Summary

  • Leicestershire beat Hampshire by two runs in One-Day Cup final

  • Foxes recovered from 19-4 to post 267-7 thanks to Harry Swindells century

  • Josh Hull bowls tight last over to restrict Hants to 265-8

  • Leicestershire's first List A trophy since 1985

  1. Keith Barker - faster than the sunpublished at 11:08 British Summer Time 16 September 2023

    Leicestershire 4-1 v Hampshire

    Ged Scott
    BBC Sport at Trent Bridge

    Overcast morning here at Trent Bridge, with little sign of the sun yet.

    Hopefully, it's trying to break through - just like Keith Barker just has.

    Given the conditions, it would have been a major surprise if the big man had not come up with an early wicket.

    It has temporarily quietened the Foxes fans who are sat, appropriately enough, in the Fox Road Stand.

  2. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 1 over

    Patel c Brown b Barker 1 (Leics 4-1 v Hampshire)

    Not the start Rishi Patel would have dreamed of last night.

    Wily old campaigner Keith Barker gets a little movement and Patel edges his second ball behind to Ben Brown.

    Rishi Patel walks off after being dismissedImage source, Rex Features
  3. Listen livepublished at 10:56 British Summer Time 16 September 2023

    Every ball covered

    Alongside today's live text commentary, there is ball-by-ball radio commentary from BBC Radio Solent and BBC Radio Leicestershire.

    Kevin Howells, Melissa Story, Richard Rae and Kevan James are joined in the box by former Leicestershire keeper Niall O’Brien and ex-Hampshire all-rounder Sean Ervine.

    To tune in, click on the link at the top of this page.

  4. 'The cricket they've played has been brilliant'published at 10:54 British Summer Time 16 September 2023

    Leicestershire v Hampshire (11:00 BST)

    Joe Weatherley batting for HampshireImage source, Rex Features

    Opponents Hampshire have not been short of limited-overs success. They have won seven one-day trophies since their first Benson & Hedges Cup triumph in 1988 along with three Twenty20 titles.

    Like Leicestershire, they won seven of their eight group matches, with their only defeat coming against the Foxes.

    They thumped Warwickshire in their semi-final at Edgbaston, bowling out the hosts for 93.

    England all-rounder Liam Dawson ran through the Bears with a club-record 7-15 and said he felt lucky to come into the group at the tail end of the competition following a stint in The Hundred.

    "For a young group to get to a knockout game and then to a final shows real improvement," Dawson told BBC Radio Solent.

    "I've only played two games so far, so I'm lucky to come into the group. It's been a fun group to come into and hopefully I can contribute to a win on Saturday.

    "I came into a group that was winning, so nothing I can say is going to improve them because the cricket they've played has been brilliant."

  5. 'We've stuck together like glue'published at 10:53 British Summer Time 16 September 2023

    Leicestershire v Hampshire (11:00 BST)

    Leicestershire players walking out onto the fieldImage source, Rex Features

    Leicestershire captain Lewis Hill says his players have "stuck together like glue" amid a season of off-field troubles as they look to win their first one-day trophy since 1985.

    In June head coach Paul Nixon was removed in unexplained circumstances and a number of key players announced they were leaving.

    Alfonso Thomas and former England batter James Taylor were drafted in as joint interim head coaches and have overseen a remarkable turnaround in fortunes with the club also going for promotion from Division Two in the County Championship.

    "After everything that happened, the guys have stuck together like glue and that is so pleasing as a captain," Hill said.

    "What has been the most pleasing for me is that our skill level has been so high with bat, ball and in the field right through the competition.

    "We've been really clear in our plans to play aggressive cricket and to play cricket we enjoy. You play better cricket when you enjoy it."

  6. Leicestershire bat firstpublished at 10:48 British Summer Time 16 September 2023

    Leicestershire v Hampshire (11:00 BST)

    Leicestershire captain Lewis Hill has called the toss correctly and decided to have a bat first.

    Here are the two teams...

    Leicestershire XI: Patel, Budinger, Hill (c), Ackermann, Mulder, Evans, Kimber, Swindells (wk), Scriven, Wright, Hull.

    Hampshire XI: Middleton, Gubbins (c), Prest, Brown (wk), Donald, Weatherley, Dawson, Barker, Currie, Holland, Crane.

  7. Postpublished at 10:45

    Leicestershire fans cheeringImage source, Rex Features

    Morning!

    After six weeks of high-quality and sometimes record-breaking 50-over cricket, it's come down to this. The One-Day Cup final.

    Trent Bridge is our venue - Leicestershire and Hampshire are bidding for glory.

    Let's get straight to it...