Match Preview: Hampshire Women v Surrey, Metro Bank One Day Cup Semi-Final

Hampshire Women v Surrey

Women's Metro Bank One Day Cup Semi-Final

Wednesday 17^th September (10:30am start)

Utilita Bowl

Hampshire Women play host to Surrey in the second Women’s Metro Bank One Day Cup semi-final at Utilita Bowl.

The Blaze host Lancashire today (Wednesday 16^th) with the winner securing the first spot in the Final at Utilita Bowl on Sunday.

Hampshire topped the table with nine wins, and only two defeats, from their 14 matches.

Their previous two matches, against Somerset at Utilita Bowl and Lancashire at Arundel Castle, were both abandoned without a ball bowled, giving the Rose and Crown the four points they needed to remain in the top spot.

In their last completed match, Maia Bouchier and Rhianna Southby put on a batting masterclass to chase down 171 inside 24 overs to secure a bonus point win.

For Surrey, they made 290 in 48 overs against Durham at Banks Homes Riverside on Saturday.

60s from Alice Davidson-Richards and Jemima Spence were the standouts before tidy bowling all-round restricted Durham to 138-9 in their 23 overs.

For the semi-final tomorrow, there is no reserve day in place with a minimum of 10 overs per side constituting a match.

If there is no result, the team that finished higher in the group stage will progress to Sunday’s final.

Hampshire

Hampshire have named a 14-player squad for their final Metro Bank One Day Cup group match.

The squad is unchanged from the last two wins over Essex and Durham as they seek a top two finish for a home semi-final on Wednesday 17^th September.

England World Cup duo Lauren Bell and Linsey Smith are unavailable and opening batter Ella McCaughan continues to recover from injury.

Full Hampshire squad

Surrey

Captain: Bryony Smith

Head Coach: Johann Myburgh

2025 leading run scorer: Alice Davidson-Richards (553)

2025 leading wicket taker: Dani Gregory (19)

The big questions: Surrey’s predecessors, the South East Stars, were consistently one of the strongest sides in the country, but only had one Charlotte Edwards Trophy to show for it. Will some exceptionally smart new signings in Grace Harris and Danni Wyatt-Hodge help them convert a series of second and third-places into silverware?

Player to watch: Harris is the kind of player who could take the women’s game in England to an entirely different level. World-class with bat and more than useful with the ball, her influence on the younger players could be pivotal.

Young gun: Tilly Corteen-Coleman was The Hundred’s youngest-ever player when she made her debut for the Southern Brave last year, aged just 16. Born in the hospital next door to Kent’s St Lawrence Ground, she was part of the Stars’ academy and instantly looked at home in the first team.

Final thought: Surrey have plenty of star quality with England players Alice Capsey, Sophia Dunkley, Danni Wyatt-Hodge and Ryana MacDonald-Gay no doubt eager to get to work back in domestic ranks after they were on the winter tour to Australia.

Squad: Bryony Smith (captain), Alice Capsey, Kira Chathli, Priyanaz Chatterji, Tilly Corteen-Coleman, Aylish Cranstone, Alice Davidson-Richards, Sophia Dunkley, Tash Farrant, Phoebe Franklin, Danielle Gregory, Charlotte Lambert, Emma Jones, Ryana MacDonald-Gay, Bethan Miles, Alice Monaghan, Kalea Moore, Paige Scholfield, Jemima Spence, Alexa Stonehouse, Danni Wyatt-Hodge.

Tickets

Tickets for Hampshire Women’s Metro Bank One Day Cup semi-final against Surrey are available here.

Prices start at just £10 for adults when bought in advance, going up to £12 when bought on the gate. Admission for Under 17s is charged at £5.

Hampshire Cricket Members and Women’s Season Tickets holders can access this match for free.

Coverage

A live stream will be available for the match and a link to this stream will be available in the at www.utilitabowl.com/cricket, along with a live match centre with the scorecard, statistics and insight available throughout the match.

Weather Forecast

Please follow the link to view the latest weather forecast for Utilita Bowl: https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2634447.