Royal London One Day Cup 2022: Sunday 21st August - Latest News, Scores, Match Reports and Reactions

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Royal London One Day Cup 2022: Sunday 21st  August 

Hampshire vs Essex, Southampton

 Essex Eagles 257/8 lost to Hampshire 260/7 by three wickets

Hampshire once again showed their insouciance as they chased down 257 to set up a home knockout fixture while knocking Essex Eagles out of the Royal London Cup.

Hampshire had found themselves behind the rate despite Tom Prest’s 76 and required 78 from the last 10 overs, on a pitch difficult to score on.

But Toby Albert – who had match-winning 84 and 65 not outs against Derbyshire and Lancashire – continued his clutch form with 34 in 26 balls before Felix Organ, Ian Holland and Scott Currie took their side to a three-wicket victory.

Hampshire, who were already through despite losing for the first time against Glamorgan last time, will play a home semi-final if they beat Yorkshire at Scarborough on Tuesday, or a home play-off if they don’t and Lancashire defeat Kent.

Hampshire found timing the ball a chore almost from the off of their chase, as Nick Gubbins was brilliantly caught at slip by Khushi in the fourth over before Ben Brown was bowled.

Aneurin Donald added some impetus with a slog-swept and on-driven sixes and Prest looked at his most fluent during their 54-run partnership, the required run rate had gradually inclined though.

Donald was run out attempting a push and run and Fletcha Middleton’s attempt to wrestle back the rate saw him sky straight up.

Prest reached his third fifty of the competition in 73 balls before he hoisted to long off, having twice been dropped during his innings of 76. Victory seemed a distance off.

But Albert’s flair in a vital 60-run partnership with Organ took Hampshire to 31 needed from 28. That was dragged down to 12 needed when Organ was caught at midwicket for 30.

That dozen was knocked off by Ian Holland and Scott Currie with ten balls to spare, and took Hampshire back to the top of Group B.

Essex had chosen to bat and began with unbridled run-scoring with Feroze Khushi and Robin Das rushing to 44 inside six overs but a bowling change to Jack Campbell reversed the momentum.

The fast left-hander struck with his fifth delivery when he found extra bounce to have Khushi caught behind before getting Tom Westley to loop to midwicket – both wickets sandwiched by Das flicking Ian Holland to deep square to leave Essex 48 for three.

Grant Roelofson, the Eagles’ leading run-getter in the competition, lived a charmed life as he was dropped on five, eight and 29 before Toby Albert finally clung on under a steepler at deep square.

Nick Browne and Luc Benkenstein had also departed by this point, with Essex 112 for six, with Aron Nijjar following when leg before to Nick Gubbins’ leg spin.

But Shane Snater and Richards recovered things and took their side towards a par score. Netherlands international Snater caught the eye with a huge slog sweep but it was his intelligent gap finding that accumulated runs quickly.

His maiden format fifty came in 51 balls during a 96-run stand with Richards – who only scored one boundary in his unbeaten 31. Snater was eventually caught at cover for 64 but Ben Allison thwacked two sixes to take Essex to 257 for eight.

Hampshire batter Tom Prest:

“I didn’t actually feel that good out there. We felt 230 was closer to par so we knew 257 would be a tough chase but luckily, we just got over the line.

“Earlier in the tournament we bowled really tightly and it was out batting that let us down but today it was the batting which got us out of trouble a bit.

“Toby Albert showed his class again. He came in and got a quick 30 which broke the back of the innings just as the run rate was starting to climb and got it back down the sixes. Then the way Felix and Ian Holland at the end was really good.

“It is massive to get a home game. The crowds have been really good here throughout the competition. It is great to have home support as they really got behind us in those last few overs today.

 

Essex Eagles head coach Anthony McGrath:

“We recovered really well with the bat. Shane Snater and Jamal Richards got us into a really good position and we felt 257 would be competitive, and it was.

“The big frustration, as with the Northamptonshire game, was that we put down three chances. If we had taken those it would have been a different story. It is a learning for these young guys you have to take those chances.

