Somerset overcome mild bump to deny hosts Glamorgan

Responding to Glamorgan’s 245-9, which included an unbeaten 75 from Ben Wright, the hosts looked well placed as Peter Trego hit 72 and Dean Elgar made 51.

However they slipped to 203-7 before Craig Meschede and Max Waller both hit career bests.

After being put into bat, Glamorgan openers Will Bragg and Mark Wallace added 31 before Meschede had Wallace caught by wicketkeeper Barrow.

Jamie Overton had Chris Cooke caught at short mid-wicket by Elgar and four balls later, Bragg (26) clipped him to Trego at third man.

Meschede claimed his second wicket when Jim Allenby edged a wider one to Barrow.

When Murray Goodwin drove Waller straight to James Hildreth at short mid-wicket the visitors found themselves on 97-5 in the 21st over.

Marcus North drove Overton to the boundary but on 46 was caught at gully by Hildreth.

When Wagg was run out by Waller with a direct hit in the 30th over Glamorgan were on 143-7.

Dean Cosker brought up the 150 with a boundary soon after which Wright went to his half-century with a boundary to third man.

The eighth-wicket partnership was worth 89 when Elgar brought it to an end, Cosker caught at mid-off by Overton for 37. Three balls later Elgar had Michael Hogan caught at long on by Hildreth as Glamorgan ended their innings on 245-9.

Marcus Trescothick and Trego added 41 before the Somerset captain was out for 13. Nick Compton scored four before being caught at first slip.

Elgar brought up the Somerset 100 with a lofted boundary off Allenby, while Trego had moved onto 72 when he was was bowled by North.

Elgar went to his maiden Somerset 50 in the 27th over but was out soon after.

Hildreth was pinned leg before and Cosker (3-41) struck again with the first delivery of his next over to dismiss Suppiah (6).

But Meschede (40) hit 24 off the 33rd over bowled by Jones to bring Somerset right back into the game. When Barrow was bowled by Wagg, the young all-rounder was joined by Waller (25no) and the pair stayed at the wicket together to see Somerset to victory.

n Paul Stirling hit a superb unbeaten 132 off 96 balls as Middlesex ended Leicestershire’s 100 per cent record in Group C with a 10-wicket win at Grace Road.

The Foxes were bowled out for 220 and Stirling, dropped before he had scored, shared an opening stand of 221 with Dawid Malan.

Stirling struck the winning runs with his 19th boundary and Malan finished on 80 not out off 86 balls. It was a record opening partnership for Middlesex in limited-overs cricket.