Worcestershire storm to victory after emotional Tom Fell hundred
Fell's first red-ball ton since recovering from testicular cancer paves way for 78-run win
15/08Result
Central Group, Bob Willis Trophy at Northampton, Aug 15-18 2020
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![Worcestershire]( "Worcestershire")
219 & 255/6d -
![Northamptonshire]( "Northamptonshire")
212 & 184 (40.4 ov)
15/08Result
Central Group, Bob Willis Trophy at Northampton, Aug 15-18 2020
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![Worcestershire]( "Worcestershire")
219 & 255/6d -
![Northamptonshire]( "Northamptonshire")
212 & 184 (40.4 ov)
Match Centre
Match Details
Series
Toss
Northamptonshire , elected to field first
Season
Match days
15,16,17,18 August 2020 (4-day match)
Umpires
Match Referee
Points
Worcestershire 20, Northamptonshire 4
Scorecard Summary
WORCESTERSHIRE 219 (64.3 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Riki Wessels88 (78)
- Ben Cox39 (91)
- Nathan Buck3/67 (19)
- Blessing Muzarabani4/29 (12.3)
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE 212 (61 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Gareth Berg45 (72)
- Nathan Buck32 (41)
- Ed Barnard4/46 (17)
- Josh Tongue3/42 (15)
WORCESTERSHIRE 255/6d (86 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Tom Fell*110 (208)
- Ed Barnard*48 (88)
- Nathan Buck3/42 (19)
- Saif Zaib2/57 (20)
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE 184 (40.4 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Adam Rossington44 (49)
- Ricardo Vasconcelos31 (43)
- Josh Tongue3/38 (10)
- Dillon Pennington3/30 (9)
40.4
W
Barnard to White, OUT,
CJ White b Barnard 0 (5m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
40.3
1
Barnard to Buck, 1 run,
40.2
0
Barnard to Buck, no run,
40.1
6
Barnard to Buck, SIX,
END OF OVER:40 | 7 Runs 1 Wkt | NHNTS: 177/9
- Nathan Buck17 (14b)
- Dillon Pennington9-1-30-3
- Ed Barnard8-1-31-1
39.6
W
Pennington to Muzarabani, OUT,
B Muzarabani c †Cox b Pennington 11 (22m 19b 2x4 0x6) SR: 57.89
39.5
0
Pennington to Muzarabani, no run,
Match Coverage
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Bob Willis Trophy
| Central Group | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | M | W | L | D | PT | NRR |
| SOM | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 97 | -1.344 |
| WORCS | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 74 | -5.449 |
| WARKS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 53 | -0.65 |
| NHNTS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 49 | 10.777 |
| GLOUC | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 45 | 0.469 |
| GLAM | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 43 | 2.234 |
| North Group | ||||||
| Team | M | W | L | D | PT | NRR |
| YORKS | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 87 | -2.187 |
| DERBS | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 74 | -2.499 |
| LANCS | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 66 | -1.76 |
| NOTTS | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 59 | 4.033 |
| LEICS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 49 | -0.343 |
| DURH | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 41 | 1.368 |
| South Group | ||||||
| Team | M | W | L | D | PT | NRR |
| ESSEX | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 90 | -5.678 |
| KENT | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 82 | 0.74 |
| MIDDX | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 62 | -0.571 |
| HANTS | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 57 | -1.208 |
| SUR | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 36 | -1.207 |
| SUSS | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 3.569 |