Lancs, Hants, Bears and Blaze all win in One-Day Cup
Lancashire's Eve Jones top-scored for the visitors with 97 in their win at Somerset
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Lancashire are top of the One-Day Cup standings following their second consecutive win of the campaign.
Their seven-wicket victory at Somerset saw them go two points clear of Warwickshire - who also won easily, at Essex - at the top of the embryonic table after two matches.
Elsewhere, there were first wins of the season for Hampshire and The Blaze.
Lancashire started strongly in Taunton when in just the fourth over of the innings, Somerset opener Heather Knight as out for six when she was caught behind off the bowling of Kate Cross.
The hosts fell to 89-6 after Emma Corney was run out by Grace Potts, but a seven- wicket partnership worth 56 runs between Amanda-Jade Wellington and Alex Griffiths, who top-scored for the hosts, with 46, saw Somerset reach 205-9 off 50 overs.
The Red Rose started their innings strongly as openers Eve Jones (97) and Emma Lamb (52) put on an opening partnership worth 151 before Seren Smale and Fi Morris comfortably saw Lancashire home with seven wickets and over 13 overs remaining.
At the Utilita Bowl, Hampshire posted 259-8 from their 50 overs, with an opening-wicket partnership worth 116 between Ella McCaughan and Maia Bouchier putting the hosts in a strong position at the halfway stage.
Alice Capsey top-scored for Surrey with 57, but when she was caught by Hampshire captain Georgia Adams off the bowling of Freya Davies with just two wickets left, slim chances of the visitors reaching a total of 260 had faded and the Brown Caps were eventually bowled out still 50 runs short.
In Chelmsford, a superb career-best knock of 130 from Warwickshire's Emily Arlott helped the Bears post a target of 290 from their 50 overs.
In reply, Essex made a good start and remained in with a shout at the fall of the fourth wicket, but the loss of six wickets for just 43 runs meant Warwickshire romped home to an 108-run victory.
The Blaze got their first win of the campaign when they chased down Durham's target of 201 with five wickets remaining at Chester-le-Street.
Kathryn Bryce top-scored for the East Midlands-based outfit with 54 as the visitors eased home with more than 12 overs left.
Spin-bowler Sarah Glenn grabbed three wickets, while all-rounder Bryce, Grace Ballinger and Josie Groves shared two wickets each in a dominant victory.