Hampshire Hawks (women) vs Durham Cricket (women) (match 56, league one – semi final 2) at The Kia Oval, Kennington South London on 17 July 2026
Low scoring thriller (semi-final between first and fourth-placed teams) with tense ending, sending Durham Cricket women ‘heading for the final’ against The Blaze (winners of the other semi-final.) Batting first, Hawks were ‘in a spot of bother’ after eight overs (on 55/4 vs 55/1) when three wickets had fallen within 15 balls – a position from which Hawks ‘never fully recovered.’ Best bowler was Sophia Turner who took a 3-fer [taking 3 wickets/ conceding 21 runs.] Turning to Durham Cricket women’s reply, their first-wicket partnership of 52 runs between skipper Hollie Armitage and Mady Villiers ‘set the tone.’ DC maintained two wickets advantage by mid-way (71/2 vs 65/4) and scored at one-run-per-ball to win the match within the final ‘over.’ Grace Thompson scored the winning ‘four.’ Best Hawks bowler was Poppy Tulloch 2/22. Commentators from Sky Sports (outside broadcast) pod team were: Charles Dagnall (lead), Tash Farrant (ex-England & Surrey women); Kate Cross (ex-England & Lancs women); and pitch-side, Tymal Mills. Weather: fine afternoon, hot 27-29C.
Hampshire Hawks women wearing full-backed and half-fronted striped yellow tops and yellow batting pads over navy blue; *skipper Georgia Adams *[Mia Rogers keeping wicket for DC women]; *international player Amanda-Jade Wellington (Australia ‘WBBL); *with Maia Bouchier (England returner); *Maia Bouchier ’snicked-an-edge’ to keeper Mia Rogers, from Trudy Johnson; *Ella McCaughan was caught at ‘mid-off’ by diving Hollie Armitage, from Heather Graham; *After six overs power-play 50/2; *Georgia Adams was caught aerial at ‘short-third’ by Trudy Johnson, from Sophia Turner; *Abi Norgrove was ‘run-out’ from ‘mid-off’ by Lauren Filer’s direct-hit to break the non-striker’s end stumps; *Score 65/4 by mid-way; *Nancy Harman was caught aerial inside the boundary at ‘cow corner’ by Mady Villiers, from Sophia Turner; *Rhianna ‘Rhi’ Southby was caught at ‘long-on’ by Bess Heath, from Lauren Filer; *Mis-timing reverse-sweep, upon review Amanda-Jade Wellington was caught aerial by keeper Mia Rogers, from Katie Levick; *Poppy Tulloch was caught aerial inside-the-circle at ‘mid-off’ from Sophia Turner; Hawks women batting: Naomi Dattani 28*not out(22); Ella McCaughan 23(16); Nancy Harman 16(16); Georgia Adams 15(15); Rhianna ‘Rhi’ Southby 14(13); Durham Cricket women bowling: Sophia Turner 3/21(4); Katie Levick 1/18(4); Lauren Filer 1/24(4); Heather Graham 1/25(4); Trudy Johnson 1/15(2);
Durham Cricket women wearing yellow splash over dark blue with white numbers and dark blue caps with yellow pads; *Skipper Hollie Armitage [*Rhianna ‘Rhi’ Southby keeping wicket for Hawks women]; *international player Heather Graham (Australia ‘WBBL); *with Lauren Filer (England returner); *Level-pegging after six overs power-play 48/0 (vs 50/2); *Mis-timing a ‘scoop,’ Hollie Armitage ‘ramped’ onto her stumps, bowled by Naomi Dattani – having switched ends; *Playing defensive, Mady Villiers was bowled with ‘middle-stump’ flattened by Poppy Tulloch who had ‘immediate effect;’ *Score 71/2 (vs 65/4) by mid-way; **Upon review, showing bat-pad contact, Bess Heath was caught by keeper Rhianna ‘Rhi’ Southby; *Also upon review, showing glove contact, Emily Windsor was caught aerial at ‘cover’ by Naomi Dattani, from Poppy Tulloch; *Mia Rogers was ‘run-out’ by Ella McCaughan’s throw from ‘long-off’ to Georgia Adams receiving at the non-striker’s end; *Heather Graham was caught at ‘mid-off’ by Naomi Dattani, from Amanda-Jade Wellington; Durham Cricket women batting: Heather Graham 35(32); Mady Villiers 25(27); Hollie Armitage 23(19); Grace Thompson 17*not out(14); Hawks women bowling: Poppy Tulloch 2/22(3.2); Naomi Dattani 1/12(2); Bex Tyson 1/22(4); Amanda-Jade Wellington 1/26/(4);
Match result: Durham Cricket (women) 131/6 (@6.7 runs-per-over, target 130 from 19.2/20 overs) beat Hampshire Hawks (women) 129/8 (@6.4 r-p-o from 20ov ) by four wickets with four balls remaining
*Scorecard with video highlights, courtesy of ECB via nv play at url: https://live.nvplay.com/ecb/?tab=m_scorecard#m14e636de-4ee9-4fe1-becd-08dad3de3752
*Vitality blast (20ov.) Women’s ‘league one’ results @url: http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2026/07/18/vitality-blast-league-one-results-july-2026/
*Upcoming League one ‘MetroBank’ (50ov.) fixtures with mid-term results @url: http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2026/05/17/metro-bank-one-day-cup-league-one-women/
