Surrey women vs Durham Cricket women – (match 10) County Ground, Beckenham Wednesday 30 April 2025 (10h30)
Headline England batter Sophia Dunkley (pictured) [(92 runs (from 94 balls)] partnered by Alice Capsey [79 runs (from balls)] shared a match-winning century partnership of 155 runs. According to commentators, that resulted in a one-sided ‘heavy defeat’ for Durham Cricket on ‘deliciously sunny’ day. Separately Leah Dobson scored her maiden ‘List A’ fifty as consolation for Durham Cricket women. Commentators for BBC Sound were Daniel ‘Dan’ Norcross with Kevan ‘Kev’ James (Radio Solent) with guest Yas Rana (Wisden Cricket weekly podcast.) ‘YouTube’ match broadcast was split into two (slightly overlapping) segments – please see below. Weather described as sunny, with blue sky 22C.
Surrey women wearing black with white county logos and light blue neck-trim; *Skipper Bryony Smith [*Bess Heath keeping wicket for Durham]; Surrey without Phoebe Franklin (injured); *After 10 overs ‘power-play’ 51/0*Danni Wyatt-Hodge went aerial, caught at ‘deep extra cover’ by Leah Dobson from Phoebe Turner; *Bryony Smith went aerial, caught at ‘deep square’ by Leah Dobson from Katie Levick; By mid-way 133/2 (25ov); *Alice Capsey was caught at ‘cover’ by Suzie Bates, from Sophia Turner; *Sophia Dunkley went aerial, caught at ‘deep extra cover’ by Leah Dobson from Phoebe Turner; *Alice Monaghan scooped aerial to ‘deep square,’ caught by Phoebe Turner, from Abi Glen; *Paige Scholfield was stumped by keeper Bess Heath, from Suzie Bates, coming around-the-wicket; *Alice Davidson-Richards and Kira Chathli were ‘not out;’ Surrey women batting: Sophia Dunkley92(94), Alice Capsey79(66), Alice Davidson-Richards40*not out (23), Bryony Smith36(45), Danni Wyatt-Hodge34(37) Alice Monaghan32(25), Paige Scholfield21(10); Durham Cricket women bowling: Phoebe Turner 2/58, Suzie Bates 1/16, Katie Levick 1/63, Abi Glen 1/65, Sopha Turner 1/68;
Durham Cricket women wearing sheer diamond-patterned shades-of-blue; *Skipper Hollie Armitage *[Kira Chathli keeping wicket for Surrey]; *With international player Suzie Bates NZ; Two wickets fell during the fifth over; *Mis-timing a ‘swipe,’ Emma Marlow went ‘leg-before’ to Ryana Macdonald-Gay; *Hollie Armitage departed for a ‘golden duck,’ her middle-stump cartwheeled by Ryana Macdonald-Gay; Mady Villiers faced Macdonald-Gay’s ‘hat-trick’ ball; *After 10 overs ‘power-play’ 52/2 (vs 51/0) *Suzie Bates mistimed a ‘hook’ caught aerial by keeper Kira Chathli, from Ryana Macdonald-Gay; *Bess Heath mis-timed a ‘sweep,’ going ‘leg-before’ to Bryony Smith’s spin; *Mady Villiers was caught aerial at ‘long-on,’ by Paige Scholfield, from Bryony Smith; *Phoebe Turner was bowled ‘through-the-gate’ by Kalea Moore’s spin; *By mid-way for drinks 137/6 (vs 133/2 after 25ov); *Leah Dobson mis-timed a ‘sweep,’ bowled by Kalea Moore; *Katherine Fraser was caught aerial at ‘long-on,’ by Paige Scholfield, from Danni Gregory’s spin; *Sophie Turner was caught by keeper Kira Chathli, from Danni Gregory; *Finally, Abi Glen was caught at ‘deep third’ by Ryana Macdonald-Gay, from Alice Monaghan; Durham Cricket batting: Leah Dobson53(59), Katherine Fraser43(54),Abi Glen37(37), Suzie Bates28(31), Mady Villiers25(33); Surrey women bowling: Ryana Macdonald-Gay 3/38, Bryony Smith 2/41, Kalea Moore 2/46, Danni Gregory 2/61, Alice Monaghan 1/37;
*Match result: Surrey women 348/6 (@6.9 runs-per-over, from 50/50 overs) beat Durham Cricket women 244/10 (@5.2 r-p-o from 45.1 overs/target 349 from 50 ov.) by 104 runs
*Scorecard with video highlights, courtesy of ECB via nv play at url: https://live.nvplay.com/ecb/?tab=m_summary#cd7e1a744-02e9-4425-a3a4-d603f624f346_m2f7561bc-453b-4b18-a25d-8f7caa621be1
*BBC Sport @url: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/scorecard/e-225527 & *SKY Sports @url: https://www.skysports.com/cricket/surrey-women-v-durham-women/scorecard/964c959d-69c1-50a4-b4b6-20f67e7ae290
*Full match free-to-air courtesy of Surrey County Cricket Club TV & BBC Sound (nv play) via YouTube A [03h55m06s] @url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlH–l1Ljus continuing B [02h33m09s] @url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XPKobUKBls
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