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BBC News
2 days ago
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- BBC News
Dramatic wins for Somerset and Surrey in T20 Blast
Somerset chased down 230 in the final over to maintain their 100% record in the T20 Blast on an astonishing night of South Group action when more than 1,200 runs were scored in three year's runners-up made it four wins from four as Sean Dickson's 76 and Lewis Gregory's unbeaten 58 from 23 deliveries helped them past Middlesex, for whom Max Holden and Ben Geddes had shared 131 from 63 balls in the biggest T20 total by an away side at Taunton of the Oval, Chris Jordan produced a vintage display for Surrey, taking 4-10, his best figures in more than 300 club matches, and then hitting the final ball for four to earn a thrilling four-wicket win over Will Smale's career-best 65 in Glamorgan's 220-6 helped them to a thumping win at Essex, who remain pointless at the foot of the table after five games. Hosts edge Taunton thriller After being asked to bat first at Taunton, Stephen Eskinazi (17 from 12) and Kane Williamson (28 from 17) gave Middlesex a solid platform, reaching 52-2 from 34 balls, a platform which Holden and Geddes built pair added 100 for the third wicket from the next 47 deliveries, with Geddes smashing five sixes in a 25-ball half-century and Holden following suit a little later from 30 balls, with five fours and one eventually departed for a career-best 69 from 32 balls, trying for his eighth six, only to miscue Riley Meredith to Matt Henry at du Plooy followed from the next ball, caught in the deep but Ryan Higgins cracked the hat-trick ball to the deep square got his revenge at the end of the 19th over, having Higgins caught behind for 11, to finish with finished unbeaten on 87 from 47 balls, with a dozen fours and a six, while Jack Davies hit a six off Ben Green in the final over - Middlesex's 12th of the innings - as the visitors posted began positively but lost Will Smeed, Tom Kohler-Cadmore and Tom Banton and it was 88-4 in the ninth over when Tom Abell slog-swept a boundary catch off Luke Hollman to depart for Dickson, back from a broken finger, moved to a 24-ball half-century with a reverse-sweep for six off Zafar Gohar. Gregory was then caught off a Hollman no-ball as 18 came off the 13th over and the home side still had smashed Noah Cornwell for a straight six and Gregory rode his luck further when dropped on the boundary by Du Plooy off Gohar, hitting three sixes in the same over. After Dickson holed out to long-off for 76 from 38 balls to end a 104-run stand in nine overs, the Somerset skipper hit his fifth maximum to bring up a 21-ball Green was dropped by Du Plooy again off Tom Helm in the penultimate over before another Gregory six completed a remarkable victory. More to follow.
The Guardian
26-04-2025
- Sport
- The Guardian
County cricket: Surrey v Somerset, Notts v Sussex, and more on day two
Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Good morning from London, where the runners are out, so many runners, plane trees hang heavy over the Thames and eager tourists perch on the steps of Tate Britain. It's day two of this fourth round, with five games in play. Lots to look out for – with Gloucestershire and Nottinghamshire eager to press their advantage, and a chance to see what this big bad Surrey batting line up can do at The Oval. Play starts at 11am, do join us. Share Gus Atkinson had the Surrey faithful purring on the day he was given his county cap. With his tiptoeing, tightrope approach and tightly knit hands, he made the ball spit like an overheated wok against Somerset. In his first over he hit Sean Dickson on the hand, who retired hurt, and later removed a softened-up Archie Vaughan, did James Rew for pace and greeted Kasey Aldridge with a missile at his neck. Jordan Clark, all muscle to Atkinson's venom, did most of the rest, picking up five wickets, including two in two balls. Some oomplah from Lewis Gregory took Somerset to a first batting point and beyond. A series of injuries had left Durham looking behind the fridge for fast bowlers. But their makeshift seam attack made mincemeat of Worcestershire, who were whistled out for 162. Jake Ball, arriving on a two-match loan from Somerset, celebrated with five for 47, while quickfire South African Codi Yusuf (signed on the recommendation of David Bedingham) ran in at full pelt, picked up two wickets, and worried a few more. Durham then lost four quick wickets of their own. Josh Tongue fizzed like magnesium at Trent Bridge. Regularly hitting the high 80s, with a gravelly yorker, he pocketed five wickets, three of them in one over, as Sussex were dismissed for 169. It was his second five-fer of the season; Brett Hutton grabbed four for 53. Captain Haseeb Hameed ticked along to 67 not out in Nottinghamshire's reply. There was another hulking England hopeful in action at Bristol, where Leicestershire's Josh Hull pinned big Cameron Green lbw, but Gloucestershire were mainly undone by five wickets from Ben Green, another Somerset loanee. James Bracey's unbeaten 93 took Leicestershire past 250, before Gloucestershire encountered batting problems of their own. David Lloyd (93) and Harry Came (73) ensured that Derbyshire had a relatively serene day against Middlesex. Share DIVISION ONE Trent Bridge: Nottinghamshire 164-3 v Sussex 169 The Oval: Surrey v Somerset 283-9 New Road: Worcestershire 162 v Durham 55-4 DIVISION TWO Derby: Derbyshire 267-5 v Middlesex Bristol: Gloucestershire 252 v Leicestershire 91-4 Share
