Guyanese Grimmond makes fifty on ODI debut, but England brush aside Windies Women

Openers Amy Jones and Tammy Beaumont hit their second successive centuries as England hammered West Indies by 143 runs in the second one-day international in Leicester.

Jones, whose hundred in Derby on Friday was her first in international cricket, made a sublime 129 from 98 balls having been dropped on 43, while Beaumont struck 106 in England’s imposing 366-6.

The pair added 202 in 29.2 overs, following their stand of 222 in the opener, before Emma Lamb’s 55 and Sophia Dunkley’s 31 from 19 balls capped another utterly dominant batting performance.

In a contest made even more one-sided by the absence of Windies skipper Hayley Matthews because of a shoulder injury, the tourists trudged to 223 all out in 45.4 overs in reply.

Opener Realeanna Grimmond of Guyana made a spirited 53 from 72 balls with two sixes on her ODI debut, and Jannillea Glasgow added an entertaining 44 from 24, but the eventual result was a foregone conclusion, such is the gulf between the sides.

Alice Capsey finished with 3-41, while Linsey Smith and Lauren Filer also took two wickets each, but England’s bowling attack lacked threat in the middle overs as they struggled to create breakthroughs from West Indies’ lack of attacking intent.

The win also secures a comprehensive ODI series win for England under the new leadership of Nat Sciver-Brunt and Charlotte Edwards, with the third and final match taking place at Taunton on Saturday after the hosts also swept the T20s 3-0. (BBC)

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