Summary

  • Eight games in T20 Blast on first Friday of 2023 competition

  • Surrey's Sean Abbott scores 34-ball century in win over Kent

  • Abbott equals Andrew Symonds' fastest ton in English T20 cricket

  • Worcs score 20 off last over to beat Yorkshire

  • Durham race to 10-wicket win at Northants

  • Notts beat Derbyshire, Glamorgan win at Gloucs

  • Birmingham Bears beat Leics by five wickets

  • James Vince hits 88 not out as holders Hants beat Middlesex

  • Somerset defeat Sussex Sharks by five wickets at Hove

  1. BIRMINGHAM BEAT LEICS BY 5 WICKETSpublished at 21:17 British Summer Time 26 May 2023
    Breaking

    Leicestershire 166-7 v Birmingham Bears 167-5

    Sam HainImage source, Rex Features

    Sam Hain plays a match-winning innings of 65 not out from 43 balls as Birmingham Bears make it two wins out of two in North Group.

    His 50 took just 35 balls and his seventh boundary, smashed through the covers off Will Davis, brought the scores level before he tucked the next away for one to square leg to end the match.

    Nick Welch's 30 was the highest score in the Leicestershire innings as spinner Danny Briggs produced an excellent spell of 3-15 and after Glenn Maxwell departed for 47, Hain took charge to finish the job.

  2. North Group updatepublished at 21:15 British Summer Time 26 May 2023

    Matt Montgomery tries an ambitious scoop shot but times it so well he is caught by Luis Reece at long leg off George Scrimshaw for 51.

    Steven Mullaney comes out with just three runs needed and plays on first ball by the Derbyshire seamer as he tries to end the game in a single blow.

    Lyndon James survives the hat-trick delivery and a wide is followed by a single before Tom Moores becomes Scrimshaw's third victim of the over with the scores level..

  3. Kent need 64 in 18 ballspublished at 21:15 British Summer Time 26 May 2023

    Surrey 223-5 v Kent 160-7 (17 overs)

    Tom Lawes getting it right up there and little the batsmen can do.

  4. wicket

    WICKET Cox c S Curran b Lawes 10published at 21:13 British Summer Time 26 May 2023

    Surrey 223-5 v Kent 157-7 (16.3 overs)

    Jordan Cox goes across his stumps to swing backward of square for six.

    But then tries to swing down the ground and is taken at mid-off.

  5. Kent need 73 in 24 ballspublished at 21:11 British Summer Time 26 May 2023

    Surrey 223-5 v Kent 151-6 (16 overs)

    Jordan Cox can't get Sunil Narine away.

    The West Indian finishes with 2-28.

    Kent are gone.

  6. 50 runs

    for James Vincepublished at 21:10 British Summer Time 26 May 2023

    Hampshire surpassed the total they were bowled out for against Somerset the other night, without losing a wicket.

    Vince hs 51 from 29 with six fours and a six but Ben McDermott has gone for 39 at the other end. 91-1 with 81 needed from 62 balls.

    Glamorgan are reeling. A stunning catch from Chris Dent has them seven down and stil needing 25 from the last three overs.

  7. wicket

    WICKET Leaning c Jacks b Narine 5published at 21:10 British Summer Time 26 May 2023

    Surrey 223-5 v Kent 147-6 (15.1 overs)

    Another swing into the deep and pouched at long-off.

    Kent going down pretty quickly here.

  8. Kent need 77 in 30 ballspublished at 21:06 British Summer Time 26 May 2023

    Surrey 223-5 v Kent 147-4 (15 overs)

    Jack Leaning flicks leg side and gets four wide of long-on with excellent timing.

    But nothing else of note in the over. Superb from Tom Lawes.

    The asking rate going sky high now and Kent are in miracle territory.

  9. 50 runs

    for Matt Montgomerypublished at 21:05 British Summer Time 26 May 2023

    Matt MontgomeryImage source, Rex Features

    Matt Montgomery follows a big hundred in the County Championship against Essex with 50 from just 27 balls in his first T20 game of the season. He reaches his half-century with a single off Zak Chappell and Notts are 171-3 in the 16th over, with just eight more needed.

  10. North Group latestpublished at 21:04 British Summer Time 26 May 2023

    Birmingham Bears have lost another couple of wickets at Leicester, with Sam Hain caught by Wiaan Mulder off Callum Parkinson for 48, made from 35 balls, and Chris Benjamin edging to the keeper three balls later.

