Durham Cricket (women) vs Hampshire (women) – match 57 – League One – at Banks Homes Riverside Chester-le-Street (Co Durham) on Thursday 03 September 2026
Hampshire women ‘cruised to victory’ gaining a significant boost to securing second-place in ‘group-stage’ standings, and can expect (ceteris paribus – all other things equal) to play their Eliminator ‘knockout’ fixture at home. Skipper Georgia Adams [196*not out(from 106 balls)] posted an unbeaten ’ton,’ her third at ‘List A;’ also carrying her bat. Batting first, guest Australian Eleanor Larosa 51*not out(36) made top-score for Durham Cricket women. Hants seamer Poppy Tulloch 3/38 and Australian spinner Amanda-Jade Wellington 3/30 took three wickets each. Hampshire women won by a comfortable margin, with more than 12 overs remaining; well before inclement weather was expected late afternoon. Floodlights were switched-on for final eight ‘overs’ Commentators for Durham Cricket Live Stream were Claire B Jenkins (Women’s cricket commentator, senior lecturer & ex-Somerset & Derbys women) with Toby Reynolds (Sports Gazette’s cricket editor) Weather: initially sunny, with white clouds and blue sky, becoming overcast 15-17C.
Durham Cricket (women) wearing three-toned blue-mauve-red vests with yellow logos; *Skipper Hollie Armitage *[Rhianna ‘Rhi’ Southby keeping wicket for Hants women] *guest international Eleanor Larosa (Australia WBBL); *with Katherine Fraser (Scotland international); without Mady Villiers (England duty); *Mia Rogers went ‘leg-before’ to Eliza Bristowe; *Score 30/1 after 10 overs power-play; *Mid-way score: 83/1 after 25overs; *Hollie Armitage was caught at ‘long-on’ by Eliza Bristowe, from Amanda-Jade Wellington; *Emma Marlow was clean-bowled by Poppy Tulloch ; *Emily Windsor was caught by keeper Rhianna ‘Rhi’ Southby, from Poppy Tulloch; *Dani Collins was caught by Abi Norgrove, from Georgia Adams; *Grace Thompson was stumped by keeper Southby, from Amanda-Jade Wellington; *3 balls later Bess Heath was caught at ‘backward-point’ by Abi Norgrove, from Poppy Tulloch; *Next over Katherine Fraser was caught at ‘mid-off’ by Georgia Adams, from Amanda-Jade Wellington; *Finally Trudy Johnson went ‘leg-before’ to Georgia Adams; Durham Cricket women batting: Eleanor Larosa 51*not out(36); Emma Marlow 45(75); Hollie Armitage 34(73) Dani Collins 15(30); Bess Heath 13(29); Katie Levick 12*not out(12); Hampshire women bowling: Poppy Tulloch 3/38(9); Amanda-Jade Wellington 3/30(10); Georgia Adams 2/26(10); Eliza Bristowe 1/13(4);
Hampshire women wearing dark blue tops with yellow hoops, side-stripes and yellow batting pads; *skipper Georgia Adams; *[Ellie Threlkeld keeping wicket for Lancashire women] *with guest international player Amanda-Jade Wellington (Australia A); *without Maia Bouchier, Freya Kemp or Linsey Smith (England duty); Score 40/0 (vs30/1 ) after 10 overs power-play; *Ella McCaughan was caught ‘in-the-deep’, (leg-side) by Dani Collins, from Grace Thompson; *Mid-way score: 119/1 (vs 83/1) after 25overs; Hampshire women batting: Georgia Adams 106*not out (106); Abi Norgrove 59*not out(63); Ella McCaughan 31(56); Durham Cricket women bowling: Grace Thompson 1/20(4);
Match result: Hampshire (women) 201/1 (@5.3 runs-per-over target 200 from 37.3/50 overs ) beat Durham Cricket (women) 200/9 (@4 r-p-o from 50 ov.) by nine wickets with 75 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-b9df-08de2dc24bef
*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/
