Yorkshire win big as Surrey fold for 66

It’s the business end of the WCSL now, with only a handful of matches left before Finals Day, and Yorkshire gave their chances of joining Western Storm and Loughborough Lightning in the top three a fillip with a dominant performance.

Surrey, without Sarah Taylor and Dane van Niekerk on the day, had come in to the match on the back of a win over Loughborough, but it went pear-shaped for them on the day at York’s Clifton Park.

Lowest totals in WCSL 2018 (completed innings)

They were asked to bat, and though Lizelle Lee and Marizanne Kapp scored 13s to take them to 33/2, the going was slow. And once the two were dismissed, no one else got to double-digits.

Katherine Brunt struck the initial blow, sending back Bryony Smith, and Beth Langston (3/14), Delissa Kimmince (2/14) and Katie Levick (2/6) took charge after that as the innings collapsed.

Road to Finals Day

– All teams have two games left

The chase was a straightforward one anyway, and once Beth Mooney got going, the only question was how soon it would be over. The answer was 9.3 overs, and Mooney finished it off with a single off Eva Gray to end on 44*, scored off 30 balls with eight fours.

The result left the points table interestingly poised: Below Storm and Lightning, Surrey have 16 points, followed by Lancashire Thunder on 13, Yorkshire on 11 and Southern Vipers on 10, all of them still with a chance of reaching No.3 by the end of the six remaining games.