Amy Jones and Tammy Beaumont hit tons of and Linsey Smith took five-for on ODI debut as England beat West Indies by 108 runs of their sequence opener in Derby.

Jones (122 off 121 balls), promoted to open the batting for the primary time in six years, rewarded that present of religion with a glowing maiden century in worldwide cricket as England amassed 345-6 batting first.

Beaumont (107 off 104) tonked a eleventh ODI ton – her second fifty taking solely 22 balls – as a part of a file opening stand of 222 in opposition to the West Indies, whereas captain Nat Sciver-Brunt (52 off 36) belted her personal quickfire half century on the again finish of the innings.

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The choice at hand ODI debuts to Emily Arlott and Linsey Smith was additionally impressed, with Arlott (2-37) taking the important thing wicket of Hayley Matthews (49 off 47) earlier than Smith tore by way of the center order on her strategy to very good figures of 5-36.

Qiana Joseph (62 off 74) had struck her second ODI fifty as a part of a 91-run opening partnership with Matthews, however her dismissal – bowled by Alice Capsey (1-27) – was a part of a mid-innings collapse of 4 for 23 as West Indies have been in the end bowled out for 237 in 48.2 overs.

It’s a fourth straight defeat for the guests, after being swept within the previous T20s. They subsequent head to Leicester on Wednesday for the second ODI of the three-match sequence.

After Sciver-Brunt gained the toss and selected to bat first, Beaumont and Jones cashed in brilliantly, albeit the pair have been a contact scratchy to start out the innings – Beaumont specifically as she took 74 deliveries to ultimately observe her accomplice by way of to fifty.

It was at that time that her full array of strokes got here out – together with a spectacular uppercut 4 off Jahzara Claxton within the thirty third over by which she was fully in mid-air enjoying the shot – and she or he in the end beat Jones by way of to 100.

Beaumont’s innings – containing eight fours and 4 sixes – was lastly ended within the thirty sixth over, bowled by Cherry-Ann Fraser, two balls after Jones ended her 12-year watch for a primary England century.

Jones would smash her first six of the innings in Fraser’s subsequent over, including the 14th and fifteenth boundaries for her innings off the subsequent two deliveries, however when out within the thirty ninth, England had all of the sudden misplaced three in 4 – Emma Lamb (2) the opposite to depart, failing to evaluation her ‘glove’ behind that really got here off her forearm.

Sophia Dunkley (9) too fell cheaply, deflecting one onto her stumps, however Sciver-Brunt’s fast fifty and 24 off 19 balls by Capsey helped the hosts up past 300 and to an imposing whole.

The West Indies made fist of issues early on of their reply, with England a contact ragged within the subject as a couple of alternatives of differing issue handed them by throughout a 91-run opening stand, earlier than Arlott picked up Matthews nicking off.

Dunkley dropped new batter Zaida James on nought at backward level – indicative of that sloppy begin within the subject – however Smith would ultimately finish her tortured 29-ball keep on the crease, pinning her lbw for seven along with her fifth supply.

She would swiftly add Shemaine Campbelle (9) and Mandy Mangru (1) – each bowled – shortly after Capsey ended Joseph’s tremendous knock, because the West Indies suffered a mid-innings collapse.

After including Jahzara Claxton (17), Smith would go on to change into solely the second English girl to take a debut five-for when, in her remaining over, Fraser (3) holed out to Dunkley at deep midwicket.

On the different finish, Aaliyah Alleyne (44 off 46) performed some eye-catching photographs so as to add some gloss to the West Indies’ rating earlier than she was the ultimate wicket to fall to Lauren Bell (1-41) within the forty ninth over.

Jones: Maiden ODI hundred ‘sensible feeling’

Participant of the match, England’s Amy Jones:

“It is fairly particular [to score my first hundred]. I’ve performed a good few video games now with out one so to tick that off is a superb feeling.

“I used to be so excited when Lottie [head coach Charlotte Edwards] first had that thought and shared with me that opening may very well be an choice.

“I’ve clearly completed it up to now – whereas Lottie was within the crew, the truth is – and so it has come full circle. To have her backing and have that partnership with Tammy, it means rather a lot.”

Sciver-Brunt proud how England have settled

England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt:

“The crew did brilliantly. The opening partnership was gorgeous, they learn circumstances properly, performed brilliantly, accelerated very well and set us up for a terrific rating.

“With the change of management and coach, [I’m most proud of] settling in as shortly as we’ve got and actually committing to the issues we needed to do – big partnerships, high batters in in the direction of the top of the innings.

“We might have fielded somewhat bit higher, we can’t dip on our power and dedication in that, in order that can be one thing for subsequent time.”

England Ladies’s white-ball fixtures vs West Indies

All instances UK and Eire; all video games stay on Sky Sports activities

T20 worldwide sequence vs West Indies (Might)

• First T20I, Canterbury: England win by eight wickets
• Second T20I, Hove: England win by 9 wickets
• Third T20I, Chelmsford: England win by 17 runs

One-day worldwide sequence vs West Indies (Might-June)

• First ODI, Derby: England win by 108 runs
• Second ODI: Wednesday June 4 (1pm) – Leicester
• Third ODI: Saturday June 7 (11am) – Taunton

Watch the second ladies’s one-day worldwide between England and West Indies, stay on Sky Sports activities Cricket from 12.30pm on Wednesday June 4 (first ball at 1pm). Stream cricket with NOW.