Bucks Women leave Warrington with one win and plenty of positives, as they sit top of the table in Vitality Blast Women's League 3 - Division 1B after their one win, one loss against Cheshire.

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A flurry of wickets in Game One saw Bucks dominate the hosts early on with the ball, pegging back Cheshire to 34/4 at the halfway stage - wickets shared with Cara Duggan, Hannah Davis and Natasha MacBean.

There was no let-up from Bucks, as they continued to create pressure, reducing the home side to 52/9 after just 16 overs - Molly Carter involved this time with 2 wickets in 3 balls.

Batters Emily Page and Carys Lambe put together a spirited 20-run 10th wicket partnership, and saw their side bat through the full 20 overs to post a score of 71/9.

Runs from Afra Rose Mohamed (23) and Duggan (34) got Bucks to well within the winning total, but not at a cruise, as Cheshire were able to take 5 wickets before the total was chased in the 16th over.

With scores level, Duggan unfortunately was run out, and Carys Gerber was left in charge of hitting the winning runs, which she did so with over 4 overs to spare.

Onto Game Two, which saw Cheshire bat first once again, but this time posting a decent total through opener and captain Ellie Mason, who scored a blistering 72 from 52 balls, including 13x 4s.

Although her teammates were not able to add similar scores to the total, the hosts finished their 20 overs with a much-improved 133/6.

In reply, both openers Mohame and Rosie Burton-Pye fell for no score, and at one stage were 3/3 after Tegan Stockdale (1) was caught & bowled by Rebecca Othick.

Despite spirited knocks from Tilly Fellows (21) and Davis (32*), wickets continued to fall for Bucks, and they fell 46 runs short with Molly Carter the last to be dismissed.

Bucks Women remain top of the table on 15 points, with hosts Cheshire in 2nd place on 10 points heading into their next round of fixtures.

Scorecards

Game One - https://buckscricket.play-cricket.com/website/results/7231195

Game Two - https://buckscricket.play-cricket.com/website/results/7231198

League Table - buckscricket.play-cricket.com/website/division/135009

Bucks Women will face Norfolk on Sunday in Round 2 of the Vitality T20 Women's County Cup 2026 at Ascott Estate.