One Day Cup quarter-finals: Hampshire beat Middlesex as Somerset ease past Gloucestershire to book place in semi-finals
Hampshire's Ali Orr scores a century as they beat Middlesex by 42 runs; Hampshire will face Yorkshire in semi-finals on Sunday; Somerset cruise to victory over Gloucestershire, beating them by six wickets (DLS Method) and face Worcestershire in the semi-finals at the weekend
Friday 29 August 2025 13:56, UK
Ali Orr hit a century to guide Hampshire into the Metro Bank One Day Cup semi-finals after they beat Middlesex by 42 runs at Radlett.
Left-handed opener Orr (108) led Hampshire's recovery as they collapsed to 95-5 after being inserted, supported by James Fuller (42), as the pair helped their side to 229-9, with Middlesex's pacer Henry Brookes taking 4-53.
Brookes rattled through the top order, dismissing Hampshire captain Nick Gubbins (7), Fletcha Middleton (4), and Ben Brown (4) all in single figures with Ryan Higgins (2-47) and Seb Morgan (2-37) claiming two wickets apiece.
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In reply, Middlesex were bowled for 187 after they lost their opener Josh de Caires (5) early in the fourth over, but a second-wicket partnership between Nathan Fernandes (42) and Sam Robson (48) helped to add some stability.
However, England's spin-bowling all-rounder Liam Dawson (4-33) broke the partnership and then removed Middlesex captain Ben Geddes (1) and Ryan Higgins (6) in quick succession.
Along with Dawson's four-fer, Kyle Abbott (2-38) and James Fuller (2-48) also chipped in with Middlesex's lower order unable to fashion together a partnership and collapsing from 137-6 to 182-9 in nine overs.
Hampshire will face Yorkshire in the semi-final on Sunday, at Scarborough.
Somerset ease past Gloucestershire to reach semi-finals
Somerset cruised to victory over rivals Gloucestershire, beating them by six wickets om DLS at Taunton to set up a semi-final against Worcestershire on Sunday.
Gloucestershire were bowled out for 155 after winning the toss, with captain Jack Taylor top-scoring with 43 off 59 deliveries.
Pace bowlers Jake Ball (3-30) and Tom Lammonby (3-22) both claimed three wickets each, while left-arm spinner Jack Leach managed 2-23 in 10 overs.
After rain interrupted play twice, Somerset faced a new target of 149 in 45 overs, which they reached comfortably, with more than 13 overs to spare.
That was thanks to Lewis Goldsworthy's 27 and a third-wicket partnership between captain James Rew (46) and Thomas Rew (40).
