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Match Preview: Hampshire Hawks Women v Durham, Vitality Blast
Match Preview: Hampshire Hawks Women v Durham, Vitality Blast
Hawks Women climbed to the top of the table against Yorkshire, but Durham lie just one point behind in second place
Hampshire Hawks Women v Durham
Vitality Blast
Saturday 28 June (2:30pm start)
Utilita Bowl
Hawks Women host Durham in a top-of-the-table clash at Utilita Bowl on Sunday.
Georgia Adams’ side completed a comfortable win over Yorkshire on Friday, with the captain starring with both bat and ball in the Hawks’ 42-run victory.
Maia Bouchier got the team off to a flying start with her 44 off 28, which included nine boundaries as she and Adams put on 68 for the opening wicket.
The middle order was firing as the Hawks posted 174/5 and then had Yorkshire 26/3 inside five overs.
Adams claimed 2/20 to extend her lead as the side’s leading wicket-taker whilst Bex Tyson picked up 2/33 on her birthday, with further wickets falling to Naomi Dattani, Amanda-Jade Wellington, and Poppy Tulloch.
Durham got over the line in the final over with a six-wicket win over Somerset on Friday.
Spinner Mady Villiers claimed her best T20 figures for Durham of 4/28 as the Wyverns made 155/7.
Captain Hollie Armitage stood out with the bat as her 65* from 45 balls saw her team home, with contributions also from Villiers (30 off 22) and ex-Hampshire batter Emily Windsor (25 off 21).
Hampshire Hawks
Hawks Women have named a 13-player squad for their Vitality Blast match against Durham.
Spin bowler Ava Lee comes into the squad, as does Pippa Sproul who has completed her T20 World Cup campaign with Scotland.
Batter Abi Norgrove has been called up to England A’s series against India A, with the first of three 50-over matches starting at the 1st Central County Ground in Hove on Sunday. She joins fellow Hampshire batter Ella McCaughan in the squad.
Daisy Gibb remains unavailable due to a knuckle injury.
Georgia Adams Captain (1)
Rhianna Southby † (17)
Maia Bouchier (14)
Pippa Sproul † (7)
Eliza Bristowe (18)
Francesca Sweet (13)
Naomi Dattani (11)
Poppy Tulloch (24)
Hannah Hardwick (19)
Bex Tyson (35)
Nancy Harman (25)
Amanda-Jade Wellington (10)
Ava Lee (33)
Durham
Previewed by Graham Hardcastle, ECB Reporters Network supported by Rothesay
Captain: Hollie Armitage
Overseas player: Heather Graham (Australia, all)
2026 standings: 2nd
2026 leading run-scorer: Hollie Armitage (205)
2026 leading wicket-taker: Heather Graham (12)
Key winter moves: Australian all-rounder Heather Graham has been signed to replace veteran New Zealander Suzie Bates, who was unable to return to the North East because of T20 World Cup duty. Graham has spent the last two seasons as an overseas player with The Blaze. She was a Charlotte Edwards T20 Cup winner in 2025 and a Blast semi-finalist last summer.
The big question: Can Durham kick on from last year’s mid-table, group stage finish? Only five wins from 14 matches last term left them short of a Finals Day appearance by a good distance. Two fewer games this season, they must target at least six wins to have a chance of a top-four finish for a 17 July trip to the Kia Oval.
Wildcard watch: Sophia Turner. Spinners Katie Levick (13 wickets) and Mady Villiers (11) led the way with the ball for Durham in last season’s Blast, but skilful Sophia Turner – aged 23 – was their most prolific seamer with 10. She struck in six of her last seven Blast games in 2025, the other being a No Result. She is used more late in an innings by Hollie Armitage.
Final thought: Hollie Armitage and Bess Heath will be hoping they can transfer that winning feeling from last year’s Hundred with the Northern Superchargers through to their county. The knowledge they gained from that can only help the younger players in Durham’s squad. The loss of director of cricket Marcus North to England as the new men’s national selector within sight of the competition starting is not ideal, but the bulk of the preparation for this campaign will be done now.
Head-to-Head:
Hampshire Hawks Women’s record in T20 matches v Durham:
Played
Won
Tied
Lost
No Result
3
0
0
3
0
Recent meetings:
May 24 2026 | Banks Homes Riverside, Chester-le-Street | Durham won by 32 runs
July 11 2025 | Banks Homes Riverside, Chester-le-Street | Durham won by five wickets (with 28 balls remaining)
June 7 2025 | Arundel Castle | Durham won by one run (DLS method)
Tickets
Tickets for Hampshire Hawks Women’s match against Durham are available here from just £15 when bought in advance.
Coverage
The match will be live streamed on the Hampshire Cricket YouTube channel.
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