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Match summary

Vitality Blast

North Group / Worcester

Worcestershire Rapids 155 for 7. Birmingham Bears 159 for 5.

Birmingham Bears win by 5 wickets.

Match Commentary

  1. Update

    Summary

    Over 18: 10 runs. Bowler: Tom Taylor. Birmingham Bears: 159/5 (rr 8.92)

  2. 17.5

    FOUR! Tom Taylor to George Garton. No movement half volley, off stump on the front foot driving well timed for 4 runs

  3. 17.4

    OUT! Tom Taylor to Chris Benjamin. No movement yorker, off stump on the front foot driving for no run. Chris Benjamin Bowled for 0.

  4. 17.3

    OUT! Tom Taylor to Sam Hain. No movement short, off stump on the back foot pulled for no run. Sam Hain Caught for 76.

  5. 17.2

    SIX! Tom Taylor to Sam Hain. No movement length ball, middle stump on the front foot flick well timed for 6 runs

  6. 17.1

    Tom Taylor to Sam Hain. No movement back of a length, off stump on the back foot upper cutted for no run

  7. Update

    Summary

    Over 17: 17 runs. Bowler: Adam Finch. Birmingham Bears: 149/3 (rr 8.76)

  8. 16.6

    FOUR! Adam Finch to Jacob Bethell. No movement short, down leg on the back foot pulled well timed for 4 runs

  9. 16.5

    Adam Finch to Sam Hain. Slower ball back of a length, off stump on the back foot cut well timed to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Ethan Brookes

  10. 16.4

    Adam Finch to Jacob Bethell. No movement length ball, leg stump on the front foot slogged mis-timed to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Kashif Ali

  11. 16.3

    SIX! Adam Finch to Jacob Bethell. No movement back of a length, leg stump on the back foot pulled well timed for 6 runs

  12. 16.2

    Adam Finch to Sam Hain. No movement back of a length, off stump on the back foot pulled mis-timed to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Nathan Smith

  13. 16.1

    FOUR! Adam Finch to Sam Hain. No movement back of a length, off stump on the back foot pulled well timed for 4 runs

  14. Update

    Summary

    Over 16: 13 runs. Bowler: Nathan Smith. Birmingham Bears: 132/3 (rr 8.25)

  15. 15.6

    Nathan Smith to Sam Hain. No movement short, middle stump on the back foot pulled mis-timed to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Kashif Ali

  16. 15.5

    Nathan Smith to Sam Hain. No movement length ball, middle stump on the front foot flick well timed to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Rob Jones

  17. 15.4

    Nathan Smith to Sam Hain. No movement back of a length, off stump on the back foot late cutted well timed to point for 2 runs, misfielded by Ed Pollock

  18. 15.4

    Nathan Smith to Sam Hain. No movement back of a length, off stump on the back foot late cutted well timed to deep backward point for 2 runs, fielded by Hayden Walsh

  19. 15.3

    Nathan Smith to Jacob Bethell. No movement back of a length, leg stump on the back foot pulled well timed to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Hayden Walsh

  20. 15.2

    Nathan Smith to Sam Hain. No movement length ball, off stump on the front foot driving well timed to deep extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Hayden Walsh

  21. 15.1

    SIX! Nathan Smith to Sam Hain. No movement length ball, off stump on the front foot driving well timed for 6 runs

  22. Update

    Summary

    Over 15: 9 runs. Bowler: Tom Taylor. Birmingham Bears: 119/3 (rr 7.93)

  23. 14.6

    Tom Taylor to Jacob Bethell. No movement full toss, middle stump on the front foot flick well timed to deep mid wicket for 2 runs, fielded by Rob Jones

  24. 14.5

    Tom Taylor to Jacob Bethell. No movement half volley, off stump on the front foot driving well timed to mid off for no run, fielded by Adam Hose

  25. 14.4

    FOUR! Tom Taylor to Jacob Bethell. No movement back of a length, off stump on the back foot pulled well timed for 4 runs

  26. 14.3

    Tom Taylor to Sam Hain. No movement back of a length, off stump on the back foot driving mis-timed to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Hayden Walsh

  27. 14.2

    Tom Taylor to Jacob Bethell. No movement back of a length, off stump on the front foot driving mis-timed to mid on for 1 run, fielded by Adam Hose

  28. 14.1

    Tom Taylor to Sam Hain. No movement back of a length, off stump on the back foot flick well timed to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Hayden Walsh

  29. Update

    Summary

    Over 14: 8 runs. Bowler: Hayden Walsh. Birmingham Bears: 110/3 (rr 7.86)

