surrey’s bowling efforts, three of Warwickshire’s 11 passed half-century marks. With four overs to spare, the visiting team beat Surrey’s total and claimed the win.
Warwickshire
Previewed by Brian Halford – ECB Reporters Network
Captain: Georgia Davis
Head Coach: Ali Maiden
The big question: There is a tangible excitement around Edgbaston at the full integration of the women’s team into the county set up. Now can the players deal with the element of pressure that comes with expectation – and serious investment by the club – and deliver success?
Player to watch: Georgia Davis. Off-spinner Davis has thoroughly vindicated her decision to quit the police for full-time cricket by rising into the England set-up. Just back from an England A tour to Australia, Birmingham-born Davis will be looking to captain her beloved Warwickshire to success and pile up wickets to advance her international career.
Young gun: Davina Perrin. Warwickshire will look to 18-year-old Perrin for big runs at the top of the order. The Wolverhampton-born batter is an exciting stroke-player and will take confidence from her productive England U19s World Cup campaign in Malaysia in January which earned her a late call up for the A Tour to Australia.
Final thought: Edgbaston has a big place in the history of women’s cricket and all at the club would love the women’s team to add to that by hitting the ground running. There is talent in the squad and much experience in the coaching set up with Ali Maiden (Head Coach), Darren Franklin (Assistant Coach) and Kabir Ali (Bowling Coach). A new chapter beckons: Bring it on!
Squad: Georgia Davis (Captain), Meg Austin, Em Arlott, Chloe Brewer, Hannah Baker, Bethan Ellis, Abbey Freeborn, Katie George, Hannah Hardwick, Charis Pavely, Davina Perrin, Amu Surenkumar, Millie Taylor, Issy Wong, Nat Wraith.
