Summary

  • Yorkshire beat Essex by 25 runs

  • Essex bowled out for 234

  • Fisher & Bresnan take Yorkshire to 259-7

  • Ballance & Leaning fifties help Yorkshire recover from 45-4

  • Yorkshire face Hampshire in the semis on Monday

  • Kent beat holders Notts Outlaws by nine wickets

  • Kuhn hits 124* as Kent race to 257-1

  • Notts posted 255-8 thanks to Mullaney (90) & Fletcher (53*)

  • Kent visit Worcs in semi-final on Sunday

  1. Yorks 133-4published at 29 overs

    Ballance 70, Leaning 31

    Gary Ballance took a couple of balls to get the line of Ashar Zaidi's bowling, but finished that over with a well-struck boundary.

    Scuffed the first reverse sweep, picked out the fielder then got some joy before nailing a four.

    Gary BallanceImage source, Getty Images
  2. Kent 118-0published at 17 overs

    Bell-Drummond 34, Kuhn 82

    Back comes Samit Patel for Notts, and Daniel Bell-Drummond takes an early single.

    Then there is some smart running between the wickets, as he grabs two twos.

    Kent are still looking confident.

  3. Yorks 123-4published at 28 overs

    Ballance 62, Leaning 30

    Ravi Bopara asking questions with some teasing deliveries to a partnership that seems to be well set now.

    Gary Ballance managed to coax a couple of runs out but that was a little more awkward from the Yorkshire batsmen.

  4. Kent 112-0published at 16 overs

    Bell-Drummond 31, Kuhn 81

    Excitement for Notts as Daniel Bell-Drummond hits one in the air off the bowling of Steven Mullaney.

    But it lands between Billy Root and Samit Patel and the opener is safe.

    Next, a big six down the ground from Heino Kuhn. He is really motoring along, and Kent are bullying Notts here.

    Batting has become very easy on a beautiful afternoon in Nottingham.

    Trent BridgeImage source, Getty Images
  5. Watch Wagner's dropped catchpublished at 27.3 overs

    Yorks 122-4 (Ballance 62, Leaning 29)

    How important is this drop going to be?

    Neil Wagner shelled Gary Ballance when he was on 43, he's now into the 60s.

  6. Yorks 119-4published at 27 overs

    Ballance 58, Leaning 29

    Gary Ballance and Jack Leaning keep the runs ticking over, mixing up boundaries with the odd pinched single.

    A couple flicked round to fine-leg. Frustrating for Matt Coles.

    The partnership worth 74 now.

  7. Kent 102-0published at 15 overs

    Bell-Drummond 29, Kuhn 73

    Tick, tick, tick goes the scoreboard.

    Kent bring up the century as Daniel Bell-Drummond hits a four - his third of his innings.

    Matthew Carter has gone for 20 runs off three overs so far.

  8. Kent 95-0published at 14 overs

    Bell-Drummond 24, Kuhn 71

    Steven Mullaney was halfway to getting the first maiden of the Kent innings, but then Heino Kuhn knocks him for two.

    Then comes a quick single after a misfield,

    The visitors require another 161 runs to win.

  9. Yorks 113-4published at 26 overs

    Ballance 52, Leaning 28

    Nice way to be welcomed to the proverbial crease. 50 for Ballance.

    Was a patient over from Yorkshire who have rallied after that tough start.

    There are lovely, fluffy white clouds in a perfect laser blue sky at Chelmsford. Quite the appropriate weather for cricket.

  10. 50 runs

    50 for Gary Ballancepublished at 25.2 overs

    Yorks 111-4

    Gary Ballance clips one for four from Ravi Bopara's delivery, and chalks up the half-century off 76 balls.

    He and Jack Leaning have steadied the ship. Nice.

  11. Kent 92-0published at 13 overs

    Bell-Drummond 24, Kuhn 68

    The game is drifting away from Nottinghashire here.

    They've been sloppy so far in the field and the Kent batsmen are picking their spots.

    One boundary in that over from Matthew Carter.

  12. Yorks 107-4published at 25 overs

    Ballance 48, Leaning 28

    That's a superb stop from Simon Harmer at point.

    Jack Leaning smashes a wide one from Matt Coles and Harmer dives to his right to stop a certain boundary.

    But Leaning follows it up by punching him down the ground for four.

    That's me done for the moment, Matt Newsum is into the hotseat.

  13. Kent 83-0published at 12 overs

    Bell-Drummond 17, Kuhn 66

    Notts captain Steven Mullaney puts himself on in a bid to pose a new question to the Kent batsmen.

    It works to - a degree - as the Spitfires add three runs.

  14. Yorks 102-4published at 24 overs

    Ballance 47, Leaning 24

    Ravi Bopara replaces Simon Harmer and bowls it wicket to wicket, 75mph.

    Classic Ravi, but highly effective, as four singles come from the over.

    Yorkshire bring up their 100 in the middle of it

    I'll be here for one more over and then Matt Newsum will take you through the rest of the Yorkshire innings.

  15. Kent 80-0published at 11 overs

    Bell-Drummond 16, Kuhn 64

    The spin of Matthew Carter into the attack for the Outlaws.

    The boundaries dry up for now, but there are four singles as Kent keep the scoreboard ticking over.

  16. Kent 76-0published at 10 overs

    Bell-Drummond 14, Kuhn 62

    End of the powerplay, and Kent have smashed it.

    Three 4s in the over for Kuhn as he goes on to 62.

    He's on his way to his third One-Day Cup century of the season. Harry Gurney has gone for 27 from his two overs.

  17. Yorks 98-4published at 23 overs

    Ballance 45, Leaning 22

    After a short delay while Gary Ballance is checked over, Neil Wagner completes his over.

    23 gone and Yorkshire are starting to build a decent platform after those early setbacks.

  18. Kent 63-0published at 9 overs

    Bell-Drummond 13, Kuhn 50

    Kent are rattling along at Trent Bridge.

    They are well on the way to chasing down that 256.

  19. ouch!

    Yorks 98-4published at 22.4 overs

    Ballance 45, Leaning 22

    That's nasty from Neil Wagner.

    The left-arm paceman digs one in and it flies off Gary Ballance's helmet and down to the boundary.

    Ballance looks okay, but the helmet is off and the physio is on as is standard procedure these days.

  20. 50 runs

    50 for Heino Kuhnpublished at 8.5 overs

    Kent 60-0

    Heino Kuhn is smashing it round the park and Notts will be getting demoralised.

    His half century comes from 40 balls. He is in imperious form.