  30. 13.6

    SIX! Hayden Walsh to Jacob Bethell. Leg spinner short, leg stump on the back foot pulled well timed for 6 runs

  31. 13.5

    Hayden Walsh to Jacob Bethell. Leg spinner back of a length, off stump on the back foot cut for no run

  32. 13.4

    Hayden Walsh to Jacob Bethell. Leg spinner back of a length, middle stump on the back foot driving mis-timed to extra cover for no run, fielded by Adam Hose

  33. 13.3

    Hayden Walsh to Jacob Bethell. Leg spinner half volley, middle stump on the front foot driving well timed to extra cover for no run, fielded by Adam Hose

  34. 13.3

    Wide. Hayden Walsh to Jacob Bethell. Leg spinner full toss, down leg on the front foot slog-sweep for 1 wides

  35. 13.2

    Hayden Walsh to Sam Hain. Leg spinner back of a length, off stump on the back foot driving well timed to long on for 1 run, fielded by Nathan Smith

  36. 13.1

    Hayden Walsh to Sam Hain. Leg spinner back of a length, off stump on the back foot late cutted for no run

  37. Update

    Summary

    Over 13: 10 runs. Bowler: Adam Finch. Birmingham Bears: 102/3 (rr 7.85)

  38. 12.6

    Adam Finch to Sam Hain. No movement back of a length, off stump on the back foot glancing well timed to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Ed Pollock

  39. 12.5

    Adam Finch to Jacob Bethell. No movement length ball, leg stump on the front foot driving to mid off for 1 run, run out attempt: missed stumps by Adam Hose

  40. 12.4

    SIX! Adam Finch to Jacob Bethell. No movement short, leg stump on the back foot pulled well timed for 6 runs

  41. 12.3

    Adam Finch to Sam Hain. No movement back of a length, off stump on the back foot glancing well timed to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Ed Pollock

  42. 12.2

    Adam Finch to Sam Hain. No movement back of a length, off stump on the back foot glancing to bowler for no run, fielded by Adam Finch

  43. 12.1

    Adam Finch to Jacob Bethell. No movement length ball, leg stump on the back foot glancing well timed to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Kashif Ali

  44. Update

    Summary

    Over 12: 13 runs. Bowler: Hayden Walsh. Birmingham Bears: 92/3 (rr 7.67)

  45. 11.6

    Hayden Walsh to Jacob Bethell. Leg spinner back of a length, leg stump on the back foot pulled well timed to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Josh Cobb

  46. 11.6

    Wide. Hayden Walsh to Jacob Bethell. Quicker ball back of a length, down leg on the back foot pulled for 1 wides

  47. 11.5

    SIX! Hayden Walsh to Jacob Bethell. Leg spinner back of a length, leg stump on the back foot pulled well timed for 6 runs

  48. 11.4

    Hayden Walsh to Jacob Bethell. Leg spinner half volley, leg stump on the front foot sweep mis-timed to short fine leg for no run, fielded by Adam Finch

  49. 11.3

    Hayden Walsh to Sam Hain. Leg spinner back of a length, middle stump on the back foot glancing well timed to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Rob Jones

  50. 11.2

    Hayden Walsh to Sam Hain. Leg spinner length ball, off stump on the front foot playing a forward defensive shot mis-timed to gully for no run, fielded by Josh Cobb

  51. 11.1

    FOUR! Hayden Walsh to Sam Hain. Leg spinner back of a length, off stump on the back foot late cutted well timed for 4 runs

  52. Update

    Summary

    Over 11: 6 runs. Bowler: Ethan Brookes. Birmingham Bears: 79/3 (rr 7.18)

  53. 10.6

    Ethan Brookes to Sam Hain. Slower ball length ball, off stump on the back foot glancing well timed to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Josh Cobb

  54. 10.5

    Ethan Brookes to Jacob Bethell. No movement half volley, leg stump on the front foot driving well timed to long on for 1 run, fielded by Tom Taylor

  55. 10.4

    Ethan Brookes to Jacob Bethell. No movement length ball, leg stump on the back foot flick well timed to deep square leg for 2 runs, misfielded by Ed Pollock

  56. 10.3

    Ethan Brookes to Jacob Bethell. Slower ball length ball, leg stump on the front foot driving to cover for no run, fielded by Adam Hose

  57. 10.2

    Ethan Brookes to Sam Hain. Slower ball length ball, off stump on the front foot driving mis-timed to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Rob Jones

  58. 10.1

    Ethan Brookes to Jacob Bethell. Slower ball half volley, middle stump on the front foot driving well timed to long off for 1 run, fielded by Nathan Smith

