Dramatic end retains Surrey high of Vitality Blast South Group

Conor McKerr scored a 4 off the ultimate ball as Surrey maintained their place on the high of Vitality Blast’s South Group with a nail-biting victory over second-placed Somerset.

McKerr smashed the one supply he confronted by means of the covers to disclaim Peter Siddle a hat-trick and his facet the factors in dramatic model on the Oval.

Replying to Somerset’s 144 for eight, opener Will Jacks received the house facet off to a strong begin and was nonetheless there unbeaten on 66 on the finish, with 32 of his runs coming in boundaries.

Earlier Tom Banton had top-scored for the guests with 39 as Gus Atkinson and McKerr took two wickets apiece to restrict the injury.

Ian Cockbain and Glenn Phillips each scored fifties to assist Gloucestershire beat Kent by 5 runs at Canterbury.

The pair got here collectively at 85 for 2, with Cockbain including 64 for 46 balls and Phillips 62 from 37 – a knock which included 4 sixes – because the guests amassed 195 for 4.

Joe Denly, Jordan Cox, Alex Blake and Jack Leaning, who hit an unbeaten 37 from simply 18 balls, all made it into the thirties however no additional, as Mohammad Amir and Josh Shaw took two for 30 and two for 36 respectively to restrict the house facet to 190 for 5 from their 20 overs.

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Sam Northeast plundered a 46-ball 89 as Glamorgan romped to an eight-wicket victory over Middlesex at Cardiff.

Set 172 for victory, the house facet received there with 5.4 overs to spare after Northeast, who scored three sixes and 12 fours, and skipper David Lloyd had put collectively a gap stand of 150.

Earlier Max Holden’s half-century had supplied the inspiration for Middlesex’s complete of 171 for seven.

The opener had reached 58 from 51 balls when he was caught off the bowling of Dan Douthwaite within the penultimate over, and Joe Cracknell’s 33 and a quick-fire 19 from Luke Hollman boosted the tally, though finally not far sufficient.

Within the North Group, Northamptonshire’s Saif Zaib fell eight runs in need of a positive century and ended up on the shedding facet as Derbyshire eased to a six-wicket victory with an over in hand.

Zaib blasted 92 from 58 balls, clearing the boundary 4 instances and discovering the rope on eight events, earlier than he was run out by George Scrimshaw because the guests eased to a aggressive 186 for seven.

Nevertheless, 57 from opener Shan Masood and and Wayne Madsen’s belligerent 73, that includes 10 fours and two sixes, eased the house facet in direction of the ending line and Leus du Plooy and Brooke Visitor accomplished the job.

Naveen-ul-Haq claimed 4 for twenty-four off simply 22 balls as he helped bowl Leicestershire to a 47-run win over Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge.

The guests made 170 all out from their full allocation with Lewis Hill (39) and Arron Lilley (23) placing on 45 for the third wicket earlier than Wiaan Mulder’s 27 and 29 from Ben Mike gave them one thing to defend.

Solely England opener Alex Hales, who made 55 from 43 deliveries, threatened to wrest the benefit from Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire nonetheless had two balls remaining when final man Dane Paterson was dismissed by Naveen.