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Somerset beat Hampshire by 16 runs

The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton, . Hampshire won the toss and chose to bowl.

Somerset197/720 ov
Hampshire181/920 ov
Somerset won by 16 runs
Worcestershire won the title

Match report

From the scorecard

Hampshire won the toss and chose to bowl. Somerset made 197 for 7 in 20 overs, James Hildreth 57 from 44 balls and Corey Anderson 32 from 20 balls. Chris Wood took 5 for 32.

Hampshire made 181 for 9 in 20 overs, Liam Dawson 82 from 41 balls and James Vince 74 from 45 balls. Jerome Taylor took 5 for 15.

Somerset won by 16 runs.

Key performers

Somerset innings

197/7(20 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Johann Myburghc RA Stevenson b CP Woodc RA Stevenson b CP Wood9810112.50
Steven Davies †c †TP Alsop b CP Woodc †TP Alsop b CP Wood01000.00
Peter Tregob CP Woodb CP Wood230066.67
James Hildrethc C Munro b CP Woodc C Munro b CP Wood574451129.55
Tom Abellc RR Rossouw b LA Dawsonc RR Rossouw b LA Dawson271921142.11
Corey Andersonc RR Rossouw b RA Stevensonc RR Rossouw b RA Stevenson322022160.00
Lewis Gregoryc RR Rossouw b CP Woodc RR Rossouw b CP Wood24941266.67
Roelof van der Merwenot outnot out31*1360238.46
Jamie Overtonnot outnot out3*300100.00
Extras(b 4, lb 3, w 5)(b 4, lb 3, w 5)12
Total20 Ov (RR 9.85)20 Ov (RR 9.85)197/7
Fall of wickets: 1-1 (SM Davies, 0.3 ov), 3-2 (PD Trego, 1 ov), 17-3 (JG Myburgh, 2.2 ov), 77-4 (TB Abell, 9 ov), 137-5 (CJ Anderson, 15.3 ov), 140-6 (JC Hildreth, 16.2 ov), 178-7 (L Gregory, 18.2 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Chris Wood403258.00105000
Fidel Edwards4050012.5047120
Ryan Stevenson403418.5065000
Mujeeb Ur Rahman403007.5052020
Liam Dawson3033111.0051300
Colin Munro1011011.0010110
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stJG Myburgh 1(2) & SM Davies 0(1)13
2ndPD Trego 2(3) & JG Myburgh 0(0)23
3rdJG Myburgh 8(6) & JC Hildreth 5(2)148
4thJC Hildreth 26(21) & TB Abell 27(19)6040
5thCJ Anderson 32(20) & JC Hildreth 25(19)6039
6thJC Hildreth 1(2) & L Gregory 2(3)35
7thRE van der Merwe 15(6) & L Gregory 22(6)3812
8thRE van der Merwe 16(7) & J Overton 3(3)19*10

