Source: Julian Thompson

Metro Bank One-Day Cup – league one match 21

Durham Cricket women vs Warwickshire women – (match 21) – ay Chester-le-Street, Banks Homes Riverside on Sunday 11 May 2025 (10h30) Having won their first match followed by back-to-back losses ever since, Durham Cricket ‘DC’ needed to lift themselves from seventh-place. In contrast, Warwickshire women started the match as one of the top-three teams. After thirty

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Source: Julian Thompson

Metro Bank One-Day Cup – league one match 18

Hampshire women vs Durham Cricket women – (match 18) – at Arundel (The Castle Cricket Ground) on Wednesday 7 May 2025 (11h00) Hampshire picked up their first bonus point for their ‘convincing win’ without needing to chase down a huge score. Summing-up, commentators lauded Hampshire’s batters Charli Knott and Maia Bouchier who ‘stood firm,’ each

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Source: Julian Thompson

Metro Bank One-Day Cup – league one match 13

Durham women vs Somerset women – (match 13) – at Chester-le-Street (Banks Homes Riverside) on Sunday 4 May 2025 (10h30) Somerset women chalked-up a ‘hard-fought win’ in difficult weather conditions in the North-East. Rain stopped play after three balls, the second of which had already costs the hosts their first wicket. Once play resumed, seventy

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Source: Julian Thompson

Metro Bank One-Day Cup – league one match 10

Surrey women vs Durham Cricket women – (match 10) County Ground, Beckenham Wednesday 30 April 2025 (10h30)  Headline England batter Sophia Dunkley (pictured) [(92 runs (from 94 balls)] partnered by Alice Capsey [79 runs (from  balls)] shared a match-winning century partnership of 155 runs. According to commentators, that resulted in a one-sided ‘heavy defeat’ for Durham

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Metro Bank One-Day Cup – league one match 5

Durham Cricket women vs The Blaze at Chester-le-Street (Banks Homes Riverside) on Sunday 27 April 2025 (10h30) Durham Cricket commentators were confident that their first thirty-six overs provided a good start. Century partnership between batters Hollie Armitage who played a skipper’s innings [81 runs (from 90 balls)] and Mady Villiers 45(75) were together said to be ‘cruising along.’

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Metro Bank One-Day Cup – league one match 1

Durham Cricket women vs Essex women at Chester-le-Street, Banks Homes Riverside on Wednesday 23 April 2025 (10h30) ‘Months of planning’ were rewarded as Durham Cricket ‘cruised’ to their first ever major win’ as professionals, by nine wickets, against Essex. Separately, commentators had hoped for better weather to encourage a larger crowd to mark the ‘huge occasion,’ in what

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Source: Julian Thompson

‘Metro Bank’ League One Fixtures for 2025

Metro Bank One Day Cup, Women’s (tournament for 50 overs) starts on 23 April Women’s fixtures for 2025 are listed below arranged by venue; *Arundel, Arundel Castle Cricket Ground Ground Wednesday, 7 May @10h30: Hampshire vs Durham – (match 18); Monday 19 May @10h30: Hampshire vs Warwickshire  – (match 30); Saturday 13 September @10h30: Hampshire

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Durham confirm the loan signing of Aimee Claypole

Durham Women FC have announced the loan signing of England youth international forward Aimee Claypole from Chelsea. The striker joins us until the end of the 2024/25 season and becomes our first signing of the winter transfer window. The 19-year-old forward scored 30 goals in 23 appearances for Chelsea in the 2022/23 Professional Game Academy

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‘Vitality blast’ Fixtures for season 2025

‘Vitality blast’ Cricket Tournament (for 20 overs) starts on May 30 Matches prefixed ‘§’ indicates ‘double-headers’ (both women’s and men’s matches); Women’s fixtures for 2025 are listed below arranged by venue; *Arundel, The Castle Cricket Ground Saturday, June 7@tbc: Hampshire Hawks vs Durham Cricket (match 13); *Birmingham, Edgbaston § Saturday, May 31@tbc: Bears vs Durham

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Durham sign Canadian forward Kaila Novak

Durham Women have announced the signing of Canadian forward Kaila Novak. The 22-year-old – who primarily plays in wide areas – joins the Blues ahead of the 2024/25 Barclays Women’s Championship season and becomes our fourth signing of the summer. Novak hails from Ontario, Canada and began playing at St. Thomas SC at the age

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