Hampshire Women through to One Day Cup Final

Maia Bouchier majestically scored a century in back-to-back matches to send Hampshire to the Metro Bank One Day Cup Final for the second season in a row, after a dominant semi final performance against Surrey. 

Bouchier followed her 115 against The Blaze with a breathtaking 114 not out against Surrey, to make it three hundreds in September. She is the competition’s leading run-scorer with 721 in 11 innings.

Teammates Freya Kemp and Abi Norgrove scored 77 and 60 respectively, as Hampshire piled up 303 for five.

Surrey were bowled out for 109 in response, with Hampshire’s Australian star Amanda-Jade Wellington picking up five for 19 - to take her tally up to 37 in 2026.

Hampshire will face The Blaze in the Final on Saturday at Utilita Bowl, looking to avenge last year’s Final defeat to Lancashire.

This was a rerun of last year’s Semi-Final. On that occasion, Surrey chose to bat in grim conditions but this time – with unthreatening clouds above – they stuck their hosts in.

Despite Bouchier quickly slotting into gear and captain and wicket-keeper Kira Chathli taken off after an over, the visitors got a foothold in the match by dismissing Ella McCaughan and Georgia Adams inside 11 overs.

Things felt even at 50 for two, but Kemp’s arrival and her aggressive batting swung the momentum. Her 77 off 63 balls, in a 110-run partnership with a supporting Bouchier, was a masterclass in powerful attacking batting, attacking the midwicket boundary at will.

Kemp and Rhianna Southby were both caught and bowled, but the impetus remained with Hampshire, with Norgrove arriving to continue her impressive form.

Both Bouchier and Norgrove have had outstanding One Day Cups, with the former the top-scorer in the competition, and the latter fifth on the rankings. Since returning from The Hundred, Norgrove now has three fifties in five innings in the 50-over tournament. Whereas Bouchier has 423 runs in five innings for Hampshire and England. She is up to a remarkable 1,680 runs this summer. Both were relentless in wearing Surrey down and barrelled their way past 300.

The 304 target for Surrey always looked a tough ask on a good but tired pitch, and despite Rachel King giving them a solid start, the chase never gathered traction. Wellington finished things off by having Chathli stumped, to complete her second five-wicket haul of the competition.

Hampshire Women host The Blaze in the Metro Bank One Day Cup Final on Saturday 19 September at Utilita Bowl. Tickets are available at: www.utilitabowl.com/cricket/tickets/