The Blaze beat Durham by 10 wickets in Women's T20 Blast final
Beaumont & Sarah Bryce both score fifties for Blaze
Durham restricted to 117-8 in their 20 overs
The Blaze beat Surrey by six wickets in first semi-final at The Oval
Durham beat Hampshire by four wickets in second semi-final
Spence b K Bryce 2 (Surrey 58-4 v The Blaze)
Another! Jemima Spence is only new to the crease, but she has to depart cheaply.
The Surrey keeper looks to ramp Kathryn Bryce, but fails to make contact. You miss, I hit.
Bryony Smith had earlier this over pulled Bryce away for another six. She is still there not out on 28 and is now imperative to Surrey posting a competitive total.
Surrey 50-3 v The Blaze
Bryony Smith sends the final ball of the powerplay to the deep mid-wicket boundary to bring up Surrey's 50, but they are three down.
The onus, you feel, is now on captain Smith to remain at the crease for as long as possible.
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It's great those in charge are trying to allign the womens game more with the mens game. However it strikes me that holding a showpiece event like Finals Day on a friday when most schools have not broken up will not maximise the publicity or crowd. A pity...
Theo, London
If we want to increase the following of women’s cricket, we need to start making their matches more available. Friday day instead of a weekend for finals? And T20 matches starting after lunch instead of evenings. Can’t we level these out with the men’s game?
Andrew, Yorkshire
Unfortunately it seems the nature of the increasingly stacked calendar has led us to this point... let's just make the most of it. It's certainly been a spectacular start.
Surrey 45-3 v The Blaze
Rita Green
Ex-cricketer and commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
The flight of the ball did her there. A bit loopier and hence she hit the ball too early.
Another wicket goes down for Surrey and if Laura Harris had stuck around for a little bit longer, I was fearing for the crowd actually with more sixes and fours.
The Blaze will be absolutely delighted to see the back of her.
Harris c Elwiss b Knott 18 (Surrey 45-3 v The Blaze)
Image source, Getty ImagesThis one sticks!
Charli Knott, brought into the attack, sees her first delivery sent to the boundary - flat and straight by Harris - but with her second ball she strikes.
Harris pushes straight into the safe hands of Georgia Elwiss at extra cover and The Blaze have another. That feels like a big wicket.
Surrey 39-2 v The Blaze
A chance of a third wicket! Smith cuts and should be caught by Ballinger at backward point, the ball carried but Ballinger cannot hold onto it.
Surrey 39-2 v The Blaze
Welcome to the game, Kirstie Gordon.
The Blaze captain brings herself on and opposing number Bryony Smith immediately pulls the first delivery of Gordon's spell away for another maximum. Dragged down and dismissed. Surrey are beginning to motor.
Surrey 33-2 v The Blaze
Mark Church
Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
It's certainly an entertaining start. It's either a boundary or a wicket at the moment.
That did go right out the middle for six. It made a resounding noise.
Surrey 33-2 v The Blaze
Image source, Getty ImagesHarris did not hang around in getting off the mark - she sends Phillips back over her head with a commanding shot which flies to the long-off boundary.
Harris does not rest on her laurels, though. She powerfully pulls Phillips to the deep-wicket boundary for the first six of the morning, and then finishes the over with another authoritative four.
Sixteen runs come from the over.
Surrey 17-2 v The Blaze
Dave Bracegirdle
Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Two in the over for Grace Ballinger. She's been a little expensive, she's gone for four boundaries in two overs. But you don't mind having 16 in the runs column if you've got two in the wickets column.
Really good start for Kirstie Gordon's side here.
Chathli c Phillips b Ballinger 8 (Surrey 17-2 v The Blaze)
Just like that, Kira Chathli has departed, too! The Surrey keeper strikes two fours following Wyatt-Hodge's wicket and then looks to ramp Ballinger, but succeeds in only popping the ball up in the air to Charley Phillips, who is behind the keeper at short third.
The Blaze are making in-roads in the powerplay. Laura Harris comes to the crease.
Surrey 9-1 v The Blaze
Mark Church
Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Lovely bit of bowling from Ballinger. What a huge wicket that is.
Wyatt-Hodge b Ballinger 0 (Surrey 9-1 v The Blaze)
Image source, Getty ImagesTwo-ball duck for Wyatt-Hodge! The opener is bowled by a yorker through the gate from Ballinger's first ball of her second over. Big wicket and breakthrough for The Blaze.
