Durham Women head to London looking for back-to-back wins in the Metro Bank One Day Cup, facing Surrey at the Kia Oval on Saturday 18 April.
Dani Hazell has named a squad of 14, with one change from the squad named to face Essex on Wednesday.
Lauren Filer returns to the side with Harriet Robson dropping out of contention.
Durham sit sixth in the One Day Cup and face a Surrey side who top the league table with wins from both of their opening games, recording a bonus point victory over Yorkshire last time out.
Surrey dismissed the White Rose for 185 before racing past their target within 23.3 overs, whilst the Three Feathers posted 389/9 in their opener against Warwickshire.
Squad v Surrey (18 April)
Hollie Armitage*, Lauren Filer, Katherine Fraser, Abi Glen, Bess Heath, Katie Levick, Emma Marlow, Mia Rogers, Grace Thompson, Phoebe Turner, Sophia Turner, Mady Villiers, Tahlia Wilson, Emily Windsor.
Words from Dani Hazell
We set ourselves up really well against Essex, Tahlia and Emma up top gave us a really good platform and then Hollie came in after that. That is probably as good an innings as we’ve put together as a collective. It was really positive and gives us good momentum to get the season going.
[On Tahlia Wilson’s 152] I think it’s the best innings that we’re going to see this year. From ball one she just looked really calm, really composed and went about her business really well. She didn’t really get out of fourth and fifth gear and I mean that as a compliment. She played exceptionally well.
Sometimes with Surrey you’re not quite sure which team you’re going come up against but all we can do is take confidence from a win and I have no doubt we will turn up at the Oval and give everything we’ve got. We know at our best we can beat anybody.
Opposition Corner
Captain: Kira Chathli
Head coach: Johann Myburgh
2025 finish: 4th
2025 highest run-scorer: Alice Davidson-Richards (595)
2025 highest wicket-taker: Dani Gregory (19)
Key winter moves: Australian all-rounder, Maitlan Brown joins the Three Feathers and is available for the first block of Metro Bank One-Day Cup. The right-arm fast bowler will add both depth and experience to Surrey’s bowling attack. Two other additions to the squad are Rachel King and Emily Burke. Wicketkeeper-batter King signed a rookie contract in October after spending much of last year in Surrey’s Vitality Blast squads while Burke is promoted from the academy. Big-hitting seamer Emma Jones has permanently headed north to The Blaze while another quick, Alexa Stonehouse, has gone on a season-long loan to Warwickshire.
The big question: Surrey were all-but unstoppable in the Vitality Blast last season but must uncover the secret of how to transfer that dominance to the longer white-ball format. There were several instances in 2025 of the bowling attack coming up short defending scores of around 300, most notably in the semi-final against Hampshire where their total of 287 was overhauled with almost three overs to spare.
Player to watch: Tilly Corteen-Coleman. Given the teenager was sold at the recent Hundred auction for £105,000, it seems spurious to flag her as one to watch. However, much of her success so far has come in T20 whereas in the 2025 One Day Cup she took only two wickets. Only 18, the slow left-armer is still learning her craft and if she makes a leap forward in this format, Surrey may do too.
Final thought: Alice Capsey, Sophia Dunkley, Ryana MacDonald-Gay and Danni Wyatt-Hodge are centrally contracted to England, and Stonehouse has been loaned out, so there are question marks over availability in a World Cup year. Much may rest on the shoulders of last season’s leading run-scorer Alice Davidson-Richards and spinners Corteen-Coleman and Dani Gregory if Chathli is to enjoy success in her first season as skipper.
Match Centre
The Club’s match centre will be in operation for the fixture with live scorecards, statistics & video highlights as they happen. You can watch the game live via Surrey’s YouTube channel. Durham Cricket will have full coverage on social media, with a full match report at the close.