Tammy Beaumont starred as The Blaze produced a dominant show to say their first Ladies’s T20 Blast title, thrashing Durham by 10 wickets at The Oval.
The 35-year-old who retired from worldwide cricket with England earlier this summer season, made 54 as she shared an unbroken opening partnership of 118 with Sarah Bryce who scored her first half-century of the event, ending unbeaten on 53.
Having disposed of Surrey within the day’s opening semi-final, Kirstie Gordon’s aspect had been all the time in management in opposition to a Durham group who had scored a shock victory over Hampshire Hawks within the final 4.
After being put in to bat, Durham misplaced captain Hollie Armitage to left-armer Grace Ballinger to the fourth ball of their innings and by no means recovered on a gradual floor which made run-scoring troublesome in opposition to The Blaze’s battery of slower bowlers.
Australian all-rounder Heather Graham backed-up her 35 in opposition to Hampshire with 30 from 23 balls however her dismissal regarded essential and, regardless of helpful knocks of 20 from each Grace Thompson and Emily Windsor a complete of 117-8 proved effectively under par.
Event prime wicket-taker Charli Knott claimed 2-25 with Gordon taking 3-21, though they had been poorly supported within the subject with 5 catches going to floor, albeit they didn’t show expensive.
With little room for error, Lauren Filer promptly served up two wides from her opening three deliveries of the reply and neither Beaumont or Bryce supplied a sniff of an opportunity as they strolled to victory.
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