Durham vs Warwickshire report- Heath half-century leads hosts to victory

Warwickshire have now suffered four successive defeats, slipping with the bat following an impressive bowling and fielding display.

They were bowled out for 113 inside 19 overs. Left-arm new-ball pacer Alexa Stonehouse was superb for her one for 15 from four overs, with three team-mates also striking once as Durham totalled a battling 140 for five including a T20 career best 61 off 39 balls for Bess Heath. 

Mady Villiers and fellow spinner Katie Levick then struck twice for polished Durham, as did the seam of Australian Heather Graham and Sophia Turner.

After the game, Heath said: “We speak about it, partnerships can be what win you the games. We said when we were out in the middle (Heath and Emily Windsor), ‘This is where we need to knuckle down, make smart decisions and earn the right to have a bit of fun at the end’.

“It’s nice to get a career best, but it’s always nice to get out with the girls and get a win. 

“We thought 141 was enough, but we knew Warwickshire were also good enough to get that. We still had to be very clinical with the ball and in the field.

“We learnt from the first innings that it was quite hard (against pace off). They did that quite well. We took wickets quite consistently, and that took the game our way.”