Jones helps Surrey Women pull further clear in T20

Emma Jones was playing just her fourth match of the competition

Emma Jones' helped Surrey pull further clear at the top of the Women's T20 Blast table with a four-wicket victory at Warwickshire.

Chasing 140, having lost the toss, Jones struck six fours in her 46 from 39 balls to put the visitors on course.

But they slipped to 98-6 in the 16th over before Alice Davidson-Richards and Kalea Moore brought them home with two balls to spare.

There was also a successful chase in Wednesday's other match as Emma Lamb's unbeaten 66 helped Lancashire beat Hampshire by eight wickets.

At Edgbaston, Warwickshire were 69-5 in the 11th over but Dutch batter Sterre Kallis held the innings together with six boundaries in making 38 from 30 balls.

Millie Taylor, who scored an unbeaten 26 from 27 from number eight, was the only other significant score as the Bears, who stay third following their defeat, were bowled out for 139 with three balls unused.

Jones, with her first half-century of the season, and the lower order then did enough for Surrey's eighth victory in 10 games to push them six points clear at the top.

Lancashire remain fourth after their sixth victory of the campaign but closed the gap on the Bears to three points after chasing down 174 at Newbury.

Hampshire lost the toss and Freya Kemp made 63 from 43 balls and Abi Norgrove 54 from 35 as the hosts posted 173-5.

It proved some way short of what was needed as opener Eve Jones hit 10 fours in her 42 from 29 balls before Lamb added nine fours of her own as Surrey won with an over to spare.