On September 7, 2025, at 3:00 PM IST, Durham Women and Hampshire Women will lock horns in match 45 of the Women’s One Day Cup at the Riverside Ground in Chester-le-Street. As the tournament enters its business end, Durham eye crucial wins, currently seeded 5th with five wins and as many losses from 11 games, while Hampshire lead the points table with eight wins and only two losses.
Squads:
Durham Women’s Cricket Team
Emily Windsor, Emma Marlow, Hollie Armitage, Leah Dobson, Suzie Bates, Katherine Fraser, Mady Villiers, Trudy Johnson, Bess Heath, Mia Rogers, Abigail Glen, Katie Levick, Lauren Filer, Lizzie Scott, Phoebe Turner, Sophia Turner
Hampshire Women’s Cricket Team
Abigale Norgrove, Daisy Mullan, Ella McCaughan, Georgia Adams, Maia Bouchier, Poppy Tulloch, Ava Lee, Charli Knott, Ellyse Perry, Freya Kemp, Mary Taylor, Naomi Dattani, Rhianna Southby, Bex Tyson, Daisy Gibb, Freya Davies, Lauren Bell, Linsey Smith, Megan Sturge, Nancy Harman, Rebecca Tyson
Players to watch out:
Bess Heath
Bess Heath is an up-and-coming English all-rounder known for her consistent and powerful batting. Her batting style combines solid technique with aggression, enabling her to build long partnerships and anchor innings effectively in limited-overs cricket. She hasn’t found much success this season yet, adding only 155 runs to the tally from 9 innings, but is an experienced campaigner who’ll be banked upon to step up now, as the race to knockouts heat.
Mady Villiers
English cricketer Mady Villiers bowls right-arm off-spin bowling and bats right-handed. She has enjoyed notable success, consistently being among the runs, though hasn’t converted many into big knocks, and also led the bowling attack. In the tournament so far, she has scored 224 runs with the bat including the highest score of unbeaten 65 and has also picked up 13 wickets with the ball with best figures of 3/28.
Maia Bouchier
Maia Bouchier is an English top-order batter known for her aggressive right-handed batting. She is currently the highest run getter for Hampshire in the tournament so far, with 378 runs with the bat including four half-centuries and the highest score of 77. Bouchier has had a purple patch, scoring big runs across competitions, and fresh off a T20 season, scored 31 in her most recent One Day outing and hopefully builds on that score.
Ella McCaughan
Ella McCaughan, a right-handed hitter and leg-spin bowler, hails from Hampshire. She has several half-centuries and achieved her highest List A score of 133* in 2025, greatly influencing the accomplishments of her teams. After being named the Southern Vipers’ Young Player of the Year in 2023, McCaughan signed a professional contract with them in 2022. With 349 runs, she is Hampshire’s second-highest scorer in the competition.
Pitch:
The pitch at the Riverside Ground in Chester-le-Street is generally considered good for batting, with consistent bounce and decent pace. It tends to flatten out as the match progresses, making run-scoring easier, especially in the second innings, that is also when spinners will come into play later, but overall, it’s a surface that favors batters who like to play their shots.
Weather:
Chester-le-Street will experience mostly cloudy and humid conditions with a likelihood of scattered showers and possible thunderstorms through the day. Temperatures should range from a low of 14°C in the morning to a high of 20°C, with humidity levels near 76% and a moderate wind speed.
Fantasy Playing XI:
Hollie Armitage, Suzie Bates, Mady Villiers, Bess Heath, Lauren Filer, Ella McCaughan, Georgia Adams, Maia Bouchier, Charli Knott, Rhianna Southby, Freya Davies, Lauren Bell
Match Details:
Date – September 7, 2025
Time – 3:00 PM IST
Venue – Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street
Broadcast – The game will be live-streamed on the FanCode app and website.