  59. Update

    Summary

    Over 10: 6 runs. Bowler: Hayden Walsh. Birmingham Bears: 73/3 (rr 7.3)

  60. 9.6

    Hayden Walsh to Sam Hain. Leg spinner length ball, off stump on the back foot driving mis-timed to deep backward point for 2 runs, run out attempt: throw but safe by Ed Pollock

  61. 9.5

    Hayden Walsh to Jacob Bethell. Leg spinner yorker, leg stump on the front foot sweep mis-timed to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Ed Pollock

  62. 9.4

    Hayden Walsh to Sam Hain. Leg spinner back of a length, off stump on the back foot late cutted mis-timed to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Ed Pollock

  63. 9.3

    Hayden Walsh to Jacob Bethell. Leg spinner length ball, middle stump on the back foot driving well timed to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Rob Jones

  64. 9.2

    Hayden Walsh to Sam Hain. Leg spinner length ball, off stump on the back foot cut well timed to deep backward point for 1 run, fielded by Ed Pollock

  65. 9.1

    Hayden Walsh to Sam Hain. Leg spinner length ball, off stump on the front foot driving mis-timed to bowler for no run, fielded by Hayden Walsh

  66. Update

    Summary

    Over 9: 8 runs. Bowler: Josh Cobb. Birmingham Bears: 67/3 (rr 7.44)

  67. 8.6

    Josh Cobb to Jacob Bethell. Off break length ball, off stump on the back foot driving mis-timed to extra cover for no run, fielded by Ed Pollock

  68. 8.5

    FOUR! Josh Cobb to Jacob Bethell. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot driving well timed for 4 runs

  69. 8.4

    Josh Cobb to Sam Hain. Off break back of a length, off stump on the back foot cut to gully for 1 run, fielded by Kashif Ali

  70. 8.3

    Josh Cobb to Jacob Bethell. Off break back of a length, off stump on the back foot driving well timed to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Hayden Walsh

  71. 8.2

    Josh Cobb to Sam Hain. Off break length ball, middle stump on the front foot driving well timed to long on for 1 run, fielded by Adam Hose

  72. 8.1

    Josh Cobb to Jacob Bethell. Off break half volley, middle stump on the front foot driving well timed to long on for 1 run, fielded by Tom Taylor

  73. Update

    Summary

    Over 8: 10 runs. Bowler: Hayden Walsh. Birmingham Bears: 59/3 (rr 7.38)

  74. 7.6

    Hayden Walsh to Jacob Bethell. Leg spinner back of a length, middle stump on the back foot glancing well timed to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Josh Cobb

  75. 7.5

    FOUR! Hayden Walsh to Jacob Bethell. Googly length ball, middle stump on the back foot driving well timed for 4 runs

  76. 7.4

    Hayden Walsh to Jacob Bethell. Leg spinner back of a length, middle stump on the back foot driving well timed to deep extra cover for 2 runs, fielded by Rob Jones

  77. 7.3

    Hayden Walsh to Sam Hain. Leg spinner back of a length, middle stump on the back foot driving well timed to long on for 1 run, fielded by Nathan Smith

  78. 7.2

    Hayden Walsh to Jacob Bethell. Leg spinner back of a length, leg stump on the back foot pulled mis-timed to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Tom Taylor

  79. 7.1

    Hayden Walsh to Sam Hain. Leg spinner length ball, middle stump on the back foot glancing well timed to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Rob Jones

  80. Update

    Summary

    Over 7: 8 runs. Bowler: Ethan Brookes. Birmingham Bears: 49/3 (rr 7.0)

  81. 6.6

    FOUR! Ethan Brookes to Jacob Bethell. Slower ball back of a length, down leg on the back foot pulled well timed for 4 runs

  82. 6.5

    Ethan Brookes to Sam Hain. Slower ball half volley, middle stump on the front foot driving well timed to long on for 1 run, fielded by Nathan Smith

  83. 6.4

    Ethan Brookes to Jacob Bethell. Slower ball length ball, middle stump on the front foot driving well timed to long off for 1 run, fielded by Nathan Smith

  84. 6.3

    Ethan Brookes to Sam Hain. Slower ball back of a length, off stump on the back foot flick mis-timed to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Hayden Walsh

  85. 6.2

    Ethan Brookes to Jacob Bethell. Slower ball half volley, off stump on the front foot driving mis-timed to long off for 1 run, fielded by Nathan Smith

  86. 6.1

    Ethan Brookes to Jacob Bethell. No movement length ball, leg stump on the front foot driving mis-timed to bowler for no run, fielded by Ethan Brookes

  87. Update

    Summary

    Over 6: 5 runs. Bowler: Adam Finch. Birmingham Bears: 41/3 (rr 6.83)

