Vitality BlastGroup stage, North · Match · T20
Northamptonshire beat Birmingham Bears by 4 wickets
Edgbaston, Birmingham, . Birmingham Bears won the toss and chose to bat.
Birmingham Bears150/620 ov
Northamptonshire153/619.4 ov
Northamptonshire won by 4 wickets
Essex won the title
Match report
From the scorecardBirmingham Bears won the toss and chose to bat. Birmingham Bears made 150 for 6 in 20 overs, Will Rhodes 45 from 31 balls. Rob Keogh took 2 for 23.
Northamptonshire reached 153 for 6 in 19.4 overs, Richard Levi 44 from 27 balls and Josh Cobb 42 from 36 balls. Jeetan Patel took 2 for 21.
Northamptonshire won by 4 wickets.
Key performers
Birmingham Bears innings
150/6(20 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominic Sibleyst †AM Rossington b GG White | st †AM Rossington b GG White | 24 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 120.00 |
| Sam Hainb BW Sanderson | b BW Sanderson | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 75.00 |
| Adam Hosest †AM Rossington b RI Keogh | st †AM Rossington b RI Keogh | 24 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Matthew Lambb RI Keogh | b RI Keogh | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| Will Rhodesb Faheem Ashraf | b Faheem Ashraf | 45 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 145.16 |
| Michael Burgess †b Faheem Ashraf | b Faheem Ashraf | 18 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Chris Greennot out | not out | 23* | 13 | 3 | 0 | 176.92 |
| Alex Thomsonnot out | not out | 5* | 2 | 1 | 0 | 250.00 |
| Extras(b 1, lb 1, w 2) | (b 1, lb 1, w 2) | 4 | ||||
| Total20 Ov (RR 7.50) | 20 Ov (RR 7.50) | 150/6 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 9-1 (SR Hain, 2.1 ov), 52-2 (AJ Hose, 8 ov), 57-3 (DP Sibley, 8.5 ov), 60-4 (MJ Lamb, 10 ov), 109-5 (MGK Burgess, 16.1 ov), 130-6 (WMH Rhodes, 18.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Cobb | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7.00 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Faheem Ashraf | 4 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 8.25 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Sanderson | 3 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 9.00 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dwaine Pretorius | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7.00 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Graeme White | 4 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 7.25 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rob Keogh | 4 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 5.75 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tom Sole | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 7.50 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | DP Sibley 3(5) & SR Hain 6(8) | 9 | 13 |
| 2nd | AJ Hose 24(24) & DP Sibley 18(11) | 43 | 35 |
| 3rd | DP Sibley 3(4) & MJ Lamb 1(1) | 5 | 5 |
| 4th | WMH Rhodes 2(4) & MJ Lamb 0(3) | 3 | 7 |
| 5th | WMH Rhodes 31(19) & MGK Burgess 18(18) | 49 | 37 |
| 6th | CJ Green 8(8) & WMH Rhodes 12(8) | 21 | 16 |
| 7th | AT Thomson 5(2) & CJ Green 15(5) | 20* | 7 |
Northamptonshire innings
153/6(19.4 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Levic AT Thomson b WMH Rhodes | c AT Thomson b WMH Rhodes | 44 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 162.96 |
| Adam Rossington †c sub (L Banks) b AT Thomson | c sub (L Banks) b AT Thomson | 15 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 166.67 |
| Josh Cobbc SR Hain b JS Patel | c SR Hain b JS Patel | 42 | 36 | 3 | 2 | 116.67 |
| Dwaine Pretoriusc & b JS Patel | c & b JS Patel | 26 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 108.33 |
| Alex Wakelyb HJH Brookes | b HJH Brookes | 10 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 83.33 |
| Rob Keoghb CJ Green | b CJ Green | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 57.14 |
| Faheem Ashrafnot out | not out | 6* | 2 | 1 | 0 | 300.00 |
| Tom Solenot out | not out | 1* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Extras(b 4, w 1) | (b 4, w 1) | 5 | ||||
| Total19.4 Ov (RR 7.78) | 19.4 Ov (RR 7.78) · Target 151 from 20 ov | 153/6 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 32-1 (AM Rossington, 3.1 ov), 73-2 (RE Levi, 7.4 ov), 128-3 (JJ Cobb, 14.4 ov), 134-4 (D Pretorius, 16.4 ov), 146-5 (RI Keogh, 19 ov), 146-6 (AG Wakely, 19.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Green | 4 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 7.25 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oliver Hannon-Dalby | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14.00 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Thomson | 4 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 5.25 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Henry Brookes | 3.4 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 10.64 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jeetan Patel | 4 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 5.25 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Rhodes | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 5.50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dominic Sibley | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14.00 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | RE Levi 17(10) & AM Rossington 15(9) | 32 | 19 |
| 2nd | RE Levi 27(17) & JJ Cobb 9(10) | 41 | 27 |
| 3rd | JJ Cobb 33(26) & D Pretorius 22(16) | 55 | 42 |
| 4th | D Pretorius 4(8) & AG Wakely 2(4) | 6 | 12 |
| 5th | RI Keogh 4(7) & AG Wakely 8(7) | 12 | 14 |
| 6th | AG Wakely 0(1) & Faheem Ashraf 0(0) | 0 | 1 |
| 7th | TB Sole 1(1) & Faheem Ashraf 6(2) | 7* | 3 |
Commentary
19.44
HJH Brookes to Faheem Ashraf, FOUR
19.32
HJH Brookes to Faheem Ashraf, 2 runs
19.21
HJH Brookes to TB Sole, 1 run
19.1W
HJH Brookes to AG Wakely, OUT
AG Wakely b HJH Brookes 10(12) [4s-1 6s-0] · FoW 146/6 (19.1 ov)
End of over 193 runs, 1 wktNOR 146/500111W
AG Wakely 10(11)CJ Green 4-0-29-1
18.6W
CJ Green to RI Keogh, OUT
RI Keogh b CJ Green 4(7) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 146/5 (19 ov)
18.51
CJ Green to AG Wakely, 1 run
18.41
CJ Green to RI Keogh, 1 run
18.31
CJ Green to AG Wakely, 1 run
18.20
CJ Green to AG Wakely, no run
18.10
CJ Green to AG Wakely, no run
End of over 188 runsNOR 143/4141110
RI Keogh 3(5)AG Wakely 8(7)AT Thomson 4-0-21-1
17.60
AT Thomson to RI Keogh, no run
17.51
AT Thomson to AG Wakely, 1 run
17.41
AT Thomson to RI Keogh, 1 run
17.31
AT Thomson to AG Wakely, 1 run
17.24
AT Thomson to AG Wakely, FOUR
17.11
AT Thomson to RI Keogh, 1 run
End of over 173 runs, 1 wktNOR 135/4011W01
RI Keogh 1(2)AG Wakely 2(4)JS Patel 4-0-21-2
16.61
JS Patel to RI Keogh, 1 run
16.50
JS Patel to RI Keogh, no run
16.4W
JS Patel to D Pretorius, OUT
D Pretorius c & b JS Patel 26(24) [4s-2 6s-0] · FoW 134/4 (16.4 ov)
16.31
JS Patel to AG Wakely, 1 run
16.21
JS Patel to D Pretorius, 1 run
16.10
JS Patel to D Pretorius, no run
End of over 163 runsNOR 132/3110100
AG Wakely 1(3)D Pretorius 25(21)AT Thomson 3-0-13-1
15.60
AT Thomson to AG Wakely, no run
15.50
AT Thomson to AG Wakely, no run
15.41
AT Thomson to D Pretorius, 1 run