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

Worcestershire beat Northamptonshire by 78 runs

County Ground, Northampton, 15 Aug 2020. Northamptonshire won the toss and chose to bowl.

Worcestershire won by 78 runs

Match report

From the scorecard

Northamptonshire won the toss and chose to bowl. Worcestershire were bowled out for 219, Riki Wessels 88 from 78 balls. Blessing Muzarabani took 4 for 29.

Northamptonshire were bowled out for 212, Gareth Berg 45 from 72 balls. Ed Barnard took 4 for 46.

Worcestershire made 255 for 6 declared, Tom Fell 110 not out from 208 balls and Ed Barnard 48 not out from 88 balls. Nathan Buck took 3 for 42.

Northamptonshire were bowled out for 184, Adam Rossington 44 from 49 balls. Dillon Pennington took 3 for 30.

Worcestershire won by 78 runs.

Key performers

TF110*Tom FellWorcestershire. 208 balls, 8 fours EB4/46Ed BarnardWorcestershire. 17 overs, 4 maidens

45Gareth BergNorthamptonshire. 72 balls, 5 fours BM4/29Blessing MuzarabaniNorthamptonshire. 12.3 overs, 4 maidens

Worcestershire 1st innings

219(64.3 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Daryl Mitchellc GK Berg b NL Buck	c GK Berg b NL Buck	7	30	0	0	23.33
Jake Libbyc AG Wakely b NL Buck	c AG Wakely b NL Buck	0	5	0	0	0.00
Tom Fellc BJ Curran b B Muzarabani	c BJ Curran b B Muzarabani	10	46	1	0	21.74
Jack Haynesb NL Buck	b NL Buck	38	74	5	0	51.35
Brett D'Oliveirac BJ Curran b GK Berg	c BJ Curran b GK Berg	24	35	2	1	68.57
Riki Wesselsb SA Zaib	b SA Zaib	88	78	12	0	112.82
Ben Cox †b B Muzarabani	b B Muzarabani	39	91	4	0	42.86
Ed Barnardc BJ Curran b SA Zaib	c BJ Curran b SA Zaib	0	11	0	0	0.00
Joe Leachlbw b B Muzarabani	lbw b B Muzarabani	5	15	0	0	33.33
Josh Tonguenot out	not out	1*	1	0	0	100.00
Dillon Penningtonc R Vasconcelos b B Muzarabani	c R Vasconcelos b B Muzarabani	0	1	0	0	0.00
Extras(b 2, lb 5)	(b 2, lb 5)	7
Total64.3 Ov (RR 3.40)	64.3 Ov (RR 3.40)	219

Fall of wickets: 5-1 (JD Libby, 2.3 ov), 8-2 (DKH Mitchell, 8.2 ov), 43-3 (TC Fell, 20.4 ov), 84-4 (JA Haynes, 31 ov), 84-5 (BL D'Oliveira, 31.4 ov), 212-6 (MH Wessels, 59.4 ov), 212-7 (OB Cox, 60.1 ov), 218-8 (EG Barnard, 63.2 ov), 219-9 (J Leach, 64.2 ov), 219-10 (DY Pennington, 64.3 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s
Nathan Buck	19	6	67	3	3.53	90	9	1
Jack White	14	5	47	0	3.36	63	5	0
Blessing Muzarabani	12.3	4	29	4	2.32	59	2	0
Gareth Berg	14	2	58	1	4.14	58	7	0
Saif Zaib	5	1	11	2	2.20	23	1	0

Partnerships

Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
1st	DKH Mitchell 4(10) & JD Libby 0(5)	5	15
2nd	TC Fell 0(15) & DKH Mitchell 3(20)	3	35
3rd	JA Haynes 23(43) & TC Fell 10(31)	35	74
4th	BL D'Oliveira 24(31) & JA Haynes 15(31)	41	62
5th	BL D'Oliveira 0(4) & MH Wessels 0(0)	0	4
6th	MH Wessels 88(78) & OB Cox 39(90)	128	168
7th	EG Barnard 0(2) & OB Cox 0(1)	0	3
8th	J Leach 5(10) & EG Barnard 0(9)	6	19
9th	J Leach 0(5) & JC Tongue 1(1)	1	6
10th	DY Pennington 0(1) & JC Tongue 0(0)	0	1

Northamptonshire 1st innings

212(61 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Ben Curranc JA Haynes b JC Tongue	c JA Haynes b JC Tongue	14	34	2	0	41.18
Ricardo Vasconcelosc TC Fell b J Leach	c TC Fell b J Leach	4	6	1	0	66.67
Alex Wakelyc MH Wessels b EG Barnard	c MH Wessels b EG Barnard	9	50	1	0	18.00
Charlie Thurstonc †OB Cox b JC Tongue	c †OB Cox b JC Tongue	21	47	4	0	44.68
Richard Levic DKH Mitchell b EG Barnard	c DKH Mitchell b EG Barnard	11	19	2	0	57.89
Saif Zaibc MH Wessels b J Leach	c MH Wessels b J Leach	23	39	3	1	58.97
Adam Rossington †c TC Fell b JC Tongue	c TC Fell b JC Tongue	4	5	0	0	80.00
Gareth Bergc †OB Cox b J Leach	c †OB Cox b J Leach	45	72	5	0	62.50
Nathan Buckc DKH Mitchell b EG Barnard	c DKH Mitchell b EG Barnard	32	41	4	1	78.05
Blessing Muzarabanic TC Fell b EG Barnard	c TC Fell b EG Barnard	15	41	2	0	36.59
Jack Whitenot out	not out	7*	16	0	1	43.75
Extras(b 8, lb 10, w 1, nb 8)	(b 8, lb 10, w 1, nb 8)	27
Total61 Ov (RR 3.48)	61 Ov (RR 3.48)	212

