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Hampshire and Essex tie

County Ground, Chelmsford, . Hampshire won the toss and chose to bat.

Hampshire170/520 ov
Essex170/820 ov
Match tied
Worcestershire won the title

Match report

From the scorecard

Hampshire won the toss and chose to bat. Hampshire made 170 for 5 in 20 overs, Sam Northeast 73 not out from 50 balls and Colin Munro 38 from 17 balls. Adam Zampa took 2 for 30.

Essex made 170 for 8 in 20 overs, Daniel Lawrence 49 from 36 balls and Ravi Bopara 39 from 26 balls. Chris Wood took 3 for 27.

Match tied.

Key performers

Hampshire innings

170/5(20 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
James Vincec SR Harmer b MR Quinnc SR Harmer b MR Quinn150020.00
Colin Munrob A Zampab A Zampa381733223.53
Sam Northeastnot outnot out73*5054146.00
Rilee Rossouwc †AJA Wheater b A Zampac †AJA Wheater b A Zampa8710114.29
Tom Alsoplbw b SR Harmerlbw b SR Harmer04000.00
Liam Dawsonc DW Lawrence b N Wagnerc DW Lawrence b N Wagner323230100.00
Lewis McManus †not outnot out9*610150.00
Extras(lb 3, w 4, nb 2)(lb 3, w 4, nb 2)9
Total20 Ov (RR 8.50)20 Ov (RR 8.50)170/5
Fall of wickets: 3-1 (JM Vince, 1.3 ov), 53-2 (C Munro, 4.4 ov), 69-3 (RR Rossouw, 6.4 ov), 70-4 (TP Alsop, 7.3 ov), 141-5 (LA Dawson, 17.4 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Jamie Porter302107.0071110
Matthew Quinn3051117.0054401
Adam Zampa403027.50102200
Neil Wagner302518.3374020
Simon Harmer402115.2550010
Ravi Bopara301906.3372000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stJM Vince 1(5) & C Munro 2(4)39
2ndSA Northeast 11(7) & C Munro 36(13)5019
3rdRR Rossouw 8(7) & SA Northeast 6(5)1612
4thTP Alsop 0(4) & SA Northeast 1(1)15
5thLA Dawson 32(32) & SA Northeast 37(29)7161
6thSA Northeast 18(8) & LD McManus 9(6)29*14

Essex innings

170/8(20 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Adam Wheater †st †LD McManus b Mujeeb Ur Rahmanst †LD McManus b Mujeeb Ur Rahman221402157.14
Varun Choprac †LD McManus b RA Stevensonc †LD McManus b RA Stevenson240050.00
Tom Westleyb CP Woodb CP Wood9120175.00
Ryan ten Doeschatec LA Dawson b FH Edwardsc LA Dawson b FH Edwards231811127.78
Daniel Lawrencec C Munro b CP Woodc C Munro b CP Wood493641136.11
Ravi Bopararun outrun out392622150.00
Simon Harmerlbw b CP Woodlbw b CP Wood8501160.00
Neil Wagnerc LA Dawson b RA Stevensonc LA Dawson b RA Stevenson13511260.00
Adam Zampanot outnot out0*000-
Extras(b 1, lb 3, w 1)(b 1, lb 3, w 1)5
Total20 Ov (RR 8.50)20 Ov (RR 8.50) · Target 171 from 20 ov170/8
Fall of wickets: 4-1 (V Chopra, 1.1 ov), 35-2 (T Westley, 4.4 ov), 37-3 (AJA Wheater, 5.1 ov), 81-4 (RN ten Doeschate, 10.3 ov), 125-5 (DW Lawrence, 16.1 ov), 144-6 (SR Harmer, 18.1 ov), 165-7 (N Wagner, 19.3 ov), 170-8 (RS Bopara, 20 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Chris Wood402736.7571100
Ryan Stevenson402827.0091200
Fidel Edwards4043110.7572310
Mujeeb Ur Rahman402917.2591200
Liam Dawson3031010.3343100
Colin Munro10808.0000000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stAJA Wheater 2(3) & V Chopra 2(4)47
2ndT Westley 9(12) & AJA Wheater 19(9)3121
3rdRN ten Doeschate 1(1) & AJA Wheater 1(2)23
4thDW Lawrence 22(15) & RN ten Doeschate 22(17)4432
5thRS Bopara 16(13) & DW Lawrence 27(21)4434
6thRS Bopara 10(7) & SR Harmer 8(5)1912
7thN Wagner 13(5) & RS Bopara 8(3)218
8thRS Bopara 5(3) & A Zampa 0(0)53

Commentary

End of innings: ESS 170/8 (20 ov)
End of over 2012 runs, 2 wktsESS 170/861W04W
A Zampa 0(0)RA Stevenson 4-0-28-2
19.6W
RA Stevenson to RS Bopara, OUT
RS Bopara run out 39(26) [4s-2 6s-2] · FoW 170/8 (20 ov)
19.54
RA Stevenson to RS Bopara, FOUR
19.40
RA Stevenson to RS Bopara, no run
19.3W
RA Stevenson to N Wagner, OUT
N Wagner c LA Dawson b RA Stevenson 13(5) [4s-1 6s-1] · FoW 165/7 (19.3 ov)
19.21
RA Stevenson to RS Bopara, 1 run
19.16
RA Stevenson to RS Bopara, SIX
End of over 1914 runs, 1 wktESS 158/6W11624
N Wagner 13(4)RS Bopara 27(21)CP Wood 4-0-27-3
18.64
CP Wood to N Wagner, FOUR
18.52
CP Wood to N Wagner, 2 runs
18.46
CP Wood to N Wagner, SIX
18.31
CP Wood to RS Bopara, 1 run
18.21
CP Wood to N Wagner, 1 run
18.1W
CP Wood to SR Harmer, OUT
SR Harmer lbw b CP Wood 8(5) [4s-0 6s-1] · FoW 144/6 (18.1 ov)
End of over 1814 runsESS 144/51b06106
RS Bopara 26(20)SR Harmer 8(4)Mujeeb Ur Rahman 4-0-29-1
17.66
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to RS Bopara, SIX
17.50
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to RS Bopara, no run
17.41
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to SR Harmer, 1 run
17.36
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to SR Harmer, SIX
17.20
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to SR Harmer, no run
17.11b
Mujeeb Ur Rahman to RS Bopara, 1 bye
End of over 175 runs, 1 wktESS 130/5W11021
RS Bopara 20(17)SR Harmer 1(1)CP Wood 3-0-13-2
16.61
CP Wood to RS Bopara, 1 run
16.52
CP Wood to RS Bopara, 2 runs
16.40
CP Wood to RS Bopara, no run
16.31
CP Wood to SR Harmer, 1 run
16.21
CP Wood to RS Bopara, 1 run
16.1W
CP Wood to DW Lawrence, OUT
DW Lawrence c C Munro b CP Wood 49(36) [4s-4 6s-1] · FoW 125/5 (16.1 ov)
End of over 1614 runsESS 125/411601Wd4
RS Bopara 16(13)DW Lawrence 49(35)FH Edwards 4-0-43-1