Somerset (women) vs Durham Cricket (women) – match 54 – League One – at The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton (Somerset) on Wednesday 26 August 2026
Somerset women leap-frogged into third-place (previously from joint-fifth) now with a game-in-hand after a convincing win. Both sides recovered similarly, after losing early wickets. Batting first, Durham Cricket recovered from 33/3; after Somerset bowler Ellie Anderson took three wickets from her first four overs. Durham Cricket womens’ key partnerships: firstly between Grace Thompson and Emma Marlow [71 runs(112)balls] added 68 runs; secondly, by Grace Thompson continuing with guest Australian Eleanor Larosa to add another ‘fifty’ to the total score. Separately, Eleanor Larosa was bowled by Ellie Anderson’s first-ball, Ellie Anderson taking a career-best ‘List-A’ 5-fer (taking 5 wickets/conceding 40 runs.) Turning to Somerset women’s run chase, after a disappointing start on 60/3, Charlie Dean 76(70) partnered by Niamh Holland 70(90) mustered recovery, their partnership worth at least one hundred runs. That made Somerset women’s winning target achievable. Commentators for Somerset Cricket Live Stream TV were Claire B Jenkins (Women’s cricket commentator, senior lecturer & retired player) with Ed Seabourne (BBC Sport); and Charlie Taylor (BBC Radio Somerset.) Weather: grey rain clouds cleared with noticeable breeze 17C.
Durham Cricket (women) wearing three-toned blue-mauve-red vests with yellow logos; *Skipper Hollie Armitage [Jess Hazell keeping wicket for Somerset]; *guest international Eleanor Larosa (Australia WBBL); *with Katherine Fraser (Scotland international); *also with Danni Collins (Lancs loan); *Mia Rogers was bowled ‘top-of-middle’ with bails sent flying by Ellie Anderson; *Hollie Armitage was caught aerial at ‘slip’ by Bex Odgers athletic roll, from Ellie Anderson; *Mady Villiers was caught at ‘mid-off’ by Charlie Dean, from Ellie Anderson; *Score 54/3 after 10 overs power-play; *Danni Collins was caught at ‘point’ by Lola Harris, from Chloe Skelton; *Bess Heath was caught at ‘mid-wicket’ by Chloe Skelton, from Lola Harris; *Mid-way score 110/5 after 25overs; *Emma Marlow was caught at ‘long-off’ by Charlie Dean, from Ellie Anderson; *Diving flat-out, Grace Thompson was ‘run-out’ by Sophie Luff’s throw to keeper Jess Hazell; *Eleanor Larosa played-on, bowled by Ellie Anderson; *Katherine Fraser was ‘clean-bowled,’ by Ellie Anderson ‘nipping off-stump;’ Durham Cricket women batting: Emma Marlow 71(112); Eleanor Larosa 44(31); Grace Thompson 41(51); Danni Collins 17(18); Bess Heath 16(17); Mady Villiers 14(15); Katie Levick 12*not out(16);Somerset women bowling: Ellie Anderson 5/40(10); Lola Harris 2/53(8); Chloe Skelton 1/46(7);
Somerset women wearing black with large ‘flag-of-Somerset’ logos and plum helmets (pictured wearing t20 pink); *skipper Sophie Luff; *[Mia Rogers keeping wicket for DC women]; *Playing across-the-line, Sophie Luff went plumb ’leg-before’ to Eleanor Larosa; *without Heather Knight; *Bex Odgers was caught aerial at ‘deep-square’ by Katie Levick, from Lauren Filer; *Score 51/2 (54/3) after 10 overs power-play; *Emma Corney was clean-bowled ‘top-of-middle’ by Katie Levick; *Dani Gibson was caught aerial at ‘extra-cover’ by Lauren Filer, from Mady Villiers; *Mid-way score 104/4 (vs 110/5) after 25overs; *Scoring ‘fifty,’ Niamh Holland was caught at ‘mid-wicket’ by Eleanor Larosa, from Katherine Fraser; *Jess Hazell was caught at ‘mid-wicket’ by Mady Villiers, from Lauren Filer; *Mis-timing to ‘square’, top-scorer Charlie Dean was bowled ‘middle-and-off’ by Grace Thompson; Somerset women batting: Charlie Dean 76(70); Niamh Holland 70(90); Emma Corney 22(30); Jess Hazell 17(18); Dani Gibson 16(12); Alex Griffiths 15*not out(19);Durham Cricket women bowling: Lauren Filer 2/56(10); Katherine Fraser 1/21(4); Grace Thompson 1/25(4.4); Eleanor Larosa 1/35(7); Mady Villiers 1/54(9); Katie Levick 1/56(10);
Match result: Somerset (women) 251/7 (@5.6 runs-per-over/target 249 from 44.4/50overs) beat Durham Cricket (women) 248/9(@4.9 r-p-o from 50 ov.) by three wickets with 32 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-a623-100f-08de2dc24bad
*Mid-term results with upcoming League one fixtures @url: http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2026/05/17/metro-bank-one-day-cup-league-one-women/
*Group-stage results with remaining League two fixtures @url: http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2026/08/19/metro-bank-one-day-cup/
