Hammond ton keeps Gloucestershire in One-Day Cup hunt

Miles Hammond's 157 was his highest score for Gloucestershire in limited-over cricket

Somerset are the new leaders in One-Day Cup Group A after beating Worcestershire at Taunton - but the star of the day was Gloucestershire's Miles Hammond in Group B with an excellent match-winning century.

With only one game left, Gloucestershire cannot catch Group B runaway top two Glamorgan and Warwickshire, who have both now officially qualified for the knockout stages.

That happened because Notts lost to Gloucestershire, who climbed into third place above holders Leicestershire, who have a game in hand at home to Glamorgan on Sunday.

Josh Blake hit 100 not out as he and 19-year-old Ollie Sykes (87 from 56 balls) shared an unbroken stand of 155 to help Surrey cruise to an 89-run win over Essex.

In the even more congested Group A, Somerset became the first side to reach 10 points after their fifth win in seven games but, despite losing, second-placed Worcestershire, third-placed Hampshire, and fourth-placed Derbyshire all remain within two points.

Hampshire started the day second, with four wins from five games, but they lost to Durham who crossed the Northumberland border to Gosforth to win for the third time in six games.

Group A - Pears suffer blow at Taunton

Worcestershire suffered a big blow to their hopes of reaching the knockout stages as they suffered a second defeat in three games, losing by five wickets to Somerset at Taunton.

Tom Taylor made 73 off 65 balls, including seven fours and three sixes, as the visitors rallied from 147-6 to eventually be bowled out for 263 in 47.3 overs.

Lewis Goldsworthy then led the way with 95, backed by James Rew (70) and in-form opener Andy Umeed (44) as Somerset reached 267-5 with 5.3 overs in hand.

The Pears' on-loan Notts left-arm spinner Fateh Singh took career-best figures of 4-52, but in vain.

Worcestershire now host Hampshire on Sunday, when Somerset travel to face Middlesex at Radlett.

Lewis Goldsworthy went past 50 for Somerset for the 10th time in limited-overs cricket

Durham maintained their qualifiation hopes as they beat Hampshire by 144 runs at Gosforth.

Colin Ackermann hit five sixes in his 96 off 98 balls as Durham recovered from 183-7 to 257 all out.

New overseas signing Neil Wagner, who has signed a short-term deal with Durham for the rest of the season, hit 33 on his debut before taking 2-18 from six overs, backed by three wickets for Paul Coughlin, as Hampshire slumped to 113 all out.

Former Northamptonshire, Lancashire, Essex and Somerset left-arm seamer Wagner was making his first appearance of any sort since February, when he played his 64th and final Test against South Africa.

Group B - Hammond stars for Gloucestershire again

Hammond's superb limited-over best score of 157 was the key to victory as Gloucestershire beat Notts by seven wickets in a game of 665 runs at Trent Bridge.

Home skipper Haseeb Hameed hit 105, his second century of this year’s competition, backed by Lyndon James (61) and Tom Moores (40) as the hosts were bowled out for 332 in the final ball of the last over.

Gloucestershire's reply was built on a 151-run opening stand between Hammond, who hit 22 fours and five sixes, and Australian Cameron Bancroft (52) before Ollie Price hit an unbeaten 61 as Notts reached 333-3 to win with 20 balls to spare.

Gloucestershire do not play again until Wednesday when they host Leicestershire, but Notts are back in home action on Sunday, when they take on Essex knowing that they have to win both their final two games to stand even a chance of making the third knockout place.

But they will be forced to make changes after England Lions call-ups for Price, Zaman Akhter and Ajeet Singh-Dale to face Sri Lanka at Worcester on Wednesday, which would also rule them out of the final group game and the quarter-final, if they qualify.

Haseeb Hameed has hit two hundreds and a fifty to go past 300 runs in this year's One-Day Cup

Kent, the 2022 winners, kept alive their slim hopes and knocked back Derbyshire as they won for only the second time in this season's comeptition.

Brooke Guest made 85, sharing an eighth-wicket stand of 75 with Harry Moore (40) as Derbyshire were bowled out for 206, with 21 balls unused - as England leg-spinner Matt Parkinson took 3-23.

After Samit Patel took three wickets, Kent were seemingly sliding to defeat at 106-6, but Jack Leaning made an unbeaten 81, backed by Grant Stewart’s 48, before Parkinson came in to to see Kent over the line and win a thriller by three wickets with 28 balls to spare.

Josh Blake's century helped Surrey make it two wins in two following five defeats

In the day's later game between Essex and Surrey, neither of whom can qualify for the knockout stage, Surrey recovered from 53-3 to reach 306-4.

Opener Ryan Patel made 83 as he and Blake stabilised the innings with a stand of 98 and the latter then received aggressive support from Sykes, who hit five sixes and six fours in only his second senior 50-over game.

After Nick Browne was caught at slip for 18, Essex were unable to match the required rate, with Feroze Khushi taking 44 balls to score 28, and skipper Tom Westley's 78 off 84 was the only score of note.

He was caught at cover off spinner Cameron Steel (4-50) in the 36th over and Ben Allison was left 32 not out when Steel dismissed Jamie Porter at the end of the 46th over as Essex were all out for 217.

Sunday's fixtures

Group A

Canterbury: Kent v Durham

Radlett: Middlesex v Somerset

Wantage Road: Northamptonshire v Lancashire

Worcester: Worcestershire v Hampshire

Group B

Leicester: Leicestershire v Glamorgan

Trent Bridge: Nottinghamshire v Essex

Hove: Sussex v Surrey

Rugby School: Warwickshire v Yorkshire