Newly established Philadelphia Cricket Club Women’s Team made a strong start to the Durham Cricket Board Women’s Indoor Bash dominating in both of their games in the starting weekend of the competition.
Durham University Women’s Team also made it a double-win day to top the league table on run rate.
The Women’s Indoor Bash is a brand new county-wide women’s indoor competition, which sees local university and club-based teams involved in a winter programme for a first time.
The competition started last Sunday with matches from Group A – Brandon Cricket Club, Durham City Cricket Club, Durham University Cricket Team and Philadelphia Cricket Club, the competing squads.
Check out the league table here.
In the first round of fixtures, Durham City were up against Durham University. Durham City, batting first, set a good total of 52 in their 16 overs.
In reply, the University’s team hit an overwhelming 89 runs to claim the win by 37.
Over on pitch two, a newly setup Philadelphia Women’s Team were to face Brandon Cricket Club. Brandon were set the task of batting first but struggled to post a competitive total, finishing on just 14 runs.
Philadelphia were quick to capitalise with Hollie Forsyth and Rebecca Price showcasing their batting skills with a partnership of 28 off their 4 overs, helping Phili get over the line comfortably with a total of 82.
In the second round of fixtures Durham City took on Philadelphia in what was a low scoring game for both teams. City struggled to get going for the whole of their 16 overs, scoring a poor score of -1.
This was an easy target for Phili, that came up on top for the second time finishing on 29.
The final game saw Brandon face Durham University. The University quickly thumped their way to a decent total of 123 losing only 4 of their wickets in the 16 overs.
Brandon, having already lost their first game, bounced back with a positive attitude to hit an improved total of 96. However, this wasn’t enough and the three points went to Durham University.
The University’s consistent performance placed them on top of the league table, followed closely by Philadelphia Cricket Club.
Durham University’s Captain Hannah Knowles said: “It was a great day with an emphasis on fun and development. The girls enjoyed their first experiences of indoor cricket and we’re looking forward to future weeks.”
Philadelphia’s Captain Layla Tipton also commented: “The team worked great together to get two positive results. The girls enjoyed the competitive nature of the game, which really brought the spirit up to the top.”
Lesley Johnson from Brandon complemented the format, saying: “Our team consists of a range of ages and abilities and the indoor bash was a great way of getting everyone involved prior to the start of the outdoor season. Most of us haven’t picked up a bat or ball since the end of last season so this was a good opportunity for us to get our players back together again.”
Matches from Group B will be played on Sunday, 11 February from 12 noon at the Louisa Centre, Stanley.