Vitality BlastGroup stage, North · Match · T20
Birmingham Bears beat Northamptonshire by 17 runs
County Ground, Northampton, . Birmingham Bears won the toss and chose to bat.
Birmingham Bears187/720 ov
Northamptonshire170/720 ov
Birmingham Bears won by 17 runs
Worcestershire won the title
Match report
From the scorecardBirmingham Bears won the toss and chose to bat. Birmingham Bears made 187 for 7 in 20 overs, Chris Woakes 57 not out from 23 balls and Ian Bell 43 from 36 balls. Seekkuge Prasanna took 2 for 33.
Northamptonshire made 170 for 7 in 20 overs, Josh Cobb 103 from 62 balls. Grant Elliott took 3 for 34.
Birmingham Bears won by 17 runs.
Key performers
Birmingham Bears innings
187/7(20 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Pollockc S Prasanna b RJ Gleeson | c S Prasanna b RJ Gleeson | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Ian Bellc S Prasanna b NL Buck | c S Prasanna b NL Buck | 43 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 119.44 |
| Adam Hosec BM Duckett b NL Buck | c BM Duckett b NL Buck | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 72.73 |
| Sam Hainc BA Hutton b S Prasanna | c BA Hutton b S Prasanna | 31 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 124.00 |
| Colin de Grandhommelbw b S Prasanna | lbw b S Prasanna | 12 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 171.43 |
| Chris Woakesnot out | not out | 57* | 23 | 6 | 4 | 247.83 |
| Grant Elliottc CO Thurston b BA Hutton | c CO Thurston b BA Hutton | 19 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 146.15 |
| Aaron Thomasonrun out | run out | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Extras(lb 4, w 7, nb 2) | (lb 4, w 7, nb 2) | 13 | ||||
| Total20 Ov (RR 9.35) | 20 Ov (RR 9.35) | 187/7 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 4-1 (EJ Pollock, 0.4 ov), 25-2 (AJ Hose, 4 ov), 89-3 (SR Hain, 12 ov), 89-4 (IR Bell, 12.2 ov), 122-5 (C de Grandhomme, 15.2 ov), 168-6 (GD Elliott, 18.4 ov), 187-7 (AD Thomason, 20 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Gleeson | 4 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 9.25 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Nathan Buck | 4 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 8.75 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Hutton | 4 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 7.75 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Sanderson | 3 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 12.00 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Seekkuge Prasanna | 4 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 8.25 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Josh Cobb | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11.00 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | EJ Pollock 1(3) & IR Bell 1(1) | 4 | 4 |
| 2nd | IR Bell 10(10) & AJ Hose 8(11) | 21 | 20 |
| 3rd | IR Bell 32(23) & SR Hain 31(25) | 64 | 48 |
| 4th | IR Bell 0(2) & C de Grandhomme 0(0) | 0 | 2 |
| 5th | CR Woakes 20(11) & C de Grandhomme 12(7) | 33 | 18 |
| 6th | GD Elliott 19(13) & CR Woakes 21(7) | 46 | 20 |
| 7th | AD Thomason 3(3) & CR Woakes 16(5) | 19 | 8 |
Northamptonshire innings
170/7(20 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricardo Vasconcelos †c AD Thomason b GD Elliott | c AD Thomason b GD Elliott | 18 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 112.50 |
| Ben Duckettb OP Stone | b OP Stone | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Josh Cobbrun out | run out | 103 | 62 | 8 | 6 | 166.13 |