“We started really well as we knew the pitch was going to be really tough, getting to 40 odd off six overs and then spent the next 25 overs wondering if we had sent a different team out there. It didn’t go to our plans at all. It showed that if you batted smartly, you could get a partnership together and got us to a really good position.

“We knew we needed to win to go through today so it is disappointing. We have learnt that we have ability in our squad and players who haven’t played as much first team cricket can play at this level. It shows that we have strength in depth.”

Derbyshire vs Yorkshire, Chesterfield

Yorkshire Vikings edged a thrilling Royal London One-Day Cup match against Derbyshire by one wicket on a poor Chesterfield pitch to keep alive their hopes of reaching the knock-out stages.

Chasing a target of 110, Sam Conners took 5 for 28 to reduce the Vikings to 88 for 7 and they lost two more wickets before Harry Sullivan got them over the line in the 32nd over.

On a pitch where some balls took off and others stayed low, Derbyshire were bowled out for 109 with Ben Coad taking 2 for 15 in 10 overs and Jack Shutt 2 for 5.

Harry Came top scored with 19 from 58 balls but Yorkshire also ran into trouble until George Hill, 21, and Sullivan sealed a tense victory.

After the Vikings won the toss, Derbyshire struggled from the start on a pitch of variable bounce that was extremely challenging to bat on.

Four batsmen were hit by balls that reared alarmingly while Came was almost bowled by one that skidded through.

Billy Godleman was surprised by a ball that stopped on him and Luis Reece, who was struck on the hand, was caught at point off a leading edge.

Shan Masood, who is expected to join Yorkshire next season, made only five before he was caught behind pushing forward at Matthew Waite.

Only one run came from the bat in seven overs which highlighted the problems facing the batsmen and when Brooke Guest drove Matthew Revis through the covers, it was the first boundary for 10 overs.

Guest was another victim of the pitch when he was lbw staying back to Coad, Anuj Dal cut Matthew Revis to point and when Came was bowled pushing forward at Sullivan, Derbyshire had slipped to 69 for 6.

Mattie McKiernan swung a full toss from Sullivan for six but was lbw to Shutt with the last three wickets falling in three overs to leave Yorkshire with what looked a modest target.

But they were soon in trouble with Will Fraine bowled by a shooter from Conners and Finlay Bean athletically caught at point by Dal off a leading edge against Aitchison.

Harry Duke, badly dropped at mid on by Luis Reece, was caught by the same fielder when he miscued a pull to give Conners his 100th Derbyshire wicket in all formats.

When Aitchison plunged forward to take a return catch off a leading edge from skipper Jonny Tattersall, the Vikings were in trouble at 37 for 4 but some firm blows from Waite eased the pressure.

The momentum shifted again when Conners returned to bowl Waite with another ball that kept low before Matthew Revis edged a drive to first slip.

Conners claimed his fifth wicket when he bowled Tom Loten and after Hill took his side to within nine of victory, he was caught behind trying to steer a wide ball from Aitchison.

With the scores level, Coad was yorked by Nick Potts but Sullivan kept his nerve to hit the winning run off spinner Mark Watt.

Yorkshire Vikings assistant coach Kabir Ali said: "It went right down to the wire but luckily we came out on the right side of the result.

"It wasn't a great wicket but both sides played well on it and it was a bit of a tricky chase but Hilly (George Hill) batted really well and Waity (Matthewe Waite) also batted nicely."

On Ben Coad's bowling, he said: "He's been brilliant throughout this competition and ever since he came back from injury. His experience really showed today."

 

Derbyshire fast bowler Sam Conners said: "We were saying we got the worst of it (the pitch) but I think the boys batted really well in the situation we were in with the ball doing absolutely everything.

"We didn't get enough but on a pitch like that I think the boys did what they could."

On his bowling. he said: "There wasn't really much pressure on us, we just had to go out there and do what we could. Myself and Aitchy (Ben Aitchison) up front tried to set the tone.

