Blast struggles continue

LAURA Harris continued her remarkable start at Edgbaston by clubbing Warwickshire to a 69-run Vitality Blast victory over Somerset on Friday.

- REPORT BY BRIAN HALFORD

Harris followed her 16-ball half-century on her debut in Birmingham last week with an equally spectacular 77 from 34 balls to lift Warwickshire to 172-9. Her barrage completed the team’s strong recovery from 30-3 after Mollie Robbins (3-24) took three wickets in her first ten balls.

Somerset replied with a meagre 103. Fran Wilson struck 31 (32) but the innings was unravelled by spinners Georgia Davis (3-12) and Millie Taylor (3-13) The visitors' third successive defeat came with an additional worry after Emma Corney was stretchered from the field after her leg twisted the wrong way as she stooped to collect a ball in the outfield.

Somerset chose to bowl and started strongly as Robbins took wickets with her first, fifth and tenth balls. Her first struck Abi Freeborn on the back leg and won an lbw decision, Issy Wong then drove to mid-off before and Davina Parrin was bowled through an attempted leg-side hit.