Defeat in Devon for Women's 1st XI

28 Apr 2025

Bucks Women's 1st XI were defeated by 139 runs after two impressive knocks from Ellie Bishop (83) and Elle Golsworthy (59) set up an impressive total for the hosts in the Metro Bank One Day Cup on Sunday.

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After winning the toss and electing to field, Golsworthy and Bishop applied some scoreboard pressure onto Bucks with 142 runs between them.

Vice Captain Natasha MacBean and Tegan Stockdale were the pick of the bowlers for Bucks as they both took three wickets each, MacBean 3-34 and Stockdale 3-30 from their overs.

Bucks began to peg back the hosts by dismissing Georgia Read, Hollie Perkin and Ella Gill for just five runs between them, but an important lower-order cameo from Katie Donovan, who scored 23 runs from 17 balls, steered Devon to an imposing total of 261/9 from their 50 overs.

Unfortunately in reply, Bucks struggled to put partnerships together and fell to 62-9 before a spirited 62-run partnership between Megs Woodward (30) and Flo Harry (25*), which came to an end after Georgia Read took the catch to dismiss Woodward, leaving Bucks all out for 124 after 32.3 overs.

The defeat sees Bucks Women's 1st XI 6th in the table after two games, and they will be travelling to The 1st Central County Ground on Monday 5th May to face Sussex in the Vitality Blast T20 Women's County Cup.