Bears went into their sport towards Hampshire on the Utilita Bowl in second place, one level forward of the Blaze and 7 away from Lancashire in fourth.

They had been in bother on 40-4 and later 92-7 as spinner Bex Tyson picked up 3-27 for the Hawks.

However Perrin saved her nerve, reaching 50 off 34 balls with a lofted drive and placed on 52 with Georgia Davis (15) earlier than she sliced a full toss from Perry (2-23) to mid-off and was caught.

Perry opened the batting for the hosts and reached her first Blast 50 from 36 balls in a gap stand of 75 with Rhianna Southby (29). However they had been unable to stick with the required fee and scoring 63 off the ultimate 5 overs was past them, regardless of Georgia Adams’ unbeaten 32.

The Blaze weren’t at their greatest with the bat after profitable the toss towards Essex, with sisters Sarah and Kathryn Bryce each falling to Abtaha Maqsood in the identical over as they struggled to 51-4.

Heather Graham high scored with 33 and Sarah Glenn (17) and Lucy Higham (14) added 30 helpful runs earlier than Eva Grey (4-18) took three wickets in 4 balls within the ultimate over as they had been all out for 139.

Essex misplaced Lauren Winfield-Hill, caught off Glenn for eight, and fell behind the asking fee regardless of 33 off 31 balls by Jodi Grewcock. It was Grewcock’s dismissal by Glenn (3-17) that triggered a collapse from 77-3 to 86-9 by which the house batters merely supplied catching apply.

Kate Coppack and Maqsood prevented them being bowled out however they completed properly brief.

“We have tried not to consider Finals Day, clearly we’re tremendous happy however we have two powerful video games on the highway to return and it is about making an attempt to construct momentum and put stress on Surrey as a result of we nonetheless need high spot,” Bears skipper Gordon stated afterwards.