From York Cricket Club, where it’s a dry and bright afternoon ahead of the Roses clash.
This is a fixture which perhaps will not contribute to prizes come the end of the competition. Both teams have struggled for results so far; Yorkshire no wins, Lancashire one.
But do not for one minute think that will take the edge off. These two sides will be desperate to beat each other.
Yorkshire have the edge in Roses cricket this season, winning an early-summer Metro Bank One-Day Cup match over at Emirates Old Trafford. Jess Jonassen was the star in that match with a century and four wickets.
Australian all-rounder Jonassen will line up against her compatriot Meg Lanning, who is Lancashire’s overseas and is having a good competition in the Thunder top order.
If you’re in the area, it would be well worth your while to come down today and see two of the world’s best in the women’s game go head to head.
We have previewed this game with someone who is actually unavailable to play today in on-loan Alice Clarke. The Lancashire wicketkeeper-batter is with Yorkshire for the remainder of 2026 but is not permitted to play against her parent county.
Anyway, she was part of Lancashire’s double-winning season in 2025 and has been speaking about Yorkshire’s development and any of the comparisons she sees between the two counties in terms of Yorkshire wanting to get to where Lancashire have been.
That is linked below, and the stream will be embedded at the top of the page.
Enjoy the day.