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Women’s Vitality Blast Preview: Bears v Somerset
THE MATCH
Somerset travel to Edgbaston to take on Bears in the Vitality Blast tomorrow (Friday June 6th).
Play is due to get underway at 3pm.
This match is part of a double header which will also see Bears Men take on Yorkshire.
Somerset will be looking for our first win of the campaign, whilst Bears currently sit in third place in the group with seven points from their three matches.
HOW CAN I KEEP UP TO DATE?
You can keep up to date using the dedicated Match Centre on this website.
In-play updates will also appear on our X feed (formerly Twitter).
In addition to this, a report on the day’s play along with quotes will be posted on this website.
THE OPPOSITION
Captain: Georgia Davis
Overseas players: Laura Harris (Australia, full competition)
Key winter moves: Bears entered the new era needing to keep up without the Joneses (Amy and Eve) after they departed to The Blaze and Lancashire respectively. That drained the top order of experience which the signing of Laura Harris is designed to rectify while Sterre Kalis is on a season’s loan from Yorkshire.
The big question: Consistency has proved elusive for the Bears in the early weeks of the season so can they find enough to be contenders for the T20 title? They have individuals capable of match-winning exploits, and have pulled off some eye-catching run chases in the 50-over comp, but is the group good enough to challenge?
Wildcard watch: Amu Surenkumar, a highly talented, 18-year-old all-rounder from Rugby School who can change games with bat or ball. Played for England Under-19s earlier this year has the ability to make a big impact if her chance arrives after the important matter of her A Levels are out of the way!
Final thought: A fast start is always a massive asset in a group campaign and Warwickshire have been handed a very tough opening with away games at The Blaze and Essex. Emerge from that double-header with at least one win and who knows what might happen for a team whose highly-talented spin trio – Georgia Davis, Hannah Baker and Charis Pavely – can put any side under pressure?
TEAM NEWS
Somerset will be without Heather Knight (hamstring), Charlie Dean (International duty), Dani Gibson (back) and Lola Harris (exams).
Hannah Jones is added to the squad after joining on a short-term loan from Lancashire.
The following squad has been named for this fixture:
VIEW FROM THE DRESSING ROOM
Ahead of the fixture, Somerset Head Coach, Trevor Griffin said: “There was a lot of frustration after the Essex game. I thought we bowled nicely and backed that up in the field, but with the bat we lost wickets in the powerplay and put ourselves under pressure. We’ve had two really good training days and that’s given us the chance to work through a few things. Hopefully, that will give us the opportunity to go out on Friday and put things right.
“Edgbaston is an iconic venue. We played there in pre-season and we played a Metro Bank One Day Cup game there so the players will be familiar with the environment. It’s a great opportunity for the players to showcase their skills in front of a big crowd.”
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW
If you are planning to attend the match, all the information you need can be found on the official Warwickshire CCC Website.
NEXT MATCH
Somerset are next in action when we take on The Blaze at Trent Bridge in the Vitality Blast on Saturday June 7th.
This match is part of a double header which will also see Notts Outlaws take on Worcestershire Rapids.
Tickets for this match are still available.
