Women confirmed as champions

August 17, 2026

A COMMANDING display saw Suffolk Women clinch promotion to Division One in the Metro Bank One Day Cup Women’s League 3.

They defeated second-placed Lincolnshire by seven wickets at Sudbury CC on Sunday to make it four wins out of four in Division 2B.

Captain Amelie Clarke said it felt ‘absolutely brilliant’ to win promotion.

“It is nice to win the league with a game in hand and go into that game and think we can go and show our absolute best, especially as it’s Norfolk, so it is a nice local game, which we are looking forward to,” she said.

Suffolk, who won the toss and elected to field first, had their visitors in deep trouble as they were reduced to 79 for 6 inside the opening 19 overs.

It was at that point that skipper Eloise Hall joined Abigail Thorley and they set about resurrecting the innings, adding 69 runs over the next 14 overs.

Grace Poole, who had removed the top three, struck again to dismiss Hall for 29, before Jasmine Thomas put on 52 in ten overs with Thorley.

Maddy Reynolds bowled Thorley for 84 off 107 deliveries as Lincolnshire were all out for 227 with nine balls remaining.

Poole, who is on loan from Kent and currently playing for Woolpit CC, finished with fine figures of 10-0-37-4, while Amber Bradnam picked up 10-0-43-3 and Izzy Sidhi 9-2-34-2.

Immy Sidhu hits out during her innings of 68 off 77 deliveries for Suffolk

After losing Clarke with 18 on the board, Tamsin Holmes (19 off 33) and Immy Sidhu shared a second-wicket stand of 63 inside ten overs.

Sidhu and Vani Dhanuka added exactly 50, before Sidhu fell lbw for 68 off 77 with 11 fours.

Poole (main photograph) then arrived at the crease and set about the visiting attack, clubbing her way to 56 off 35 (9 x 4), Dhanuka (49 off 51) sealing victory off the last ball of the 34th over to bring up the century partnership.

Suffolk host Norfolk in their final game, again at Sudbury CC, on Sunday, August 30th, start 10.30am.

Meanwhile, Suffolk Girls’ U16s defeated Worcestershire by 36 runs at Tuddenham CC on Sunday to reach the quarter-finals of the ECB Girls’ U16 County Cup.

They were bowled out for 117 in the 31st over of their innings, before dismissing the first-class county for only 81 off 27.2 overs.

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