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Yahoo
07-07-2025
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- Yahoo
Somerset produce final over victory to return to winning ways at Hampshire
Vitality Blast: Hampshire 178-3 lost to Somerset 179-6 by four wickets Somerset returned to winning ways in the Men's Vitality Blast and cemented their place at the top of the South Group with a last-over win over Hampshire Hawks, writes Alex Smith. Advertisement Sean Dickson led Somerset's chase of 179 with a sublime 52, having been accompanied by Tom Abell in an 89-run fourth wicket partnership. But a spree of wickets made sure the visitors still required 23 off two overs and then 11 off the last, but Ben Green and Lewis Goldsworthy reached the winning line with a ball to spare. Earlier, James Vince and Joe Weatherley had ravaged 82 and 60 in a massive 141-run stand but it wasn't enough. Somerset were miserly with the new ball, after stand-in captain Tom Kohler-Cadmore had chosen to bowl first, as they forced the Hawks to flounder in the first eight overs. Advertisement Ali Orr turned to short leg second ball, and while Toby Albert tried hard to inject some impetus into the innings he was caught and bowled by Riley Meredith for a 19-ball 27. Hampshire were 39 for two at the end of the eighth over, with Vince stumbling to just six runs – having already been one off 10 and five off 16 balls. But from that point Vince and the hosts started scoring runs and barely stopped for the remaining 12 overs. Vince kicked into gear with back-to-back boundaries off Ben Green to start the ninth over before roaring through his repertoire of bat cracking strokes. The tortoise-esque start was long forgotten as sixes became an overly sight off Vince and Weatherley's bats. Advertisement Vince reached his fifty in 41 balls, having been one off 10, before further accelerating to end up with a strike rate of almost 144. Weatherley had been equally important to the resuscitation of the innings and ended up with five sixes, to one four, having whacked his half-century in 38 balls – brought up with a huge pulled maximum. In total, the Vince and Weatherley alliance put on 141 in 85 balls, just three runs shy of the all-time record partnership for Hampshire against Somerset. And even though Vince picked out long on with a ball to go, the Hawks reached 178. Somerset were more even paced in their chase, but lost wickets just as batters started to click. Advertisement Tom Banton flew a six before slapping to mid off next ball, Will Smeed inside-edged behind, and Kohler-Cadmore had his stumps dismantled by Liam Dawson. But they found stickability in Dickson and Abell – who put on 89 in 57 balls. Dickson naturally took the aggressor role with a quartet of square sixes as Abell rotated strike and found boundaries when they were provided. Dickson reached his second fifty of the campaign in 30 balls but within five balls of each other he and Abell had departed. Dickson holing out before Abell was incredibly caught and bowled by Scott Currie with 36 still required. Tom Lammonby picked out cover in the penultimate over but Goldsworthy and Green took it down to 11 from the final six balls. Sonny Baker stood up against his former club but a Green six with the third ball over midwicket turned the tide in Somerset's favour.
The Herald Scotland
19-06-2025
- Sport
- The Herald Scotland
Somerset move top of South Group with victory against Hampshire
Captain James Vince cracked 54 from 30 balls as Hampshire made a good start to their chase but wickets fell regularly and they could only register 192 for seven. A great win for Somerset at the CACG this evening! ⚡️⚡️⚡️#SOMvHAM#WeAreSomerset — Somerset Cricket (@SomersetCCC) June 19, 2025 It was Somerset's sixth win from seven matches to put them ahead of Surrey, while Leicestershire continued their strong form in the North Group with a comfortable four-wicket victory against neighbours Nottinghamshire. Rehan Ahmed was the star of the show, taking two wickets as Notts were bowled out for 156 and then hitting 52 from 37 balls to help Leicestershire to 160 for six with 14 balls remaining. Essex remain winless after an agonising one-run defeat against fellow strugglers Middlesex at Lord's. Kane Williamson was the standout with the bat for Middlesex with 53 as they were bowled out for 161 but Essex could not quite overhaul them, finishing on 160 for six. In the women's competition, The Blaze defeated Lancashire by five wickets for their fifth win from seven games. 𝗗𝗘𝗥𝗕𝗬 𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝗗𝗘𝗟𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 🥳💥 Rehan Ahmed's maiden T20 fifty fires us to a four-wicket win over our arch-rivals. 𝗦𝗜𝗫 home wins in a row. 💪 How good are these Foxes? 🤩#Foxes🦊 — Leicestershire Foxes🦊 (@leicsccc) June 19, 2025 Ailsa Lister dominated Lancashire's innings with 79 from just 38 balls in a total of 150 for nine but that was overhauled by The Blaze with nearly two overs to spare. England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt hit 31 while Georgia Elwiss was unbeaten on 43 as the hosts reached 153 for five. Somerset remain winless at the bottom of the table after losing by five runs to Hampshire. Maia Bouchier, Charli Knott and Freya Kemp's 65 not out carried Hampshire to 169 for six, and Somerset could only reach 164 for six despite 60 from Niamh Holland.
