Durham Cricket (women) vs The Blaze (women) (match 21, league one – ‘stand-alone’ fixture) Banks Homes Riverside, Chester-le-Street on Friday, 13 June 2025
Home team commentators lauded Durham Cricket ‘DC’ women who ‘gave everything’ for their mammoth score of 188. Elation became ‘Friday-the-thirteenth’ heartbreak when The Blaze chased-down that score – a feat that had not been achieved since 2019. Former NZ player Suzie Bates [77 runs (from 58 balls)] made top-score for DC. Bates struck her ‘fifty’ from 37 balls, partnered by England’s Bess Heath [45 (27)] who provided entertainment with a ’swashbuckling’ innings. Blaze’s best bowler was England’s Sarah Glenn [2 wickets/conceding 21 runs.] Set a record run-chase challenge, Tammy Beaumont (pictured) made top-score [81 runs (from 44 balls)] partnered by Scotland’s Kathryn Bryce 39(35); followed by undefeated senior batters Heather Graham (formerly Australia) partnered by Georgia Elwiss (formerly England) who struck the winning ’four.’ Andy Sixsmith (host) and former Durham cricketer Ashley ‘Ash’ Thorpe (with detectable Australian accent) from ‘Park View Academy’s Cricket Development Centre,’ in partnership with Durham Cricket. with Polly Starkie (Social media co-host ‘Noughtie Child Podcast’ and ‘HerGameToo’ cricket ambassador.) Also with studio guest Claire B Jenkins (women’s cricket commentator, senior lecturer, former player for Derbyshire women.)
Durham Cricket women wearing yellow with blue trim over blue, with yellow pads; *Skipper Hollie Armitage *[Sarah Bryce keeping wicket for The Blaze]; *With international player Suzie Bates NZ; & Katherine Fraser Scotland; *Lauren Filer & Bess Heath (England); *Mis-timing a ‘hook’ from a short length ball, Leah Dobson was caught at ‘deep mid-wicket’ by Kathryn Bryce, from Cassidy McCarthy; *By 6 overs ‘power-play’ 56/1; *Mady Villiers was caught at ‘deep mid-wicket’ by Kathryn Bryce, from leg-spinner Sarah Glenn; *By mid-way 87/2; *Hollie Armitage was bowled with her ‘middle-stump’ flattened by Sarah Glenn; *Bess Heath steepled to ‘short-fine,’ caught by Ella Claridge running round, from Kathryn Bryce; *Suzie Bates was caught high at ‘deep mid-wicket’ by substitute fielder Josie Groves, from Kathryn Bryce; Durham Cricket women batting: Suzie Bates77(58), Bess Heath45(27), Mady Villiers36(24); Blaze women bowling: Sarah Glenn 2/21, Cassidy McCarthy 1/28, Kathryn Bryce 2/37;
The Blaze women wearing orange with red splash over black; *skipper Kirstie Gordon *[Bess Heath keeping wicket for Durham Cricket]; *with international player Heather Graham Australia); *Tammy Beaumont & Sarah Glenn (England), *With Kathryn & Sarah Bryce (Scotland); *Marie Kelly was caught at ‘deep-backward-point’ by Sophia Turner, from Lauren Filer’s short-pitched delivery; *By 6 overs ‘power-play’ 53/1 (vs 56/1); *Mis-timing a leg-side ’sweep’, Kathryn Bryce was bowled with her middle stump flattened by Phoebe Turner; *By mid-way (10overs) 93/1 (vs 87/2); *Tammy Beaumont was caught at ‘point’ by Katherine Fraser from Katie Levick coming around-the-wicket; The Blaze women batting: Tammy Beaumont81(44), Kathryn Bryce39(35), Heather Graham34*not out(21), Georgia Elwiss24*not out((12); Durham Cricket women bowling: Phoebe Turner 1/26, Lauren Filer 1/33, Katie Levick 1/42;
Match result: The Blaze (women) 190/3 (@9.5 runs-per-over, from 19/20 overs/target 189 from 20 overs) beat Durham Cricket (women) 188/5 (@9.4 r-p-o from 20/20 overs) by seven wickets with six balls remaining
*Scorecard with video highlights, courtesy of ECB via nv play at url: https://live.nvplay.com/ecb/?tab=m_summary#ma955e654-66ae-4b8a-ae96-6f474c94aeb7
*BBC Sport @url: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/scorecard/e-225310 & SKY Sports@url: https://www.skysports.com/cricket/durham-women-v-the-blaze/scorecard/e1304dc1-7ab5-59db-9b86-e631a080c5b4
*Full match free-to-air, courtesy of Durham Cricket (nv play) via YouTube [04h43m01s] @url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACnrtBXnj5U
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