England Women 345-6 beat West Indies Women 237 by 108 runs
Five wickets on debut for Linsey Smith backed up centuries for Tammy Beaumont and Amy Jones as England Women enjoyed a winning start to the Metro Bank One Day International series against West Indies at Derby.
Hampshire spinner Smith took 5-36 on her first appearance for England in the 50-over format, seven years after making her IT2
Zaman Akhter (Gloucestershire), Henry Crocombe (Sussex) and Max Holden (Middlesex) have been called into the England Lions squad ahead of this week’s four-day match against India Men A.
The trio have been bought in as cover for Sonny Baker, Chris Woakes and George Hill.
Baker is unavailable for the opening match, which begins in Canterbury on Friday, due to injury while Woakes is being reste
The Vitality Blast men's competition county-by-county preview compiled by journalists from the ECB Reporters Network supported by Rothesay.
NORTH GROUP
BEARS
Previewed by Brian Halford, ECB Reporters Network supported by Rothesay
Captain: Alex Davies
Overseas players: Tom Latham (New Zealand, full competition), Hasan Ali (Pakistan, availability tbc)
Finals Day appearances
The Vitality Blast women's competition county-by-county preview compiled by journalists from the ECB Reporters Network supported by Rothesay.
BEARS
Previewed by Brian Halford, ECB Reporters Network supported by Rothesay
Captain: Georgia Davis
Overseas players: Laura Harris (Australia, full competition)
Key winter moves: Bears entered the new era needing to keep up without t
England and Surrey seamer Gus Atkinson has been ruled out of the upcoming Metro Bank One-Day Internationals against the West Indies due to a right hamstring strain.
Atkinson sustained the injury during England’s Rothesay Test victory over Zimbabwe at Trent Bridge last week.
He will now undergo a period of rehabilitation under the supervision of the England medical team.
No replacement wil
England Women 144-5 beat West Indies Women 127-8 by 17 runs
England Women made it three wins from three at Chelmsford, defying another Hayley Matthews innings of high class to win by 17 runs and secure a series clean-sweep.
Heather Knight was the team's stand-out performer, making her highest IT20 innings on home soil with a 47-ball 66. The visiting team's skipper Hayley Matthews kept the ga
England Women 82/1 beat West Indies Women 81/9 by 9 wickets.
England Women clinched an unassailable 2-0 win in their IT20 series against the West Indies with a commanding nine-wicket victory at the 1st Central County Ground, Hove.
Opting to bowl first, England's bowlers delivered a clinical performance, restricting the West Indies to just 81-9. England's newest debutant, Em Arlott, impressed