Surrey 9-0 v The Blaze
Dave Bracegirdle
Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Good stuff this from Charley Phillips. Good line, good length and no width for Bryony Smith to get her hands through.
This has been a really good start by Phillips as she begins with a maiden.
Surrey 9-0 v The Blaze
Tight from Charley Phillips, whose first ball goes for a single leg bye and is followed by five dots. Good start from the opening bowler.
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Surrey 8-0 v The Blaze
Mark Church
Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Don't give Bryony Smith any width. She has thrown her hands at that and that's whistled through the covers.
Surrey 8-0 v The Blaze
The first over brings eight runs from the bat of Bryony Smith. The first boundary was a little fortuitous but the second was confidently driven through the covers.
A promising start made by Ballinger with the ball, although replays suggest she might have got away with over-stepping on the final ball.
Surrey 4-0 v The Blaze
We are under way at The Oval, where Bryony Smith pushes Grace Ballinger into the covers for the first ball and then slices past keeper Sarah Bryce for four runs with the second delivery.
Surrey v The Blaze (11:00 BST) - The Blaze won the toss and elected to field
Image source, ShutterstockThe Blaze have won the toss and have elected to bowl first.
Danni Wyatt-Hodge and Tilly Corteen-Coleman, fresh from their World Cup exploits with England, return for Surrey.
Tammy Beaumont, who retired from international duty having represented England one final time in their Test defeat to India at Lord's, opens the batting for The Blaze, but there is no Marie Kelly.
Surrey: Bryony Smith (c), Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Kira Chathli (wk), Laura Harris, Jemima Spence, Alice Davidson-Richards, Alice Monaghan, Kalea Moore, Ryana MacDonald-Gay, Dani Gregory, Tilly Corteen-Coleman
The Blaze: Tammy Beaumont, Sarah Bryce (wk), Kathryn Bryce, Charli Knott, Georgia Elwiss, Emma Jones, Kirstie Gordon (c), Josie Groves, Lucy Higham, Grace Ballinger, Charley Phillips
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Villiers,caught Higham, bowled Gordon Villiers, caught Higham, bowled Gordon | 16 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 123.08 |
Armitage,caught Beaumont, bowled Ballinger Armitage, caught Beaumont, bowled Ballinger | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 |
Graham,bowled K Bryce Graham, bowled K Bryce | 30 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 33 | 130.43 |
Heath,bowled Gordon Heath, bowled Gordon | 11 | 24 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 45.83 |
Rogers,bowled Gordon Rogers, bowled Gordon | 13 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 81.25 |
Thompson,stumped S Bryce, bowled Knott Thompson, stumped S Bryce, bowled Knott | 20 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 95.24 |
Windsor,caught Elwiss, bowled Knott Windsor, caught Elwiss, bowled Knott | 20 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 125.00 |
S Turner,not out S Turner, not out | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 100.00 |
Johnson,run out S Bryce Johnson, run out S Bryce | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 100.00 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 0, byes 2, leg byes 1, total 3 Extras, no balls 0, wides 0, byes 2, leg byes 1, total 3 | |||||||
Total,117 for 8 20.0 overs Total,117 for 8 20.0 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ballinger | 4.0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.50 |
Phillips | 2.0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.00 |
Knott | 4.0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6.25 |
Gordon | 4.0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.25 |
Groves | 4.0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.25 |
K Bryce | 2.0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.50 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
1 for 1 (0.4 overs) | Armitage |
30 for 2 (4.1 overs) | Villiers |
53 for 3 (8.6 overs) | Graham |
63 for 4 (11.5 overs) | Heath |
73 for 5 (14.1 overs) | Rogers |
113 for 6 (19.1 overs) | Thompson |
114 for 7 (19.3 overs) | Windsor |
117 for 8 (19.6 overs) | Johnson |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S Bryce,not out S Bryce, not out | 53 | 41 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 56 | 129.27 |
Beaumont,not out Beaumont, not out | 54 | 39 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 56 | 138.46 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 9, byes 0, leg byes 2, total 11 Extras, no balls 0, wides 9, byes 0, leg byes 2, total 11 | |||||||
Total,118 for 0 13.2 overs Total,118 for 0 13.2 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Filer | 4.0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 10.00 |
Johnson | 2.0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8.50 |
Graham | 2.0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.50 |
Villiers | 2.2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.00 |
Levick | 2.0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9.00 |
S Turner | 1.0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12.00 |
