MAIA Bouchier and Charli Knott made light work of chasing down 191 as Hampshire beat Durham with a bonus point in the One-Day Cup women’s competition.

Bouchier crashed 53 – her third half-century of the summer – as she continued to rebuild her confidence after a difficult winter with England.

Knott oozed class for her first half-century of the One-Day Cup as Hampshire knocked off the runs three down with 74 balls to spare.

Earlier, Phoebe Turner had top-scored with 38 but Hampshire’s spinners – led by two for Knott and incredibly economical spells for Linsey Smith and Bex Tyson – stifled Durham and kept them to an under-par total.

“It ended up being a good toss to lose. We bowled pretty well and kept them to a low score and the batters did the job. They were pretty under par there," said Hampshire's Lauren Bell. 

“Bouchier and Knott went about it exactly as they should have, they didn’t take any risks and give many chances and just ticked it off comfortably.

“I feel in a good place. It was trickier for the seamers out there especially with the new ball, it was very slow. We just had to hit the stumps and be boring.

“I’m absolutely loving it. I feel like a real part of the team playing this much cricket. When you are in and out you can often feel like a spare part.

“I prefer bowling my overs in games. I’m fit and have no injuries so I’m happy playing a lot of cricket before the international matches.

“The way I’m going to get better is by playing under pressure in competitive games. I’m loving that Charlotte Edwards has come in and let us play.”