Glamorgan finish second as Kent earn dramatic win
Glamorgan missed out on top spot in the Vitality Blast Women League 2 South Group as they were pipped in a dramatic finish against Kent.The visitors won only their second game of the campaign with Grace Poole striking the winning runs off the last ball at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff.The hosts set a target of 132-5 with Bethan Gammon's 69 not out the highlight of their innings.But the visitors also provided their own heroics as Coco Streets hit 41 not out and Poole stepped up to earn victory.Glamorgan's defeat means Middlesex have won the division, leaving the Welsh county to face runaway North Group winners Yorkshire in the tier-two finals at Northamptonshire's County Ground on Saturday, 26 July.
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