So what is remarkable about that you may ask…………….?
What is remarkable is that this was in Division 7 of the Two Counties Championship by a young lady of just 16 years of age. Bella Johnson of Chappel and Wakes Colne CC scored a run a ball ton for the 1st team in the match against Maldon on Saturday last, out of a total of 231 for 1 in their allocated 45 overs. They went on to win the match, bowling the opposition out for 214…..
Bella has been at Essex CC since the age of 7 and is now in the Essex Ladies 1st XI squad. She also bowls, her stats for the season for Chappel and Wakes Colne show she has taken 11 wickets @ 18 at an average of 26.
Clearly a name to look out for in the future and I hope that this will encourage many more youngsters to become interested in playing our beautiful game. Well done Bella …….!