Surrey will be heading to Chipstead to face Suffolk and Berkshire on a Women’s County T20 matchday.
The game against Suffolk at Chipstead Coulsdon & Walcountians CC will start at 10:30 am and Berkshire at 4:30 pm. A live stream will be available to watch on YouTube and Surrey’s social media channels will provide regular updates from the games. A report will also be published at the end of the matchday.
Amy Gordon’s side, who are undefeated in the competition so far, have 32 points on the board and sit fourth in a congested top half of the Group 3 table, which is made up of nine teams. The Three Feathers will be aiming to close the five-point gap between themselves and leaders Hertfordshire.
Surrey have won two out of four games after their first matchday was abandoned due to rain.
SQUAD
Surrey name a 13-player squad for the two matches at Chipstead.
SUFFOLK & BERKSHIRE
Suffolk are sixth in the standings, with 19 points to their name. Their solitary victory came against Bucks Cricket, who they defeated by 118 runs. Suffolk have faced defeats versus Hertfordshire and Essex, and have had one game abandoned.
Berkshire are still to open their win account, having lost thrice with no result possible in the fourth game. They are seventh in the standings and have 17 points in their bag. Berkshire’s losses have come against Sussex, Middlesex, and Essex.
LAST TIME OUT
On matchday two, Surrey defeated Kent and Sussex with back-to-back measured performances at Hove.
In game one, the Three Feathers saw off Kent by six wickets with seven balls to spare. Amy Gordon starred with the bat and ball, scoring a quick-fire 47 off 38 balls, having claimed an excellent 3/14 in the first innings. Chasing 124, Bethan Miles wrapped up the victory with an unbeaten 18 from 11 balls.
In the first innings, taking five wickets in the opening ten overs, Surrey put the brakes on Kent, who eventually ended with 123 for seven from their 20 overs. Gordon’s excellent spell and Claudie Cooper’s 1/19 helped Surrey contain Kent’s score.
In the second game of the day, following the same strategy of restricting their opponents and pacing their chase well, Surrey overcome Sussex by five wickets with an over to spare.
Anna Lewis (2/16), Laura Bailey (1/6), and Daisy Feast (1/22) were brilliant with the ball, keeping Sussex to 120 for four.
After a steady start from the top order, Priyanaz Chatterji came in at five and aced the chase with a match-winning, unbeaten 39 from 32 balls.