Cricket: Worcestershire Women's Rapids bid for successful weekend

Last weekend saw Rapids lose to 2018 runners-up Middlesex and champions Lancashire.

This time Rapids face Kent at 10.30am and Yorkshire at 4.30pm aiming to pull away from the lower end of the Division One table.

Yorkshire are bottom without a win with Kent mid-table but Jess Humby says Rapids must concentrate on their own game.

The seam bowler said: “We will look to come out stronger this weekend.

"We’re not bothered where they are in the table. We just want to concentrate on what we need to do from our own point of view to win these games.”

Humby continued: “Obviously it wasn’t a great feeling to be on the losing side twice in one day (last weekend) but after the first game, where Middlesex chased our score down with overs to spare only losing two wickets, we came back stronger with the ball against Lancashire.

“It’s frustrating to have come so close to winning and not quite get over the line again, much like the previous weekend against the Bears.

"We’re always talking after each game about what we can improve on.

"Our first few games have had us working on bowling tighter lines, backing up our bowlers in the field and running hard when we’re not hitting boundaries.

"Small improvements in those areas can make a difference."

Humby feels Rapids have adapted quickly to the higher level.

She added: “The standard has been a bit mixed compared to what I was personally expecting.

"There are some slightly better players than others that we have come across in the past but overall so far I think we’ve competed well, certainly in three of the four matches.”

Meanwhile, Worcestershire academy launch their Tri-Series campaign against Leicestershire and Northamptonshire with a T20 day at Barnt Green on Sunday.

They face Leicestershire at 10.30am and Northamptonshire at 4.40pm.

The County later face the same opponents in 50-over and three-day matches to determine an overall winner.