Hampshire vs Somerset
Somerset suffered a humiliating 83-run loss at the hands of Hampshire in the Natwest T20 Blast at The Rose Bowl in Southampton on Friday (July 30). Chasing 182 for victory, the visitors surrendered to the left-arm spin of Liam Dawson, who picked up his maiden five-wicket haul in Twenty20 cricket. Ryan McLaren picked up two wickets upfront as Jim Allenby and Ben Green were the only two batsmen to register double figures.
Hampshire's decision to bat first worked in their favour as opener Tom Alsop almost batted through the innings to score 85. He put on 83 for the first wicket with Jake Goodwin before cameos from Shahid Afridi and Dawson helped the hosts put up 181. Both teams failed to reach the quarterfinals.
Brief scores: Hampshire 181/3 in 20 overs (Tom Alsop 85, Jake Goodwin 32; Peter Trego 1-15) beat Somerset 98 in 15.2 overs (Jim Allenby 40, Liam Dawson 5-17, Ryan McLaren 2-14) by 83 runs.
Essex vs Glamorgan
Heavy rains sealed Essex's spot in the quarterfinals as the solitary point gained via the washout helped them secure the fourth spot in the group. Glamorgan, who have already qualified, were able to finish second, as a result of which they have ensured a home tie for their last-eight clash.
South African batsman Colin Ingram earlier scored a ton to help Glamorgan post 184 in their 20 overs at the County Ground in Chelmsford. Ingram hit seven sixes and six fours in his 56-ball 107 and was dismissed in the final over of the innings. Rain came down heavily before the home side could begin their chase.
Brief scores: Glamorgan 184/5 in 20 overs (Colin Ingram 101, Jacques Rudolph 28; David Masters 1-16) vs Essex - No result
Gloucestershire vs Middlesex
Jack Taylor's cameo helped Gloucestershire beat Middlesex in thrilling fashion at the County Ground in Bristol to finish on top of their group. They will now play their quarterfinal against Durham at home. Taylor hit an unbeaten 44 off just 23 balls after the hosts had lost half their side in the 15th over while chasing 157. Ian Cockbain contributed 42 off 37 balls to the chase early on.
The match failed to witness even a single half-century as John Simpson's unbeaten 40 was the highest score for the visitors. Both their openers scored 29 while Toby Roland-Jones fetched 18 off just 9 deliveries to take their side past the 150 mark. Benny Howell picked up three wickets for the hosts.
Brief scores: Middlesex 156/5 in 20 overs (John Simpson 40*; Benny Howell 3-18) lost to Gloucestershire 162/6 in 19.3 overs (Jack Taylor 44*, Ian Cockbain 42; Toby Roland-Jones 2-32) by four wickets.
Surrey vs Kent
Surrey put up an impressive performance in front of their home crowd in London to defeat Kent by 37 runs. The victory wasn't enough to take them to the quarters as Essex edged them by one point. However, the night belonged to Jason Roy as he smashed an unbeaten 120 off just 62 deliveries. He hit an astonishing 15 fours during the knock.
He was well supported at the other end by Australia's Aaron Finch, who contributed with a 51-ball 79. Chasing a daunting 213 for victory, the visitors could only muster 175 on the board. Sam Northeast scored a 44-ball 59 while Chris Morris took two wickets for the hosts.
Brief scores: Surrey 212/4 in 20 overs (Jason Roy 120*, Aaron Finch 79) beat Kent 175/7 in 20 overs (Sam Northeast 59, Daniel Bell-Drummond 31; Chris Morris 2-38) by 37 runs.
North Group
Durham vs Derbyshire
Mark Stoneman and Calum MacLeod's 141-run second wicket partnership helpedDurham beat Derbyshire by 13 runs and confirm their spot in the last-eight stage of the competition. While Stoneman remained unbeaten on 82 until the end, MacLeod was dismissed for 83 as the hosts put up 193 on the board.
When Derbyshire lost half of their side with just 95 on the board, they were staring down at a heavy defeat before Shiv Thakor and Neil Broom revived their innings. While Thakor hit 26 off just 10 balls, Broom was dismissed for 68 in the final over as the visitors finished at 180 for the loss of nine wickets.
Brief scores: Durham 193/2 in 20 overs (Calum MacLeod 83, Mark Stoneman 82) beat Derbyshire 180/9 in 20 overs (Neil Broom 68; Scott Borthwick 3-33, Chris Rushworth 2-27) by 13 runs.
Northamptonshire vs Yorkshire
Both Northamptonshire and Yorkshire emerged happy with the outcome in the County Ground in Northampton as the visitors won the hard-fought game by 14 runs. Defending 177 for a quarterfinal berth, Yorkshire bowlers did well to restrict Northamptonshire to 163, which was enough for the hosts to earn a home tie in the knockout stage against Middlesex.
Earlier, Jack Leaning's astonishing 29-ball 64 that consisted of five sixes and a patient half-century from Alex Rees, helped the visitors post 177. The hosts had skipper Alex Wakely in the end to thank for as his 42-ball 64 helped them go past 159, a target they needed to stay home for the next round. Yorkshire will now face Glamorgan away in their knockout clash.
Brief scores: Yorkshire 177/5 in 20 overs (Jack Leaning 64, Alex Lees 59; Richard Gleeson 2-15) beat Northamptonshire 163/7 in 20 overs (Alex Wakely 64, Ben Duckett 41; Tim Bresnan 3-15) by 14 runs.
Lancashire vs Warwickshire
Lancashire ended Warwickshire's last-eight hopes with a convincing win at Old Trafford in Manchester on a track that became increasingly difficult for batsmen to score freely. The hosts began in disastrous fashion and were reduced to 44 for 4 by the 10th over but had Tom Moores and Jordan Clark to thank for as the run rate finally went past six.
Chasing 125 for victory, the visitors could manage only 94 runs on the board after losing eight wickets in the process. Opener Sam Hain made a 38-ball 28 as Saqib Mahmood took three wickets for just 12 runs. Arron Lilly bagged a couple of wickets as well.
Brief scores: Lancashire 124/5 in 20 overs (Tom Moores 39*, Jordan Clarke 31*; Josh Poysden 2-21) beat Warwickshire 94/8 in 20 overs (Sam Hain 28; Saqib Mahmood 3-15) by 30 runs.
Nottinghamshire vs Leicestershire
Blistering half-centuries from Michael Lumb and Australian all-rounder Dan Christian helped Nottinghamshire chase down a revised target of 141 in the 11th over against Leicestershire. Frequent rain interruptions meant the hosts had to chase down 141 in 14 overs. Lumb and Christian made light work of the chase as the former remained unbeaten on 69. Christian hit an unbeaten 54 off just 16 deliveries and had hit six sixes in the cameo.
Earlier, Mark Cosgrove's half-century and Farhaan Behardien's unbeaten 48 helped the visitors post 170 on the board in 18 overs. Samit Patel, Luke Fletcher, Imran Tahir and Steven Mullaney picked up a wicket each for the hosts. The win now sets up a quarterfinal clash against Essex for Nottinghamshire at home.
Brief scores: Leicestershire 170/4 in 18 overs (Mark Cosgrove 53, Farhaan Behardien 48*; Steven Mullaney 1-14) lost to Nottinghamshire 146/2 in 10.3 overs (revised target: 141 in 14 overs - Michael Lumb 69*, Daniel Christian 54*) by eight wickets.
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