Surrey return to the road and take on Durham in must win fixture to secure semi-final spot in their last group game of the season.
Surrey will play Durham at Chester-le-Street where play will begin at 10.30am. After two rain-affected games, Surrey will now have to win their final group game of the season in order to qualify fourth, and claim the final spot in the semi-finals of the Metro Bank Women’s One Day Cup.
Surrey Squad
Rachel King moves back into this weekend’s squad to replace Alice Capsey who departs on international duty ahead of the World Cup.
How can I keep up with play?
The match will be broadcast live on Durham’s YouTube channel with a link posted in the Surrey Match Centre and on the Club’s social media channels.
Surrey Cricket’s social media channels will provide live updates from Chester-le-Street, with clips and highlights posted throughout the day. A written report and highlights will be available at the end of the match.
Last Time Out
Surrey last welcomed Durham back in April. The game saw the Three Feathers first victory of their Metro Bank campaign.
Durham lost the first battle of the day and were made to watch as Surrey capitalised on a lose bowling attack and a characteristically firm batting deck at Beckenham.
Alice Capsey led the way with 79 from 66 deliveries before her England counterpart, Sophia Dunkley, added 92 to the board. Each batter contributing a healthy chunk to Durhams target before they finished 348/6.
Ryana MacDonald-Gay struck first with the ball. Emma Marlow, lbw, followed soon after by Hollie Armitage, middle stump sent flying.
Regular wickets delivered by Bryony Smith, MacDonald-Gay and Kalea Moore saw the game end in the 45th over, 104 runs short of the target.
Another victory for Surrey this weekend will secure their spot in the semi-final as Durham sit three points behind them on the table.
Durham
Captain: Hollie Armitage
Head Coach: Dani Hazell
The big questions: Durham have assembled a squad including some star signings and some smart signings. Will they be able to hit the ground running at the start of a new era for women’s cricket in the county? Spin bowling looks to be their super-strength, with Katie Levick, Mady Villiers and Katherine Fraser leading the way.
Player to watch: Captain Hollie Armitage promises to be a talismanic presence. She bats, bowls leg-spin, fields superbly and is one of the best leaders in English cricket. Batting is her main suit, and she will be hoping big runs will help her go from the fringes of England’s team and be a regular pick.
Young gun: All-rounder Phoebe Turner has impressed in Northern Diamonds colours in the last couple of seasons, including a match-winning six for 20 in a 50-over match against Lancashire Thunder last September with her seamers. Dynamic with the bat in the middle order too. There’s a bit of Nat Sciver-Brunt about the 21-year-old.
Final thought: Durham will be confident they can challenge the likes of Surrey and The Blaze this summer, though a lot rests on the shoulders of Hollie Armitage and New Zealand captain Suzie Bates with the bat. Bates has penned an overseas deal for the full summer at the Banks Homes Riverside. England pacer Lauren Filer will bring an X-Factor to their bowling attack.
Squad: Hollie Armitage (captain), Suzie Bates, Leah Dobson, Lauren Filer, Katherine Fraser, Abi Glen, Bess Heath, Trudy Johnson, Katie Levick, Emma Marlow, Mia Rogers, Lizzie Scott, Phoebe Turner, Sophia Turner, Mady Villiers, Emily Windsor.
Previewed by Graham Hardcastle – ECB Reporters Network supported by Rothesay
