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Somerset Women in T20 Action: LIVE
Somerset take on Hampshire and Oxfordshire in two T20 matches at Bicester & North Oxford CC tomorrow (Sunday May 26th).
Match One
Hampshire v Somerset – 1:30pm
Somerset won by eight wickets.
Hampshire won the toss and elected to bat.
That was as good as it got for Hampshire as they were restricted to 85 for nine from their 20 overs.
Chasing a revised total of 30 from six overs, Somerset reached their total for the loss of two wickets with two balls to spare.
Match Two
Oxfordshire v Somerset – 4:30pm
Oxfordshire won by 62 runs.
Before play got underway, Lorraine Szczepanski was presented with a special cap to mark her 100th appearance for Somerset.
After winning the toss and electing to bat first, Oxfordshire made 149 for two from their 20 overs.
In reply, Somerset could only muster 87 for eight.
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If she features in both matches, Lorraine Szczepanski will reach 100 appearances for Somerset. She made her debut in 2011 and has played in 45 List A matches and 53 T20 matches for her County to date.
Left-arm spinner Ella Stewart has been added to the squad.
Somerset will name a starting XI from the following squad: Emily Edgcombe (c), Joleigh Roberts, Laila Moledina, Lilly Hawkins, Daisy Jeanes, Jess Hazell, Emma Phillipson, Nicole Harvey, Karla Rose, Alice Bird, Tilly Bond, Evie Dixon, Lorraine Szczepanski, Lola Harris and Ella Stewart.
VIEW FROM THE DRESSING ROOM
Ahead of the game, Somerset Pathway Coach & Women and Girls Lead, Kieran Peters said: “It’s exciting to get the T20s underway this weekend. Not only will it be competitive cricket, but this competition leads to a national final and that should provide some extra motivation for all the players.
“We don’t know a huge amount about Hampshire or Oxfordshire, so the most important thing will be for us to be really clear about how we will approach the different stages of each game across all three skills and make sure that we execute as well as we can.
“For Lorraine to reach 100 games for Somerset is an unbelievable milestone. It demonstrates how well she ahs consistently performed over many years. Every time I’ve seen her play she’s always impacted games in a strong way, and one of the things that’s been very evident since I’ve been involved with the squad is how much gives back off the field to the younger girls as well.”
NEXT MATCH
Somerset Women are next in T20 action on Sunday June 16th when we take on Wales and Gloucestershire. The venue for these fixtures will be confirmed shortly.
