Royal Navy women beat the RAF in closely fought inter-services T20 battle 20 June 2023 Storyline: Cricket The Women's First XI beat the RAF by 2 runs in a closely fought inter-services T20 competition in the beautiful historic grounds of Arundel Castle on Thursday the 8th of June. A total of 3 matches in a T20 tournament between the Army, Air Force and Navy were played against the stunning backdrop of the castle, nestled behind the woods. In the first match, the Royal Navy opened bat and between the two opening batters, Lt Louise Worsfold and Surg Lt Cdr Anna Sales put on 51 runs before Worsfold was bowled out in the seventh over for 33. The run rate started to slow and the next wicket to fall was Cdr Charlotte Yemm for 2 followed by Sales run-out in the next over who scored 16, after that the only score of note was by PO Fiesha Green, with a plucky 13 to her name. The final score for the RN was 110 for 7 wickets from 20 overs, with 36 runs being attributable to extras. The RAF got off to a shaky start losing an early wicket to Worsfold, followed another wicket to Sales in the 4th over and by the tenth over, looked to be in an unobtainable lead, with the RAF 36 for 5; but, if nothing else, the RAF were tenacious and amongst strong support from their team mates, they applied the pressure to the Royal Navy, who started to wobble in their bowling resulting in a nail biting finish of 108 for 9 wickets from 20 overs and a narrow 2 run win by the Navy. During the rest of the competition, the Army showed their strength and dominated the next 2 games, with strong and convincing wins against both the RAF and the Royal Navy, to retain the Inter-Services T20 trophy. If you are a Cricketer and want to join in this positive journey of the RNCA, please contact your Unit PTI or Sports Representative and visit the cricket page for more information.
