Hampshire also broke a record with the ball when Sonny Baker became the first man in Blast history to take a five-wicket haul in an innings on finals day. The Hawks won the toss and elected to bowl first, restricting the Steelbacks to 169 as they previously seemed likely to post a big score. But
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T20 Blast Semi Final, Edgbaston Hampshire Hawks 187-3 (20 overs): Weatherley 88*, Vince 59 Notts Outlaws 160 (19.5 overs): Clarke 64; More complete 4-26 Hampshire won by 27 runs Scorekeeper Hampshire Hawks beat Notts Outlaws by 27 runs at Edgbaston to set up a meeting with Northamptonshire Steelbacks in the men’s T20 Blast final. After
Somerset got off to a bright start after winning the toss and electing to bowl, reducing Northants to 26-3 in five overs with Riley Meredith trapping Ricardo Vasconcelos in front for 15 before Craig Overton removed Nathan McSweeney (1) and Willey (6) cheaply. Chris Lynn, the second-highest run-scorer in this season’s T20 Blast so far,
Bowler Andy Gorvin will lead Glamorgan in the 2026 Metro Bank One Day Cup (ODC). The 28-year-old helped the Welsh county win the competition in his first season in 2021 and 2024, with director of cricket Mark Wallace hailing Gorvin as “one of the most popular and respected members of the team”. Wallace added: “With
Tammy Beaumont starred as The Blaze produced a dominant display to claim their first Women’s T20 Blast title, defeating Durham by 10 wickets at The Oval. The 35-year-old, who retired from international cricket with England earlier this summer, made 54 as she shared an unbroken opening partnership of 118 with Sarah Bryce, who scored her
