Friday 29 July 2016 15:23, UK
Essex retained top spot in the South Group of the Royal London One-Day Cup as they pulled off a thrilling run chase against Glamorgan.
The visitors posted 324-8 thanks to Colin Ingram's 107 and looked good for the points when Nick Browne's run out one short of his century left Essex needing 112 from 87 balls.
The required rate rose further after Ravi Bopara went for 59 from 52 balls, and the home side were staring at a second straight defeat with 55 needed off the final six overs.
But Ryan ten Doeschte (34 not out) received useful support from Ashar Zaid (13 from 6) before James Foster's 12-ball 26 saw Essex home with five balls to spare and kept them ahead of second-placed Somerset on run rate.
Somerset had earlier completed an impressive chase of their own, overhauling Middlesex's 296-9 with an over in the bank.
Peter Trego top-scored with 104, Lewis Gregory (69) and Roelof van der Merwe (41 off 25) also contributing.
Kent finished the day third thanks to a five-wicket defeat of Hampshire, Matt Coles' 6-56 restricting the home side to 229 all out before Joe Denly (105) and Daniel Bell-Drummond (91) shared a 203 stand to get the bulk of the batting work done.
Leicestershire ended a near two-year wait for a win in the competition as they thumped Lancashire in the battle of the North Group whipping boys.
Mark Pettini (92) and Mark Cosgrove (91) provided the backbone of the home side's 307-8 before Neil Dexter's best limited-overs figures of 4-22 helped dismiss Lancashire for 176.
The result took Leicestershire off the bottom, where their beaten visitors replace them.
Warwickshire sit second in the North Group after an eight-wicket win over Northamptonshire.
Half-centuries from Josh Cobb and captain Alex Wakely helped the visitors post 254-9, but Warwickshire got home comfortably thanks in the main to an opening stand of 188 between Will Porterfield (92) and Sam Hain (88).
