A mixed weekend of results for the Ladies Team
Women’s Challenge Cup semi final vs North Down
On Sunday morning the girls faced North Down in the semi final of the Challenge Cup. After winning the toss, Lurgan chose to bowl first. Starting very strong, Lurgan’s bowlers worked hard which resulted in North Down losing wickets very quick. Highlights included S Todd taking 4 early wickets. At the early stage, Lurgan therefore looked very much on track with North Down at one stage scoring 12 for 5. However, it was North Down’s batter Amy Benson who steadied the ship scoring an impressive 82 for the visitors resulting in North Down finishing 127 for 7.
Next was Lurgan’s turn to bat. Starting well, a good partnership between S Todd and E McMurray resulted in a total of 64 for Lurgan. This was accompanied by good batting displays by S McCollum who scored 19 and S Hinds who scored 13. As the batting continued, Lurgan quickly approached North Downs score with the final over being the decider. Good batting resulted in Lurgan taking every opportunity to run however despite their best efforts, Lurgan fell just one run short of North Down’s final score.
Although losing the game, it was a promising performance from the Ladies who have worked very hard this season to reach this stage.
Last Premier League game 2020/21: Lurgan vs CSNI
Following the match on Sunday, the ladies then travelled to Campbell College on Monday evening to play league leaders CSNI in their last premier league game of the season. With CSNI opting to bat first, opening batters Cowan and Thomas put on the pressure from an early stage with R Thomas scoring 23. Fine batting form from Cowan was continued throughout with CSNI hitting 78 for 10. However, both Lurgan’s fielders and bowlers continued to battle strong. Bowling highlights included S McCollum 2 for 16, S Todd 2 for 22 and E McMurray 2 for 24 which therefore helped to see CSNI finish at 119 for 19 overs.
With light quickly fading, it was a quick turn around for the second innings. Despite the high score from CSNI, Lurgan came out ready for the challenge. Highlights from the second innings included C Neville 34. This was accompanied by a fantastic batting display by S Todd who hit 55 not out. Lurgan’s batting line-up then continued to see Lurgan over the finish line beating CSNI by 8 wickets. Overall, this was a fantastic team victory and as a team we now look forward to next year.
