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Lancashire beat Birmingham Bears by 2 wickets

Old Trafford, Manchester, . Birmingham Bears won the toss and chose to bat.

Birmingham Bears168/820 ov
Lancashire169/819.3 ov
Lancashire won by 2 wickets
Hampshire won the title

Match report

From the scorecard

Birmingham Bears won the toss and chose to bat. Birmingham Bears made 168 for 8 in 20 overs, Adam Hose 50 from 39 balls and Dan Mousley 41 from 20 balls. Richard Gleeson took 2 for 23.

Lancashire reached 169 for 8 in 19.3 overs, Dane Vilas 42 from 21 balls and Philip Salt 33 from 28 balls. Oli Stone took 4 for 21.

Lancashire won by 2 wickets.

Key performers

Birmingham Bears innings

168/8(20 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Paul Stirlingc RJ Gleeson b TW Hartleyc RJ Gleeson b TW Hartley12131192.31
Alex Davies †c KK Jennings b RJ Gleesonc KK Jennings b RJ Gleeson5510100.00
Sam Hainc †DJ Vilas b TW Hartleyc †DJ Vilas b TW Hartley9901100.00
Adam Hoserun out (PD Salt)run out (PD Salt)503902128.21
Chris Benjaminb LWP Wellsb LWP Wells352621134.62
Dan Mousleyb LWP Wellsb LWP Wells412023205.00
Carlos Brathwaitec TW Hartley b RJ Gleesonc TW Hartley b RJ Gleeson6410150.00
Jacob Lintottnot outnot out3*300100.00
Henry Brookesrun out (PD Salt)run out (PD Salt)01000.00
Oli Stonenot outnot out0*000-
Extras(lb 2, w 5)(lb 2, w 5)7
Total20 Ov (RR 8.40)20 Ov (RR 8.40)168/8
Did not bat: Danny Briggs
Fall of wickets: 6-1 (AL Davies, 1.1 ov), 27-2 (SR Hain, 4.2 ov), 28-3 (PR Stirling, 4.4 ov), 91-4 (CG Benjamin, 12.2 ov), 150-5 (DR Mousley, 17.4 ov), 157-6 (CR Brathwaite, 18.3 ov), 166-7 (AJ Hose, 19.4 ov), 166-8 (HJH Brookes, 19.5 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Luke Wood3030010.0081310
Richard Gleeson402325.75112010
Danny Lamb402807.0080120
Tom Hartley3032210.6752200
Luke Wells403528.7552110
Matt Parkinson201809.0010100
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stPR Stirling 1(2) & AL Davies 5(5)67
2ndSR Hain 9(9) & PR Stirling 11(10)2119
3rdAJ Hose 1(1) & PR Stirling 0(1)12
4thCG Benjamin 35(26) & AJ Hose 26(20)6346
5thDR Mousley 41(20) & AJ Hose 16(12)5932
6thCR Brathwaite 6(4) & AJ Hose 1(1)75
7thJB Lintott 1(2) & AJ Hose 6(5)97
8thHJH Brookes 0(1) & JB Lintott 0(0)01
9thJB Lintott 2(1) & OP Stone 0(0)2*1

