High score not enough as Blaze scorch to the target

CRICKET All-rounder Georgia Elwiss defied the pain from an injured hand in a match-winning unbeaten 75 as ‘The Blaze beat Somerset Women by four wickets with an over to spare at the Haslegrave Ground in Loughborough to record a fifth victory of their Metro Bank One-Day Cup season.

- REPORT BY JON CULLEY

Visiting skipper Sophie Luff struck 72 from 76 balls, backed up by a half-century from opener Rebecca Odgers and a swashbuckling 25-ball 48 from Australian all-rounder Amanda-Jade Wellington as Somerset set their Trent Bridge-based opponents a tough challenge by posting 304-7 in their 50 overs.

New Zealand batter Maddy Green hit 12 boundaries in a 90-ball 97 as ‘The Blaze responded, sharing a 125-run second-wicket stand with Kathryn Bryce (59).