Ripley urges fans to pack Wantage Road for Steelbacks Women’s County Cup quarter-final
02.07.26, 23:36 Updated 02.07.26, 23:55
Jeremy Blackmore
Steelbacks Women will play their County Cup quarter-final at the cinch County Ground, Wantage Road next month and head coach David Ripley is calling on fans to turn out in numbers to support the team.
The Steelbacks, led by skipper Gemma Marriott, dispatched Derbyshire in comprehensive fashion away at Denby Village recently to book themselves a place in the quarter-finals.
They face a tough challenge against professional Tier 1 side Essex on Sunday 23 August, but Ripley says the fixture is a well-earned reward for his side.
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Jeremy Blackmore is the founder and editor of The Steeler. Jeremy is a freelance cricket writer and Wantage Road regular. He has written extensively for a host of publications including The Cricketer, The Cricket Paper, Wisden Cricket Monthly and ESPNcricinfo. He also covers Northamptonshire for the ECB Reporters Network.