Fall of wickets: 6-1 (R Vasconcelos, 2.3 ov), 28-2 (BJ Curran, 13.3 ov), 44-3 (AG Wakely, 16.3 ov), 60-4 (RE Levi, 22.1 ov), 92-5 (CO Thurston, 31.2 ov), 100-6 (SA Zaib, 32.5 ov), 100-7 (AM Rossington, 33.1 ov), 159-8 (NL Buck, 44.3 ov), 193-9 (B Muzarabani, 54.3 ov), 212-10 (GK Berg, 61 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Joe Leach	14	2	54	3	3.86	64	6	2	0	2
Dillon Pennington	12	4	33	0	2.75	58	4	0	1	1
Josh Tongue	15	3	42	3	2.80	72	6	0	0	1
Ed Barnard	17	4	46	4	2.71	83	7	0	0	0
Brett D'Oliveira	3	0	19	0	6.33	9	1	1	0	0

Partnerships

Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
1st	BJ Curran 1(9) & R Vasconcelos 4(6)	6	15
2nd	AG Wakely 5(41) & BJ Curran 13(25)	22	66
3rd	CO Thurston 8(9) & AG Wakely 4(9)	16	18
4th	RE Levi 11(19) & CO Thurston 5(15)	16	34
5th	SA Zaib 19(34) & CO Thurston 8(23)	32	55
6th	AM Rossington 4(4) & SA Zaib 4(5)	8	9
7th	GK Berg 0(1) & AM Rossington 0(1)	0	2
8th	NL Buck 32(41) & GK Berg 18(29)	59	68
9th	B Muzarabani 15(41) & GK Berg 15(19)	34	60
10th	CJ White 7(16) & GK Berg 12(23)	19	39

Worcestershire 2nd innings

255/6d(86 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Daryl Mitchelllbw b CJ White	lbw b CJ White	39	102	5	0	38.24
Jake Libbyc R Vasconcelos b NL Buck	c R Vasconcelos b NL Buck	3	8	0	0	37.50
Tom Fellnot out	not out	110*	208	8	0	52.88
Jack Haynesc R Vasconcelos b SA Zaib	c R Vasconcelos b SA Zaib	32	61	4	0	52.46
Brett D'Oliveirac †AM Rossington b NL Buck	c †AM Rossington b NL Buck	5	8	1	0	62.50
Riki Wesselsb NL Buck	b NL Buck	5	7	1	0	71.43
Ben Cox †c RE Levi b SA Zaib	c RE Levi b SA Zaib	2	35	0	0	5.71
Ed Barnardnot out	not out	48*	88	3	1	54.55
Extras(b 4, lb 2, w 3, nb 2)	(b 4, lb 2, w 3, nb 2)	11
Total86 Ov (RR 2.97)	86 Ov (RR 2.97)	255/6d

Did not bat: Joe Leach, Josh Tongue, Dillon Pennington

Fall of wickets: 11-1 (JD Libby, 4.4 ov), 78-2 (DKH Mitchell, 30.1 ov), 137-3 (JA Haynes, 47.1 ov), 142-4 (BL D'Oliveira, 48.3 ov), 148-5 (MH Wessels, 50.2 ov), 172-6 (OB Cox, 61.3 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Nathan Buck	19	7	42	3	2.21	96	3	0	1	0
Jack White	16	1	54	1	3.38	71	4	0	2	0
Gareth Berg	16	7	45	0	2.81	76	5	1	0	0
Blessing Muzarabani	15	1	51	0	3.40	62	5	0	0	1
Saif Zaib	20	4	57	2	2.85	86	5	0	0	0

Partnerships

Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
1st	DKH Mitchell 4(20) & JD Libby 3(8)	11	28
2nd	TC Fell 30(71) & DKH Mitchell 35(82)	67	153
3rd	JA Haynes 32(61) & TC Fell 27(41)	59	102
4th	BL D'Oliveira 5(8) & TC Fell 0(0)	5	8
5th	MH Wessels 5(7) & TC Fell 1(4)	6	11
6th	OB Cox 2(35) & TC Fell 21(32)	24	67
7th	EG Barnard 48(88) & TC Fell 31(60)	83*	147

Northamptonshire 2nd innings

184(40.4 ov)

