
Women's Super 3 Series 2023
50 overs: Scorchers v Dragons. Abandoned.
Oak Hill, 17 September.


50 overs: Scorchers lost to Typhoons by 8 wickets (DLS)
Malahide, 10 September.



Total demolition of the Scorchers top order by Georgina Dempsey and Ava Canning who bowled unchanged, reducing the Scorchers to 47/7 when rain caused an interruption. No relief for the batting side after the resumption with Alice Tector wrapping up the innings with the total on just 60 - Extras top score with 15. Can the Typhoons wrap up the win before the promised rain returns - Silly question! All over inside 7 overs, as one-sided a contest as you will ever see. The win gives the Typhoons the title with still one match to play at Oak Hill next week.
50 overs: Dragons beat Typhoons by 67 runs
Stormont, 3 September.



A century from Amy Hunter and seven wickets for Cara Murray spearheaded a 67-run win for the Dragons over table toppers Typhoons in ongoing Super Series 50 overs Cup at Stormont. Belfast teenager Hunter's maiden competition hundred saw her hit 9 fours and a six in her 88-ball knock, sharing a second wicket stand of 97 with Leah Paul (24) and 88 for the third with Alana Dalzell (28). Arlene Kelly made 44 and the total of 271 was also boosted by 44 extras. South African Robyn Searle (66) and New Zealander Georgia Atkinson (56) shared a second wicket stand of 90 in the chase after Cara Murray had removed opener Sarah Forbes - who had taken five wickets in the first innings. Mollie Devine (3-30) broke the stand, then removed Irish internationals Rebecca Stokell and Louise Little cheaply to open the door. Leg-spinner Murray then ripped through the middle and lower order to have the excellent analysis of 7 for 34 - a competition record and with it the Player of the Match award.
50 overs: Scorchers lost to Typhoons by 7 wickets
Park Avenue, Railway Union CC, 29 August.



50 overs: Typhoons beat Dragons by 3 wickets
The Hills, 10 August.



Laura Delany led the Typhoons to a three wicket win over the Dragons and to the top of the Super Series table in an entertaining match at The Hills. Chasing 227, the Irish skipper shared a third wicket stand of 104 with Robyn Searle (45) after Bready seamer Alana Dalzell (3-36) had made early inroads. Two wickets for Arlene Kelly left the Typhoons 7 down with 30 still needed, but Delany ensured the win, ending unbeaten on 98 (7 fours, 1 six). Earlier the Dragons total of 226 owed much to their Irish internationals Amy Hunter and Orla Prendergast. Teenager Hunter top-scored with 81 from 83 balls (8 fours, 1 six), adding 117 in 20 overs with Prendergast, who made 56 (4 fours). New Zealander Georgia Atkinson took three wickets, while there were two apiece for Georgina Dempsey and Freya Sargent. The next game in the series has Dragons hosting Scorchers at Stormont on Sunday August 20th.
50 overs: Typhoons beat Scorchers by 8 wickets
Sydney Parade, Dublin, 19 July.



A fine all-round display from Georgia Atkinson powered the Typhoons to an emphatic 8-wickets win over the Scorchers at Sydney Parade. The Kiwi leg-spinner took 3 for 10 as the Scorchers could only muster 128, with Ellie McGee (22) and Mary-Anne Musonda (21) their main contributors in a modest batting effort - two wickets also for teenager Alice Tector (2-12). A special word to for veteran wicket-keeper Mary Waldron who snaffled a tournament record five catches behind the stumps. Atkinson then made a run-a-ball 71 not out (7 fours, one 6) as she and Sarah Forbes (22) shared an opening stand of 72 to all but decide the contest - the Typhoons securing the win in the 24th over.
50 overs: Dragons v Scorchers: no result
Waringstown, 16 July.


Match abandoned due to rain.
50 overs: Typhoons lost to Dragons by 6 wickets
YMCA, 18 June.



A record-breaking unbeaten 163 from Bella Armstrong led the Dragons to a six-wickets win over the Typhoons at Claremont Road. Set what looked a formidable 290, Armstrong and Leah Paul broke the back of the chase with an opening partnership of 166 in 28 overs. Paul fell for 69, but Armstrong continued on her merry way, with the New Zealander hitting 19 fours and a six in her wonderful knock that saw victory clinched with 11 balls to spare. The Typhoons innings saw Laura Delany and Robyn Searle (73) share a record stand of 203, with the Irish skipper hitting 17 boundaries in her 127 from 118 balls. There were four wickets for Arlene Kelly and two for fellow international Orla Prendergast that will have them in good spirits for their tour of the West Indies later this month.
T20: Typhoons lost to Scorchers by 9 wickets
Oak Hill, 5 June.



The Scorchers clinched the Super Series T20 Trophy with an emphatic 9-wickets win over the Typhoons at Oak Hill. Batting first the Typhoons made a decent start as Robyn Searle made 25, but thereafter the rate slowed as the Scorchers bowling unit tightened things up. Three wickets apiece for Sophie MacMahon (3-9) and Aimee Maguire (3-20) restricting them to 101. The chase was a formality, with Gaby Lewis hitting 9 boundaries in an unbeaten 50, sharing an opening stand of 70 with Mary-Anne Musonda (29) as the win was sealed in the 14th over.
T20: Dragons beat the Typhoons by 1 run
Eglinton, 28 May.



