Abbey's heroics are Knott enough for Bears

CHARLI Knott scored her third half-century in her last four Metro Bank One-Day Cup women's competition innings as Hampshire beat Warwickshire at Arundel.

- By ECB REPORTERS NETWORK

Abbey Freeborn had underpinned a Warwickshire recovery from 93 for six to set Hampshire 244 with a patient 94.

But Knott followed up scores of 58 against Durham and 64 versus Somerset to crash a classy 82, with Georgia Adams picking up 68 to keep Hampshire top of the table heading into the Vitality Blast break.

Warwickshire chose to bat first, less than 24 hours after nine of the players had featured in the Vitality T20 County Cup victory in Devon.

The change of format appeared to frazzle the top-order on a slow pitch as they slumped to 38 for four inside the first 10 over, which continued to 93 for six. Bex Tyson took the mantle of the main left-arm spinner, as Linsey Smith is with England, and immediately struck as she pinned Meg Austin with her first delivery.