Royal London One-Day Cup 2022 | Group A Round-up, August 14

Leicestershire players celebrating after win

As many as four Group A matches of the 2022 Royal London One-Day Cup were played out on August 14. Here is a look at the high points from each of those fixtures.

Leicestershire vs Warwickshire

Leicestershire battered and bruised the visiting Warwickshire at Grace Road to jump to number two on the Group A points table.

The hosts piled up 338-8 on the back of crafty half-centuries by Louis Kimber, Wiaan Mulder and Harry Swindells. For Warwickshire, Indian all-rounder Krunal Pandya collected three wickets from his 10-over spell in the high-scoring Leicestershire innings.

The Warwickshire innings remained foggy throughout their run-chase. Losing wickets in succession, they eventually ended their response at just 207 to hand a 131-run huge win to the hosts.

Brief scores:

Leicestershire: 338-8 (50)

Louis Kimber 78 (68), Wiaan Mulder 68 (58)

Krunal Pandya 3-69, George Garrett 2-67

Warwickshire: 207 (39.2)

Michael Burgess 38 (41), Rob Yates 25 (29)

Chris Wright 3-29, Beuran Hendricks 2-45

Nottinghamshire vs Durham

Liam Trevaskis anchored Durham’s innings with his unbeaten 59. Contributions from Nic Maddinson and Scott Borthwick came in handy in their side’s paltry 226-run total.

Later, hosts Nottinghamshire overhauled Durham's score to win the match with two wickets and two overs to spare, with Matthew Montgomery top-scoring in the run-chase with his 54.

Brief scores:

Durham: 226 (45)

Liam Trevaskis 59* (74), Nic Maddinson 37 (38)

Liam Patterson-White 5-45, Zak Chappell 3-51

Nottinghamshire: 227-8 (48)

Matt Montgomery 54 (84), Sol Budinger 35 (25)

Liam Trevaskis 2-25, Chris Rushworth 2-49

Somerset vs Middlesex

Hundreds from Matt Renshaw and James Rew boosted Somerset’s total to an overwhelming 335-6 off their 50 overs.

The Middlesex’ response featured a rapid ton from Pieter Malan and identical 70s from Sam Robson and Max Holden. With handy contributions from the lower-order, the visitors eventually dragged themselves beyond the Somerset total to secure a thrilling one-wicket win at Taunton.

Brief scores:

Somerset: 335-6 (50)

Matt Renshaw 120 (102), James Rew 114 (120)

Toby Greatwood 2-52, Umesh Yadav 2-58

Middlesex: 336-9 (49.2)

Pieter Malan 110 (93), Sam Robson 76 (71)

Sonny Baker 3-69, Ollie Sale 3-80

Sussex vs Surrey

Sussex captain and India’s batting talisman Cheteshwar Pujara charted his second successive List A hundred and his highest score in the format through his powering 174 against Surrey.

The cricketer belted 20 boundaries and five sixes in the process, as he continued his dominant run for Sussex this summer. Tom Clark also piled up 104 as the hosts reached 378 in their 50 overs.

Despite featuring two half-centurions in the innings, the visitors folded up for just 162 to hand Sussex a big win at Hove.

Brief scores:

Sussex: 378-6 (50)

Cheteshwar Pujara 174 (131), Tom Clark 104 (106)

Conor McKerr 2-73, Yousef Majid 1-54

Surrey: 162 (31.4)

Ryan Patel 65 (56), Tom Lawes 57* (60)

Aristides Karvelas 4-35, Delray Rawlins 3-25

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