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Glamorgan women back to winning ways at Leicester

BBC Published Jun 28, 2026 Reviewed Jul 2, 2026 ✓ Reviewed by citations.press editors
Glamorgan women back to winning ways at Leicester
Glamorgan posted a total of 122 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in their 20 overs.
122 runs · team total5 wickets · wickets lost20 overs · overs faced
Lauren Parfitt scored 41 runs.
41 runs · individual score
Caitlin Chissell took two wickets for 15 runs in her four overs.
2 wickets · wickets taken15 runs · runs conceded4 overs · overs bowled
Leicestershire made 120 runs for 7 wickets.
120 runs · team total7 wickets · wickets lost
Lauren Parfitt was named the first-ever captain of Glamorgan women in 2025.
2025 · appointment year
Bethan Gammon scored 27 not out.
27 runs · individual score
Ellen Watson scored 46 runs.
46 runs · individual score
Sophie Grayson scored 26 not out off 12 balls.
26 runs · individual score12 balls · balls faced
Glamorgan have recorded five wins out of six matches.
5 wins · wins6 matches · matches played
Thatcher took two wickets for 26 runs.
2 wickets · wickets taken26 runs · runs conceded
Nicole Reid took two wickets for 18 runs.
2 wickets · wickets taken18 runs · runs conceded
Parfitt struck six boundaries.
6 · boundaries
Glamorgan were 68 runs for 2 wickets at the halfway point.
68 runs · team total2 wickets · wickets lost
The hosts needed 20 runs off the last over.
20 runs · runs required
Grayson hit a six and two fours in the final over.
1 sixes · hit2 fours · hit
Five runs were required from the final ball.
5 runs · runs needed
Glamorgan effected three runouts.
3 · runouts
Three wickets fell in the 17th over.
3 wickets · wickets
They managed 19 runs off four balls.
19 runs · runs scored4 balls · balls faced
Caitlin Chissell took 2 wickets for 15 runs in her four overs.
2 wickets · wickets taken15 runs · runs conceded4 overs · overs bowled
Sophie Grayson scored 26 runs not out off 12 balls.
26 runs · score12 balls · balls faced
Glamorgan women secured a two-run win over Leicestershire.
2 runs · winning margin
Glamorgan is looking set for a place in the top three of the table.
3 · table position (top)
Glamorgan reached 68 runs for 2 wickets at halfway.
68 runs · score2 wickets · wickets lost
Lauren Parfitt fell in the 11th over.
11 over · over of dismissal
Bethan Gammon's score of 27 not out was the only other score over 20.
more than 20 runs · score threshold
Nicole Reid took the first two wickets.
2 wickets · wickets taken (first two)
The hosts needed 20 runs off the last over from Gemma Porter.
20 runs · runs needed
The hosts needed 19 runs off four balls.
19 runs · runs needed4 balls · balls remaining
Five runs were needed from the final ball.
5 runs · runs needed
Only two runs were taken from the final ball.
2 runs · runs taken

Glamorgan women turned in a tight bowling and fielding performance to hold on for a two-run win over Leicestershire at Grace Road in the T20 Blast League Two.

Glamorgan could only manage 122-5, captain Lauren Parfitt hitting 41.

But they restricted the Foxes to 120-7 despite a valiant late effort from Sophie Grayson, who hit 26 not out off 12 balls.

The result leaves Glamorgan with five wins out of six, and looking set for a place in the top three of the table- which would earn them an appearance at Finals Day at Sophia Gardens.

It was a much-needed victory for Glamorgan after a surprise home defeat by Kent in the Blast and a predictable County Cup exit to professional side Hampshire Hawks.

After Glamorgan were put in to bat, Parfitt struck six boundaries to lead them to a solid 68-2 at halfway.

But when she fell in the 11th over, the rest of the innings failed to produce any acceleration.

Bethan Gammon's 27 not out was the only other score over 20 while Caitlin Chissell took two for 15 in her four overs.

Leicestershire fell behind the run-rate in the early stages before spinner Nicole Reid took the first two wickets.

Ellen Watson anchored the innings with 46 but Glamorgan struck with three runouts as the pressure told, and Watson was stumped by Gammon off Katy Cobb with three wickets falling in the 17th over.

The hosts needed an unlikely 20 off the last over from Gemma Porter, which became 19 off four balls.

But Grayson struck a straight six followed by two fours to keep her side in the match.

With five needed from the final ball, Grayson's drive was fielded at long-off and they could only take two runs.

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