WOMEN'S ONE DAY CUP ROUNDUP: The Blaze end Hampshire's unbeaten start courtesy of Tammy Beaumont's century, while Somerset edged over the line at Chester-le-Street
Chester-le-Street: Durham 216, Somerset 215-6 - Somerset won by four wickets (DLS method)
Somerset held their nerve in a tight chase to defeat Durham by four wickets via the DLS method in their One-Day Cup clash at Banks Homes Riverside.
Debutant Rebecca Ogders and Fran Wilson scored half-centuries for the visitors in a rain-affected contest reduced to 39 overs per side. The pair set the foundation before Amanda-Jade Wellington and Alex Griffiths saw their team over the line with nine balls to spare
Durham skipper Hollie Armitage scored 89 earlier in the day to allow Durham to post a competitive 216, reduced to 213 after DLS. Chloe Skelton and Ellie Anderson each claimed three wickets apiece, with the former's three strikes in the penultimate over proving decisive in the outcome of the contest as Somerset claimed four points.
Chelmsford: Lancashire 230-8, Essex 231-5 - Essex won by five wickets
Jodi Grewcock struck her first half-century of the One-Day Cup as Essex overcame Lancashire at Chelmsford to break their duck in the tournament.
The left-hander finished unbeaten on 73 from 91 balls, accumulating singles and hitting only six boundaries as she shared a decisive fourth-wicket partnership of 89 from 88 with Flo Miller (41 from 48) and steered Essex over the line with 16 balls to spare.
Grewcock had earlier made a key contribution with the ball after Eve Jones (57 from 75) and Emma Lamb (43 from 53) gave Lancashire a strong platform with an opening stand of 106 from 117 – their third consecutive three-figure partnership.
But Grewcock (2 for 36) and fellow leg-spinner Abtaha Maqsood (3 for 42) triggered a middle-order collapse to restrict the visitors to 230 for 8 after seven wickets went down for 76.
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Beckenham: Surrey 313-7, Bears 314-7 - Bears won by three wickets
Bears inflicted a third One-Day Cup defeat of the season on Surrey at a bracing and blustery Beckenham.
Surrey's 313 for 7, adorned by a century from Sophia Dunkley, never quite looked enough on a cracking batting surface and positive batting from Davina Perrin and Nat Wraith broke the back of the chase before Beth Ellis played an assured finishing role.
The chase was the second-highest ever in women’s List A cricket (Bengal hauled in Haryana’s 389 for 5 in Rajkot in December 2024) and the highest ever in England.
Trent Bridge: Hampshire 189-7, The Blaze 192-3 - The Blaze won by seven wickets
A superb century from England's Tammy Beaumont led The Blaze to a seven-wicket victory with 13.1 overs to spare as Hampshire's unbeaten start to the One-Day Cup ended at Trent Bridge.
Beaumont finished 112 not out after sharing an unbroken 159-run partnership with Georgia Elwis (58 not out) to complete a third win from four matches for the East Midlands side.
Another of their England stars, leg-spinner Sarah Glenn, took three for 36 as Hampshire were restricted to 189 in their 50 overs, opener Ella McCaughan top-scoring with 57.
Hampshire had two wins and a tie in their opening three fixtures, setting a record for the highest successful run chase in women’' List A cricket in England when they overhauled Lancashire's 292 for 6 at Southport last week.
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