Summary

  • Hampshire through to T20 Blast Finals Day

  • James Vince hits 107* off 65 balls for Hants

  • Worcestershire's Moeen Ali out for 10

  • Bad light at New Road ended play early

  • Northants & Birmingham already through

Live Reporting

Adam Williams

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  2. Kevin Howells
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    There's been a serious error of judgment. Bad light happens in cricket, we get issues like this, but I've never known it to happen in such an important domestic match as this.

  3. The ground staff have been despatched to bring the covers on - are they expecting rain as well as bad light? Still very gloomy, and I can't believe they're going to play again tonight.

    Mark Mitchener, BBC Sport at New Road

  4. It's a disappointing end but the umpires have got to think of the safety of the players at the end of the day. I just think we're at that time of year where the nights draw in that little bit earlier.

    Tim Packwood, Worcestershire head groundsman on BBC Hereford & worcester

  5. They're starting to play things on the TV sets around the ground almost as though the game is over and they're just trying to entertain the crowd to keep them here.

    Jonathan Trott, Ex-England batsman on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

  6. The umpires are in the middle having a chat at the moment. If you're new to Twenty20 cricket you're probably thinking 'What is this all about?'

    Jonathan Trott, Ex-England batsman on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

  7. Huge boos ring out from the crowd as it's announced Worcestershire will go out on Duckworth-Lewis if there is no further play. Some of the supporters are starting to leave now.

    Gary Smee, BBC Sport at New Road

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  9. It may be a tad lighter now, but maybe our eyes are just getting used to the dark. I'm not sure they'll be able to get back out in this. A PA announcement just said that unless the light improves we won't be carrying on.

    Dave Bradley, BBC Hereford & Worcester

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    You have to remember it's mid-August now. Last night it was dark at 20:30 BST. I'm surprised this game didn't start at 17:00 BST or floodlights weren't brought in. The sell out crowd will go mad when this is announced. Every other quarter final has had floodlights, so why not this one?

    Gary Smee, BBC Sport at New Road

  11. Only an improvement in the light - which looks unlikely at this stage - can save Worcestershire from elimination on Duckworth-Lewis. The umpires are still out in the middle, but the home side's T20 campaign may have just ended - not with a Blast, but with a whimper.

    Mark Mitchener, BBC Sport at New Road

  12. It's taken Chris Wood getting hit on the nose for the umpires to take them off. They've pushed the boundaries and now something has forced them to go off.

    Jonathan Trott, Ex-England batsman on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

  13. It's increasingly dingy here at New Road. The light must be a factor as Worcestershire seem to have one or two problems getting bat on ball when the speedy Fidel Edwards charges in from the Diglis End. But we're through five overs so a match is constituted with no need for a reserve day - and with the home side behind on Duckworth-Lewis at this stage, they must grin and bear it. If the umpires took them off now, Hampshire would win.

    Mark Mitchener, BBC Sport at New Road

  14. He was comfortably out - he wasn't in camera shot, as you might say. And Ross Whiteley is on his way to the middle now, so Worcestershire have juggled around with their batting order.

    Dave Bradley, BBC Hereford & Worcester

  15. If you were playing a four-day game you would be off the field by now for the light. Maybe starting an hour earlier would've been the right idea, but I guess that's in hindsight.

    Jonathan Trott, Ex-England batsman on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

  16. I must say, the people here are lovely, the ground is beautiful, the cricket has been great - but the coffee is awful. It tastes like hot mud.

    Adam Blackmore, BBC Radio Solent

  17. James VinceGetty Images

    James Vince's international career, so far, consists of one rain-affected ODI in Ireland, in which he was not required to bat or bowl, although he captained the England Lions one-day side in South Africa last winter. With 107 not out off 65 balls (a maiden T20 century) under the spotlight today, and now the top-scoring Englishman in this competition, has he made a convincing case for selection in the England limited-overs squads to face Australia after the Ashes? Worcestershire's hopes may rest on another man bidding for a place in that squad - Moeen Ali - who they need to fire at the top of the order if they are to chase 197.

    Mark Mitchener, BBC Sport at New Road

  18. We were treated to a fantastic 20 overs of batting from James Vince there. He certainly led from the front.

    Jonathan Trott, Ex-England batsman on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

  19. James Vince has just fallen over scooping Jack Shantry for four, but with that shot, he has overtaken Sam Northeast as the highest-scoring Englishman in this year's T20 Blast. Only Gloucestershire's overseas player, Australia's Michael Klinger has scored more.

    Mark Mitchener, BBC Sport at New Road

  20. James Vince is batting quite beautifully. Hampshire will be very pleased with their position, I would think, while Worcestershire have plenty of work to do.

    Trevor Owens, BBC Hereford & Worcester