Competition

Northumberland Ladies County Cup Success

The Northumberland Ladies County Team travelled to Eastbourne to compete in Group 1 of County Week from 18th to 22nd July. They capped an outstanding week by recording an historic Runner-Up place behind the eventual Group winners who were Hertfordshire.

The week got off to an excellent start for Northumberland Ladies on Monday with a 7-2 win against Hampshire and Isle of Wight. This was followed up on Tuesday with another 7-2 win, this time against Yorkshire. Wednesday saw a very close encounter against Surrey which was lost 4-5 and Wednesday saw a 3-6 loss to a very strong Hertfordshire team.

However, the Team bounced back on Friday with an emphatic 6-0 win against Kent which saw Northumberland finish as Runners-up.

This was a tremendous achievement for a team who were competing against counties with a much larger player base and strong histories of success at County week.

The Team were: Amy Hoburn (Team Captain), Steph Booth, Jess Hart, Lauren Jones, Abby Kelliher, Gillian Kelliher, Aimee Knowles, Alex Walker and Emma Wilson.

The Northumberland Ladies County Team travelled to Eastbourne to compete in Group 1 of County Week from 18th to 22nd July. They capped an outstanding week by recording an historic Runner-Up place behind the eventual Group winners who were Hertfordshire.

The week got off to an excellent start for Northumberland Ladies on Monday with a 7-2 win against Hampshire and Isle of Wight. This was followed up on Tuesday with another 7-2 win, this time against Yorkshire. Wednesday saw a very close encounter against Surrey which was lost 4-5 and Wednesday saw a 3-6 loss to a very strong Hertfordshire team.

However, the Team bounced back on Friday with an emphatic 6-0 win against Kent which saw Northumberland finish as Runners-up.

This was a tremendous achievement for a team who were competing against counties with a much larger player base and strong histories of success at County week.

The Team were: Amy Hoburn (Team Captain), Steph Booth, Jess Hart, Lauren Jones, Abby Kelliher, Gillian Kelliher, Aimee Knowles, Alex Walker and Emma Wilson.