Royal London One-Day Cup 2022 | Lancashire’s Steven Croft scythes through Notts to storm into semi-final

Steven Croft celebrates thrilling win with Liam Hurt

Lancashire overcame Nottinghamshire in a thrilling quarter-final at Blackpool’s Stanley Park on August 26. The win helped them set a semi-final date with Group A table-toppers Sussex Sharks, with the contest scheduled to be held on August 30.

The high-scoring quarter-final affair kicked-off with Nottinghamshire piling up 338-8 from their 50 overs. Opener Ben Slater charted a ton and shared 98 and 62-run stands with opener Sol Budinger and number three Lyndon James respectively.

Matthew Montgomery brought the thunder in the death overs with his 56-ball 78 while Brett Hutton sparked an entertaining cameo through his 13-ball 24.

Lancashire’s response began shoddily in terms of wickets but remained steady throughout with their scoring rate. Each batter contributed with runs, but only one Steven Croft crossed the 50-run mark.

Notably, Croft went ahead to even achieve his ton, and scored the winning runs with the tail in the penultimate over of the innings. His nervy 115* from just 105 balls featured 10 boundaries and two sixes, as he held off a charging Brett Hutton and Dane Patterson amidst the pressures of a knockout run-chase.

Brief scores:

Nottinghamshire: 338-8 (50)

Ben Slater 104 (122), Matthew Montgomery 78 (56)
Danny Lamb 3-79, George Balderson 2-47

Lancashire: 341-7 (48.3)

Steven Croft 115* (105), Luke Wells 47 (32)
Brett Hutton 3-57, Dane Paterson 2-51

Lancashire won by 3 wickets

Lancashire players celebrate win, watch video

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