WORCESTERSHIRE Women’s Rapids will be competing in Division Two of the ECB Women’s County Championship T20 in 2019 after being relegated from the top flight.

The Rapids, who were promoted last summer, were beaten by Sussex and Nottinghamshire in their final two Division One matches at Welbeck near Mansfield.

They ended the campaign bottom of the table with one win from their eight matches.

In game one Worcestershire won the toss and elected to bat before opener Chloe Hill scored an undefeated 52 off 65 balls with six fours.

She was supported by Clare Boycott with 26 not out off 20 balls with four fours in an unbroken stand of 47 as Rapids closed on 124-3.

An unbeaten 64 off 38 balls from Georgia Adams, the daughter of former Sussex captain Chris Adams, saw Sussex reach their target in 13.5 overs.

She shared an opening stand of 95 with Paige Scholfield who was run out for 29.

In game two Notts chose to bat and another opener in Georgie Boyce did the bulk of the scoring with 74 off 56 balls with 11 fours.

Rapids had made an encouraging start with Boycott, Jessica Humby and Emily Arlott collecting a wicket apiece in reducing Notts to 43-3.

Boyce and Lucy Higham (43no) added 107 for the fourth wicket before Humby claimed two further wickets as the innings closed on 162-5.

Humby finished with figures of 3-0-24-3.

In reply, Worcestershire were restricted to 106-8 with Boycott (28) and Hill (21) their main run-scorers.