  88. 5.6

    Adam Finch to Jacob Bethell. No movement length ball, leg stump on the front foot driving mis-timed to extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Adam Finch

  89. 5.5

    Adam Finch to Jacob Bethell. No movement half volley, off stump on the front foot driving to short fine leg for no run, fielded by Ed Pollock

  90. 5.4

    Adam Finch to Jacob Bethell. No movement back of a length, middle stump on the back foot pulled for no run

  91. 5.3

    Adam Finch to Sam Hain. Slower ball length ball, off stump on the front foot driving mis-timed to mid on for 1 run, fielded by Tom Taylor

  92. 5.2

    Adam Finch to Sam Hain. No movement back of a length, middle stump on the back foot glancing well timed to fine leg for 2 runs, fielded by Ethan Brookes

  93. 5.1

    Adam Finch to Jacob Bethell. No movement back of a length, leg stump on the back foot pulled to backward point for 1 leg byes, fielded by Kashif Ali

  94. Update

    Summary

    Over 5: 11 runs. Bowler: Tom Taylor. Birmingham Bears: 36/3 (rr 7.2)

  95. 4.6

    FOUR! Tom Taylor to Sam Hain. No movement half volley, leg stump on the front foot driving well timed for 4 runs

  96. 4.5

    Tom Taylor to Sam Hain. No movement length ball, off stump on the front foot playing a forward defensive shot well timed to extra cover for no run, fielded by Rob Jones

  97. 4.4

    FOUR! Tom Taylor to Sam Hain. No movement length ball, off stump down the pitch driving well timed for 4 runs

  98. 4.3

    Tom Taylor to Jacob Bethell. Slower ball length ball, middle stump on the front foot flick mis-timed to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Adam Hose

  99. 4.2

    Tom Taylor to Sam Hain. Slower ball length ball, off stump on the front foot flick to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Ethan Brookes

  100. 4.1

    Tom Taylor to Jacob Bethell. No movement back of a length, off stump on the back foot playing a backward defensive shot mis-timed to gully for 1 run, fielded by Adam Finch

  101. Update

    Summary

    Over 4: 8 runs. Bowler: Adam Finch. Birmingham Bears: 25/3 (rr 6.25)

  102. 3.6

    FOUR! Adam Finch to Sam Hain. Away swinger half volley, off stump on the front foot driving well timed for 4 runs

  103. 3.5

    Adam Finch to Sam Hain. Slower ball back of a length, off stump on the back foot hook to bowler for no run, fielded by Adam Finch

  104. 3.4

    Adam Finch to Jacob Bethell. No movement back of a length, leg stump on the back foot late cutted mis-timed to gully for 1 run, fielded by Kashif Ali

  105. 3.3

    Adam Finch to Sam Hain. No movement back of a length, middle stump on the back foot glancing mis-timed to mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Nathan Smith

  106. 3.2

    Adam Finch to Sam Hain. No movement short, off stump down the pitch upper cutted for no run

  107. 3.1

    Adam Finch to Sam Hain. No movement half volley, middle stump on the front foot flick well timed to deep backward square leg for 2 runs, misfielded by Ethan Brookes

  108. Update

    Summary

    Over 3: 10 runs. Bowler: Nathan Smith. Birmingham Bears: 17/3 (rr 5.67)

  109. 2.6

    Nathan Smith to Sam Hain. No movement length ball, off stump on the front foot flick well timed to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Hayden Walsh

  110. 2.5

    Nathan Smith to Sam Hain. No movement length ball, off stump on the front foot driving for no run

  111. 2.4

    Nathan Smith to Jacob Bethell. No movement length ball, off stump on the front foot driving to third man for 1 run, fielded by Hayden Walsh

  112. 2.3

    Nathan Smith to Sam Hain. No movement length ball, off stump on the back foot driving well timed to deep mid wicket for 3 runs, fielded by Tom Taylor

  113. 2.2

    FOUR! Nathan Smith to Sam Hain. No movement back of a length, off stump on the back foot pulled well timed for 4 runs

  114. 2.1

    Nathan Smith to Sam Hain. No movement back of a length, off stump on the back foot driving mis-timed to extra cover for no run, fielded by Josh Cobb

  115. 2.1

    Wide. Nathan Smith to Sam Hain. No movement length ball, down leg on the back foot glancing for 1 wides

  116. Update

    Summary

    Over 2: 6 runs. Bowler: Tom Taylor. Birmingham Bears: 7/3 (rr 3.5)

  117. 1.6

    Tom Taylor to Jacob Bethell. Seam away length ball, off stump no foot movement leaving left alone through for no run