Royal London One-Day Cup 2022: Group B Round-up, August 19

Keaton Jennings [PC: Twitter]

As many as four Group B matches of the ongoing Royal London One-Day Cup were played out on Friday. Here is a look at the high points from each of those fixtures. 

Essex vs Worcestershire

After being put into bat, Essex were in a spot of bother, reeling at 135 for five at one stage. However, the heroic efforts from Robin Das and Luc Benkenstein propelled them to a respectable total of 279. 

Taylor Cornall [PC: Twitter]

In reply, Worcestershire chased the target without breaking a sweat, courtesy of two spectacular half-centuries from Taylor Cornall and Gareth Roderick. Skipper Jake Libby also shone with the bat, playing an unbeaten knock of 39 runs. 

Brief Scores

Essex: 279/9 (50)
Robin Das 63 (64), Luc Benkenstein 55 (59);
Dillon Pennington 3/42 (10)

Worcestershire: 280/3 (48.4)
Taylor Cornall 97 (116), Gareth Roderick 76 (85);
Luc Benkenstein 2/58 (9)

Worcestershire won by seven wickets. 

Northamptonshire vs Lancashire

After being invited to bat on a flat deck, Northamptonshire's openers, Ricardo Vasconcelos and Emilio Gay capitalized on the beautiful batting conditions, piling up magnificent tons. Lewis McManus provided the final flourish to power the Northants to a mammoth total of 370 at the end of fifty overs. 

However, the massive target of 371 didn't prove to be enough for Lancashire, as skipper Keaton Jennings guided his team to a remarkable victory, amassing a brilliant 125 off just 105 balls. Luke Wells and keeper-batter George Lavelle also emerged as two handy contributors with the bat for the Red Roses. 

Brief Scores

Northamptonshire: 370/4 (50)
Emilio Gay 131 (117), Ricardo Vasconcelos 104 (90)
George Balderson 1/44 (6)

Lancashire: 372/6 (48.2)
Keaton Jennings 125 (105), Luke Wells 84 (56)
James Sales 2/65 (10)

Lancashire won by four wickets.

Yorkshire vs Kent

Riding on match-winning knocks from Ben Compton, Oliver Robinson and skipper Joe Denly, Kent edged past Yorkshire by three wickets in this rain-curtailed encounter. 

Batting first, Yorkshire put a competitive total of 282 in the allotted 45 overs, thanks to terrific half-centuries from Will Fraine, Harry Duke and Finlay Bean. 

Joe Denly [PC: Twitter]

Although Matthew Waite did his best with the ball, Grant Stewart ensured Kent's magical victory by smashing a six in the final ball of the match. 

Brief Scores

Yorkshire: 282/6 (45)
Harry Duke 85 (101), Will Fraine 68 (72);
Joe Denly 3/37 (9)

Kent: 297/7 (45)
Ben Compton 81 (98), Joe Denly 61 (71);
Matthew Waite 3/53 (9)

Kent won by three wickets. 

Hampshire vs Glamorgan

This match turned out to be the most one-sided one yesterday as Glamorgan swatted aside Hampshire by seven wickets with 110 balls to spare. 

Batting first, Hampshire could post only 228 runs on the board due to the collective failure of their batting unit. Nick Gubbins and Ian Holland slammed fighting half-centuries, but the other batters were underwhelming, to say the least. 

Colin Ingram [PC: Twitter]

Although Glamorgan lost Chris Cook early, a mammoth 203-run stand between Thomas Bevan and Colin Ingram for the second wicket seized the day for them. 

Brief Scores

Hampshire: 228/9 (50)
Nick Gubbins 93 (124), Ian Holland 63 (59);
Andy Gorvin 2/41 (9)

Glamorgan: 229/3 (31.4)
Thomas Bevan 134 (103), Colin Ingram 78* (75);
Scott Currie 2/64 (7)

Glamorgan won by seven wickets. 

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