Freya Kemp and Dani Gibson's record-breaking partnership of 61 from 21 balls against Scotland has given England's batting lineup a much-needed power boost, potentially solving a long-standing issue of hitting boundaries at the death.
Freya Kemp and Dani Gibson's 61-run partnership from 21 balls against Scotland has provided England with much-needed finishing power. Their availability after injury and improved batting suggest England has finally found feared finishers for the World Cup.
England levels T20 series 1-1 with a 26-run win over India, boosted by Freya Kemp's unbeaten 39 from 13 balls and Dani Gibson's supporting role.
England beat New Zealand by seven wickets in the third T20 international, securing a 2-1 series victory. Dani Gibson's career-best 3-14 was key to restricting NZ to 80, with England chasing the target with 37 balls remaining.
1st ODI: England, 211-9, bt New Zealand, 210, by 1 wktCaptain guides long tail to low targetAfter all the hype about England’s biggest summer, it got off to an underwhelming start at Chester-le-Street on Sunday, as they limped to a one-wicket win in the first one-day international against New Zealand, chasing just 211. Only a calm rearguard effort from the stand-in captain, Charlie Dean, who finished unbeaten on 31 and valiantly marshalled England’s long tail, enabled them to crawl across the line.England played exactly the way you might expect from a team who have gone 194 days without playing an international match (their last outing was the World Cup semi-final in October). First, they made a spate of fielding errors, costing them precious runs in a low-scoring thriller. Then they subsided to 149 for six, after Emma Lamb, Amy Jones and Dani Gibson all holed out to gleeful fielders. Continue reading...
England debutants Tilly Corteen-Coleman, Jodi Grewcock and Dani Gibson each pick up a wicket against New Zealand during the first ODI in Durham.
