Essex (women) vs Durham Cricket (women) – match 37 – League One – at The Ambassador Cruise Line Ground, Chelmsford (Essex) on 13 June 2026
Durham Cricket women beat Essex women in a ‘high-scoring’ match during which more than 500 runs were scored and 19 wickets fell. Essex bowler Jodi Grewcock was complemented for ‘slowing things down,’ albeit without taking a wicket, but Mady Villiers – pictured (wearing England 50ov) ‘quick-dash’ 76 (from 70 balls) for Durham Cricket women resulted in an ‘imposing total.’ Essex women’s reply lost three early ‘power-play’ wickets [50/3(vs58/1)] to Trudy Johnson’s so-called ’fireworks:’ [taking 3 wickets/conceding 28 runs.] Essex debutante Nancy Harman [72 (from 60 balls)] was the stand-out batter, faced by escalating ‘run-rate pressure.’ Resident home-team commentators for Essex Live Stream were Guy Swindells with Isabelle ‘Issy’ Duncan (Cricket writer and broadcaster.) Weather was a ‘fine day:’ with blue sky, ‘fluffy’ clouds and strong breeze 20C.
Durham Cricket (women) wearing three-toned blue-mauve-red vests with yellow logos; *Skipper Hollie Armitage *[Amara Carr keeping wicket for Essex women] *international Heather Graham (Australia – Women’s Big Bash League);*without Katherine Fraser or Darcey Carter (Scotland t20 World Cup call-up);*Emma Marlow returned-a-dolly, caught-and-bowled by Sophie Munro *Score 58/1 after 10 overs power-play; *Mia Rogers was bowled ‘top-of-middle,’ by Sophia Smale; *Mid-way 129/2 after 25ov; *Mady Villiers was caught at ‘mid-wicket’ by Jodi Grewcock, from Sophia Smale; *Hollie Armitage swept at shoulder-height, caught at ‘mid-wicket’ by Jodi Grewcock, from Sophia Smale; *Heather Graham was caught aerial at ‘deep mid-off’ by Eva Gray from Sophia Smale; *Emily Windsor was caught aerial at ‘deep mid-on by Jo Gardner, from Eva Gray; *Grace Thompson was bowled ‘top-of-middle,’ by Eva Gray; *Bess Heath was caught at ‘deep mid-wicket’ by Flo Miller, from Esmae MacGregor; *Mis-timing a ‘sweep,’ Abi Glen was bowled ‘top-of-middle,’ from Kate Coppack; Durham Cricket women batting: Mady Villiers 76(70); Hollie Armitage 69(78); Mia Rogers 39(53); Emily Windsor 27(28); Trudy Johnson 18*n(13); Abi Glen 15(16); Bess Heath 11(10); Essex women bowling: Sophia Smale 4/51(10); Eva Gray 2/57(8); Sophie Munro 1/24(4); Kate Coppack 1/38(7); Esmae MacGregor 1/56(10);
Essex (women) wearing mauve tops and blue batting pads; skipper Grace Scrivens; [Mia Rogers keeping wicket for DC]; *with Nancy Harman (Hants short-term loan); *Left-handed batter Grace Scrivens was caught by diving keeper Mia Rogers, from Trudy Johnson; *Jodi Grewcock wafered-an-edge caught by keeper Mia Rogers, from Trudy Johnson; *Playing defence, Sophia Smale was bowled ‘top-of-middle,’ by Trudy Johnson; *Score 50/3(vs58/1) after 10 overs power-play;
*Ariana Dowse was caught at ‘deep-square’ by Mady Villiers, from Abi Glen; *Mid-way 124/4 (vs129/2)after 25ov; *Jo Gardner was bowled ‘top-of-middle,’ by Mady Villiers; *Flo Miller was caught-and-bowled by Grace Thompson running across to collect aerial at mid wicket; *Diving Kate Coppack was ‘run-out’ from ‘mid-off’ by Bess Heath’s direct-hit to the non-striker’s stump, from bowler Abi Glen; *Short of a run, Eva Gray was ‘run-out’ from ‘cover’ by Bess Heath’s throw to bowler Mady Villiers receiving at the non-striker’s end; *Sophie Munro was caught at ‘long-on’ by Abi Glen, from Grace Thompson; *Nancy Harman was caught at ‘long-off’ by Abi Glen, from Katie Levick; Essex women batting: Nancy Harman 72(60); Flo Miller, 56(74); Jo Gardner 34(55); Ariana Dowse 24(35); Kate Coppack 14(16); Grace Scrivens 13(16); Durham Cricket women bowling: Trudy Johnson 3/28(6); Grace Thompson 2/60(10); Abi Glen 1/39(6); Mady Villiers 1/45(9); Katie Levick 1/47(9.1);
Match result: Durham Cricket (women) 291/9 (from 50 overs@5.8 runs-per-over) beat Essex (women) 245 ‘All out’ (@5.1 r-p-o/target 292 from 47.1/50 ov.) by 46 runs with 17 balls remaining
*Scorecard with video highlights, courtesy of ECB via nv play @url: https://live.nvplay.com/ecb/?tab=m_scorecard#c43d251c2-5e06-43de-826f-47d67a843862_mc5520000-6664-a623-24d6-08de2dc24a68
*Mid-term results with upcoming League one fixtures @url: http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2026/05/17/metro-bank-one-day-cup-league-one-women/
