14/09Result
Final (D/N), Vitality Blast at Birmingham, Sep 14 2024
Gloucs won by 8 wkts (30b rem)
Player of the Match
Matt TaylorGloucestershire
14/09Result
Final (D/N), Vitality Blast at Birmingham, Sep 14 2024
Gloucs won by 8 wkts (30b rem)
Player of the Match
Matt TaylorGloucestershire

8:10pm A thoroughly professional display from Gloucestershire, as we've come to expect this season. Quite a telling stat: Gregory struck five boundaries, the rest of the Somerset XI managed just six between them.

The defending champions will still fancy their chances, not least because they've seen what brings success on this surface, particularly when it seemed to change under lights; more grip for the seamers and a rewards if you really hammer that good length, whether pace on or off. This is going to be a thrilling chase, you know... and Andrew Miller will return to see you through the first half of it!

Mark: "It would be a remarkable achievement if Gloucestershire, who have no T20 tradition and just barely scraped into the Quarter Finals were to win the Final."

19.4
W
Shaw to Ball, OUT, That's all she wrote! Ball falls to clear Price, who is now up in the circle at mid off and Somerset are all out for 124 with two balls to spare. Gloucestershire, you require 125 to win your first T20 Blast...

JT Ball c OJ Price b Shaw 0 (6m 2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

19.3
1lb
Shaw to Davey, 1 leg bye, Into the surface, following Davey and worn in the midriff. Almost winds the Scot, who retains enough of his wits to respond to the call for a run
19.2
0
Shaw to Davey, no run, Outside off, full, swing and a miss from Davey as he aims for the stars
19.1
0
Shaw to Davey, no run, Low full toss, punched back to the bowler who doesn't get a hand on it as it breaks the nonstriker's stumps!

Josh Shaw with the final over against 10 and 11...

END OF OVER:
19 | 4 Runs 1 Wkt | SOM: 123/9 | RR: 6.47

  • Jake Ball0 (1b)
  • Josh Davey4 (5b)
  • David Payne4-0-27-3
  • Matt Taylor4-0-18-3
18.6
0
Payne to Ball, no run, Driven to the man at cover. Excellent from Payne, who finishes with 3 for 27 from his 4 overs.

Jake Ball to face Payne's last delivery

18.5
W
Payne to Gregory, OUT, Gone! Gregory smokes a flat drive to long on! Did he need to do that? He struck it firmly enough but it flew out to Ollie Price at long off. Payne's got his third with seven deliveries to go...

L Gregory c OJ Price b Payne 53 (52m 37b 3x4 2x6) SR: 143.24

18.4
1
Payne to Davey, 1 run, Pace off, outside off stump, driven watchfully by Davey to the cover boundary rider
18.3
1
Payne to Gregory, 1 run, Pace on, low full toss, Gregory meets it on the full but on the move and can only drag it down to wide long on
18.2
1
Payne to Davey, 1 run, Slower ball, into the stumps, and into the pads of Davey. Big appeal from the bowler buyt no one else keen
18.1
1
Payne to Gregory, 1 run, Skewed out to cover point... and Charlesworth puts it down! First error in the field but an incredibly difficult chance as the fielder makes up the ground an still has to put a full-stretch dive in. Bounces in and out...

END OF OVER:
18 | 5 Runs | SOM: 119/8 | RR: 6.61

  • Lewis Gregory51 (34b)
  • Josh Davey2 (3b)
  • Matt Taylor4-0-18-3
  • Josh Shaw3-0-20-1
17.6
1
MD Taylor to Gregory, 1 run, Pushed out in front of point to the man on the boundary and Gregory has the strike for the penultimate over
17.5
1
MD Taylor to Davey, 1 run, Tucked around the corner to square leg
17.4
1
MD Taylor to Gregory, 1 run, Dabbed to point and that's Gregory's 50 from 33 deliveries. Vital hand from the skipper. But will it be enough?
17.3
1
MD Taylor to Davey, 1 run, Scuffed into the covers to hand Gregory back the strike
17.2
0
MD Taylor to Davey, no run, Beats the edge! 79mph, fourth stump line, Davey pushes at it with indeterminate footwork
17.1
1
MD Taylor to Gregory, 1 run, Scuffed into the ground out to deep cover

Josh Davey joins his skipper

END OF OVER:
17 | 5 Runs 1 Wkt | SOM: 114/8 | RR: 6.70

  • Lewis Gregory48 (31b)
  • Josh Shaw3-0-20-1
  • David Payne3-0-23-2
16.6
W
Shaw to van der Merwe, OUT, Brilliant catch from Bracey! Hard length into the deck, Roelof tries to flap it late through backward point and gets an edge that has Bracey sticking out a hand to his right when heading left and just clutching on!

RE van der Merwe c †Bracey b Shaw 5 (10m 6b 0x4 0x6) SR: 83.33

16.5
1
Shaw to Gregory, 1 run, Yorker fired in, dug out into the ground, bouncing over the bowler and down the ground but just for one as mid off gets his skates on to tidy up
16.4
1
Shaw to van der Merwe, 1 run, Shaw misses the run out! Roelof scuffs into the ground and is called through by Gregory. The ball bounces up nicely into Shaw and he turns to throw at the stumps and misses completely! Had more time than he realised actually

Gloucs 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st112MAH HammondCT Bancroft
2nd7MAH HammondJR Bracey
3rd10MAH HammondOJ Price