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Vitality BlastGroup stage, South · Match · T20

Glamorgan beat Essex by 6 wickets

Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, . Glamorgan won the toss and chose to bowl.

Essex113/920 ov
Glamorgan114/416.5 ov
Glamorgan won by 6 wickets
Hampshire won the title

Match report

From the scorecard

Glamorgan won the toss and chose to bowl. Essex made 113 for 9 in 20 overs, Matthew Critchley 38 from 26 balls. Michael Neser took 3 for 13.

Glamorgan reached 114 for 4 in 16.5 overs, Sam Northeast 44 from 44 balls.

Glamorgan won by 6 wickets.

Key performers

Essex innings

113/9(20 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Will Buttlemanlbw b MG Hoganlbw b MG Hogan280025.00
Adam Rossington †c MG Neser b MG Hoganc MG Neser b MG Hogan8710114.29
Michael-Kyle Pepperc DA Douthwaite b MG Neserc DA Douthwaite b MG Neser3100030.00
Matthew Critchleyc M Labuschagne b DA Douthwaitec M Labuschagne b DA Douthwaite382632146.15
Paul Walterc †CB Cooke b DA Douthwaitec †CB Cooke b DA Douthwaite20241183.33
Daniel Samsrun out (MG Neser)run out (MG Neser)6600100.00
Tom Westleynot outnot out23*2020115.00
Simon Harmerc †CB Cooke b MG Hoganc †CB Cooke b MG Hogan01000.00
Aron Nijjarc KS Carlson b MG Neserc KS Carlson b MG Neser470057.14
Ben Allisonc MG Hogan b MG Neserc MG Hogan b MG Neser480050.00
Sam Cooknot outnot out3*300100.00
Extras(lb 1, w 1)(lb 1, w 1)2
Total20 Ov (RR 5.65)20 Ov (RR 5.65)113/9
Fall of wickets: 10-1 (WEL Buttleman, 2.2 ov), 11-2 (AM Rossington, 3 ov), 14-3 (MS Pepper, 4.2 ov), 72-4 (PI Walter, 12.2 ov), 74-5 (MJJ Critchley, 12.4 ov), 81-6 (DR Sams, 13.5 ov), 81-7 (SR Harmer, 14 ov), 87-8 (ASS Nijjar, 15.3 ov), 100-9 (BMJ Allison, 18.1 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Michael Hogan402135.25112000
Michael Neser401333.25130000
James Weighell30903.0090000
Daniel Douthwaite402526.25122110
Marnus Labuschagne201005.0051000
Prem Sisodiya2020010.0011100
Andrew Salter1014014.0001100
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stWEL Buttleman 2(8) & AM Rossington 8(6)1014
2ndMS Pepper 1(3) & AM Rossington 0(1)14
3rdMS Pepper 2(7) & MJJ Critchley 1(1)38
4thPI Walter 20(24) & MJJ Critchley 37(24)5848
5thDR Sams 1(1) & MJJ Critchley 0(1)22
6thT Westley 2(2) & DR Sams 5(5)77
7thSR Harmer 0(1) & T Westley 0(0)01
8thT Westley 2(2) & ASS Nijjar 4(7)69
9thBMJ Allison 4(8) & T Westley 9(8)1316
10thSJ Cook 3(3) & T Westley 10(8)13*11

Glamorgan innings

114/4(16.5 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
David Lloydc BMJ Allison b DR Samsc BMJ Allison b DR Sams04000.00
Sam Northeastb ASS Nijjarb ASS Nijjar444431100.00
Marnus Labuschagnerun out (ASS Nijjar)run out (ASS Nijjar)181820100.00
Kiran Carlsonst †AM Rossington b MJJ Critchleyst †AM Rossington b MJJ Critchley17191189.47
Chris Cooke †not outnot out17*1402121.43
Daniel Douthwaitenot outnot out10*311333.33
Extras(lb 4, w 2, nb 2)(lb 4, w 2, nb 2)8
Total16.5 Ov (RR 6.77)16.5 Ov (RR 6.77) · Target 114 from 20 ov114/4
Fall of wickets: 4-1 (DL Lloyd, 0.4 ov), 47-2 (M Labuschagne, 7.1 ov), 78-3 (KS Carlson, 12.2 ov), 90-4 (SA Northeast, 15.3 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Daniel Sams2.502518.82112211
Sam Cook201407.0062010
Ben Allison201105.5050000
Matthew Critchley401714.25101000
Simon Harmer401604.00130100
Aron Nijjar2027113.5032200
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stDL Lloyd 0(4) & SA Northeast 0(0)44
2ndM Labuschagne 18(18) & SA Northeast 23(21)4339
3rdKS Carlson 17(19) & SA Northeast 14(12)3131
4thCB Cooke 5(8) & SA Northeast 7(11)1219
5thDA Douthwaite 10(3) & CB Cooke 12(6)24*8

Commentary

End of innings: GLA 114/4 (16.5 ov)
16.62Nb
DR Sams to CB Cooke, no ball
16.56
DR Sams to CB Cooke, SIX
16.40
DR Sams to CB Cooke, no run
16.30
DR Sams to CB Cooke, no run
16.20
DR Sams to CB Cooke, no run
16.16
DR Sams to CB Cooke, SIX
End of over 1613 runs, 1 wktGLA 100/412W064
DA Douthwaite 10(3)CB Cooke 5(8)ASS Nijjar 2-0-27-1
15.64
ASS Nijjar to DA Douthwaite, FOUR
15.56
ASS Nijjar to DA Douthwaite, SIX
15.40
ASS Nijjar to DA Douthwaite, no run
15.3W
ASS Nijjar to SA Northeast, OUT
SA Northeast b ASS Nijjar 44(44) [4s-3 6s-1] · FoW 90/4 (15.3 ov)
15.22
ASS Nijjar to SA Northeast, 2 runs
15.11
ASS Nijjar to CB Cooke, 1 run
End of over 154 runsGLA 87/3001111
CB Cooke 4(7)SA Northeast 42(42)MJJ Critchley 4-0-17-1
14.61
MJJ Critchley to CB Cooke, 1 run
14.51
MJJ Critchley to SA Northeast, 1 run
14.41
MJJ Critchley to CB Cooke, 1 run
14.31
MJJ Critchley to SA Northeast, 1 run
14.20
MJJ Critchley to SA Northeast, no run
14.10
MJJ Critchley to SA Northeast, no run
End of over 143 runsGLA 83/3011010
CB Cooke 2(5)SA Northeast 40(38)SR Harmer 4-0-16-0
13.60
SR Harmer to CB Cooke, no run
13.51
SR Harmer to SA Northeast, 1 run
13.40
SR Harmer to SA Northeast, no run
13.31
SR Harmer to CB Cooke, 1 run
13.21
SR Harmer to SA Northeast, 1 run
13.10
SR Harmer to SA Northeast, no run
End of over 133 runs, 1 wktGLA 80/31W1100
CB Cooke 1(3)SA Northeast 38(34)MJJ Critchley 3-0-13-1
12.60
MJJ Critchley to CB Cooke, no run