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Bob Willis TrophyGroup stage, Central · Match · First-class

Worcestershire beat Gloucestershire by 8 wickets

County Ground, Bristol, . Gloucestershire won the toss and chose to bat.

Gloucestershire267 & 270104.3 ov
Worcestershire428/5 & 113/226.1 ov
Worcestershire won by 8 wickets

Match report

From the scorecard

Gloucestershire won the toss and chose to bat. Gloucestershire were bowled out for 267, Chris Dent 92 from 184 balls and Graeme van Buuren 60 from 138 balls. Charles Morris took 4 for 52.

Worcestershire made 428 for 5, Brett D'Oliveira 91 not out from 104 balls and Daryl Mitchell 80 from 161 balls.

Gloucestershire were bowled out for 270, George Hankins 69 from 195 balls and Chris Dent 67 from 133 balls. Joe Leach took 4 for 72.

Worcestershire made 113 for 2. Josh Shaw took 2 for 26.

Worcestershire won by 8 wickets.

Key performers

Gloucestershire 1st innings

267(96.3 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Miles Hammondc †OB Cox b JC Tonguec †OB Cox b JC Tongue14382036.84
Chris Dentb BL D'Oliveirab BL D'Oliveira921849050.00
Graeme van Buurenb BL D'Oliveirab BL D'Oliveira601388043.48
George Hankinsb CAJ Morrisb CAJ Morris30910132.97
Ryan Higginslbw b CAJ Morrislbw b CAJ Morris18411043.90
Jack Taylorc MH Wessels b JC Tonguec MH Wessels b JC Tongue014000.00
Gareth Roderick †not outnot out25*414060.98
Tom Priceb CAJ Morrisb CAJ Morris03000.00
David Paynec †OB Cox b J Leachc †OB Cox b J Leach111009.09
Josh Shawc †OB Cox b JC Tonguec †OB Cox b JC Tongue3150020.00
Matt Taylorc †OB Cox b CAJ Morrisc †OB Cox b CAJ Morris180012.50
Extras(lb 3, w 10, nb 10)(lb 3, w 10, nb 10)23
Total96.3 Ov (RR 2.77)96.3 Ov (RR 2.77)267
Fall of wickets: 23-1 (Miles Hammond, 11.4 ov), 150-2 (GL van Buuren, 50.1 ov), 205-3 (CDJ Dent, 70.2 ov), 228-4 (GT Hankins, 78.5 ov), 233-5 (JMR Taylor, 83.2 ov), 239-6 (RF Higgins, 84.2 ov), 239-7 (TJ Price, 84.5 ov), 243-8 (DA Payne, 88.3 ov), 246-9 (J Shaw, 91.5 ov), 267-10 (MD Taylor, 96.3 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Joe Leach1944812.53925002
Charles Morris22.365242.311145020
Josh Tongue2137533.57939003
Ed Barnard1763201.88874000
Brett D'Oliveira1715723.35631100
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stMiles Hammond 14(38) & CDJ Dent 7(33)2370
2ndGL van Buuren 60(138) & CDJ Dent 49(96)127231
3rdGT Hankins 18(66) & CDJ Dent 36(55)55121
4thRF Higgins 11(26) & GT Hankins 12(25)2351
5thJMR Taylor 0(14) & RF Higgins 5(13)527
6thGH Roderick 4(4) & RF Higgins 2(2)66
7thTJ Price 0(3) & GH Roderick 0(0)03
8thDA Payne 1(11) & GH Roderick 3(11)422
9thJ Shaw 3(15) & GH Roderick 0(5)320
10thMD Taylor 1(8) & GH Roderick 18(21)2128

Worcestershire 1st innings

428/5(120 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Daryl Mitchellb TJ Priceb TJ Price8016113049.69
Jake Libbyc CDJ Dent b DA Paynec CDJ Dent b DA Payne7718110042.54
Tom Felllbw b J Shawlbw b J Shaw391145034.21
Jack Hayneslbw b RF Higginslbw b RF Higgins511154044.35
Brett D'Oliveiranot outnot out91*10413087.50
Riki Wesselsc GL van Buuren b MD Taylorc GL van Buuren b MD Taylor191740111.76
Ben Cox †not outnot out45*3261140.63
Extras(b 4, lb 12, w 2, nb 8)(b 4, lb 12, w 2, nb 8)26
Total120 Ov (RR 3.57)120 Ov (RR 3.57)428/5
Fall of wickets: 152-1 (DKH Mitchell, 49.4 ov), 180-2 (JD Libby, 63 ov), 233-3 (TC Fell, 86.4 ov), 281-4 (JA Haynes, 101.3 ov), 304-5 (MH Wessels, 106.2 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
David Payne2265412.451077000
Ryan Higgins2567212.8811912001
Matt Taylor20.428314.028212010
Tom Price1716914.067010011
Josh Shaw23.239414.039610102
Graeme van Buuren1214003.33464000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stDKH Mitchell 80(161) & JD Libby 64(138)152298
2ndTC Fell 13(37) & JD Libby 13(43)2880
3rdTC Fell 26(77) & JA Haynes 22(67)53142
4thBL D'Oliveira 19(41) & JA Haynes 29(48)4889
5thMH Wessels 19(17) & BL D'Oliveira 4(12)2329
6thBL D'Oliveira 68(51) & OB Cox 45(32)124*82

