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Live: Yorkshire Women v Lancashire Thunder, Vitality Blast
York Cricket Club plays host to the first of two Roses Vitality Blast fixtures inside a fortnight. Yorkshire are aiming for their first victory of the competition and their second win over Lancashire this summer. Follow this page for live updates throughout the afternoon.
Lanning falls to Cooper
Nineteen off the over, including a six and three fours. But it ends with Claudie Cooper getting a cutting Meg Lanning caught behind for 34.
It’s 46-1 after four as Lancashire chase 161.
Yorkshire 27-0, 4 overs
Meg Lanning has 16 and had a brief scare on eight when she pulled Hannah Rainey out to deep square-leg. It went for six via the palms of Claudie Cooper on the rope. In truth, it always looked like being six. Claudie would have done well to keep herself inside the rope had she caught it.
Our defence of 161 is about to get going
Jess Jonassen has the new ball, and Meg Lanning and Eve Jones are opening for Thunder.
Yorkshire 160-7, 20 overs
Ami Campbell’s 47 was the standout innings for Yorkshire, who will be disappointed from where they were early on. But, equally, there was a stage where they didn’t look like reaching 150.
10 off the last over between Beth Langston and Claudie Cooper.
Yorkshire 149-7, 19 overs
Beth Langston 11, Claudie Cooper 6.
Lancashire have fought back well, led by Venus Weerappuli’s 3-13.
Yorkshire 130-7, 17th over
Olivia Thomas has been trapped lbw sweeping at Venus Weerappuli, who has struck for a third time.
Claudie Cooper in now alongside Beth Langston.
Yorkshire 124-6, 14.1 overs
Sarah Glenn caught at backward point off Emma Lamb’s off-spin, 13.
And then Venus Weerapulli bowls Sterre Kalis for 22 next ball.
Olivia Thomas and Beth Langston in now.
Yorkshire still have work to do to ensure they don’t waste that fast start.
Ami Campbell on the charge at the start of Yorkshire’s innings, which has advanced to 117-4 after 13 overs.
Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWPix.com.
Yorkshire 102-4, 11 overs
Sterre Kalis has 9 and Sarah Glenn 4.
Yorkshire 91-4, 9th over
Lauren Winfield-Hill caught at deep mid-wicket off Tara Norris, 9.
Lancashire’s fightback continues.
Sarah Glenn and Sterre Kalis together now.
Yorkshire 81-3, 8th over
Jess Jonassen bowled Sophie Morris, 18.
Lancashire have taken two wickets in as many overs with spin.
Sterre Kalis and Lauren Winfield-Hill together now.
Yorkshire 79-2, 7th over
Ami Campbell has fallen to Venus Weerappuli’s leg-spin for a brilliant 47.
Top-edged sweep, caught at backward square-leg.
Lauren Winfield-Hill in now alongside Jess Jonassen.
24 off the over
Ami Campbell has just taken one of the greats of the game in Kate Cross for 24 in the sixth over.
Yorkshire are 74-1 after six overs. Campbell 47.
Campbell motoring
Ami Campbell has hit four sixes already and raced to 43 off 17 balls.
Yorkshire are 70-1 in the sixth over.
Campbell takes Morris down
Ami Campbell has hoisted Fi Morris over long-on.
Campbell has 20, and Yorkshire are 37-1 in the fourth over.
Yorkshire 16-1, 2nd over
Erin Thomas caught Tara Norris bowled Kate Cross. 10.
Dragged and miscued to mid-on.
Jess Jonassen in now alongside Ami Campbell, 6.
Yorkshire 10-0, 1 over
Erin Thomas and Ami Campbell have taken a boundary apiece off the opening over from Tara Norris. Now for Kate Cross.
Tara Norris with the new ball
Erin Thomas and Ami Campbell are opening the batting for Yorkshire. All set to go here at sunny York.
Bumble in the house
Lancashire legend David Lloyd is here today. He lives near York.
Lancashire win it and elect to bowl
Yorkshire: Ami Campbell, Erin Thomas, Jess Jonassen, Lauren Winfield-Hill c/w, Sterre Kalis, Sarah Glenn, Beth Langston, Olivia Thomas, Claudie Cooper, Hannah Rainey, Jess Woolston.
Good afternoon....
From York Cricket Club, where it’s a dry and bright afternoon ahead of the Roses clash.
This is a fixture which perhaps will not contribute to prizes come the end of the competition. Both teams have struggled for results so far; Yorkshire no wins, Lancashire one.
But do not for one minute think that will take the edge off. These two sides will be desperate to beat each other.
Yorkshire have the edge in Roses cricket this season, winning an early-summer Metro Bank One-Day Cup match over at Emirates Old Trafford. Jess Jonassen was the star in that match with a century and four wickets.
Australian all-rounder Jonassen will line up against her compatriot Meg Lanning, who is Lancashire’s overseas and is having a good competition in the Thunder top order.
If you’re in the area, it would be well worth your while to come down today and see two of the world’s best in the women’s game go head to head.
We have previewed this game with someone who is actually unavailable to play today in on-loan Alice Clarke. The Lancashire wicketkeeper-batter is with Yorkshire for the remainder of 2026 but is not permitted to play against her parent county.
Anyway, she was part of Lancashire’s double-winning season in 2025 and has been speaking about Yorkshire’s development and any of the comparisons she sees between the two counties in terms of Yorkshire wanting to get to where Lancashire have been.
That is linked below, and the stream will be embedded at the top of the page.
Enjoy the day.
