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Vitality BlastGroup stage, North · Match · T20

Birmingham Bears beat Durham by 8 runs

Edgbaston, Birmingham, . Birmingham Bears won the toss and chose to bat.

Birmingham Bears14119.5 ov
Durham133/920 ov
Birmingham Bears won by 8 runs
Somerset won the title

Match report

From the scorecard

Birmingham Bears won the toss and chose to bat. Birmingham Bears were bowled out for 141, Rob Yates 53 from 42 balls and Henry Brookes 28 not out from 17 balls. Ashton Turner took 3 for 20.

Durham made 133 for 9 in 20 overs, Jonathan Bushnell 40 not out from 34 balls and Michael Jones 26 from 14 balls. Henry Brookes took 3 for 15.

Birmingham Bears won by 8 runs.

Key performers

Birmingham Bears innings

141(19.5 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Alex Davies †c GS Drissell b AJ Turnerc GS Drissell b AJ Turner19921211.11
Rob Yatesc †OG Robinson b AJ Turnerc †OG Robinson b AJ Turner534271126.19
Chris Benjaminlbw b L Trevaskislbw b L Trevaskis4310133.33
Sam Hainc GS Drissell b AJ Turnerc GS Drissell b AJ Turner12161075.00
Glenn Maxwellc AJ Turner b L Trevaskisc AJ Turner b L Trevaskis10910111.11
Dan Mousleyc BA Carse b JJ Bushnellc BA Carse b JJ Bushnell561083.33
Jacob Bethellc G Clark b NA Sowterc G Clark b NA Sowter460066.67
Henry Brookesnot outnot out28*1722164.71
Dominic Drakesc MA Jones b NA Sowterc MA Jones b NA Sowter01000.00
Jacob Lintottb BA Raineb BA Raine03000.00
Oliver Hannon-Dalbyrun out (AZ Lees)run out (AZ Lees)270028.57
Extras(b 1, w 3)(b 1, w 3)4
Total19.5 Ov (RR 7.11)19.5 Ov (RR 7.11)141
Fall of wickets: 22-1 (AL Davies, 2.4 ov), 37-2 (CG Benjamin, 3.5 ov), 61-3 (SR Hain, 8.2 ov), 92-4 (GJ Maxwell, 12 ov), 105-5 (DR Mousley, 13.5 ov), 107-6 (RM Yates, 14.3 ov), 134-7 (JG Bethell, 16.3 ov), 134-8 (DC Drakes, 16.4 ov), 135-9 (JB Lintott, 17.3 ov), 141-10 (OJ Hannon-Dalby, 19.5 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
George Drissell402305.75123010
Ben Raine3.502516.52102110
Ashton Turner402035.00112000
Liam Trevaskis3043214.3344300
Nathan Sowter402325.75113000
Jonathan Bushnell10616.0041010
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stAL Davies 19(9) & RM Yates 2(7)2216
2ndCG Benjamin 4(3) & RM Yates 11(4)157
3rdSR Hain 12(16) & RM Yates 11(11)2427
4thGJ Maxwell 10(9) & RM Yates 21(13)3122
5thRM Yates 7(5) & DR Mousley 5(6)1311
6thJG Bethell 1(2) & RM Yates 1(2)24
7thHJH Brookes 24(8) & JG Bethell 3(4)2712
8thDC Drakes 0(1) & HJH Brookes 0(0)01
9thJB Lintott 0(3) & HJH Brookes 1(2)15
10thOJ Hannon-Dalby 2(7) & HJH Brookes 3(7)614