"At the start of the year I wanted to produce performances across all three formats so to get five in a white ball game is really pleasing."

 

Warwickshire vs Durham, Edgbaston

Warwickshire remain in contention for the Royal London Cup knockout stage after Dom Sibley's third List A century lifted them to a 48-run win over Durham at Edgbaston. 

Sibley's composed 113 (124 balls), supported by Rob Yates (52, 73 balls), lifted the Bears to 275 for six against a Durham attack led by Oliver Gibson (three for 55). 

Graham Clark defied hard for 70 (102 balls) in reply but Durham were bowled out for 227 as Olly Hannon-Dalby took four for 39 and Liam Norwell two for 33.  

Warwickshire will now face Somerset at Edgbaston on Tuesday knowing that victory could secure them a top-three qualification spot. Durham will visit Leicestershire more than ready to consign their miserable RLC campaign to history. 

Durham chose to bowl but did not help themselves by dropping Yates on ten and 11. The opener took advantage to pass fifty for the fourth time in this season's Royal London Cup in an opening stand of 98 in 128 balls before he pulled Gibson to mid-wicket. 

Sibley found another two assertive partners in Will Rhodes (29, 38 balls) and Matt Lamb (28, 33) with whom he added 59 in 12 overs and 75 in 11 respectively. Rhodes was well-caught by substitute Luke Doneathy at mid on off George Drissell but Sibley chugged on to his hundred from 115 balls and hit 11 fours and two sixes before hoisting Gibson to long on. 

His departure signalled a Durham fightback and a clatter of three wickets for five runs in eight balls. Trevaskis struck twice in four balls as Lamb was caught at extra cover and Ethan Brookes edged a big turner to wicketkeeper Tomas Mackintosh.  

That left 17-year-old Kai Smith and 16-year-old Hamza Shaikh together at the crease and Smith provided the shot of the innings when he blasted Gibson over extra cover for six in a stand of 29 in 21 balls much appreciated by the good-sized crowd. 

Durham's reply was hit early when Nic Maddinson sliced Hannon-Dalby to backward point. Clark dropped anchor but lost partners regularly. Scott Borthwick (27, 47 balls) chipped a return catch to Yates and Norwell struck twice in four balls. Sean Dickson gloved a pull to give 16-year-old wicketkeeper George Maddy a debut catch and Trevaskis was bowled through the gate. 

Clark and Paul Coughlin rebuilt with a stand of 49 in 51 balls before both fell to fine catches on the mid-wicket boundary, Shaikh and Yates continuing their good days with excellent takes right on the rope. 

That left Durham's lower order needing to find 104 to find from 11 overs. Drissell (37, 23 balls) and Tomas Mackintosh biffed 44 in four but Hannon-Dalby returned with a consummate spell of death bowling. He removed Mackintosh and Mitchell Killeen in four balls and ended Drissell's bold effort via a catch at point to seal victory. 

 

Warwickshire batter Dom Sibley said: 

"After five or six overs we could tell that it wasn't a 300 wicket. It was dry and there was some turn. It was tough work so I think we did well to get that score on the board. We thought 270 was going to be enough to win the game. Then the lads bowled really well and we won quite comfortably. It was a good performance all round. 

"It was really pleasing to bounce back after the tough loss at Middlesex on Friday. We have done that a couple of times now which shows good character. It keeps us in the mix so now we have just got to go out against Somerset and try not to worry too much about the table and just try to win the game and see where that takes us.  

"I've been pleased with my form in this comp. I had a few low scores after the first game but have bounced back in the last couple and hopefully I can get another big score against Somerset." 

 

Middlesex vs Gloucestershire, Radlett

Middlesex 256-9 - Gloucestershire 257-5

Gloucestershire won by five wickets

Zafar Gohar and Ben Charlesworth were the star turns as Gloucestershire beat high-flying Middlesex by five wickets in the Royal London Cup at Radlett to keep their faint hopes of a play-off place alive.

