Player of the Match
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Best performances - Batsmen

ML Green
ML Green
88(107) 9x4 - 0x6
Control %86%
  • Productive Shot
  • on drive
  • 28 runs
  • 4x4 - 0x6
4 9 13 6 15 1 28 12
ME Bouchier
59(69) 4x4 - 0x6
Control %94%
  • Productive Shot
  • flick
  • 18 runs
  • 0x4 - 0x6
0 2 5 3 15 1 5 28

Best performances - Bowlers

RA Mair
RA Mair
O10
M1
R42
W3
Eco4.2
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
2W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
CE Dean
CE Dean
O7
M0
R21
W2
Eco3
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W

Match Details

Toss

England Women , elected to field first

Player Of The Match

Series result

England Women led the 3-match series 1-0

Season

Hours of play (local time)

11.00 start, First Session 11.00-14.10, Interval 14.10-14.40, Second Session 14.40-17.50

Match days

10 May 2026 (50-over match)

TV Umpires

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Points

England Women 2, New Zealand Women 0

Scorer: K Vairavan | Commentator: Alan Gardner

6.32pm: Time for the presentations, starting with New Zealand's Amelia Kerr: "Think the wicket was a bit slow, we thought 250 would be a good score. We were set up to do that but unfortunately lost wickets at the back end. Fought hard with the ball to take it deep. Two big moments, with a bit more scoreboard pressure we could have cruised it. We have to learn and be better. Thought our bowlers were outstanding. Fielded well, a bit bumpy out there, too. Mistakes happen, it's part of the game. The bowlers are in a good place, myself not included. [Legspin in Eng] Bit different, been indoors at home. Feel in a good place, but not much rhythm. Those breakthroughs brought us back into the game. [Preparation] We've played more cricket than England, came off a series in April, so in a really good place as a group. To take it as deep as we did shows fight and character. Being out in the middle is the best practice, different format but great prep for the WC."

England captain Charlie Dean is named Player of the Match: "One for one, brilliant start from us. To ship them for 200 made it more doable. To be not out at the end with Tilly was fantastic and what a day she's had there, too. Just holding your nerve and trusting that the girls can do their job, too. [TCC batting] She came in with a plan, she takes everything in her stride. She held her nerve and was brilliant with ball and bat. {NZ innings] Maddy and Melie had a brilliant partnership but we felt we could stay patient, and those wickets at the death made it easier for us. [Fielding still needs work?] Think so, we know our standards and looking forward to that growing as the series goes on. [Injuries] Big squad, room to cover bases. Bit of flexibility and credit to the XI. [Enjoy captaincy?] I did, nerve-wracking at the start but being out on there on the pitch is what I enjoy."

And that, folks, is a wrap from the northeast. Valkerie's report is in the hutch, and there'll be plenty to digest after a harum-scarum game. We'll be back for more on Wednesday, as the series moves to Nottingham. Thanks for keeping us company, from myself and Miller, Chetan and Vairavan, it's good night. Bye!

6.26pm: Welcome to international cricket, Tilly Corteen-Coleman. The 18-year-old picked up two wickets in a solid display with the ball, and then saw off six vital deliveries at the end to help get England over the line. NZ were in it all the way, and arguably on top at various points - but suffered for a collapse of 5 for 7 at the end of their innings, and then couldn't quite nail it when Maia Bouchier fell for 59, leaving England 160 for 7 chasing 211

48.2
1
Illing to Dean, 1 run, Dean jumps down and punches the winning runs! The stand-in skipper completes the job, England getting home by one wicket! We've had a cracker up in Durham to get the English summer underway
48.1
1
Illing to Corteen-Coleman, 1 run, length ball in the channel, TCC opens the face and runs it to deep third. Big cheers around the ground for the efforts of the debutant!

Illing to bowl, do or die for NZ now. Kerr is in close at short mid-off

END OF OVER:
48 | 5 Runs | ENG-W: 209/9 (2 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 4.35, RRR: 1.00)

  • Tilly Corteen-Coleman2 (5b)
  • Charlie Dean30 (45b)
  • Jess Kerr10-0-41-1
  • Bree Illing9-0-29-1
47.6
1
JM Kerr to Corteen-Coleman, 1 run, round the wicket, pitched up and driven square, TCC wants to win this herself... takes one and keeps the strike, with two needed!
47.5
1
JM Kerr to Dean, 1 run, full, straight and steered off the pads behind square for one more

One hit will do it

47.4
2
JM Kerr to Dean, 2 runs, touch short and Dean steps down to tuck it calmly off her hip. She wants two and TCC is right on the same page, haring back to the bowler's end as the throw came in
47.3
0
JM Kerr to Dean, no run, fullish length, wicket-to-wicket and prodded back to the bowler

ENG Women 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st10EL LambJ Grewcock
2nd32HC KnightEL Lamb
3rd0EL LambME Bouchier
4th68ME BouchierFG Kemp
5th5AE JonesME Bouchier
6th34DR GibsonME Bouchier
7th11ME BouchierCE Dean
8th35LK BellCE Dean
9th6CE DeanL Filer
10th10CE DeanMR Corteen-Coleman