The Cricketer wraps up the best of the action as the line-up for September's 2024 Metro Bank One-Day Cup final is confirmed
Taunton: Somerset 334-4, Leicestershire 311-9 - Somerset won by 23 runs
Lewis Goldsworthy hit a career-best 115 not out as Somerset progressed to the final of the Metro Bank One-Day Cup with a 23-run victory over holders Leicestershire Foxes at the Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton.
The hosts posted 334 for 4 after losing the toss, Goldsworthy blasting five sixes and six fours in a brilliant 86-ball innings against the team he represented on loan in this season's Vitality Blast. James Rew contributed 71 and Andy Umeed 57.
In reply, Leicestershire made 311 for 9, Peter Handscomb leading the way with 111 off 86 balls, including 13 fours and two sixes, while Ben Cox hit 49.
But when Kasey Aldridge switched to the Marcus Trecothick Pavilion End he had Cox caught behind, having faced 55 balls. Louis Kimber quickly followed, skying a catch off Jack Leach to long-on and Aldridge took a steepling caught and bowled to remove Liam Trevaskis.
Tom Scriven provided some belligerent blows and Handscomb went to a deserved hundred by lofting Aldridge over mid-off for four, having faced 75 balls. But when he holed out to long-on off Davey with 42 still needed, Leicestershire were a spent force.
Somerset go forward to face Glamorgan in the final at Trent Bridge on Sunday, September 22.
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Trent Bridge beckons for Somerset and Glamorgan in September (David Rogers/Getty Images)
Cardiff: Glamorgan 247-9, Warwickshire 208 - Glamorgan won by 39 runs
Dan Douthwaite turned into a matchwinner with both bat and ball as he guided Glamorgan into the Metro Bank One Day Cup final at Trent Bridge next month with a 39-run victory over Warwickshire at Sophia Gardens.
His lusty batting first caught the eye as he hauled the home side through to a 50-over total of 247 for 9 after they had floundered at 44 for 4 in the 15th over. He hit four sixes – one out of the ground and into the River Taff – in his sparkling 55, hitting 16 off the final over from Oliver Hannon-Dalby.
Prior to that Colin Ingram (47) and Billy Root (46) had steadied the innings. Then Douthwaite got into his bowling rhythm and removed Chris Benjamin and Kai Smith to catches at the wicket by Will Samile as he reduced the visitors to 62 for 6 in reply in the 21st over. They were eventually all out for 208.
Timm van der Gugten, who had earlier scored 26 with the bat, picked up the wickets of Rob Yates (4) and Will Rhodes (4), while fellow paceman Jamie McIlroy got rid of the dangerous Ed Barnard (14) and Hamza Shaikh (8).
Mike Burgess was the only batter to provide some solid resistance in the middle order and he reached his half-century with a six off the spin of Ingram.
His seventh wicket stand with Jake Lintott reaped 87 runs and his 85 contained four sixes and six fours. His departure, caught at mid-off by Douthwaite off the bowling of the returning McIlroy, left Warwickshire at 149 for 7 - still 99 short of their target with 11 overs to go and the game was up when Lintott was caught off a reverse sweep of the bowling of Ben Kellaway.
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