Gloucestershire 2nd innings

270(104.3 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Chris Dentc †OB Cox b CAJ Morrisc †OB Cox b CAJ Morris671339050.38
Miles Hammondc DKH Mitchell b CAJ Morrisc DKH Mitchell b CAJ Morris9231039.13
Graeme van Buurenlbw b JC Tonguelbw b JC Tongue9201045.00
George Hankinslbw b JC Tonguelbw b JC Tongue691957035.38
Josh Shawlbw b JC Tonguelbw b JC Tongue21425050.00
Ryan Higginslbw b DKH Mitchelllbw b DKH Mitchell6290020.69
Jack Taylorc DKH Mitchell b J Leachc DKH Mitchell b J Leach231203019.17
Gareth Roderick †lbw b J Leachlbw b J Leach9250036.00
Tom Pricelbw b J Leachlbw b J Leach05000.00
David Payneb J Leachb J Leach14222063.64
Matt Taylornot outnot out19*1631118.75
Extras(b 13, lb 2, w 3, nb 6)(b 13, lb 2, w 3, nb 6)24
Total104.3 Ov (RR 2.58)104.3 Ov (RR 2.58)270
Fall of wickets: 26-1 (Miles Hammond, 7.5 ov), 46-2 (GL van Buuren, 13.4 ov), 134-3 (CDJ Dent, 46.5 ov), 163-4 (J Shaw, 60 ov), 183-5 (RF Higgins, 67.2 ov), 214-6 (GT Hankins, 86.4 ov), 234-7 (GH Roderick, 94.4 ov), 236-8 (TJ Price, 96.3 ov), 239-9 (JMR Taylor, 98.4 ov), 270-10 (DA Payne, 104.3 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Joe Leach26.347242.721258002
Charles Morris2285222.361086100
Josh Tongue2056533.25888001
Ed Barnard1663602.25817000
Brett D'Oliveira1122302.09522010
Daryl Mitchell94710.78480000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stCDJ Dent 17(24) & Miles Hammond 9(23)2647
2ndGL van Buuren 9(20) & CDJ Dent 11(15)2035
3rdGT Hankins 37(106) & CDJ Dent 39(94)88199
4thJ Shaw 21(42) & GT Hankins 8(37)2979
5thGT Hankins 12(16) & RF Higgins 6(29)2044
6thJMR Taylor 9(81) & GT Hankins 12(36)31116
7thGH Roderick 9(25) & JMR Taylor 11(23)2048
8thTJ Price 0(5) & JMR Taylor 2(6)211
9thDA Payne 2(3) & JMR Taylor 1(10)313
10thMD Taylor 19(16) & DA Payne 12(19)3135

Worcestershire 2nd innings

113/2(26.1 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Daryl Mitchellb J Shawb J Shaw20402050.00
Jake Libbyc Miles Hammond b J Shawc Miles Hammond b J Shaw25583043.10
Tom Fellnot outnot out32*3250100.00
Jack Haynesnot outnot out28*304093.33
Extras(b 1, lb 1, nb 6)(b 1, lb 1, nb 6)8
Total26.1 Ov (RR 4.32)26.1 Ov (RR 4.32) · Target 110113/2
Fall of wickets: 41-1 (DKH Mitchell, 15.2 ov), 60-2 (JD Libby, 18 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
David Payne61901.50280000
Ryan Higgins712403.43324000
Josh Shaw502625.20174000
Matt Taylor412406.00164001
Tom Price1011011.0051002
Graeme van Buuren301304.33110000
Jack Taylor0.104024.0001000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stDKH Mitchell 20(40) & JD Libby 20(52)4192
2ndTC Fell 14(10) & JD Libby 5(6)1916
3rdTC Fell 18(22) & JA Haynes 28(30)53*49

Commentary

End of innings: WOR 113/2 (26.1 ov)
26.14
JMR Taylor to JA Haynes, FOUR
End of over 263 runsWOR 109/2000300
TC Fell 32(32)JA Haynes 24(29)GL van Buuren 3-0-13-0
25.60
GL van Buuren to TC Fell, no run
25.50
GL van Buuren to TC Fell, no run
25.43
GL van Buuren to JA Haynes, 3 runs
25.30
GL van Buuren to JA Haynes, no run
25.20
GL van Buuren to JA Haynes, no run
25.10
GL van Buuren to JA Haynes, no run
End of over 2516 runsWOR 106/2043Nb0441
JA Haynes 21(25)TC Fell 32(30)MD Taylor 4-1-24-0
24.61
MD Taylor to JA Haynes, 1 run
24.54
MD Taylor to JA Haynes, FOUR
24.44
MD Taylor to JA Haynes, FOUR
24.30
MD Taylor to JA Haynes, no run
24.33Nb
MD Taylor to TC Fell, no ball, 1 bye
24.24
MD Taylor to TC Fell, FOUR
24.10
MD Taylor to TC Fell, no run
End of over 248 runsWOR 90/2111203
TC Fell 28(27)JA Haynes 12(21)GL van Buuren 2-0-10-0
23.63
GL van Buuren to TC Fell, 3 runs
23.50
GL van Buuren to TC Fell, no run
23.42
GL van Buuren to TC Fell, 2 runs
23.31
GL van Buuren to JA Haynes, 1 run
23.21
GL van Buuren to TC Fell, 1 run
23.11
GL van Buuren to JA Haynes, 1 run
End of over 235 runsWOR 82/2000212
TC Fell 22(23)JA Haynes 10(19)MD Taylor 3-1-9-0
22.62
MD Taylor to TC Fell, 2 runs
22.51
MD Taylor to JA Haynes, 1 run
22.42
MD Taylor to JA Haynes, 2 runs
22.30
MD Taylor to JA Haynes, no run
22.20
MD Taylor to JA Haynes, no run