Durham have strengthened their women's squad ahead of next year's launch of the new county competition, by signing the England offspinning allrounder, Mady Villiers, on a three-year deal. Villiers has addressed Britain on 20 events, most as of late on their visit through Ireland where her passing over bowling everything except grabbed two triumphs from the jaws of rout. On the whole, she has taken 221 white-ball wickets in her expert vocation, having previously outperformed 2000 profession runs with eight half-hundreds of years, and she's been an always present for Oval Invincibles in the Ladies' Hundred, assisting the side with guaranteeing back to back titles in 2021 and 2022. Her transition to Durham is an upset for the club, which is because of take over from the Headingley-based Northern Jewels to turn into the North-East territorial delegates in ladies' homegrown cricket, in front of Yorkshire's promotion to Level 1 of every 2026. A result of the Essex pathway, Villiers has, notwithstanding, picked against remaining with her home region, who will likewise have Level 1 status from 2025 as they take over from Sunrisers, who last week guaranteed triumph in the last of the Rachael Heyhoe Stone Prize. She will currently be playing under the captaincy of her Britain partner, Hollie Armitage. "I'm truly eager to join Durham in front of the 2025 season," Villiers said. "I was so dazzled with the vision that the club and training staff have, and I realized it was most certainly something that I needed to be a piece of. "It's an extraordinarily gifted gathering of players and I have consistently adored playing with Hollie as commander, so I'm sure taking the action up north is the right one for me. "Having played in Essex for my entire profession it planned to take a ton for me to leave, and I believe that says a lot on how I feel about Durham and the potential we have as a system. I can hardly hold on to get rolling and see where this group can go over the course of the following couple of years." Overseer of Cricket, Marcus North said: "We are excited to report Mady has consented to join Durham on a three-year bargain. Our crew is meeting up pleasantly and to have the option to select a Britain worldwide in Mady is enormous for ourselves and the district. "Mady has showcased what a top entertainer she has been family life for a long time for Sunrisers and the Oval Invincibles and we are presently energized for her excursion to go on with us in the North East. "Ideally her transition to Durham will see her flourish in the district as she hopes to add more Britain covers to her name and further succeed with bat and ball."