Levick's six-for lifts Durham off Women's One-Day Cup bottom spot 2026

Katie Levick's six-wicket haul powered Durham to a 120-run win over Somerset, lifting them off the bottom of the Women's One-Day Cup table.

Durham's dominant win at Chester-le-Street Katie Levick delivered a match-winning bowling performance with six wickets for 37 runs as Durham crushed Somerset by 120 runs at Chester-le-Street. Somerset's innings collapsed dramatically from 104-2 to 172 all out in response to Durham's total of 292-8. The victory lifted Durham four places in a tightly packed standings where just eight points separated the bottom six teams. A narrow margin also emerged between the top three sides—The Blaze, Hampshire, and Surrey—who maintain a commanding lead at the top. ## Durham's late batting surge secures total Early setbacks saw Durham struggle at 164-5, but a late flourish from Bess Heath (51) and Mia Rogers (56) propelled the hosts close to 300. Captain Hollie Armitage top-scored with 58, though regular wickets hindered progress in the middle overs. Levick's bowling brilliance then dismantled Somerset's chase, despite Niamh Holland's valiant effort of 67 runs. ## Surrey edge past Lancashire in tight finish At The Kia Oval, Surrey secured victory over Lancashire by three wickets after Kira Chathli returned to the side with her highest score of the competition. Chathli struck an unbeaten 88 from 101 deliveries, while Australian all-rounder Maitlan Brown contributed 62 from 74 as the pair shared a fifth-wicket stand of 134 from 154 balls. Brown's bowling effort of 3-46, alongside Dani Gregory's 3-42, restricted Lancashire to 246-9, anchored by Eve Jones' third half-century of the tournament. Lancashire opener Grace Johnson top-scored with 69, but it wasn't enough to prevent their third straight defeat as reigning champions. ## Warwickshire hand Yorkshire fifth loss of the season Warwickshire claimed their fourth win of the season at Scarborough, defeating Yorkshire by three wickets. Jess Jonassen starred with a century of 110 from 102 balls and three wickets, though Yorkshire's strong reply from Chloe Brewer (56) ultimately fell short. Jonassen added 89 with Georgie Boyce and 79 with Ines Blackwell for the fifth wicket, but Yorkshire were bowled out for 238 with four balls remaining. Warwickshire's innings stumbled early when Georgia Redmayne was run out on the first ball, yet Amu Surenkumar (45) and Brewer guided them to 239-7 with 16 balls to spare. ## Table updates and standings changes Durham's win moved them four places up from the bottom, though the bottom six teams remain tightly bunched within eight points. Lancashire dropped to the foot of the table after their loss to Surrey, replacing Durham in the relegation zone. The top three positions are held by The Blaze, Hampshire, and Surrey, who continue to lead the competition by a clear margin.