The Dragons won a last-ball thriller against the Typhoons in their T20 clash at Eglinton. Needing four to win, Mary Waldron was run-out by Alana Dalzell coming back for the third run that would have secured a super-over, Batting first the Dragons lost early wickets including internationals Amy Hunter and Cara Murray, as well as overseas player Bella Armstrong. Captain Leah Paul top-scored with 44 from 37 balls (6 fours), sharing a 5th wicket stand of 51 in 9 overs with Arlene Kelly. That helped them to 120 for 7 - three wickets for Ireland captain Laura Delany, two for the impressive Lou-lou Little, and one apiece for Freya Sargent and Ava Canning. Player of the Match Cara Murray took the wickets of Robyn Searle and Delany to leave the match in the balance at 50 for 3 in the 9th. A fourth wicket stand of 60 in 9 overs between Mary Waldron and Georgia Atkinson (32) reduced the equation to 11 required off 10 balls, but the decisive moment came when Atkinson was run out by a direct hit from Aoife Fisher at mid-on. Waldron's half-century in vain in a match that ebbed and flowed. The Typhoons though have a final chance at redemption, with a winner-takes-all clash at Oak Hill on Monday against the Scorchers.
T20: Typhoons lost to Scorchers by 25 runs
Oak Hill, 21 May.



T20: Typhoons lost to Dragons by 5 wickets
Oak Hill, 21 May.


T20: Scorchers lost to Typhoons by 8 wickets (DLS)
Anglesea Road, Dublin, 14 May.


Four wickets for Freya Sargent led Typhoons to a surprisingly easy eight-wickets win over defending champions Scorchers at Anglesea Road. The Clontarf teenager, who played in the Under-19 World Cup earlier this year, claimed 4 for 14 to help restrict them to a very modest 80 for 9. Lara Maritz top-scored with 26, while there were two wickets apiece for internationals Louise Little and Georgina Dempsey. Rain meant a revised target of 67 in 16 overs which proved no trouble - Mary Waldron's 23 not out sealing a comprehensive win in the 12th over.
T20: Scorchers lost to Dragons by 23 runs
Anglesea Road, Dublin, 14 May.


Irish internationals Leah Paul, Orla Prendergast and Arlene Kelly starred as the Dragons shocked defending champions Scorchers in a T20 match at Merrion. Defending 115, Prendergast and Kelly each claimed three wickets, while Paul picked up a brace as the Scorchers were bowled out for 92. Player of the Match Prendergast dismissed Zimbabwean Mary-Anne Musonda with the first ball of the chase, while Kate McEvoy claimed the prize scalp of Gaby Lewis, trapped lbw playing across the line for a top score of 21. Earlier, Leah Paul's 33 (3 fours) was crucial to the Dragons 115 - three wickets for Niamh McNulty (3-22) and two apiece for Sophie MacMahon and Aimee Maguire.
T20: Dragons lost to the Typhoons by 8 wickets
Lisburn, 7 May.


Georgina Dempsey took two wickets in a Player of the Match display to help the Typhoons clinch a comfortable 8-wickets win against the Dragons at Wallace Park. Her 2-21 helped restrict the hosts to 96 for 6 in their 20 overs, with Jaimie-Lee Strang top-scoring with 28, while Cara Murray made an unbeaten 25. The pair had come together at 40 for 5 and their stand of 56 in 40 balls gave the total some respectability. There was a wicket apiece too for Ava Canning, Laura Delany, Louise Little and debutant Alice Tector. Robyn Searle (39*) shared stands of 37 and 44 with Louise Little (21) and Mary Waldron (17) as the Typhoons romped to the win in the 16th over.
T20: Dragons lost to the Scorchers by 7 wickets
Lisburn, 7 May.


The second game of the day produced a similar result as The Scorchers this time beat the Dragons by seven wickets. Batting first, Amy Hunter dominated an opening stand of 73 with Amy Caulfield (17). The Irish international hit 7 fours and a six in a fine attacking display, but the rest of the side struggled to inject any impetus into the innings and a final total of 113 for 4 looked light. Niamh McNulty took two wickets, while there was one apiece for Christina Coulter-Reilly and Sophie MacMahon. The latter then made an unbeaten 27 to clinch the Player of the Match accolade, with runs once again for Zimbabwe captain Mary-Anne Musonda - who hit 7 boundaries in her 38 from 25 balls. There were double figure contributions too from Gaby Lewis (18), Lara Maritz (16*) and Coulter-Reilly (15*) as the win was reached with 17 balls to spare.
T20: Scorchers beat the Dragons by 5 wickets
Malahide, 1 May.



Zimbabwean Mary-Anne Musonda led Scorchers to a five-wicket win in the opening match of the Super Series at Malahide. Her unbeaten 36 proved the difference in a low scoring encounter, where runs were at a premium in tough conditions. Chasing just 83, Scorchers lost Gaby Lewis and Anna Squires cheaply in the reply - both falling to Alana Dalzell (2-9). Cara Murray accounted for Sophie MacMahon and Lara Maritz, while Sarah McEvoy dismissed Christina Coulter-Reilly to give the Dragons hope. However, Musonda guided them home to seal the win in the penultimate over. Earlier, Dragons captain Leah Paul top-scored with 27, hitting two of only three boundaries in the innings. The left-hander shared a stand of 42 with Alana Dalzell (16) who was the only other player to reach double figures. Hannah Little (2-6) and Ellie McGee (2-9) each took two wickets, while the fielders were at the top of their game, making four run-outs to keep Dragons to 82 for 9.
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