Roff Fires Foxes To Double Success With Career Bests
Tue 7 May 2024
D’Nica Roff had a weekend to remember, scoring her maiden hundred and picking up her career-best figures as the all-rounder fired Leicestershire to two victories in two days.
The 17-year-old smashed 104 on Sunday as Leicestershire U18 Girls cantered to a 303-run victory over Lincolnshire, before spinning the senior Women’s side to a 6-wicket victory over Huntingdonshire with figures of 6/17 on Monday.
Monday’s victory at Oakham School saw Roff (8.2-1-17-6) lead a fightback with the ball alongside April Herathge, who ended with superb figures of 10-3-15-3.
The hosts had raced to 68 without loss midway through the 15th, before the pair took nine of the ten wickets to fall to skittle Huntingdonshire out for 117. Roff picking up two wickets in two balls to curtail the innings.
Leicestershire got off to an inauspicious start, losing captain Becki Brooker for a duck, and were 64/4 before Flora Davies’ composed 53 not out and Roff’s unbeaten 29 steered the side home.
It followed a thumping win the day before for the U18s. Batting first, the Foxes posted 345/6 from their 50 overs, with Roff’s maiden century (104, 83b) underpinning an impressive display with the blade.
Prisha Thanawala (56), Florence Conn (65) and Faith Teekasingh (44*) were also in the runs for Stephen Franklin’s side.
Thanawala continued her fine game in the field, taking 5/12 from five overs as Leicestershire dismissed Lincolnshire for just 42 runs to complete a whopping 303-run win.
South African-born Roff’s two showings with the ball so far this term have yielded 11 wickets at a miserly average of 3.73. Her leg-spin, costing just 2.51 runs per over, have now accounted for 55% of the team’s wickets at senior and U18 level.
Leicestershire Women's scorecard can be viewed HERE. Leicestershire U18 Girls' scorecard can be viewed HERE.
