Match Preview: Worcestershire Rapids Women vs. Kent Women
Kent Women head to Worcestershire to continue in the Women’s Metro Bank One Day Cup after a record-setting win last time out.
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The Men’s Metro Bank One Day Cup returns to Beckenham this August
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Last time out
A brilliant century by Rachel King helped Kent to a thrilling two-wicket win over Middlesex in the Women’s Metro Bank One Day Cup at Canterbury on Sunday, Genevieve Jeer hitting the winning runs with 10 balls to spare.
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Middlesex had posted a daunting-looking 306 for seven: Artemis Downer was their top scorer with an unbeaten 67. Saskia Horley hit 63 and enjoyed a huge stand of 129 with Riva Pindoria 60.
King, however, made a wonderful 106 as she enjoyed partnerships with Maddie Blinkhorn-Jones (44) and Elsa Barnfather (51) to take Kent to the brink of victory, before Jeer’s unbeaten 40 saw the Horses home.
Opposition Report
- Captain: Clare Boycott
- Head coach: Ed Wilson
- 2025 finish: 6th
- 2025 leading run-scorer: Clare Boycott (358)
- 2025 leading wicket-taker: Flora Bertwhistle (12)
After a 6th placed finish last season finishing with four wins and five defeats, Worcestershire have started 2026 in similar fashion with two wins and two defeats after four matches.
Last time out, Worcestershire enjoyed a dominant win against Derbyshire, winning by 101 runs. Captain Clare Boycott led the way scoring 108 in a 205 run partnership with debutant Ella Claridge who scored 93.
The two sides met in Vitality Blast action with the Rapids coming out victors by 3 runs.
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Live Match Centre
Worcestershire Rapids Women vs. Kent Women will be not be live streamed, but a live-updating video scorecard will be embedded into the Match Centre on the Kent Cricket website.
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Team News
Kent Women Head Coach James Hockley has named a squad of 12 to travel to Worcestershire.
Unlike Kent Men, Kent Women aren’t a professional side, so player availability reaches further than selection based on fitness, form and application. External factors such as education, work and other commitments play a part in forming Kent Women’s matchday squads.
Hannah Hardwick & Rachel King have been released by their parent counties to play in this match.
Kent Women’s Match Squad, presented by Canterbury Christ Church University >>>
Next Women’s Home Match
Kent Women will finish their season at home at The St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury!
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The St Lawrence Ground in Canterbury will be hosting a Women’s One Day International, England & Bangladesh, on Tuesday 21 September 2027!
The second of a three-match series, this will be a day/night fixture, beginning at 12:30pm.
This will be the first time that Bangladesh Women will have played at the St Lawrence Ground in the venue’s storied 183-year history, and the return of a Bangladesh international side to Canterbury since Bangladesh’s Men’s side faced Australia in a Men’s ODI in June 2005.
Canterbury’s International Women’s matches are always extremely well attended, with last year’s International fixture between England Women & New Zealand Women at the St Lawrence Ground selling out in record time.
The Ticket Ballot for this fixture will open on Wednesday 2 September, with successful applicants notified via e-mail on Thursday 1 October.
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Kent Life Members & 2027 Annual Members do not need to enter the Ticket Ballot for next Summer’s ODI in Canterbury – they will have an exclusive pre-sale ticket priority window to get their tickets at special Kent Member prices. Life Members and 2026 Members have been contacted via e-mail with more information.
Everyone that attended England Women vs. New Zealand Women at the St Lawrence Ground this Summer also do not need to enter the Ticket Ballot – they will also enjoy an exclusive ticket priority window to secure their tickets before the public Ballot closes, and all purchasers from 2026’s International fixture have been contacted via e-mail with more information.
The Ticket Ballot for Non-Kent Members, and those that didn’t attend England Women vs. New Zealand Women in Canterbury back in May, will open on Tuesday 2 September.
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