Royal London One-Day Cup 2022 | Group B Round-Up, August 14

The Royal London One-Day Cup 2022 season saw eight teams from Group B crossing swords against each other on Sunday, August 14. Here is a look at how each of the four games panned out. 

Derbyshire vs Worcestershire

The Falcons, rode on Luis Reece's awe-inspiring century to eke out a 47-run victory over Worcestershire and keep their knockout qualification hopes alive. 

Reece bludgeoned 136 off 142 – his best List A score – to propel Derbyshire to a mammoth total of 312/9 in the first half. In reply, the hosts couldn't reach the target and skittled out for 265 in 48.5 overs. Skipper Jake Libby remained not out for 126. 

Brief Score:

Derbyshire: 312/9 (50 Overs) 

Luis Reece 136 (142), Shan Masood 63 (58);
Adam Finch 3-54 (10), Dillon Pennington 3-59 (10)

Worcestershire 265/10 (48.5 Overs) 

Jake Libby 126 (127)*, Dillon Pennington 35 (43);
Sam Conners 3-37 (8), Luis Reece 2-33 (7)  

Derbyshire won by 47 runs. 

Northamptonshire vs Kent 

A regulated bowling performance followed by a clinical run-chase saw Kent annihilate Northamptonshire by four wickets. 

Batting first, the visitors were folded up for 210 in 46.5 overs with Hamidullah Qadri being the wrecker-in-chief and picking a four-wicket haul.

Kent, in reply, hunted down the target in just 43 overs, courtesy of Ben Crompton's 87 off 119 and Joe Denly's 42. 

Brief Score:

Northamptonshire: 210/10 (46.5 Overs) 

Emilio Gay 49 (47), Ricardo Vasconcelos 31 (31);
Hamidullah Qadri 4-36 (10), Joe Denly 2-41 (10) 

Kent: 213/6 (43 Overs) 

Ben Crompton 87 (119), Joe Denly 42 (50);
Nathan Buck 2-38 (7), Rob Keogh 2-35 (9) 

Kent won by four wickets.

Lancashire vs Hampshire

Hampshire, riding on John Turner's maiden five-wicket haul and Toby Albert's unbeaten 65 outclassed the Red Rose Club by two wickets in a low-scoring thriller.

Lancashire's decision of batting first after winning the toss backfired big time as they were bowled out for 183 in 45.3 overs. Kent, in response, trailed down the target in 48.2 overs to maintain their unbeaten run in the tournament. 

Brief Score:

Lancashire: 183/10 (45.3 Overs) 

Rob Jones 84 (109), Steven Croft 47 (71);
John Turner 5-25 (9.3), Scott Currie 3-25 (8)

Hampshire: 186/8 (48.2 Overs) 

Toby Albert 65 (73)*, Nick Gubbins 23 (50);
Tom Bailey 3-37 (10), Liam Hurt 3-25 (10) 

Hampshire won by 2 wickets. 

Essex vs Glamorgan

The young leg spinner Luc Benkenstein caught Glamorgan in a web of spin to guide his team to an easy 103 runs victory at Chelmsford. 

Opting to bat first, Essex cruised to 341 runs in the first half with both Feroze Khushi and Tom Westley scoring a ton. Glamorgan, in reply, bundled out for 238 runs in 43.5 overs. 

Brief Score:

Essex: 341/10 (49.3 Overs) 

Feroze Khushi 104 (88), Tom Westley 104 (110);
Andrew Salter 3-72 (10), Dan Douthwaite 2-62 (7) 

Glamorgan: 238 (43.5 Overs) 

Sam Northeast 70 (81), David Lloyd 30 (17);
Luc Benkenstein 6-42 (10), Aron Nijjar 2-40 (10) 

Essex won by 103 runs. 

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