Somerset and Leics start One-Day Cup with wins

As Somerset, who finished second last year, won the One-Day Cup competition by six wickets against Middlesex, James Rew unbeaten on the year-opening century.

Rew, age 21, led his team in this match by defeating Middlesex 289-7 with 15 balls to go in the final score of 106 off 90 balls at Radlett.

He also had a 107-point partnership with Thomas, his younger brother, who was 51 years old.

In the other game, Surrey was defeated by six wickets at Guildford by Leicestershire Foxes.

As the hosts were dismissed for 174, England Under-19 bowler Alex Green took 5-25 and American international Ian Holland took 4-37.

Given that Surrey have lost so many players to The Hundred, with 16 of them in action this year, they have struggled in this competition.

And as Holland and Green reduced them 43-4, their much-changed side began to struggle.

Ollie Sykes, who scored 50, and Ryan Patel, the One-Day Cup captain, combined for 68 and made 53.

Only two other people, though, managed to achieve double figures. As Surrey ran out with 6 overs left, one of them, Josh Blake, was the last man out for 31 to give 18-year-old Green his fifth wicket.

Leicestershire, who were unconcerned in the chase, won the matchup by hitting the final six six overs in the 30th over to top score with 38 not out. They were flying high at the top of Division Two in the Championship.

After striking a massive six, Pakistan’s Shan Masood even managed to punch a hole in a spectator’s car just beyond the boundary.

In the Group B match, Middlesex’s visitors put a strain on Middlesex, scoring opener Josh de Caires a 71 for his first List A half-century.

Nobody could make a significant contribution to raise the score beyond 300, but Jack Davies made it to 64.

While Jack Leach and Jake Ball both took three wickets each for Somerset to control the run-rate.

James Rew took the opener when Lewis Goldworthy was bowled by Ethan Brookes for 38 to make it 131-3 before Thomas Rew joined him.

Thomas and his brothers both recorded runs-a-balls in their century, with Thomas taking home List A for the first time in a half-century.

His older brother continued to score well in the final over, hitting four consecutive fours to win the match before going for 51.

Groupe A:

Neath: Derbyshire Falcons vs. Glamorgan

Hampshire vs. Essex: Utilita Bowl

Nettleworth: Worcestershire v. Nottinghamshire Outlaws

Groupe B: