Dani Hazell has named a squad of 14 as Durham look to make it two in two when they take on table toppers Surrey at the Kia Oval tomorrow in the Vitality Blast starting at 2pm.
Hazell has made one change to the squad which travelled to Sussex on Saturday, with Mia Rogers joining up with the 14 player-squad.
Hazell’s squad is otherwise unchanged and will be looking for their second win of the competition following a thrilling 1 run DLS win over Hampshire on Saturday evening.
Durham face a Surrey side who currently sit in top spot with three wins from their opening three games having won against Lancashire on Saturday night by 2 runs on DLS.
Words from Grace Thompson
It is a really good win for us over Hampshire. We’ve had a couple of unlucky run outs so far so it is nice to get one under the belt.
It was pretty high pressure towards the end. They needed a couple more runs and thankfully we managed to hold them off.
I just tried as tightly as I could with my stock ball and try to keep them to the minimum amount of runs. I’m happy I was able to pull it off. Hollie made a big decision to pick me so there was nerves going through me but it was great to do it.
It was a very slow scoring pitch and a slow outfield so I think our batters did a great job to get the runs they got.”
Squad v Surrey (8 June)
Hollie Armitage*, Suzie Bates, Katherine Fraser, Abi Glen, Bess Heath+, Trudy Johnson, Katie Levick, Emma Marlow, Mia Rogers, Lizzie Scott, Grace Thompson, Phoebe Turner, Sophia Turner, Mady Villiers
Opposition Corner
Captain: Bryony Smith
Overseas players: Grace Harris (Australia, available from June 5 until the end of competition)
Key winter moves: The big arrivals over the close season are England international Danni Wyatt-Hodge and Australian Grace Harris, both free-scoring batters who fit the profile of a side renowned for aggressive run-making. Alice Monaghan also comes in from Hampshire to offer options with both bat and ball.
The big question: How will they fit all the batters in? An already strong line-up now includes Harris and Wyatt-Hodge, the former possessing a higher strike rate (155) in international T20 than any batter achieved domestically in the format last year. Bowling stocks, be that seam or spin are hardly light either, even with skipper Smith and vice-captain Tash Farrant currently battling injuries.
Wildcard watch: Emma Jones. The all-rounder, a student of veterinary surgery at Cambridge, has had three separate contracts with The Hundred franchises, but been held back by injury. Trent Rockets have kept faith for 2025 when Jones’ height with the ball and long levers with the bat may mean that faith is rewarded.
Final thought: Under the guise of the South East Stars, the bulk of this group made Finals Day in the Charlotte Edwards Cup in three of the four years it was contested. Only Sophia Dunkley and Alice Davidson-Richards will miss the start of the competition on England duty while rival sides are harder hit. Smith returned from injury during the T20 County Cup and her captaincy and powerplay hitting will be valuable to lead a squad with enough class and depth to be a contender.
Match Centre
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