| Alex Wakelyc AJ Hose b GD Elliott | c AJ Hose b GD Elliott | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 116.67 |
| Charlie Thurstonc OP Stone b JS Patel | c OP Stone b JS Patel | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 116.67 |
| Steven Crookc SR Hain b JS Patel | c SR Hain b JS Patel | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 60.00 |
| Seekkuge Prasannac †TR Ambrose b GD Elliott | c †TR Ambrose b GD Elliott | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Brett Huttonnot out | not out | 15* | 15 | 0 | 1 | 100.00 |
| Nathan Bucknot out | not out | 0* | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Extras(lb 2, w 6, nb 2) | (lb 2, w 6, nb 2) | 10 | ||||
| Total20 Ov (RR 8.50) | 20 Ov (RR 8.50) · Target 188 from 20 ov | 170/7 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 13-1 (BM Duckett, 2.4 ov), 48-2 (R Vasconcelos, 6.4 ov), 72-3 (AG Wakely, 8.5 ov), 91-4 (CO Thurston, 11.2 ov), 109-5 (SP Crook, 13.2 ov), 118-6 (S Prasanna, 14.5 ov), 163-7 (JJ Cobb, 19.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oli Stone | 4 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 4.75 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Chris Woakes | 4 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 10.50 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Aaron Thomason | 4 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 14.00 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Grant Elliott | 4 | 0 | 34 | 3 | 8.50 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Jeetan Patel | 4 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 4.25 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | R Vasconcelos 11(10) & BM Duckett 2(6) | 13 | 16 |
| 2nd | JJ Cobb 23(19) & R Vasconcelos 7(6) | 35 | 24 |
| 3rd | JJ Cobb 15(7) & AG Wakely 7(6) | 24 | 13 |
| 4th | CO Thurston 7(6) & JJ Cobb 12(9) | 19 | 15 |
| 5th | SP Crook 3(5) & JJ Cobb 15(7) | 18 | 12 |
| 6th | JJ Cobb 3(4) & S Prasanna 5(5) | 9 | 9 |
| 7th | JJ Cobb 35(16) & BA Hutton 8(11) | 45 | 27 |
| 8th | BA Hutton 7(4) & NL Buck 0(0) | 7* | 4 |
Commentary
End of over 209 runs, 1 wktNOR 170/71W0061
BA Hutton 15(15)NL Buck 0(0)AD Thomason 4-0-56-0
19.61
AD Thomason to BA Hutton, 1 run
19.56
AD Thomason to BA Hutton, SIX
19.40
AD Thomason to BA Hutton, no run
19.30
AD Thomason to BA Hutton, no run
19.2W
AD Thomason to BA Hutton, OUT
JJ Cobb run out 103(62) [4s-8 6s-6] · FoW 163/7 (19.2 ov)
19.11
AD Thomason to JJ Cobb, 1 run
End of over 198 runsNOR 161/6Wd12Wd1101
JJ Cobb 102(61)BA Hutton 7(10)CR Woakes 4-0-42-0
18.61
CR Woakes to JJ Cobb, 1 run
18.50
CR Woakes to JJ Cobb, no run
18.41
CR Woakes to BA Hutton, 1 run
18.31
CR Woakes to JJ Cobb, 1 run
18.3Wd
CR Woakes to JJ Cobb, wide
18.22
CR Woakes to JJ Cobb, 2 runs
HUNDRED for JJ Cobb (100 off 58)
18.11
CR Woakes to BA Hutton, 1 run
18.1Wd
CR Woakes to BA Hutton, wide
End of over 187 runsNOR 153/6014101
BA Hutton 5(8)JJ Cobb 98(57)OP Stone 4-0-19-1
17.61
OP Stone to BA Hutton, 1 run
17.50
OP Stone to BA Hutton, no run
17.41
OP Stone to JJ Cobb, 1 run
17.34
OP Stone to JJ Cobb, FOUR
17.21
OP Stone to BA Hutton, 1 run
17.10
OP Stone to BA Hutton, no run
End of over 1722 runsNOR 146/6461146
JJ Cobb 93(55)BA Hutton 3(4)AD Thomason 3-0-47-0
16.66
AD Thomason to JJ Cobb, SIX
16.54
AD Thomason to JJ Cobb, FOUR
16.41
AD Thomason to BA Hutton, 1 run
16.31
AD Thomason to JJ Cobb, 1 run
16.26
AD Thomason to JJ Cobb, SIX