    They are 141-5 in the 15th, chasing 167, and Parkinson now has 4-33.

  11. South Group updatepublished at 21:04 British Summer Time 26 May 2023

    Sussex and England star Tymal Mills has got rid of Tom Banton for 32 from 15 balls but as it's Tomerset, Tom Abell comes in to join Tom Kohler-Cadmore. 59-2 off six overs chasing 184.

    Colin Ingram has gone for Glamorgan for 47 but they still need 33 from 27 balls and they have only got four wickets left... most of them bowlers. David Payne has finished with 3-17. Nervy times. They are 8-3 in the last couple of overs.

    James Vince is going through the gears and just clubbed a six to move to 44 from 22 balls. 77-0 against Middlesex needing another 94 in 12 overs to win.

  12. wicket

    WICKET Billings c Jacks b Lawes 5published at 21:02 British Summer Time 26 May 2023

    Surrey 223-5 v Kent 142-5 (14.1 overs)

    Sam Billings tries to slog sweep the first ball of the over and finds deep midwicket.

    It's got very desperate from Kent and they're tumbling out of the game.

  13. Kent need 82 in 36 ballspublished at 21:01 British Summer Time 26 May 2023

    Surrey 223-5 v Kent 142-4 (14 overs)

    Sam Billings pulls his first ball and it was rolling straight to Sean Abbott before kicking up off the edge of the square and over his shoulder for four!

    13-an-over needed now for Kent.

  14. wicket

    WICKET Linde c Evans b Jacks 0published at 20:59 British Summer Time 26 May 2023

    Surrey 223-5 v Kent 137-4 (13.4 overs)

    George Linde slugs his second ball straight to long-on.

    Easy catch and Surrey now huge favourites to close this one out.

  15. wicket

    WICKET Muyeye c Abbott b Jacks 59published at 20:57 British Summer Time 26 May 2023

    Surrey 223-5 v Kent 137-3 (13.1 overs)

    Will Jacks' off spin comes on.

    Starts with a big wide.

    But Tawanda Muyeye then tries to take him over the leg side and gets caught on the midwicket fence.

    Is the brave Kent challenge fading?

  16. Postpublished at 20:56 British Summer Time 26 May 2023

    Just a footnote to our entry on Durham's win at Northampton. Alex Lees shared in that unbroken first-wicket stand of 141 with Graham Clark and was unbeaten on 37 at the finish.

    BBC Newcastle's Martin Emmerson tells us it was the joint highest partnership for the club in the T20 format.

  17. wicket

    WICKET Denly c Overton b Curran 22published at 20:55 British Summer Time 26 May 2023

    Surrey 223-5 v Kent 135-2 (13 overs)

    Sam Curran brings himself back.

    And deceives Joe Denly outside off with consecutive change ups.

    Denly then drives towards deep point but Sean Abbott can't take the catch running in.

    A good yorker is then squeezed out past short-third man for a much-needed boundary for Kent.

    Denly tries again down the ground but is taken at long-on by Jamie Overton running to his left.

    89 in 42 now needed for Kent.

  18. South Group updatepublished at 20:54 British Summer Time 26 May 2023

    Tom Banton has just taken 28 off a single over from Fynn Hudson-Prentice with three sixes and two fours. He has 31 from 12 balls and all of a sudden Somerset are 50-1 after four overs needing 184.

    James Vince and McDermott have reached 48-0 in the sixth over for Hampshire against Middlesex, chasing 172.

    Olie Price has produced a superb caught and bowled to dismiss Chris Cooke and Glamorgan are 121-4 needing 41 from the last 40 balls.

  19. North Group latestpublished at 20:54 British Summer Time 26 May 2023

    Glenn MaxwellImage source, Rex Features

    Glenn Maxwell fell short of a half-century for Birmingham Bears, caught by Naseem Shah off Will Davis for 47 at Grace Road.

    He put on 90 with Sam Hain, who is still there on 43, with the Bears 124-3 in the 13th over, chasing 167 to beat Leicestershire.

    Zaman Khan has just had Colin Munro caught for 23, but Notts Outlaws are on course to chase down 179 against Derbyshire - they are 147-3 in the 13th, with Matt Montgomery 38 not out.

  20. Kent need 96 in 48 ballspublished at 20:50 British Summer Time 26 May 2023

    Surrey 223-5 v Kent 128-1 (12 overs)

    Gus Atkinson for a third over.

    Joe Denly gives himself room outside leg and drives hard for four past extra-cover.

    But then just four singles and a good over for Surrey.