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Birmingham Bears beat Lancashire by 7 wickets

Edgbaston, Birmingham, . Lancashire won the toss and chose to bat.

Lancashire10219 ov
Birmingham Bears105/314.1 ov
Birmingham Bears won by 7 wickets
Worcestershire won the title

Match report

From the scorecard

Lancashire won the toss and chose to bat. Lancashire were bowled out for 102. Oliver Hannon-Dalby took 4 for 20.

Birmingham Bears reached 105 for 3 in 14.1 overs, Ed Pollock 36 from 24 balls and Ian Bell 34 from 36 balls. Matt Parkinson took 2 for 16.

Birmingham Bears won by 7 wickets.

Key performers

Lancashire innings

102(19 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Alex Daviesc AD Thomason b OJ Hannon-Dalbyc AD Thomason b OJ Hannon-Dalby131120118.18
Karl Brownc JS Patel b OJ Hannon-Dalbyc JS Patel b OJ Hannon-Dalby121120109.09
Arron Lilleyc OJ Hannon-Dalby b GD Elliottc OJ Hannon-Dalby b GD Elliott10111090.91
Dane Vilas †c SR Hain b AD Thomasonc SR Hain b AD Thomason5410125.00
Steven Croftb JE Poysdenb JE Poysden790077.78
Josh Bohannonlbw b GD Elliottlbw b GD Elliott470057.14
James Faulknerc †TR Ambrose b AD Thomasonc †TR Ambrose b AD Thomason11180061.11
Danny Lambc †TR Ambrose b OJ Hannon-Dalbyc †TR Ambrose b OJ Hannon-Dalby24281285.71
Mark Wattc †TR Ambrose b JS Patelc †TR Ambrose b JS Patel470057.14
Matt Parkinsonc AJ Hose b OJ Hannon-Dalbyc AJ Hose b OJ Hannon-Dalby451080.00
Zahir Khannot outnot out1*30033.33
Extras(b 4, lb 1, w 2)(b 4, lb 1, w 2)7
Total19 Ov (RR 5.37)19 Ov (RR 5.37)102
Fall of wickets: 22-1 (AL Davies, 3 ov), 31-2 (KR Brown, 4.3 ov), 38-3 (DJ Vilas, 5.3 ov), 42-4 (AM Lilley, 6.2 ov), 50-5 (JJ Bohannon, 8.2 ov), 59-6 (SJ Croft, 10 ov), 79-7 (JP Faulkner, 14.1 ov), 97-8 (MRJ Watt, 17.2 ov), 101-9 (DJ Lamb, 18.2 ov), 102-10 (MW Parkinson, 19 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Aaron Thomason302127.0083010
Jeetan Patel411513.75162000
Oliver Hannon-Dalby402045.00133000
Grant Elliott402325.7570100
Josh Poysden401814.50120110
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stAL Davies 13(11) & KR Brown 9(7)2218
2ndKR Brown 3(4) & AM Lilley 5(5)99
3rdDJ Vilas 5(4) & AM Lilley 2(2)76
4thSJ Croft 1(1) & AM Lilley 3(4)45
5thJJ Bohannon 4(7) & SJ Croft 4(5)812
6thJP Faulkner 6(7) & SJ Croft 2(3)910
7thJP Faulkner 5(11) & DJ Lamb 15(14)2025
8thMRJ Watt 4(7) & DJ Lamb 9(12)1819
9thMW Parkinson 4(4) & DJ Lamb 0(2)46
10thZahir Khan 1(3) & MW Parkinson 0(1)14

Birmingham Bears innings

105/3(14.1 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Ian Bellc KR Brown b MW Parkinsonc KR Brown b MW Parkinson34363194.44
Ed Pollockc JJ Bohannon b Zahir Khanc JJ Bohannon b Zahir Khan362432150.00
Adam Hosest †DJ Vilas b MW Parkinsonst †DJ Vilas b MW Parkinson10820125.00
Sam Hainnot outnot out8*810100.00
Colin de Grandhommenot outnot out11*920122.22
Extras(lb 2, w 4)(lb 2, w 4)6
Total14.1 Ov (RR 7.41)14.1 Ov (RR 7.41) · Target 103 from 20 ov105/3
Fall of wickets: 68-1 (EJ Pollock, 9.2 ov), 73-2 (IR Bell, 10.4 ov), 87-3 (AJ Hose, 12.3 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Steven Croft10808.0021000
Arron Lilley302909.6783200
Zahir Khan403117.75114030
Mark Watt2.101908.7752100
Matt Parkinson401624.00121010
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stIR Bell 32(32) & EJ Pollock 36(24)6856
2ndIR Bell 2(4) & AJ Hose 1(4)58
3rdSR Hain 4(7) & AJ Hose 9(4)1411
4thC de Grandhomme 11(9) & SR Hain 4(1)18*10

Commentary

End of innings: BB 105/3 (14.1 ov)
14.14
MRJ Watt to SR Hain, FOUR
End of over 1413 runsBB 101/3Wd42WdWd0040
C de Grandhomme 11(9)SR Hain 4(7)Zahir Khan 4-0-31-1
13.60
Zahir Khan to C de Grandhomme, no run
13.54
Zahir Khan to C de Grandhomme, FOUR
13.40
Zahir Khan to C de Grandhomme, no run
13.30
Zahir Khan to C de Grandhomme, no run
13.3Wd
Zahir Khan to C de Grandhomme, wide
13.3Wd
Zahir Khan to C de Grandhomme, wide
13.22
Zahir Khan to C de Grandhomme, 2 runs
13.14
Zahir Khan to C de Grandhomme, FOUR
13.1Wd
Zahir Khan to C de Grandhomme, wide
End of over 137 runs, 1 wktBB 88/3014W001
C de Grandhomme 1(3)SR Hain 4(7)MW Parkinson 4-0-16-2
12.61
MW Parkinson to C de Grandhomme, 1 run
12.50
MW Parkinson to C de Grandhomme, no run
12.40
MW Parkinson to C de Grandhomme, no run
12.4W
MW Parkinson to AJ Hose, OUT
AJ Hose st †DJ Vilas b MW Parkinson 10(8) [4s-2 6s-0] · FoW 87/3 (12.3 ov)
12.34
MW Parkinson to AJ Hose, FOUR
12.21
MW Parkinson to SR Hain, 1 run
12.10
MW Parkinson to SR Hain, no run
End of over 127 runsBB 81/2104101
SR Hain 3(5)AJ Hose 6(7)MRJ Watt 2-0-15-0
11.61
MRJ Watt to SR Hain, 1 run
11.50
MRJ Watt to SR Hain, no run
11.41
MRJ Watt to AJ Hose, 1 run
11.34
MRJ Watt to AJ Hose, FOUR
11.20
MRJ Watt to AJ Hose, no run
11.11
MRJ Watt to SR Hain, 1 run
End of over 113 runs, 1 wktBB 74/2011W01
SR Hain 1(2)AJ Hose 1(4)MW Parkinson 3-0-9-1
10.61
MW Parkinson to SR Hain, 1 run
10.50
MW Parkinson to SR Hain, no run