WOMEN'S T20 BLAST ROUNDUP: McCaughan crunched 106 in 60 balls, including 16 fours, as Hawks strolled to victory at Chelmsford
Chelmsford: Hampshire 195-2, Essex 153-8 - Hampshire won by 42 runs
Ella McCaughan became the first player to make a Women's T20 Blast hundred as Hampshire completed a double over Essex with a 42-run victory at Chelmsford.
The tournament's leading run scorer plundered 106 in 60 balls, complete with 16 fours, as she passed 1,000 runs in the format.
It was a day for records to tumble, McCaughan sharing a stand of 173 for the second wicket with Charli Knott (72 not out from 55), the highest for any wicket in the competition, as the visitors reached 195 for 2.
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The hosts were left to rue dropping McCaughan on 4, while Knott was missed on both nine and 49 on a poor day for the hosts in the field.
Lissy McLeod (30) and Scrivens (29) flourished briefly in reply, but Hawks skipper Georgia Adams' 4 for 26 made sure the hosts came up well short, despite some late aggression from Sophia Smale (24 from 16).
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