Somerset (women) vs Durham Cricket (women) (match 33, league one – ‘stand-alone’ fixture) at Banks Homes Riverside, Chester-le-Street on Friday, 4 July 2025
Durham Cricket ‘DC’ women chalked-up third win from six matches played-to-date, with back-to-back wins versus winless Somerset. DC’s innings was boosted by former NZ international Suzie Bates [who scored 48runs (from 37 balls)], skipper Hollie Armitage -pictured 41(37), and Mady Villiers who was 39*not out(37.) Somerset seamer Erin Vukusic was complemented for her economical bowling performance, although remaining wicketless. DC women’s Head Coach Dani Hazell gave credit to stand-in keeper Mia Rogers for her three stumpings. Turning to Somerset batters, Bex Odgers made top-score with her season’s best ‘fifty.’ The match reached a dramatic end during the final over when Mady Villiers conceded just four runs, defending eleven. That secured a ‘nail-biting’ win for the hosts, as the match was decided by the last ball. Resident commentators were 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; and Aaron Viles (statistics.) Interviewed pitch-side post-match, Dani Hazell was content with ‘a really good win’ – please see link below. Weather: described by players as ‘cold and windy.’
Durham Cricket women wearing yellow with blue trim over blue, with yellow pads; *Skipper Hollie Armitage *[Jess Hazell keeping wicket for Somerset]; *debutante Emily Windsor, *with international player Suzie Bates NZ; *Without Lauren Filer or Bess Heath (England/’A’ call-ups) or Katherine Fraser (Scotland); *’Solid start’ from Emma Marlow, caught at ‘long-on’ by Niamh Holland from Chloe Skelton (misreported by some sources as scoring 20, not 18); *After 6 overs ‘power-play’ 51/1; *78/1 by ‘mid-way’ (after 10 overs); *Suzie Bates was caught aerial at ‘short-third’ by Bex Odgers, from Alex Griffiths; *Hollie Armitage was ‘run-out’ by bowler Chloe Skelton’s hand deflection from Mady Villiers’ bat onto the non-striker’s stumps; Durham women batting: Suzie Bates48(37), Hollie Armitage41(37), Mady Villiers39*not out(37), Emma Marlow18(11);Somerset women bowling: Chloe Skelton 1/26, Alex Griffiths 1/28;
Somerset women wearing pink over black with plum helmets *skipper Sophie Luff [Mia Rogers keeping wicket for Durham]; *international player Amanda-Jade Wellington (Australia ‘A’); *also with Erin Vukusic (Croatia), *with England’s Charlie Dean; *without Charlie Dean Dani Gibson, Heather Knight, Hannah Jones, Katie Jones or Amelie Munday; *Mis-timing a l’eg-side sweep,’ Niamh Holland went ‘leg-before’ to Mady Villiers; *Fran Wilson ‘top-edged’ a return catch: caught-and-bowled by Phoebe Turner; *After 6 overs ‘power-play’ 54/2 (vs 51/1); *Running in a ‘d’ shape, Sophie Luff was ‘run-out’ by bowler Phoebe Turner running through to the striker’s-end; *88/3 (vs 78/1) by ‘mid-way’ (after 10 overs); *Mis-timing and missing, Bex Odgers was stumped by fellow keeper Mia Rogers, from leg-spinner Katie Levick; *Alex Griffiths was caught aerial at ‘cover’ by Hollie Armitage, from Sophia Turner; Amanda-Jade Wellington was stumped by keeper Mia Rogers, from Sophia Turner; *Chloe Skelton was stumped by Mia Rogers, from Mady Villiers coming round-the-wicket; Somerset women batting: Bex Odgers54(37), Jess Hazell38(28), Amanda-Jade Wellington12(10), Niamh Holland11(12); Durham women bowling: Mady Villiers 2/24, Sophia Turner 2/24, Phoebe Turner 1/15, Katie Levick 1/26;
Match result: Durham Cricket (women) 154/4 (@7.7 runs-per-over, from 20/20 overs) beat Somerset (women) 148/7 (@7.4 r-p-o from 20/20ov/target 155 from 20/20 overs ) by 6 runs
*Scorecard with video highlights, courtesy of ECB via nv play at url: https://live.nvplay.com/ecb/?tab=m_summary#me35329c8-e606-4565-855a-2a19eb6d9c2e
*BBC Sport @url:https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/scorecard/e-225322 & SKY Sports@url: https://www.skysports.com/cricket/durham-women-v-somerset-women/scorecard/45007fa5-64c7-54ca-850a-82befa03e3ff
*Full match free-to-air, courtesy of Durham Cricket ‘Live‘ (nv play) via YouTube [04h23m30s] @url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0_AFN2XWww
*Dani Hazell: That was a nail biter but a really good win Dani Hazell post (match re) Somerset win courtesy of Durham Cricket via YouTube [03h49] @url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHiOn6MgIqI
*Cold & Windy Game Day Against Durham At The Durham Cricket C.I.C! courtesy of Amanda-Jade Wellington’s ’Secret Life of Wello’ video diary via YouTube [23m31s] @url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Iafu-IA0jk
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