Report: Bears Women v Surrey (a), Metro Bank One Day Cup

Warwickshire 55 all out, lost to Surrey 59-0 by 10 wickets

2026-09-09T13:45+01:00

Warwickshire Bears Women were well-beaten as they fell to a ten-wicket defeat against Surrey at The Kia Oval in the Metro Bank One Day Cup.

The result dents the Bears’ chances of progressing through to the elimination stage of the competition, and they will now need to win their final game and hope other results go their way to make it through.

It was Kate Coppack’s career-best 5-22 that helped Surrey to victory, as her opening spell sparked the Warwickshire collapse as they were bowled out for 55.

Coppack, already signed from Essex ready for 2027, but currently on loan, proved unplayable on a grassy surface which appeared dry underneath, ripping through the heart of the visitors’ top order. Alice Monaghan weighed in with 3-10 while former South African skipper Sune Luus took 2-19.

Surrey chased down the target without losing a wicket, Rachel King (41 from 35) finishing the match with her second six, while Alice Monaghan was unbeaten on 16. Surrey picked up a bonus point for the victory.

Coppack’s heroics began in the opening over where Meg Austin was caught behind for a duck. Luus pinned Amu Surenkumar lbw attempting to sweep, before Coppack took centre stage again with two wickets in one over.

Brooke Halliday was deceived by one which appeared to stick in the pitch and took the leading edge before ballooning back to Coppack and four balls later Abbey Freeborn was sent on her way after thick edging a ball to Rachel King in the gully.

In-form Katie George resisted briefly, playing one wristy shot for four, but she too was undone by a beauty from Coppack which went between bat and pad and scattered the stumps. The five-fer was completed shortly afterwards when Nat Wraith was adjudged caught behind from a ball which appeared to strike the batter’s helmet.

By that stage Charis Pavely had also gone without troubling the scorers and even though Coppack finally made way, the bowling change brought no relief as Monaghan spreadeagled Em Arlott’s stumps.