Vitality BlastGroup stage, North · Match · T20
Birmingham Bears beat Durham by 7 wickets
Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street, . Birmingham Bears won the toss and chose to bowl.
Durham151/519 ov
Birmingham Bears153/318.5 ov
Birmingham Bears won by 7 wickets (DLS method)
Essex won the title
Match report
From the scorecardBirmingham Bears won the toss and chose to bowl. Durham made 151 for 5 in 19 overs, D'Arcy Short 50 from 39 balls and Harry Adair 32 from 32 balls.
Birmingham Bears reached 153 for 3 in 18.5 overs, Ed Pollock 77 from 45 balls and Dominic Sibley 33 from 26 balls. D'Arcy Short took 2 for 33.
Birmingham Bears won by 7 wickets (DLS method).
Key performers
Durham innings
151/5(19 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D'Arcy Shortb JS Patel | b JS Patel | 50 | 39 | 6 | 0 | 128.21 |
| Scott Steelb CJ Green | b CJ Green | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Harry Adairc & b AT Thomson | c & b AT Thomson | 32 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 100.00 |
| Peter Handscomb †c EJ Pollock b WMH Rhodes | c EJ Pollock b WMH Rhodes | 25 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 138.89 |
| Graham Clarkc CJ Green b JC Wainman | c CJ Green b JC Wainman | 26 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 144.44 |
| Ben Rainenot out | not out | 2* | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| James Weighellnot out | not out | 2* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 200.00 |
| Extras(b 5, lb 4, w 5) | (b 5, lb 4, w 5) | 14 | ||||
| Total19 Ov (RR 7.95) | 19 Ov (RR 7.95) | 151/5 | ||||
Fall of wickets: 20-1 (S Steel, 1.2 ov), 90-2 (HRD Adair, 11.5 ov), 94-3 (DJM Short, 12.4 ov), 131-4 (PSP Handscomb, 17.2 ov), 145-5 (G Clark, 18.3 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Garrett | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 20.00 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Green | 4 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 5.75 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Alex Thomson | 4 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 5.25 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeetan Patel | 4 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 8.25 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| James Wainman | 4 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 7.00 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Will Rhodes | 2 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 8.50 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | DJM Short 20(6) & S Steel 0(2) | 20 | 8 |
| 2nd | HRD Adair 32(32) & DJM Short 29(31) | 70 | 63 |
| 3rd | PSP Handscomb 3(3) & DJM Short 1(2) | 4 | 5 |
| 4th | G Clark 14(13) & PSP Handscomb 22(15) | 37 | 28 |
| 5th | BA Raine 2(2) & G Clark 12(5) | 14 | 7 |
| 6th | BA Raine 0(2) & WJ Weighell 2(1) | 6* | 3 |
Birmingham Bears innings
153/3(18.5 ov)| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Pollockc & b S Steel | c & b S Steel | 77 | 45 | 8 | 3 | 171.11 |
| Dominic Sibleyc GJ Harte b DJM Short | c GJ Harte b DJM Short | 33 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 126.92 |
| Sam Hainb DJM Short | b DJM Short | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 58.33 |
| Matthew Lambnot out | not out | 26* | 23 | 2 | 0 | 113.04 |
| Will Rhodesnot out | not out | 5* | 7 | 0 | 0 | 71.43 |
| Extras(b 1, lb 2, w 2) | (b 1, lb 2, w 2) | 5 | ||||
| Total18.5 Ov (RR 8.12) | 18.5 Ov (RR 8.12) · Target 153 from 19 ov | 153/3 | ||||
Did not bat: Michael Burgess, Alex Thomson, Chris Green, George Garrett, Jeetan Patel, James Wainman
Fall of wickets: 83-1 (DP Sibley, 8 ov), 97-2 (SR Hain, 11.1 ov), 139-3 (EJ Pollock, 16.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liam Trevaskis | 3 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 10.67 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Matthew Potts | 2.5 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 7.76 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Scott Steel | 4 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 6.50 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Rimmington | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 4.50 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Weighell | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 19.00 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| D'Arcy Short | 4 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 8.25 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Partnerships
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | EJ Pollock 48(22) & DP Sibley 33(26) | 83 | 48 |
| 2nd | EJ Pollock 7(7) & SR Hain 7(12) | 14 | 19 |
| 3rd | MJ Lamb 20(18) & EJ Pollock 22(16) | 42 | 34 |
| 4th | WMH Rhodes 5(7) & MJ Lamb 6(5) | 14* | 12 |
Commentary
18.51
MJ Potts to WMH Rhodes, 1 run
18.41
MJ Potts to MJ Lamb, 1 run
18.31b
MJ Potts to WMH Rhodes, 1 bye
18.3Wd
MJ Potts to WMH Rhodes, wide
18.21Lb
MJ Potts to MJ Lamb, 1 leg bye
18.11
MJ Potts to WMH Rhodes, 1 run
End of over 187 runsBB 147/3010411
WMH Rhodes 3(4)MJ Lamb 25(21)NJ Rimmington 4-0-18-0
17.61
NJ Rimmington to WMH Rhodes, 1 run
17.51
NJ Rimmington to MJ Lamb, 1 run
17.44
NJ Rimmington to MJ Lamb, FOUR
17.30
NJ Rimmington to MJ Lamb, no run
17.21
NJ Rimmington to WMH Rhodes, 1 run
17.10
NJ Rimmington to WMH Rhodes, no run
End of over 175 runs, 1 wktBB 140/31111W1
WMH Rhodes 1(1)MJ Lamb 20(18)S Steel 4-0-26-1
16.61
S Steel to WMH Rhodes, 1 run
16.5W
S Steel to EJ Pollock, OUT
EJ Pollock c & b S Steel 77(45) [4s-8 6s-3] · FoW 139/3 (16.5 ov)
16.41
S Steel to MJ Lamb, 1 run
16.31
S Steel to EJ Pollock, 1 run
16.21
S Steel to MJ Lamb, 1 run
16.11
S Steel to EJ Pollock, 1 run
End of over 168 runsBB 135/2401111
EJ Pollock 75(42)MJ Lamb 18(16)DJM Short 4-0-33-2
15.61
DJM Short to EJ Pollock, 1 run
15.51
DJM Short to MJ Lamb, 1 run
15.41
DJM Short to EJ Pollock, 1 run
15.31
DJM Short to MJ Lamb, 1 run
15.20
DJM Short to MJ Lamb, no run
15.14
DJM Short to MJ Lamb, FOUR
End of over 153 runsBB 127/2110100
EJ Pollock 73(40)MJ Lamb 12(12)NJ Rimmington 3-0-11-0
14.60
NJ Rimmington to EJ Pollock, no run