Durham Cricket (women) vs Hampshire (women)– league one, match 45 – at Banks Homes Riverside Chester-le-Street on Sunday on 7 September 2025 at 10h30
Hampshire women were said to have ‘out-played’ Durham Cricket women during a rain-affected match. DC top-scorer Hollie Armitage [88 runs (from 105 balls)] played a skipper’s innings. Hants skipper Georgia Adams took a 3-fer (taking three wickets/conceding 41 runs.) When Hants women replied, openers Maia Bouchier – pictured and Rhianna Southby were said to stage a ‘batting clinic,’ when rain stopped play on 144 without loss. Once play resumed a revised DLS target was set. Partnered by Rhianna Southby (who hit 8 ‘fours’ and 2 ‘sixes’), Maia Bouchier 93*not out(84), went on to carry her bat undefeated. Freya Kemp hit the winning ‘four.’ Commentators: Claire B Jenkins (Women’s cricket commentator, senior lecturer & ex-Somerset & Derbys women) with Ash Thorpe (Durham Cricket academy.) Weather: ‘blustery’ with intermittent rain 16C.
Durham Cricket women wearing diamond-patterned blue over black with yellow numbering and dark pads; *skipper Hollie Armitage, [Rhianna Southby keeping wicket for Hampshire] *Scotland international Katherine Fraser; *without international player Suzie Bates NZ or Lauren Filer; *Mia Rogers was ‘run out’ by Naomi Dattani’s ‘snappled’ throw from ‘point’ to keeper Rhianna Southby receiving at the striker’s end; *Emma Marlow chipped to ‘cover,’ caught ‘innocuously’ by Georgia Adams, from Freya Davies; *After 10 overs power-play 47/2; *Mady Villiers was caught at ‘cow corner’ by Mary Taylor, from left-armed spinner Bex Tyson; *Emily Windsor was caught at ‘deep mid-on’ by Maia Bouchier, from Georgia Adams; *Three balls later Bess Heath edged behind to keeper Rhianna Southby, from Georgia Adams for a third-ball ‘duck;’ After 25 overs 99/5; *Mis-timing a ‘reverse-scoop,’ Phoebe Turner was bowled by Bex Tyson; *Mis-timing to ‘square,’ Katherine Fraser went ’leg-before’ to Georgia Adams; *Having played a useful cameo, Grace Thompson was caught ‘in-the-covers’ by Freya Davies, from Mary Taylor; *Mis-timing to ‘square,’ Hollie Armitage was bowled ‘through-the-gate’ by Freya Davies, leaving her off-stump flattened; Durham Cricket women batting: Hollie Armitage88(105), Grace Thompson39(54), Mady Villiers19(24), Phoebe Turner18(31), Emily Windsor13(30), Emma Marlow12(25); Hampshire women bowling: Georgia Adams 3/41, Freya Davies 2/30, Bex Tyson 2/40, Mary Taylor 1/57;
Hampshire women wearing navy blue, white neck-line with yellow batting pads and white numbering; *skipper Georgia Adams *[Bess Heath keeping wicket for Durham Cricket] without Lauren Bell; *After 10 overs power-play 74/0 (vs47/2); *Lauded by commentators for ‘an outstanding knock’ breakthrough came when Rhianna Southby was bowled by Grace Thompson’s ‘yorker;’ Hampshire women batting: Maia Bouchier93*not out(84), Rhianna Southby59(55); Durham Cricket women bowling: Grace Thompson 1/37;
Match result: Hampshire (women) 174/1 (@7.3 runs-per-over from 23.4/37 overs; DLS target 171 from 37 overs) beat Durham Cricket (women) 224/9 (@4.4 runs-per-over from 50/50 overs) by nine wickets (Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method)
*Scorecard with video highlights, courtesy of ECB via nv play at url: https://live.nvplay.com/ecb/?tab=m_summary#md64b6c07-bfd9-417e-bfad-1febd9655115
*BBC Sport @url: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/scorecard/e-225561 & SKY Sports@url: https://www.skysports.com/cricket/durham-women-v-hampshire-women/scorecard/584eebef-d45c-575e-80de-80f800eff85c
*Full match free-to-air, courtesy of Durham Cricket (nv play) via YouTube [06h31m02s] @url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1jTtHCxOxE
*Metro Bank ODC Highlights ‘Bouchier & Southby Put On Batting Clinic,’ Durham v Hampshire Women – via YouTube [09m57s] @url: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3ouTP3qir4
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