Gohar produced a spinning masterclass with four for 38, supported by two for 42 from Ajeet Singh-Dale as Middlesex were restricted to 256-9 despite 81 for Pieter Malan and another half century for Sam Robson.

Charlesworth ensured the chase was never overly taxing with a finely constructed 97, sharing a second-wicket stand of 141 with Marcus Harris (57) as the visitors eased home with 17 balls to spare.  

The pitch was the same one Middlesex had scored 374 on in beating Warwickshire, but the used surface under cloudy skies proved a very different beast from 48 hours earlier.

Gloucestershire dropped an early clanger when Tom Price reprieved Stephen Eskinazi, spilling a sharp chance from the second ball of the match.

His head in hands gesture suggested he feared the worst having given the highest scorer in the competition a life, but Gohar, given the new ball, induced the opener to mishit to cover in the following over.

The Pakistani international  soon snared another with a peach which took Mark Stoneman’s inside edge to give James Bracey a simple catch.

At 19-2 the hosts were up against it and there were fears for Pieter Malan when he was struck on the hand by Paul Van Meekeren, but the south African carried on after treatment.

The re-entrenchment was a slow process, 12 overs passing without a boundary and Sam Robson going more than 40 balls before finding the fence.

Malan reached 50 from 71 balls with his sixth four, finding the boundary again with the next ball to raise the hundred partnership.

The stand reached 125, but just as the Middlesex pair pressed the go button Gohar remove them both, pinning Robson lbw for a stoic 59 before having Malan caught at mid-wicket from the worst ball he bowled.

Thereafter it was story of cameos, most notably from Martin Andersson whose unbeaten 31 took them just beyond 250.

Chasing a below par target Gloucestershire were dealt an early blow when Toby Greatwood bowled Ben Wells with a beauty which hit the top of off-stump.

It would prove Middlesex’s last hurrah for some time, Charlesworth making up for dropping a howler in the field with two towering sixes as he raced to  a run-a-ball 50

Marcus Harris proved a good foil as the stand past 100 and the Australian reached his own 50 with his first maximum as the chase gathered pace. By the time Luke Hollman broke the stand when Harris skied one to Eskinazi the visitors needed just over 100 to win.

Hollman was in the action again with a blinding catch to remove the dangerous Bracey cheaply from a Robson full toss. Ollie Price too came and went caught behind off Max Harris, and when Charlesworth fell three short of a century there was just the hint of a wobble.

But Taylor quelled nerves, lofting Robson for a huge six in making an unbeaten 48 as the visitors eased home.

Gloucestershire skipper Jack Taylor said: “It was a good performance on a really tough wicket actually. The bowling group did really well to keep them to that score on this ground with these dimensions and getting over the line we have done as much as we can now.

"You can leak runs out there. We had  T20 earlier on in the year where they got 240-odd.

"It wasn’t a good pitch . You had to try and keep good shapes, but every now and then the ball was hitting a divot. Malan played nicely for them but got hit on the gloves four or five times.

"Zafar is a gun bowler. I see him as one of the best spinners in the country. The amount of drop he gets on the ball and the control he’s got. He has a mindset like a fast bowler too so wants to take wickets. He takes it on and does a good job for us."

 

Middlesex skipper Stephen Eskinazi said: “I think we were outplayed in every facet of the game today. We have spent a lot of emotional energy over the last five games in the heat playing a lot of cricket and there is almost a sense of inevitability about having a slightly off day.

"We tried really hard and not having our premier bowler (Umesh Yadav) to bowl his full 10 doesn’t help. He has a thigh strain and so not using him was precautionary.

"A high-quality finger spinner like Zafar Gohar  bowling on a club ground like this  is going to provide a massive threat to any team and with the new ball some skid and some hold, so it was canny tactics to bowl him in the powerplay. When you see guys like Sam Robson and Pieter Malan struggling, two technicians who have opened for their country then you know it’s probably pretty difficult."

 

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