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Somerset lose out to Glamorgan at Trent Bridge
It was a case of third time unlucky for Somerset as they were beaten by Glamorgan in the Metro Bank One Day Cup final at Trent Bridge.
The young Somerset squad, who have impressed on the way to the final of the competition, battled bravely but fell short by 15 runs
Following yesterday’s day-long deluge, and the prospect of further rain today, the match was reduced to 20 overs per side.
Somerset Captain, Sean Dickson won the toss and elected to bowl with the threat of rain still hanging heavy in the air.
If there was any fear that Somerset would be going into the game with the disappointment of missing out on two trophies in a week weighing upon their shoulders, those worries were quickly dissipated as the team from Taunton started superbly.
Kiran Carlson and Will Smale had claimed seven off the opening over from Josh Davey and were looking to amass runs in the shortened powerplay.
Alfie Ogborne was given the second over and made the breakthrough when he produced an absolute beauty to dislodge Carlson’s off stump. He followed that up by having Bevan caught by Jack Leach off the very next ball. Sam Northeast survived the hat trick ball but by the end of the over Glamorgan had slipped to nine for two.
Smale and Northeast began the rebuild by adding 39 for the third wicket, but Glamorgan’s momentum was halted when Dickson took a stunning diving catch over his shoulder to remove Smale for 28 off the bowling of Kasey Aldridge.
Ingram and Northeast then took the score to 65 before the former Somerset batter picked out Ben Green at long on off the bowling of George Thomas to depart for a run-a-ball 11 at 65 for four.
Northeast continued to keep the scoreboard ticking over and by the half way stage, Glamorgan had reached 71 for four.
The 50 partnership for the fifth wicket between Northeast and Billy Root came from 36 balls and by the conclusion of the 15th over, bowled by Aldridge at a cost of 29, Glamorgan had advanced to 134.
Northeast brought up his half century from 39 deliveries at the end of the 16th over but Root fell for 39 attempting to dispatch Thomas into the River Trent only to edge behind to James Rew with the score on 143. The partnership was worth 78.
Another piece of superb work in the field by Somerset skipper Dickson accounted for Dan Douthwaite for the addition of just four further runs. A waist-high no ball from Ogborne was top edged into the Nottingham sky and Dickson claimed the catch. Aware that the catch didn’t count due to the no ball, Dickson’s quick thinking saw his direct hit run out Douthwaite by several metres at the non strikers end.
The Glamorgan 150 arrived in the 18th over but Ben Kellaway (2) picked out Ogborne at short third after being completely outfoxed by a fine slower ball from Green at 158 for seven.
Kellaway’s departure brought Timm van der Gugten to the crease and he blasted his way to 26 from just nine deliveries as Glamorgan finished with a flourish, taking 17 runs from the final over to reach 186 for seven from their allotted overs. Player of the match Northeast remained unbeaten on 63 from 49 deliveries and in the course of the game this proved to be decisive.
Chasing 187 for victory, Somerset lost George Thomas (13) in the third over following a mix up with Andy Umeed with the score on 14. Thomas pushed the ball into the off side and set off but his partner was unmoved at the non strikers end.
Umeed and Lewis Goldsworthy (11) got the innings back on track by adding 49 for the second wicket, before the latter picked out McIlroy at long on off Kellaway with the score on 63, the Glamorgan fielder taking the catch at the second attempt.
Somerset had reached 68 for two in the chase at the half way point.
Umeed had advanced to 45 from 36 balls with a fine array of shots but was undone when getting the finest of edges to a wide delivery from Andy Gorvin and feathered behind to Smale at 85 for three.
Four further runs had been added to the total when Rew (19 from 12) top edged Kellaway high into the murky afternoon sky and Smale took the catch to leave Somerset on 89 for four in the 13th over.
An eventful 14th over saw back to back sixes from Archie Vaughan whilst Dickson survived a run out as Somerset reached 103.
With five overs to go, Somerset had advanced to 120 courtesy of 17 from the Somerset skipper from just eight balls. 16 runs then came from the 16th over and the 50 partnership arrived from 21 deliveries.
Dickson’s superb innings came to an end when he reverse swept Gorvin to Colin Ingram at short third to depart for 44 from 20 balls, the partnership with Vaughan had been worth 66.
29 runs were needed from the final 12 deliveries, but only six were forthcoming from the penultimate over, bowled by McIlroy.
Ben Green fell to Douthwaite in the final over and although Vaughan finished not out on 32 (from 18 balls) Somerset came up agonisingly short for the third time in nine days.