Durham innings

133/9(20 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Graham Clarkc GJ Maxwell b DC Drakesc GJ Maxwell b DC Drakes260033.33
Alex Leesb DR Mousleyb DR Mousley590055.56
Michael Jonesc OJ Hannon-Dalby b DR Mousleyc OJ Hannon-Dalby b DR Mousley261431185.71
Ollie Robinson †b HJH Brookesb HJH Brookes10620166.67
Ashton Turnerlbw b HJH Brookeslbw b HJH Brookes6110054.55
Brydon Carsec RM Yates b HJH Brookesc RM Yates b HJH Brookes8810100.00
Liam Trevaskisc GJ Maxwell b JB Lintottc GJ Maxwell b JB Lintott6120050.00
Jonathan Bushnellnot outnot out40*3440117.65
Ben Rainerun out (sub (EA Brookes)/sub (RM Yates))run out (sub (EA Brookes)/sub (RM Yates))450080.00
George Drissellc ? b DC Drakesc ? b DC Drakes01000.00
Nathan Sowternot outnot out19*1501126.67
Extras(w 5, nb 2)(w 5, nb 2)7
Total20 Ov (RR 6.65)20 Ov (RR 6.65) · Target 142 from 20 ov133/9
Fall of wickets: 2-1 (G Clark, 1 ov), 29-2 (AZ Lees, 4.1 ov), 41-3 (OG Robinson, 5.2 ov), 49-4 (MA Jones, 6.5 ov), 59-5 (AJ Turner, 8.3 ov), 66-6 (BA Carse, 10.3 ov), 74-7 (L Trevaskis, 12 ov), 82-8 (BA Raine, 13.5 ov), 84-9 (GS Drissell, 14.2 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Dominic Drakes403428.50112211
Oliver Hannon-Dalby302307.6762000
Glenn Maxwell10909.0011000
Dan Mousley2.101526.9251040
Henry Brookes3.501533.91131000
Jacob Lintott402416.0093000
Rob Yates201306.5010000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stG Clark 2(6) & AZ Lees 0(0)26
2ndAZ Lees 5(9) & MA Jones 22(10)2719
3rdOG Robinson 10(6) & MA Jones 1(1)127
4thAJ Turner 3(6) & MA Jones 3(3)89
5thBA Carse 6(5) & AJ Turner 3(5)1010
6thL Trevaskis 5(9) & BA Carse 2(3)712
7thJJ Bushnell 7(6) & L Trevaskis 1(3)89
8thJJ Bushnell 4(6) & BA Raine 4(5)811
9thJJ Bushnell 2(2) & GS Drissell 0(1)23
10thNA Sowter 19(15) & JJ Bushnell 27(20)49*34

Commentary

End of innings: DUR 133/9 (20 ov)
End of over 207 runsDUR 133/9121120
JJ Bushnell 40(34)NA Sowter 19(15)OJ Hannon-Dalby 3-0-23-0
19.60
OJ Hannon-Dalby to JJ Bushnell, no run
19.52
OJ Hannon-Dalby to JJ Bushnell, 2 runs
19.41
OJ Hannon-Dalby to NA Sowter, 1 run
19.31
OJ Hannon-Dalby to JJ Bushnell, 1 run
19.22
OJ Hannon-Dalby to JJ Bushnell, 2 runs
19.11
OJ Hannon-Dalby to NA Sowter, 1 run
End of over 1913 runsDUR 126/9442Wd101
NA Sowter 17(13)JJ Bushnell 35(30)DC Drakes 4-0-34-2
18.61
DC Drakes to NA Sowter, 1 run
18.50
DC Drakes to NA Sowter, no run
18.41
DC Drakes to JJ Bushnell, 1 run
18.4Wd
DC Drakes to JJ Bushnell, wide
18.32
DC Drakes to JJ Bushnell, 2 runs
18.24
DC Drakes to JJ Bushnell, FOUR
18.14
DC Drakes to JJ Bushnell, FOUR
End of over 187 runsDUR 113/9121111
JJ Bushnell 24(26)NA Sowter 16(11)RM Yates 2-0-13-0
17.61
RM Yates to JJ Bushnell, 1 run
17.51
RM Yates to NA Sowter, 1 run
17.41
RM Yates to JJ Bushnell, 1 run
17.31
RM Yates to NA Sowter, 1 run
17.22
RM Yates to NA Sowter, 2 runs
17.11
RM Yates to JJ Bushnell, 1 run
End of over 177 runsDUR 106/9200122
NA Sowter 12(8)JJ Bushnell 21(23)OJ Hannon-Dalby 2-0-16-0
16.62
OJ Hannon-Dalby to NA Sowter, 2 runs
16.52
OJ Hannon-Dalby to NA Sowter, 2 runs
16.41
OJ Hannon-Dalby to JJ Bushnell, 1 run
16.30
OJ Hannon-Dalby to JJ Bushnell, no run
16.20
OJ Hannon-Dalby to JJ Bushnell, no run
16.12
OJ Hannon-Dalby to JJ Bushnell, 2 runs