Durham Cricket (women) vs Lancashire (women) – match 33 – League One – at Banks Homes Riverside Chester-le-Street (Co. Durham) on Thursday 24 July 2025 <Hollie>
History was made on home turf when skipper Hollie Armitage – pictured [111 (from 123 balls)] scored Durham Cricket’s women’s maiden century during a ‘northern derby’ in the season’s new competition with joint second-highest score. Hollie Armitage’s match-winning century partnership with Emily Windsor [55(from 53 balls)] took Durham Cricket women to their fortieth over. All twenty wickets fell as sixth-placed Durham Cricket women beat second-placed Lancashire women by a comfortable margin. Guest Australian Alana King had kept Lancashire women in the game by bowling three ‘wicket maidens,’ and later took a 3-fer (3 wickets/ conceding 31 runs.) By comparison, no Lancashire batter scored ‘fifty.’ Scotland international Katherine Fraser took a match-winning 3-fer (3 wickets/ conceding 33 runs.) The match became a little one-sided once the visitors required-run-rate began to escalate. Commentators were Polly Starkie (Social media co-host ‘Noughtie Child Podcast’ and ‘HerGameToo’ cricket ambassador) and Claire B Jenkins (women’s cricket commentator, senior lecturer, former player for Derbyshire & Somerset women.) Weather described as overcast and ‘gloomy.’
Durham Cricket women wearing diamond-patterned blue over black with yellow numbers; *skipper Hollie Armitage, *[Ellie Threlkeld keeping wicket for Lancashire] *international player Suzie Bates NZ; *Scotland international Katherine Fraser *Suzie Bates was ’run-out’ by Mahika Gaur’s deflection to the non-striker’s end stumps; *After ten overs power-play 36/1; *Short of a run, Emma Marlow was ’run-out’ by Mahika Gaur’s throw to Alana King receiving at the non-striker’s end; *Mady Villiers was caught at ‘slip’ by Eve Jones, from Alana King; *By mid-way (25 ov) 107/3; *Emily Windsor was caught behind by keeper Ellie Threlkeld, from Alana King; *Bess Heath was caught-and-bowled by Alana King; *Phoebe Turner was was ’run-out’ by Kate Cross, from the non-striker’s end; *Katherine Fraser, was caught by Alana King from Tara Norris for a ’golden duck’; *Mis-timing a ‘swipe’ Grace Thompson was caught at ‘backward-point’ by Tilly Kesteven diving forward, from Mahika Gaur; *Hollie Armitage was was ’run-out’ by Kate Cross, from the non-striker’s end; *Sophia Turner, was ’run-out’ from Sophia Smale’s throw to keeper Ellie Threlkeld receiving at the striker’s end; Durham Cricket women batting: Hollie Armitage 111(123), Emily Windsor55(53) Emma Marlow37(58), Suzie Bates12(24), Grace Thompson11(18); Lancashire women bowling: Alana King 3/31, Tara Norris 1/54, Mahika Gaur 1/61;
Lancashire women wearing navy blue with embroidered ‘red-rose’ motifs and white numbers; *skipper Ellie Threlkeld *[Bess Heath keeping wicket for Durham Cricket] *international player Alana King (Australia) *Scotland international Ailsa Lister *Emma Lamb was caught behind by keep Bess Heath, from Mady Villiers; *Left-handed Tilly Kesteven was caught at ‘point’ by Grace Thompson, from Katherine Fraser coming round-the-wicket; *Left-handed Eve Jones was caught-and-bowled by Katherine Fraser coming around-the-wicket and diving forward to her right; *After ten overs power-play 47/3 (vs 36/1); *Ellie Threlkeld was ‘clean’ bowled ‘midle-and-leg’ by Phoebe Turner; *Ailsa Lister was caught aerial at ‘cover’ by Grace Thompson ,from Katie Levick; *Playing forward-defence, Alana King edged to keeper Bess Heath, from Katie Levick; *’Huge moment’ when last accomplished batter Seren Smale went ’leg-before’ to Mady Villiers; *By mid-way (25 overs) 109/7 (vs 107/3); *Tara Norris was caught at ‘mid-off’ by Suzie Bates from Katherine Fraser; *Kate Cross was bowled by Sophia Turner’s ‘off-cutter;’ *Sophie Morris was also bowled by Sophia Turner’s ‘off-cutter,’ for a golden duck; Lancashire women batting: Kate Cross34(49), Seren Smale32(54), Eve Jones24(28), Ailsa Lister18 (20), Emma Lamb12(13); Durham Cricket women bowling: Katherine Fraser 3/33, Mady Villiers 2/21, Sophia Turner 2/23, Katie Levick 1/33, Phoebe Turner 1/38;
Match result: Durham Cricket (women) 257/10 (@5.1 runs-per-over from 50/50ov) beat Lancashire (women) 168/10 (@4.3 runs-per-over from 38.3/50overs /target 258 runs from 50/50 ov) by 89 runs with 69 balls remaining
*Scorecard with video highlights, courtesy of ECB via nv play at url: https://live.nvplay.com/ecb/?tab=m_summary#m8ea01cf5-1793-4036-97ee-3080884f0b43
*BBC Sport at url: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/scorecard/e-225549 & SKY Sports@url: https://www.skysports.com/cricket/durham-women-v-lancashire-women/scorecard/82dabef8-4d3c-51f7-82df-0c2d7aa241d0
*Full match free-to-air, courtesy of Durham Cricket (nv play) via YouTube [7h15m06s] @url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrJXF9tFNts
*HOLLIE ARMITAGE scores Durham’s maiden 100 in bonus point victory over Lancashire | HIGHLIGHTS courtesy of Durham Cricket (nv play) via YouTube [09m49s] @url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFzdPcxHuOo
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