T20 Blast

Somerset v Hampshire 2nd Semi-Final Edgbaston
Hampshire elected to bat
Hampshire 190-6 (20 overs) Prest 64 McDermott 31 Whiteley 27 Weatherley 24 Vince 21 Goldsworthy 2-24 van der Merwe 2-29
Somerset 153 (19.3 overs) Lammonby 34 Abell 27 Rossouw 23 Ellis 3-30
Hampshire won by 37 runs

Hampshire v Lancashire T20 Blast Final Edgbaston
Hampshire elected to bat
Hampshire 152-8 (20 overs) McDermott 62 Whiteley 22 Wood 20 no Parkinson 4-26 Wood 2-26
Lancashire 151-8 (20 overs) Croft 36 Wells 27 Jennings 24 Vilas 23 Fuller 2-19 Dawson 2-23
Hampshire won by 1 run

2023 season starts today with a double-header from Edgbaston. First up is the Falcons v Lightning at 14.30, then the Bears take on the Vikings at 18.30.

Hampshire 74 All out (16.1 overs) C Overton 3-8 Green 3-11 Gregory 2-13 Henry 2-32
Somerset 75-2 (9.3 overs) Banton 40
Somerset won by 8 wickets

Somerset have 6 wins from 6, always in the mix in this format, they last won in 2005, could it be their year again.

This years Blast started on Thursdays, in what has been described as a 4 day festival, in conjunction with the Women's T20 Charlotte Edwards Cup, with Men's & Women's Double-Headers at Hampshire Utilita Bowl & Old Trafford. Slightly undermined (imho) by the fact that it clashed with the final T20I between England & Pakistan.
On Friday 3 more Double-Headers were staged at the Riverside, Trent Bridge & Taunton.
Saturday 1st June sees a Men's Double-Header at Edgbaston, with the Falcons & Foxes at 14.30 followed by the Bears v Outlaws at 18.30.
The 7 venue Double-Headers conclude on Sunday at the Kia Oval & Northampton.

Yorkshire beat Lancashire yesterday, fair do's.

(22-06-2024 13:32 )Doddle Wrote:  Yorkshire beat Lancashire yesterday, fair do's.

(22-06-2024 13:32 )Doddle Wrote:  Yorkshire beat Lancashire yesterday, fair do's.

Lancashire still well place in the North Division in 2nd. Yorkshire followed up Thursdays Rose victory with a narrow loss to Durham by 3 runs. Despite having an International Class top 4 they have been prone to some shocking batting collapses.
A big improvement is required to stand any chance of qualifying for the knockout stages.

The T20 Rose match was abandoned without a ball bowled last night due to a wet outfield. I have no doubt that other issues played there part in the match being called off. In the previous month the ground has staged two gigs by the Foo Fighters & a further by Green Day a little over 3 weeks ago. All that moshing about on the covered outfield causes damage that takes some time to repair & recover. I suspect under normal circumstances the weather would've allowed for some play at least, if no a full match. It is a difficult balance for clubs, who have to bring in revenue from other sources, but it's primary concern must surely be cricket. I can remember some issues during a Test Match after another concert had been staged.