Hampshire innings

181/9(20 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
James Vincec J Overton b JE Taylorc J Overton b JE Taylor744573164.44
Colin Munroc †SM Davies b J Overtonc †SM Davies b J Overton590055.56
Sam Northeastc JC Hildreth b J Overtonc JC Hildreth b J Overton240050.00
Rilee Rossouwc JC Hildreth b JE Taylorc JC Hildreth b JE Taylor260033.33
Tom Alsop †c †SM Davies b JE Taylorc †SM Davies b JE Taylor01000.00
Liam Dawsonrun outrun out824194200.00
Joe Weatherleyc TB Abell b J Overtonc TB Abell b J Overton250040.00
Chris Woodc L Gregory b JE Taylorc L Gregory b JE Taylor8710114.29
Ryan Stevensonc L Gregory b JE Taylorc L Gregory b JE Taylor01000.00
Fidel Edwardsnot outnot out0*1000.00
Mujeeb Ur Rahmannot outnot out1*100100.00
Extras(b 1, lb 1, w 1, nb 2)(b 1, lb 1, w 1, nb 2)5
Total20 Ov (RR 9.05)20 Ov (RR 9.05) · Target 198 from 20 ov181/9
Fall of wickets: 13-1 (C Munro, 2.3 ov), 25-2 (SA Northeast, 4.1 ov), 37-3 (RR Rossouw, 5.5 ov), 37-4 (TP Alsop, 6 ov), 119-5 (JM Vince, 14.3 ov), 137-6 (JJ Weatherley, 16.1 ov), 176-7 (LA Dawson, 19.1 ov), 176-8 (RA Stevenson, 19.2 ov), 180-9 (CP Wood, 19.4 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Max Waller403208.0073100
Jerome Taylor401553.75141000
Jamie Overton403739.25104111
Lewis Gregory4041010.2543200
Roelof van der Merwe4054013.5036300
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stJM Vince 8(6) & C Munro 5(9)1315
2ndSA Northeast 2(4) & JM Vince 10(6)1210
3rdJM Vince 8(5) & RR Rossouw 2(6)1210
4thTP Alsop 0(1) & JM Vince 0(0)01
5thJM Vince 48(28) & LA Dawson 34(23)8251
6thJJ Weatherley 2(5) & LA Dawson 14(5)1810
7thLA Dawson 34(13) & CP Wood 4(5)3918
8thRA Stevenson 0(1) & CP Wood 0(0)01
9thCP Wood 4(2) & FH Edwards 0(0)42
10thMujeeb Ur Rahman 1(1) & FH Edwards 0(1)1*2

Commentary

End of innings: HAM 181/9 (20 ov)
End of over 206 runs, 3 wktsHAM 181/9WW4W10
FH Edwards 0(1)Mujeeb Ur Rahman 1(1)JE Taylor 4-0-15-5
19.60
JE Taylor to FH Edwards, no run
19.51
JE Taylor to Mujeeb Ur Rahman, 1 run
19.4W
JE Taylor to CP Wood, OUT
CP Wood c L Gregory b JE Taylor 8(7) [4s-1 6s-0] · FoW 180/9 (19.4 ov)
FIVE-WICKET HAUL for JE Taylor
19.34
JE Taylor to CP Wood, FOUR
19.2W
JE Taylor to RA Stevenson, OUT
RA Stevenson c L Gregory b JE Taylor 0(1) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 176/8 (19.2 ov)
19.1W
JE Taylor to LA Dawson, OUT
LA Dawson run out 82(41) [4s-9 6s-4] · FoW 176/7 (19.1 ov)
End of over 1910 runsHAM 175/6161011
LA Dawson 81(40)CP Wood 4(5)L Gregory 4-0-41-0
18.61
L Gregory to LA Dawson, 1 run
18.51
L Gregory to CP Wood, 1 run
18.40
L Gregory to CP Wood, no run
18.31
L Gregory to LA Dawson, 1 run
18.26
L Gregory to LA Dawson, SIX
18.11
L Gregory to CP Wood, 1 run
End of over 1815 runsHAM 165/6111444
LA Dawson 73(37)CP Wood 2(2)RE van der Merwe 4-0-54-0
17.64
RE van der Merwe to LA Dawson, FOUR
17.54
RE van der Merwe to LA Dawson, FOUR
17.44
RE van der Merwe to LA Dawson, FOUR
17.31
RE van der Merwe to CP Wood, 1 run
17.21
RE van der Merwe to LA Dawson, 1 run
17.11
RE van der Merwe to CP Wood, 1 run
End of over 1713 runs, 1 wktHAM 150/6W044Wd04
LA Dawson 60(33)CP Wood 0(0)J Overton 4-0-37-3
16.64
J Overton to LA Dawson, FOUR
16.50
J Overton to LA Dawson, no run
16.5Wd
J Overton to LA Dawson, wide
16.44
J Overton to LA Dawson, FOUR
16.34
J Overton to LA Dawson, FOUR
FIFTY for LA Dawson (52 off 30)
16.20
J Overton to LA Dawson, no run
16.1W
J Overton to JJ Weatherley, OUT
JJ Weatherley c TB Abell b J Overton 2(5) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 137/6 (16.1 ov)