The Blaze beat Hampshire in last-ball thriller to win One-Day Cup

Bouchier, who had hit hundreds in both of her past two innings, took a liking to the bowling of Lucy Higham, driving the off-spinner twice for leg-side boundaries – but then she tried to do it a third time and picked out the long-on fielder.

Hampshire skipper Georgia Adams departed cheaply, smacking Higham's full toss to mid-off, but McCaughan eased past her half-century as Freya Kemp seized control, hitting the spinners cleanly over the top and smashing Higham for the first six of the innings.

However, having reached 166-2, Hampshire began to stutter as Grace Ballinger returned for a second spell to trap McCaughan lbw for 78 and Kemp (52 from 46) was lured down the track by Higham (4-49) and stumped.

Wickets continued to tumble as Charley Phillips (3-38) struck three times in rapid succession and Gordon, whose consistent 10 overs cost just 39, produced an outstanding one-handed catch at mid-on to remove Naomi Dattani.

Gibb and Poppy Tulloch did just enough to haul Hampshire above the 250 mark in the final over of the innings, but their hopes of capturing early wickets in the Blaze response proved forlorn.

Beaumont struck back-to-back fours off Dattani to raise the 50 partnership well before the end of the powerplay and Adams went for 13 in her second over as Sarah Bryce walloped her high over the long-on boundary.

It was Wellington who raised Hampshire spirits by dismissing both Bryce sisters in the same over, with Sarah sweeping to deep square leg before Kathryn was brilliantly taken by Adams at slip, leaping low to her left.

Elwiss provided a calming influence, milking singles and rotating the strike effectively with the former England batter, who passed 50 from 75, albeit riding her luck at times with some aerial shots and risky singles.

The opener was put down by Kemp, diving forward at deep midwicket, while Rhianna Southby missed a stumping chance off Tyson soon afterwards – but Beaumont's good fortune eventually ran out when Wellington landed one bang on her left foot and in front.

Elwiss, who brought up her 50 with successive fours off Wellington, then took up the baton – but The Blaze still needed 51 when she fell to Tyson, whose spell of 2-46 helped to stifle the batters as boundaries dried up almost entirely.

Hampshire looked favourites, only for Jones to take two fours off the penultimate over from Dattani and, despite the run-out of Higham with three required, her composure was enough to guide the Blaze home.