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Vitality Blast women T20 – league one, match 25

Somerset (women) vs Durham Cricket (women) (match 25, league one – ‘stand-alone’ fixture) at The Cooper Associates Ground, Taunton  on Sunday, 15 June 2025 Durham Cricket women chalked-up their second win from six matches played, despite Somerset women scoring their highest ‘league one’ score at 20 overs. Commentators felt that Somerset ‘lost their way’ beyond

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Source: Julian Thompson

Vitality Blast women T20 – league one, match 18

Durham Cricket (women) vs Birmingham Bears (women) (match 18, league one – ‘double header’ fixture) at Banks Homes Riverside Chester-le-Street, on Wednesday, 11 June 2025 Mady Villiers (on three-year Durham Cricket contract, with 20 England caps-to-date) put on an impressive show of batting, chalking-up her season’s-best score [85*not out runs (from 56 balls).] Openers Davina

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Source: Julian Thompson

Vitality Blast women T20 – league one, match 21

Durham Cricket (women) vs The Blaze (women) (match 21, league one – ‘stand-alone’ fixture) Banks Homes Riverside, Chester-le-Street on Friday, 13 June 2025 Home team commentators lauded Durham Cricket ‘DC’ women who ‘gave everything’ for their mammoth score of 188. Elation became ‘Friday-the-thirteenth’ heartbreak when The Blaze chased-down that score – a feat that had

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Vitality Blast women T20 – league one, match 17

Surrey vs Durham Cricket women (match 17 league one – ‘double-header’) at at the Kia Oval, Kennington South London on Sunday, 8 June 2025 Commentators gave ‘full marks’ for a ‘pleasing all-round performance’ by top-of-table Surrey women (with bat, ball and also in-the-field) as the only undefeated team. Hollie Armitage played a ‘skipper’s innings’ for

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Vitality Blast women T20 – league one, match 6

Durham Cricket women vs Lancashire Thunder women (match 6 league one ‘double-header’) at Chester-le-Street, Banks Homes Riverside on Sunday, 1 June 2025 Northern derby won by Thunder women whose bowlers took unprecedented double-wickets during four single overs. Home-team commentators realised that certain players were missing, either ‘preparing for The Hundred,’ or recovering from injury. The

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Vitality Blast women – league one, match 4

Bears vs Durham Cricket women (match 4 league one ‘double-header’) at Birmingham, Edgbaston Stadium on Saturday, 31 May 2025 (15h00) History unfolded as Australian International Laura Harris broke Sophie Devine’s (NZ) long-standing record ‘fastest fifty’ that had stood for ten years. Beyond mid-way (on 72/1) Bears new signing Laura Harris took four overs to score

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‘Metro Bank’ League One Fixtures and results up to May 2025

Metro Bank One Day Cup, Women’s (tournament for 50 overs) continues from 24 July Women’s fixtures and results arranged by venue for 2025 are listed below, with remaining matches marked in bold; *Arundel, Castle Cricket Ground (hosted by Hampshire CCC) Saturday 13 September @10h30: Hampshire v Lancashire – (match 55); 7 May, Hampshire women 193/3 beat

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Metro Bank One-Day Cup – league one match 31

Lancashire women vs Durham women – (match 31)- Blackpool, Stanley Park on 19 May 2025 (10h30) Northern derby described by commentators as a ‘fantastic’ match, albeit  low-scoring: between second-placed Lancashire women and fifth-placed Durham Cricket women. A remarkable juggling catch by international player Katie MacK left Durham Cricket women thirty-five runs short of their third back-to-back win. Left-armer

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Metro Bank One-Day Cup – league one match 27

Essex women vs Durham Cricket women – (match 27) at Chelmsford, Ambassador Cruise Line Ground on Wednesday 14 May 2025 (10h30) Durham Cricket women made a ‘fine effort’ to chase down the hosts target score of 178 that was ‘never going to be enough’ (for Essex to defend.) By comparison, Essex openers had been ahead after ten

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