Batter		R	B	4s	6s	SR
Ben Curranlbw b J Leach	lbw b J Leach	17	33	2	0	51.52
Ricardo Vasconceloslbw b JC Tongue	lbw b JC Tongue	31	43	5	0	72.09
Alex Wakelyc J Leach b JC Tongue	c J Leach b JC Tongue	2	6	0	0	33.33
Charlie Thurstonc †OB Cox b EG Barnard	c †OB Cox b EG Barnard	11	15	1	0	73.33
Richard Levic EG Barnard b DY Pennington	c EG Barnard b DY Pennington	8	18	1	0	44.44
Saif Zaibc †OB Cox b DY Pennington	c †OB Cox b DY Pennington	5	17	1	0	29.41
Adam Rossington †c †OB Cox b J Leach	c †OB Cox b J Leach	44	49	7	0	89.80
Gareth Bergb JC Tongue	b JC Tongue	18	28	1	0	64.29
Nathan Bucknot out	not out	24*	17	0	3	141.18
Blessing Muzarabanic †OB Cox b DY Pennington	c †OB Cox b DY Pennington	11	19	2	0	57.89
Jack Whiteb EG Barnard	b EG Barnard	0	1	0	0	0.00
Extras(b 1, lb 8, nb 4)	(b 1, lb 8, nb 4)	13
Total40.4 Ov (RR 4.52)	40.4 Ov (RR 4.52) · Target 263	184

Fall of wickets: 48-1 (BJ Curran, 12.1 ov), 52-2 (R Vasconcelos, 13.3 ov), 55-3 (AG Wakely, 13.4 ov), 71-4 (CO Thurston, 16.5 ov), 77-5 (RE Levi, 19.2 ov), 94-6 (SA Zaib, 25.4 ov), 130-7 (GK Berg, 33.1 ov), 150-8 (AM Rossington, 35 ov), 177-9 (B Muzarabani, 40 ov), 184-10 (CJ White, 40.4 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ	0s	4s	6s	NB
Joe Leach	12	2	62	2	5.17	49	9	1	0
Dillon Pennington	9	1	30	3	3.33	41	3	1	0
Brett D'Oliveira	1	0	7	0	7.00	3	1	0	0
Josh Tongue	10	1	38	3	3.80	40	3	0	2
Ed Barnard	8.4	1	38	2	4.38	36	4	1	0

Partnerships

Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
1st	BJ Curran 17(33) & R Vasconcelos 29(40)	48	73
2nd	AG Wakely 2(5) & R Vasconcelos 2(3)	4	8
3rd	CO Thurston 0(1) & AG Wakely 0(1)	3	1
4th	RE Levi 3(6) & CO Thurston 11(14)	16	19
5th	SA Zaib 0(3) & RE Levi 5(12)	6	15
6th	AM Rossington 12(24) & SA Zaib 5(14)	17	38
7th	GK Berg 18(28) & AM Rossington 14(17)	36	45
8th	NL Buck 1(3) & AM Rossington 18(8)	20	11
9th	NL Buck 16(11) & B Muzarabani 11(19)	27	30
10th	NL Buck 7(3) & CJ White 0(1)	7	4

Commentary

40.4W

EG Barnard to CJ White, OUT

CJ White b EG Barnard 0(1) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 184/10 (40.4 ov)

40.31

EG Barnard to NL Buck, 1 run

40.20

EG Barnard to NL Buck, no run

40.16

EG Barnard to NL Buck, SIX

End of over 407 runs, 1 wktNOR 177/906100W

NL Buck 17(14)DY Pennington 9-1-30-3

39.6W

DY Pennington to B Muzarabani, OUT

B Muzarabani c †OB Cox b DY Pennington 11(19) [4s-2 6s-0] · FoW 177/9 (40 ov)

39.50

DY Pennington to B Muzarabani, no run

39.40

DY Pennington to B Muzarabani, no run

39.31

DY Pennington to NL Buck, 1 run

39.26

DY Pennington to NL Buck, SIX

39.10

DY Pennington to NL Buck, no run

End of over 396 runsNOR 170/8110040

B Muzarabani 11(16)NL Buck 10(11)EG Barnard 8-1-31-1

38.60

EG Barnard to B Muzarabani, no run

38.54

EG Barnard to B Muzarabani, FOUR

38.40

EG Barnard to B Muzarabani, no run

38.30

EG Barnard to B Muzarabani, no run

38.21

EG Barnard to NL Buck, 1 run

38.11

EG Barnard to B Muzarabani, 1 run

End of over 381 runNOR 164/8001000

NL Buck 9(10)B Muzarabani 6(11)JC Tongue 10-1-38-3

37.60

JC Tongue to NL Buck, no run

37.50

JC Tongue to NL Buck, no run

37.40

JC Tongue to NL Buck, no run

37.31

JC Tongue to B Muzarabani, 1 run

37.20

JC Tongue to B Muzarabani, no run

37.10

JC Tongue to B Muzarabani, no run

End of over 3712 runsNOR 163/8061041

B Muzarabani 5(8)NL Buck 9(7)J Leach 12-2-62-2

36.61

J Leach to B Muzarabani, 1 run

36.54

J Leach to B Muzarabani, FOUR

36.40

J Leach to B Muzarabani, no run