Lancashire innings

169/8(19.3 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Philip Saltc AJ Hose b OP Stonec AJ Hose b OP Stone332840117.86
Keaton Jenningsc DR Briggs b OP Stonec DR Briggs b OP Stone790077.78
Steven Croftc CR Brathwaite b OP Stonec CR Brathwaite b OP Stone02000.00
Dane Vilas †lbw b DR Briggslbw b DR Briggs422161200.00
Tim Davidc CG Benjamin b JB Lintottc CG Benjamin b JB Lintott12810150.00
Luke Wellsc DR Mousley b CR Brathwaitec DR Mousley b CR Brathwaite262431108.33
Danny Lambc OP Stone b HJH Brookesc OP Stone b HJH Brookes8130061.54
Luke Woodlbw b OP Stonelbw b OP Stone6510120.00
Tom Hartleynot outnot out19*902211.11
Richard Gleesonnot outnot out4*110400.00
Extras(lb 3, w 3, nb 6)(lb 3, w 3, nb 6)12
Total19.3 Ov (RR 8.67)19.3 Ov (RR 8.67) · Target 169 from 20 ov169/8
Did not bat: Matt Parkinson
Fall of wickets: 18-1 (KK Jennings, 2.1 ov), 18-2 (SJ Croft, 2.3 ov), 85-3 (DJ Vilas, 9.2 ov), 89-4 (PD Salt, 10.1 ov), 111-5 (TH David, 13.2 ov), 132-6 (LWP Wells, 15.5 ov), 141-7 (L Wood, 17 ov), 163-8 (DJ Lamb, 19.3 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Oli Stone402145.25111011
Henry Brookes3.3035110.0072112
Danny Briggs403017.5072100
Carlos Brathwaite403919.7586100
Jacob Lintott4041110.2565110
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stPD Salt 7(5) & KK Jennings 7(9)1813
2ndSJ Croft 0(2) & PD Salt 0(0)02
3rdDJ Vilas 42(21) & PD Salt 25(20)6741
4thTH David 3(2) & PD Salt 1(3)45
5thLWP Wells 9(14) & TH David 9(6)2219
6thDJ Lamb 4(5) & LWP Wells 17(10)2115
7thL Wood 6(5) & DJ Lamb 2(2)97
8thDJ Lamb 2(6) & TW Hartley 19(9)2215
9thRJ Gleeson 4(1) & TW Hartley 0(0)6*0

Commentary

End of innings: LAN 169/8 (19.3 ov)
19.46Nb
HJH Brookes to RJ Gleeson, FOUR
19.3W
HJH Brookes to DJ Lamb, OUT
DJ Lamb c OP Stone b HJH Brookes 8(13) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 163/8 (19.3 ov)
19.21
HJH Brookes to TW Hartley, 1 run
19.16
HJH Brookes to TW Hartley, SIX
End of over 199 runsLAN 156/7116010
DJ Lamb 8(12)TW Hartley 12(7)CR Brathwaite 4-0-39-1
18.60
CR Brathwaite to DJ Lamb, no run
18.51
CR Brathwaite to TW Hartley, 1 run
18.40
CR Brathwaite to TW Hartley, no run
18.36
CR Brathwaite to TW Hartley, SIX
18.21
CR Brathwaite to DJ Lamb, 1 run
18.11
CR Brathwaite to TW Hartley, 1 run
End of over 186 runsLAN 147/71Lb21110
DJ Lamb 7(10)TW Hartley 4(3)JB Lintott 4-0-41-1
17.60
JB Lintott to DJ Lamb, no run
17.51
JB Lintott to TW Hartley, 1 run
17.41
JB Lintott to DJ Lamb, 1 run
17.31
JB Lintott to TW Hartley, 1 run
17.22
JB Lintott to TW Hartley, 2 runs
17.11Lb
JB Lintott to DJ Lamb, 1 leg bye
End of over 178 runs, 1 wktLAN 141/741Lb111W
DJ Lamb 6(7)OP Stone 4-0-21-4
16.6W
OP Stone to L Wood, OUT
L Wood lbw b OP Stone 6(5) [4s-1 6s-0] · FoW 141/7 (17 ov)
16.51
OP Stone to DJ Lamb, 1 run
16.41
OP Stone to L Wood, 1 run
16.31
OP Stone to DJ Lamb, 1 run
16.21Lb
OP Stone to L Wood, 1 leg bye
16.14
OP Stone to L Wood, FOUR
End of over 1610 runs, 1 wktLAN 133/61044W1
L Wood 1(1)DJ Lamb 4(5)CR Brathwaite 3-0-30-1
15.61
CR Brathwaite to L Wood, 1 run
15.5W
CR Brathwaite to LWP Wells, OUT
LWP Wells c DR Mousley b CR Brathwaite 26(24) [4s-3 6s-1] · FoW 132/6 (15.5 ov)
15.44
CR Brathwaite to LWP Wells, FOUR