Durham Cricket (women) vs Surrey – (match 53) at Chester-le-Street, Seat Unique Riverside on Saturday 13 September 2025
Victorious Surrey women posted shy of 300 runs, with strong batting performances: firstly, by Jemima Spence – pictured who scored her maiden ‘fifty’ [highest A-list score 68runs (from 63 balls)]; secondly, by Emma Jones [47(from 28 balls)] who’d scored maiden centuries in both leagues. Also thirdly, by Alice Davidson-Richards 65*not out(61) – undefeated when two overs remaining were docked for rain. For background, this was a decisive semi-final qualification match with huge pressure on both teams to get a result. On the other hand, had adverse weather produced ‘no result,’ then Somerset may have sneaked through into fourth place. Afforded the opportunity to reply once weather improved, only four Durham Cricket women batters made double-figures. Surrey’s best bowler Dani Gregory (3/24) took three tail-enders’ wickets to win the match. That sent Surrey women to play Hants women in the second semi-final. Commentators: Polly Starkie (‘HerGameToo’ regional cricket champion & social media co-host ‘Noughtie Child Podcast’) & Ash Thorpe (Durham Cricket Academy.)
Surrey women wearing black with white county logos and light blue neck-trim with black caps and helmets (not brown as described elsewhere); skipper Bryony Smith; *[Mia Rogers keeping wicket for Durham Cricket, mis-stated elsewhere as Bess Heath] *with Emma Jones & Jemima Spence; *without Alice Capsey, Danni Wyatt or Sophia Dunkley; *After 10 overs ‘power-play’ 50/0; *Mis-timing to ‘square,’ Bryony Smith was bowled ‘off-stump,’ by Trudy Johnson; *Alice Monaghan was caught aerial at ‘deep mid-wicket’ by Grace Thompson, from Katherine Fraser; *Mis-timing to ‘square,’ Emma Jones was bowled ‘off-stump,’ by Katherine Fraser; *After 25 overs 141/3; *Kira Chathli ‘snicked-an-edge,’ caught by fellow keeper Mia Rogers, from Katie Levick; *Jemima Spence was bowled ‘top-of-middle’ by Grace Thompson; *Phoebe Franklin went plumb ‘leg-before’ to Mady Villiers; *Kalea Moore was caught aerial at ‘deep mid-wicket’ by substitute fielder (Abi Glen), from Katie Levick; Surrey (women) batting: Jemima Spence 68(63), Alice Davidson-Richards 65*not out(61), Emma Jones 47(48), Alice Monaghan 45(54), Bryony Smith 30(36), Durham Cricket (women) bowling: Katie Levick 2/40, Katherine Fraser 2/54, Grace Thompson 1/48, Mady Villiers 1/55, Trudy Johnson 1/64;
Durham Cricket women wearing diamond-patterned blue over black with yellow numbering and dark pads; *skipper Hollie Armitage, *[Kira Chathli keeping wicket for Surrey women] *Scotland international Katherine Fraser; *with DC academy players: debutante Trudy Johnson & Grace Thompson, *without international player Suzie Bates NZ or Lauren Filer; *Mia Rogers was caught at ‘mid-wicket’ by Alice Monaghan, from Phoebe Franklin; *Level-pegging after 10 overs ‘power-play’ 55/1 (vs 50/0); *Emma Marlow was bowled, with her ‘off-stump’ skittled by Kalea Moore; *Mis-timing a ‘swipe,’ Hollie Armitage was caught by keeper Kira Chathli from Alexa Stonehouse; *Mis-timing to ‘off-side,’ Mady Villiers was caught at ‘cover’ by Bryony Smith from Alexa Stonehouse; *Bess Heath was bowled with her ‘off-stump’ skittled by Alice Davidson-Richards; *Katherine Fraser played-on, bowled from an ‘inside-edge,’ by Dani Gregory; *Trudy Johnson was bowled with her ‘middle-stump’ skittled by Alice Davidson-Richards; *Mis-timing to ‘square,’ Grace Thompson was bowled by Dani Gregory; *Katie Levick played-on, bowled from an ‘inside-edge,’ by Dani Gregory; *Phoebe Turner absent, unable to bat; Durham Cricket (women) batting: *Emma Marlow 31(32), Hollie Armitage 27(32), Mady Villiers 25(16), Emily Windsor 23*not out(26);
Surrey (women) bowling: Dani Gregory 3/24, Alice Davidson-Richards 2/13, Alexa Stonehouse 2/26, Kalea Moore 1/15, Phoebe Franklin 1/20;
Match result: Surrey (women) 290/7 (@6 runs-per-over from 48/48 overs) beat Durham Cricket women 138/9 (@ 6 r-p-o from 23overs/ target 276 from 41 overs reduced to 225 from 29ov.) by 86 runs (DLS Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method)
*Scorecard with video highlights, courtesy of ECB via nv play at url: https://live.nvplay.com/ecb/?tab=m_scorecard#mc02d3415-c203-4011-ba93-7c07df9b8315
*BBC Sport @url: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/scorecard/e-225569 & SKY Sports@url: https://www.skysports.com/cricket/durham-women-v-surrey-women/scorecard/5d7b250b-dc7f-54de-9bbf-f9a5f3bd8f17
*Full match free-to-air, courtesy of Durham Cricket (nv play) via YouTube [07h03m01s] @url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3ddytrUl8E
*Remaining fixtures @url https://live.nvplay.com/ecb/?tab=c_matches#cd7e1a744-02e9-4425-a3a4-d603f624f346
*League one results @url http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2025/05/22/metro-bank-league-one-fixtures-and-results-up-to-may-2025/
*League two results @url hhttp://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2025/05/25/metro-bank-league-two-fixtures-and-results-up-to-may-2025/
