Hampshire vs Durham report- Durham fall to crushing defeat after Bell five-fer
25.04.26, 16:07 Updated 25.04.26, 16:07
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Lauren Bell’s first competitive appearance of the season resulted in her maiden domestic List A five-wicket haul as Hampshire hammered Durham by six wickets in the Metro Bank One-Day Cup women’s competition.
Fast bowler Bell has been protected ahead of England’s busy international summer, which sees New Zealand and India visit, either side of a home T20 World Cup.
Her five for 22, a personal best, was full of pace and control as she routed Durham out for 118.
Fellow England international Maia Bouchier made sure of a bonus point victory with a hasty 47 as Hampshire secured their victory with oodles of time to spare.
This was Bell’s first 50-over outing since England’s World Cup semi-final defeat to South Africa, and her first competitive spell since winning the WPL final with Royal Challengers Bangalore.
After the defeat, Durham's Katherine Fraser, who took figures of 2/16, said: "It wasn't a great batting innings from us. A few of the top order got starts but none of us kicked on. And then with the ball, Hampshire got off to a good start and we pulled it back but not enough.
"We will go and talk about [what happened with the batting]. Lauren Bell bowled a pretty spell and the rest of the bowlers put a lot of pressure on us. It was disappointing from us and one we need to bounce back from.
"You take things from each situation, and we will know how to make them better next time."
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