Fi’s super show helps to keep Lancs’ hopes alive

Lancashire won the battle between the bottom two teams in the Women’s Metro Bank One-Day Cup table, comfortably defeating Essex by 153 runs at Stanley Park.

- by Sports Reporter

The win just about keeps Lancashire in touch with the teams challenging for third place, while Essex suffered their eighth loss of the 50-over campaign. The visitors lost early wickets in their pursuit of 273 following excellent opening spells from Kate Cross and Tara Norris to be 26-3.

When Anneke Bosch fell for 32 to become the first of six victims for Fi Morris who returned a career-best 6-27, the Essex challenge fell away from 61-3 as further wickets tumbled before they were all out for 119.

Morris, said: “I think cricket's all about momentum and sometimes you get on a bit of a roll. That's three in a row for us now.

“I kind of got a little bit lucky with the last two (wickets) but I love bowling at Blackpool. It always spins a little bit, which is obviously really nice being a spinner.”