Yahoo
19-06-2025
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Somerset move top of South Group with victory against Hampshire
Somerset bounced back from defeat by Kent to see off Hampshire and move top of the South Group in the men's Vitality Blast. Will Smeed's 68 and 55 from captain Lewis Gregory helped the home side reach 209 for seven at Taunton, and that proved enough for a 17-run victory. Advertisement Captain James Vince cracked 54 from 30 balls as Hampshire made a good start to their chase but wickets fell regularly and they could only register 192 for seven. It was Somerset's sixth win from seven matches to put them ahead of Surrey, while Leicestershire continued their strong form in the North Group with a comfortable four-wicket victory against neighbours Nottinghamshire. Rehan Ahmed was the star of the show, taking two wickets as Notts were bowled out for 156 and then hitting 52 from 37 balls to help Leicestershire to 160 for six with 14 balls remaining. Essex remain winless after an agonising one-run defeat against fellow strugglers Middlesex at Lord's. Advertisement Kane Williamson was the standout with the bat for Middlesex with 53 as they were bowled out for 161 but Essex could not quite overhaul them, finishing on 160 for six. In the women's competition, The Blaze defeated Lancashire by five wickets for their fifth win from seven games. Ailsa Lister dominated Lancashire's innings with 79 from just 38 balls in a total of 150 for nine but that was overhauled by The Blaze with nearly two overs to spare. England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt hit 31 while Georgia Elwiss was unbeaten on 43 as the hosts reached 153 for five. Somerset remain winless at the bottom of the table after losing by five runs to Hampshire. Maia Bouchier, Charli Knott and Freya Kemp's 65 not out carried Hampshire to 169 for six, and Somerset could only reach 164 for six despite 60 from Niamh Holland.
The Independent
19-06-2025
- Sport
- The Independent
Somerset move top of South Group with victory against Hampshire
Somerset bounced back from defeat by Kent to see off Hampshire and move top of the South Group in the men's Vitality Blast. Will Smeed's 68 and 55 from captain Lewis Gregory helped the home side reach 209 for seven at Taunton, and that proved enough for a 17-run victory. Captain James Vince cracked 54 from 30 balls as Hampshire made a good start to their chase but wickets fell regularly and they could only register 192 for seven. It was Somerset's sixth win from seven matches to put them ahead of Surrey, while Leicestershire continued their strong form in the North Group with a comfortable four-wicket victory against neighbours Nottinghamshire. Rehan Ahmed was the star of the show, taking two wickets as Notts were bowled out for 156 and then hitting 52 from 37 balls to help Leicestershire to 160 for six with 14 balls remaining. Essex remain winless after an agonising one-run defeat against fellow strugglers Middlesex at Lord's. Kane Williamson was the standout with the bat for Middlesex with 53 as they were bowled out for 161 but Essex could not quite overhaul them, finishing on 160 for six. In the women's competition, The Blaze defeated Lancashire by five wickets for their fifth win from seven games. Ailsa Lister dominated Lancashire's innings with 79 from just 38 balls in a total of 150 for nine but that was overhauled by The Blaze with nearly two overs to spare. England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt hit 31 while Georgia Elwiss was unbeaten on 43 as the hosts reached 153 for five. Somerset remain winless at the bottom of the table after losing by five runs to Hampshire. Maia Bouchier, Charli Knott and Freya Kemp's 65 not out carried Hampshire to 169 for six, and Somerset could only reach 164 for six despite 60 from Niamh Holland.
South Wales Guardian
05-06-2025
- Sport
- South Wales Guardian
James Vince helps Hampshire to Vitality Blast win over Surrey on DLS
The visitors had reached 63 without loss from 8.2 overs when the weather forced players from the field, which ultimately earned them victory by 15 runs. Earlier, Hampshire had limited Surrey to 141 for seven. Scott Currie was the pick of the bowlers with two for 17 from his four overs, while Jason Roy top-scored with 37. 🙌 HAWKS WIN 🙌 James Vince and Toby Albert steer us to victory by 10 wickets (DLS) and we go back to back 🤩 🔢 Match Centre 👉 — Hampshire Hawks (@hantscricket) June 5, 2025 That never looked like being enough and James Vince (33 not out) and Toby Albert (28no) were making solid progress towards the target when the rain came. Kent and Middlesex had to settle for two points each after the weather prevented a result at Lord's. Kent reached 172 for nine off their 20 overs after a briefly delayed start, Zak Crawley scoring a half-century, but Middlesex did not get the chance to start their reply. Australian Grace Harris starred on debut as Surrey defeated Hampshire by 32 runs to move to the top of the women's standings. 63 from 35 balls! 🚀 Some debut from Grace Harris. 😮💨 Surrey 189/3 in the penultimate over. LIVE STREAM ➡️ 🩵 | #SurreyCricket — Surrey Cricket (@surreycricket) June 5, 2025 Harris hit 63 in Surrey's total of 213 for four and then took three wickets as Hampshire were limited to 181 for eight in reply. Harris scored at nearly two runs a ball to give Surrey a great platform along with Danni Wyatt-Hodge, who made 62, and Paige Scholfield, who smashed an unbeaten 49 from only 18 balls. The Hawks had a chance while Ella McCaughan was at the crease, but Harris ended her innings at 81 with a caught and bowled before dismissing captain Georgia Adams in the same over.
