Surrey hit the road to take on Yorkshire after a dominant win at home.
Surrey are playing Yorkshire at Headingly for the first time in the Vitality Blast. The two sides will begin play at 11.30am.
How Can I Keep up with Play?
The match with Yorkshire will be broadcast live on the Yorkshire’s YouTube channel. Surrey’s social media channels will provide updates and video clips, with a written report and highlights available at the end of play.
Squad News
Surrey’s winning squad remains the same from Friday.
Last Time Out
Surrey and Yorkshire are yet to match up in the short format, but last time the two sides faced-up, Surrey held the home team advantage and capitalised.
Bowling the visiting side for 185 in the 40th over, rain soon moved in to curtail Surrey’s batting innings.
Despite the conditions, Paige Scholfield made the most of a prime batting deck and swiftly made her way to 89 from half as many balls.
Alice Davidson-Richards anchored the opposite end when few others fell cheaply in pursuit of the target. Completing the chase in the 24th over, Surrey made light work of the visitors and will aim to do the same, this time at the White Roses home ground.
Yorkshire
Captain: Lauren Winfield-Hill
Overseas player: Jess Jonassen (Australia, all)
2025 finish: Finalists, Tier 2
2025 leading run-scorer: Georgie Boyce (288)
2025 leading wicket-taker: Ria Fackrell (16)
Key winter moves: Yorkshire have signed two international spin-bowling all-rounders in England’s Sarah Glenn and Australia’s Jess Jonassen. Both add quality and know-how to a largely inexperienced squad looking to make the step up to Tier 1 having impressed in last year’s Tier 2 Blast when they were beaten finalists against Middlesex. In all, they won nine of 10 matches in that competition.
The big question: Can they stand some absence through the middle phase of the season because of the T20 World Cup being played in England? Sterre Kalis and Rachel Slater will be missing a good chunk of matches due to Netherlands and Scotland duty. It’s far from ideal for coach Rich Pyrah, who isn’t blessed with a deep squad.
Wildcard watch: Ines Blackwell. Yorkshire’s Academy all-rounder turns 17 on May 30. She’s very highly rated by the White Rose hierarchy, as indicated by her being a regular fixture in the team through the early-season One-Day Cup block. A middle-order batter and a medium-pace, in-swing bowler, she is an ‘old head on young shoulders’ character. In a ODC tie against Durham, she even pulled Lauren Filer for six.
Final thought: Yorkshire’s start to life in Tier 1 has been a real mixed bag. They have played some brilliant cricket and even beat defending One-Day Cup champions Lancashire at Emirates Old Trafford. But they have also let some victories slip through their grasp. They won two of their first four matches and potentially should have won all four. Countless run outs and a lack of tail-end runs has hurt them. If they are going to progress quickly, they need to wise up.
