| Metro Financial institution One-Day Cup Last, Trent Bridge |
| Leicestershire 267-7: Swindells 117*, Evans 60: Currie 3-63, Barker 3-65 |
| Hampshire 265-8: Dawson 57, Prest 51; Mulder 2-43, Wright 2-44 |
| Leicestershire received by two runs |
| Scorecard |
Leicestershire received their first Listing A trophy in 38 years as they beat Hampshire off the final ball to win the One-Day Cup last at Trent Bridge.
After slumping to 19-4, Harry Swindells’ gorgeous unbeaten century helped the Foxes to a complete of 267-7.
Hampshire seemed more likely to get there, particularly after half-centuries from Tom Prest (51) and Liam Dawson (57).
However, with eight wanted off the final over, Dawson holed out – and so they fell brief to lose a traditional by two runs.
Though 19-year-old Josh Hull was a hero on the finish, limiting Hampshire to only 5 off the final over, the star of the present was one other home-grown Leicestershire product Swindells.
He turned the primary Leicestershire participant to attain a century in a limited-overs last since Roger Tolchard at Lord’s in 1972.
His 117 not out was additionally the best rating in a last since Rilee Rossouw made 125 not out to assist Hampshire beat Kent at Lord’s in 2018.
First Foxes win since Gower was in prime
The Foxes had not received a Listing A knockout trophy since David Gower’s aspect, full with gamers together with Jonathan Agnew, Peter Willey, Chris Balderstone and John Whitaker beat Graham Gooch’s Essex within the 55-overs-a-side Benson and Hedges Cup last at Lord’s in 1985.
That they had not been to a one-day last since shedding the Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy to Somerset in September 2001.
Since then, the one three trophies they’d lifted was within the T20 which, like Hampshire, they’ve received a joint file thrice – and the Foxes’ final one in every of them was in 2011.
Hampshire, in contrast, have been much more prolific the one-day enviornment, having misplaced solely two of their 9 Lord’s finals.
However ‘little Leicestershire’ fancied themselves for a little bit of a resurgence in the beginning of the season. They usually even survived the disrupting mid-season departure of membership legend Paul Nixon as coach to indicate the resilience to show their season round.
Swindells and Evans rally the Foxes
After successful the toss, Leicestershire opted to bat first.
The Foxes have been clearly extra aware of considering how a used wicket would possibly flip later, having opted to herald spinner Evans for Matt Salisbury, reasonably than fear about how Keith Barker would possibly carry out early on underneath thick cloud cowl.
However, inside seven overs, they discovered themselves 4 wickets down.
Left-arm seamer Barker broke by means of with the ultimate ball of his first over when he had Rishi Patel caught behind, then struck once more within the third over when Sol Budinger put him away for a leg-side boundary, tried to repeat the shot and skied to Joe Weatherley at backward level.
9-2 then turned 19-4 when, within the area of seven balls, the Foxes misplaced each their two South African batters.
First, Colin Ackermann chipped a catch to an alert Fletcha Middleton diving ahead at mid-wicket, then Wiaan Mulder missed a straight one to provide Barker his third wicket.
Skipper Hill helped batten down the hatches, first in a 37-run stand with Louis Kimber after which including 33 with Evans.
However Scott Currie, at present on a red-ball mortgage with Leicestershire, had Kimber caught behind for 19, then additionally acquired Hill for 42 when he tried to belt his Championship team-mate out of the bottom however succeeded solely in giving keeper Ben Brown his third catch.
Hill’s anguished face instructed that he had simply thrown away any probability his aspect had – however he couldn’t have been extra incorrect.
Along with the important thing assist of Evans, slowly at first after which with rising assurance, Swindells performed presumably the innings of his life.
From 89-6 within the twenty second over, they placed on 151 in 26 overs to rework their group’s rating from a massively under-par one to a doubtlessly reliable one.
And, though Evans holed out with 14 balls left, Swindells stayed on to finish his century, comfortably his greatest one-day rating, together with the final of his three sixes and eight fours.
Hampshire simply fall brief
Hampshire openers Nick Gubbins and Middleton started nicely – till they have been parted by a cultured piece of out-cricket.
Gubbins tried a fast single on 20, however Mulder picked up and, with only one stump to goal at, it was a direct hit.
Higher nonetheless for Mulder, eight balls later he rearranged the furnishings once more, bowling Middleton for 15.
Prest and Brown then settled issues down in a stand of 79 earlier than one other clatter of wickets – this time three in 4 overs.
Brown (33) and Aneurin Donald, off solely his eighth ball, each mis-timed tried pulls and skied to Ackermann shut in, earlier than the Foxes appeared to have gotten the important thing wicket when Prest returned a catch to the bowler Hull.
It seemed like Weatherley and Dawson, who took a record-breaking 7-15 within the semi-final win over Warwickshire, would see Hampshire house.
However substitute fielder Will Davis held on to an incredible catch diving ahead at deep mid-wicket to take away Weatherley earlier than Ian Holland took over as chief assist to England all-rounder Dawson.
With 25 nonetheless wanted off 19, Holland’s tried leg-side ramp was taken by a diving Hull operating spherical to brief nice leg. Though it seemed like Barker’s calming presence would get the job carried out, with three balls left, Dawson additionally tried a leg-side ramp to lengthy leg.
Chris Wright took the catch, on-loan Currie and Barker might solely handle a single every off the final two – and one of many best-ever one-day finals was received by Leicestershire.