Essex v Surrey
Essex suffered a 66-run defeat against Surrey at the County Ground in Chelmsford in their Royal London One-Day Cup encounter on Sunday (July 24). Set a target of 314, Essex folded for 247 in 41.2 overs to hand Surrey two points.
Overcoming a lean patch, Jesse Ryder hammered a 110-ball 131 to keep his team in the hunt but with no other batsmen stepping up, they fell well short. Reduced to 119 for 5, Ryder added 91 with Ashar Zaidi (27) to delay the inevitable. Jade Dernbach ended with figures of 4 for 41 while Stuart Meaker bagged two.
Earlier, Steven Davies (82) and some late blitz from Ben Foakes (45 off 29) lifted Surrey past the 300-run mark. They got off to a solid start courtesy a 94-run stand between Jason Roy (55) and Aaron Finch (41).
Both Finch and Roy were dismissed in space of 17 balls but Davies and Rory Burns (52) did well not to let the advantage slip away. They added 92 runs at more than run-a-ball to keep the runs flowing.Davies's 81-ball stay finally came to an end in the 43rd over when he was caught behind off Ryan ten Doeschate. Ravi Bopara ended with figures of 3 for 33 while ten Doeschate bagged two.
Brief scores: Surrey 313/8 (Steven Davies 82; Ravi Bopara 3-33) beat Essex 247 (Jesse Ryder 131; Jade Dernbach 4-41) by 66 runs.
Gloucestershire v Sussex
Handy contributions from Michael Klinger (46) and Tom Smith (43 not out) helped Gloucestershire post 242 for 8 before the bowlers wrapped up Sussex for 191 to seal a 51-run win.
Gloucestershire were, at one stage, reduced to 197 for 7 before Smith and Patrick Grieshaber (20) added 45 runs in the last six overs to lift the team to a decent total.
In reply, Harry Finch (87 not out) fought hard but with little support coming from other batsmen, the team eventually fell short.Reduced to 59 for 4, Finch and Ben Brown (39) scored 70 runs for the fifth-wicket stand to revive the chase. However, once Brown was dismissed, the chase fell apart rather quickly.
Brief scores: Gloucestershire 242/8 (Michael Klinger 46; Chris Jordan 3-55) beat Sussex 191 (Harry Finch 87*; Tom Smith 4-26) by 51 runs.
Middlesex v Kent
At Lord's, Paul Stirling hammered an 112 while Eoin Morgan too warmed up with a century ahead of the limited-overs series against Pakistan to help Middlesex canter to a six-wicket win over Kent.
Middlesex got off to a shaky start and lost Ryan Higgins (0) and Nicholas Gubbins (0) with just 16 runs on the board. However, there was no respite for the bowlers after that as Stirling-Morgan collaboration yielded 214 runs.
Earlier, Sean Dickson missed out on his maiden List A century after he was dismissed for 99 by Steven Finn. The pacer, released from the England squad for the on-going second Test against Pakistan, bowled ten overs to give away just 31 runs and bagged two wickets.
Darren Stevens scored 61 but on the day Stirling and Morgan were too good to give Kent any chance.
Brief scores: Kent 238/7 (Sean Dickson 99; Tim Murtagh 2-28) lost to Middlesex 239/4 (Paul Stirling 112, Eoin Morgan 103*) by 6 wickets.
Somerset v Glamorgan
Craig Overton, Lewis Gregory and Roelof van der Merwe shared nine wickets between them to help Somerset trounce Glamorgan by 33 runs by Duckworth-Lewis Stern method at the County ground in Taunton.
Peter Trego (80) and Jim Allenby (53) helped Somerset post 322 for 7 in their quota of overs. Glamorgan were set a revised target of 313 in 4 overs but could last just 45.2 overs.
Somerset were helped hugely after the first three stands yielded 63, 86 and 66 respectively to set up the platform for a big total. Overton then hammered an unbeaten 27-ball 37 to lift the team past the 300-run mark.
There were plenty of handy contributions in the Glamorgan chase but with batsmen failing to convert their starts in the big chase, they were forced to play catch-up for most parts before their reply ran out of steam.
Brief scores: Somerset 322/7 (Peter Trego 80; Michael Hogan 3-62) beat Glamorgan 279 (David Lloyd 46; Lewis Gregory 3-48, Roelof van der Merwe 3-54, Craig Overton 3-56) by 33 runs by DLS method.
North Group
Warwickshire vs Worcestershire
Worcestershire suffered an embarrassing defeat at the hands of Warwickshire at Edgbaston in Birmingham in their North Group encounter. Opting to bat first, they lost Tom Kohler-Cadmore very early in the first over and never recovered from the blow.
From 17 for 1, they lost wickets at an alarming rate inside the first ten overs and slipped to 19 for 6, with Rikki Clarke accounting for five of those.
The 60-run partnership between Joe Leach and Ed Barnard helped the visitors breach the 100-run mark before being restricted to a paltry 115. The hosts comfortably chased down the target in the 23rd over, for the loss of just two wickets. Wicketkeeper Tim Ambrose struck an unbeaten 54 off just 42 balls to anchor the chase.
Brief scores: Worcestershire 115 (Ed Barnard 38; Rikki Clarke 5-26, Jeetan Patel 2-27) lost to Warwickshire 119/2 in 22.4 overs (Tim Ambrose 54*, William Porterfield 37*; Charlie Morris 2-30) by 8 wickets.
Leicestershire vs Yorkshire
Blazing centuries from Travis Head and Jack Leaning helped Yorkshire register a massive 191-run win over Leicestershire at Grace Road in Leicester. After losing Adam Lyth early to a run-out, the visitors also lost skipper Alex Lees in the 10th over before Head and Leaning stitched together a massive 274-run partnership for the third wicket.Head smashed 175 off just 139 deliveries, whereas Leaning stayed unbeaten on 131 as Yorkshire posted a daunting 376 on the board.
The hosts never got going in the run chase as they lost their first five wickets to the pacers and the last five to the spinners with Adil Rashid picking three. Lewis Hill was the only batsman to put up a resistance as he stroked a 49-ball 55.
Brief scores: Yorkshire 376/3 (Travis Head 175, Jack Leaning 131*; Kevin O'Brien 1-48) beat Leicestershire 185 (Lewis Hill 55; Adil Rashid 3-23, Tim Bresnan 2-26) by 191 runs.
Northamptonshire vs Durham
The North Group witnessed another one-sided encounter on Sunday as Northamptonshire thrashed Durham at the County Ground in Northampton by 170 runs. Losing the toss proved to be a blessing in disguise for the hosts as they posted 355 in their innings. 225 runs were scored in the second half of the innings with No.3 batsman Rob Keogh hitting a blistering 110-ball 134.
Opener Josh Cobb and middle-order batsman Rob Newton smashed half-centuries. South African seamer Rory Kleinveldt hit a quickfire 13-ball 32 in the end to take his side past the 350-run mark.
Kleinveldt then came back with the ball to remove wicketkeeper Phil Mustard for 20 after Durham had lost skipper Mark Stoneman. Reduced to 97 for 6, Durham were eventually bowled out for 185. Azharullah picked up five wickets for the hosts.
Brief scores: Northamptonshire 355/6 (Rob Keogh 134, Rob Newton 65; Ryan Pringle 2-39) beat Durham 185 (Gordon Muchall 42; Azharullah 5-43, Graeme White 2-34) by 170 runs.
Nottinghamshire vs Derbyshire
Nottinghamshire beat Derbyshire by 65 runs at the Welbeck Colliery Cricket Club Ground after opener Riki Wessels's century led them to 340 in their innings. Wessels hit 17 boundaries and four sixes in his 85-ball 114. He was supported by Brendon Taylor who scored 44.
After Wessels's dismissal, in the 26th over when the team's scoreboard read 170, captain Chris Read hit an unbeaten half-century to lead his side to the challenging score.
The visitors lost skipper Wes Durston early in the mammoth chase but his opening partner Ben Slater scored a sparkling half-century at the other end. His wicket in the 13th over ended their hopes as Derbyshire lost half of their side with just 150 on the board. Harry Gurney picked up three wickets to keep the visitors to 275 in the 46th over.
Brief scores: Nottinghamshire 340/7 (Riki Wessels 114, Chris Read 59*; Shiv Thakor 3-78) beat Derbyshire 275 (Ben Slater 51; Harry Gurney 3-47, Luke Fletcher 2-52) by 65 runs.
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