Match Report: Worcs Rapids Women vs. Kent Women

Coco Streets and Kelly Castle give the Horses a comfortable eight-wicket away victory in the One-Day Cup over Worcestershire at Astwood Bank CC, Redditch.

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Streets made 117 and Castle 97* as Kent chased down 297 in 42.2 overs in a run-fest at Worcestershire. The win puts Kent up to third in the table with two fixtures left to play.

Worcestershire amassed an impressive 296 for 8 in their 50 overs, which included an eye-catching century for England U19 star Bryony Gillgrass. The wickets were shared around the bowlers and included three run-outs.

The Kent chase began cautiously but soon became very comfortable as Streets and Castle put on 215 for the second wicket before Maddie Blinkhorn-Jones plundered 48* from 28 balls to give the Horses a very convincing win.

Having won the toss and elected to field, Kent struck in the fourth over, running out Gwen Davies for 12 with Blinkhorn-Jones’ impressive direct hit from point.

Worcestershire then had the better of the powerplay, picking up 59 runs for no further wickets from their first ten.

Kent clawed back control with their spinners and Genevieve Jeer churning through the overs while Worcestershire progressed at around 5.5 runs per over with Claire Boycott and Maddie Windeatt sharing a partnership of 89 for the second wicket. Boycott reached her fifty in the 21^st over from 55 balls.

Izzy James got the breakthrough as Windeatt edged behind to Rachel King for 36.

As the Rapids looked to increase the scoring rate, Megan Belt turned to Hollie Young, who was the pick of the bowlers, conceding only 38 runs from her ten overs.

Boycott was run out by Jeer for 76 following a mix up between her and Bryony Gillgrass.

Gillgrass was impressive with the bat, finding the boundary regularly to drive the visitors towards an impressive total.

Sophie Beech went for 22, lbw to Hardwick in the 40^th over, followed by Amy Griffiths and Sanya Khurana shortly afterwards to Young and Belt respectively.

Despite the wickets tumbling at the other end, Gillgrass continued to pile on the runs, reaching her 84-ball century in the 48^th over with a six over cow corner. She was run out two balls later for 105.

Emily Churms was bowled for 0 by Jeer in the penultimate over.

Worcestershire reached 296-8 from their 50 overs.

The Kent chase started with a blow as King, who scored a century last week, was bowled for 1 by Griffiths in the second over.

The Rapids had the better of the powerplay, conceding only 40 runs in the first ten overs, including a maiden from Griffiths.

However, the Horses increased the rate soon after with Coco Streets and Kelly Castle scoring more freely as the overs passed.

Streets reached her 50 from 59 balls in the 19^th over with a punch through point off the back foot.

Castle reached her 50 from 60 balls a few overs later with a flick through midwicket as the pair also reached their 100 partnership.

At the halfway point, Kent were 145 for 1, leaving them needing around 6 an over for victory with plenty of wickets in hand.

With Streets and Castle looking very comfortable against the bowling of Gillgrass, Boycott and Bishop, the Rapids turned to Churms to break the partnership that was approaching 200 in the 33^rd over.

The over went for 11 and Streets reached her century from 102 balls with a pull behind square for four.

The partnership reached 200 two overs later from exactly 200 balls.

Griffiths finally got the breakthrough for the Rapids as Streets got a leading edge and was caught for 117 from 112.

Kent still needed 74 from 84 balls over the final 14 overs.

New batter Maddie Blinkhorn-Jones made an instant impact, clubbing Griffiths for two fours and a six in the 38^th over.

Blinkhorn-Jones continued the onslaught with four consecutive fours two overs later. The 50 partnership came in just 28 balls.

Kent reached the target in 42.2 overs, with Blinkhorn-Jones on 48* from 28 balls, and Castle stranded on 97* from 111 deliveries.

With Kent now third in the table, the knockout stages in September seem a very real possibility as they have only Leicestershire and winless Gloucestershire left to face.

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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.

You can register your interest in entering the Ballot today via the form below:

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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.

You can register your interest in entering the Ballot today via the form below:

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