Kent and Middlesex. (Photo Source: Kent Cricket)
Five games in the Vitality Blast 2024 were scheduled on Thursday, July 11. Four out of the five games yielded results, while one was abandoned without a ball being bowled.
In the North Group, Worcestershire got the better of Leicestershire by 16 runs after Adam Hose slammed a belligerent half-century and Matthew Waite wreaked havoc with a five-for. Meanwhile, Yorkshire pulled off a comprehensive seven-wicket win against Durham after leg-spinner Jafer Chohan put on an impressive show with the ball, finishing with figures of 5/14. The highly-anticipated encounter between Derbyshire and Lancashire was abandoned without a ball being bowled due to rain.
In the South Group, Middlesex defeated Gloucestershire by 29 runs after Jack Davies and Martin Andersson scored fifties and Luke Hollman starred with the ball, bagging a three-for. Meanwhile, in the same group, Essex pulled off a 22-run win against Kent on the back of a solid performance from their frontline batters and bowlers.
Brief Scores:
North Group
Worcestershire vs Leicestershire
Worcestershire: 184/8 in 20 overs [Adam Hose 63 (39), Kashif Ali 41 (25); Lewis Goldsworthy 2/25 (4), Scott Currie 2/56 (4)]
Leicestershire: 169 in 19.5 overs [Louis Kimber 53 (23), Ben Cox 55 (40); Matthew Waite 5/21 (3.5), Harry Darley 2/11 (2.2)] [Match Scorecard]
Yorkshire vs Durham
Durham: 107 in 16.4 overs [Ben Raine 33 (28), Graham Clark 21 (19); Jafer Chohan 5/14 (3.4), Dom Bess 2/26 (3)]
Yorkshire: 108/3 in 16.4 overs [Adam Lyth 30 (23), Dawid Malan 29 (25); Bas de Leede 1/2 (1), Nathan Sowter 1/16 (4)] [Match Scorecard]
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Derbyshire vs Lancashire
Match abandoned without a ball being bowled due to rain (no toss)
South Group
Gloucestershire vs Middlesex
Middlesex: 181/8 in 20 overs [Jack Davies 53 (35), Martin Andersson 52 (39); David Payne 3/28 (4), Md Taylor 2/37 (4)]
Gloucestershire: 152 in 19.5 overs [Jack Taylor 45 (24), Beau Webster 31 (26); Luke Hollman 3/37 (4), Blake Cullen 2/23 (3.5)] [Match Scorecard]
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Essex vs Kent
Essex: 187/3 in 20 overs [Paul Walter 46* (27), Adam Rossington 36 (21); Matthew Parkinson 2/29 (4), Nathan Gilchrist 1/35 (4)]
Kent: 165/5 in 20 overs [Tawanda Muyeye 73 (49), Marcus O’Riordon 33 (17); Shane Snater 2/25 (3), Simon Harmer 1/20 (4)] [Match Scorecard]