Summary

  • Somerset all out for 145 from final ball of their 20 overs in the final; Sean Dickson top scores with 53

  • Matt Henry and Ish Sodhi share seven wickets as Somerset bowl out Essex for 131 to win by 14 runs

  • Essex beat holders Hampshire by five wickets (DLS Method) in first semi-final

  • Joe Weatherley hits unbeaten 63 to help Hants post 170-7

  • Essex reach revised 12-over target of 115 after rain, with three balls to spare

  • Somerset beat Surrey by 24 runs in second semi-final

  • Surrey limit Somerset to 142-7 but dismissed for 118 in reply

  1. 'Lucky wicket'published at 17:37 British Summer Time 15 July 2023

    Carlos Brathwaite
    West Indies all-rounder on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    It was a half volley and Sam Curran expertly picked out mid-off. It didn't have a lot going for it!

  2. Postpublished at 8 overs

    Somerset 142-7 v Surrey 45-4

    Tom Curran is off the mark with a boundary, but that's another good over for the cider drinking fraternity/sisterhood.

    Surrey need 98 more from 66 balls.

  3. wicket

    WICKET S Curran c Henry b Green 5published at 7.1 overs

    Somerset 142-7 v Surrey 38-4

    Ben Green is Somerset's leading wicket-taker in the competition with 27.

    Make that 28 as Sam Curran obligingly gives mid-off catching practice from his opening delivery.

    Very poor shot in the circumstances and it brings Curran's brother Tom to the crease.

  4. 'Wickets needed to keep lid on Surrey'published at 17:33 British Summer Time 15 July 2023

    Anthony Gibson
    BBC Radio Somerset's cricket commentator

    Somerset have to keep getting wickets to keep the lid on Surrey. They don't want them to get a batting partnership going.

    Funny you say that, Anthony...

  5. Postpublished at 7 overs

    Somerset 142-7 v Surrey 37-3

    Sensibly, Surrey give themselves an over to take a look at what, if any, help Ish Sodhi is getting from the surface.

    No extravagant turn is in evidence, but Sodhi varies his pace and just four runs come from it.

  6. Postpublished at 6.1 overs

    Somerset 142-7 v Surrey 34-3

    We have spin for the first time in the game.

    Sam Curran pushes Ish Sodhi's opening delivery to long-on for a single.

  7. Postpublished at 6 overs

    Somerset 142-7 v Surrey 33-3

    First change by Somerset as Lewis Gregory replaces Matt Henry.

    Sam Curran pushes a single before Jamie Smith is beaten by one which nibbles away from him off the pitch.

    The right-hander is under way with a couple to mid-wicket - Sean Dickson making a superb diving save to deny him four - and he takes another couple to long-on after the end of powerplay is signalled.

    Smith won't be denied a third time as he cracks the final ball away through the covers off the back foot for his first boundary.

  8. It had all gone quiet...published at 17:29 British Summer Time 15 July 2023

    Somerset 142-7, Surrey 33-3 (6 overs)

    Ged Scott
    BBC Sport at Edgbaston

    The crowd had gone as muted on the volume control as I've ever heard on Finals Day at Edgbaston - it really had all gone quiet. More County Championship level, in fact.

    But there is less of a murmur now and more of a hubbub after that second and third Surrey wicket in quick succession.

    You would think that Surrey surely couldn't mess this one up. But the quick loss of both Jason Roy and Will Jacks has now made the crowd perk up and start muttering a bit more audibly.

  9. 'Tough catch'published at 17:26 British Summer Time 15 July 2023

    Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    That was tough especially with the wind going in his direction. He had to check where the boundary was, and he took a very good catch.

    Will Smeed makes a catch on the boundaryImage source, Rex Features
  10. 'Could Surrey have been more careful?'published at 17:25 British Summer Time 15 July 2023

    Daniel Norcross
    BBC Radio London

    Somerset are a very fine bowling team and their opening attack are a class apart. Could Surrey have been a bit more careful against Overton and Henry?

  11. Postpublished at 5 overs

    Somerset 142-7 v Surrey 24-3

    Jamie Smith pinned in his crease by the final ball of Craig Overton's over. He has 2-14 from three.

  12. 'Back in the balance'published at 17:24 British Summer Time 15 July 2023

    Mark Davis
    Former Somerset seamer on BBC Radio Somerset

    Good catch! Will Smeed steadied himself, made sure his feet were inside the boundary, fixed his eyes on the ball and took it two handed above his head. This game is back in the balance.

  13. wicket

    WICKET Jacks c Smeed b C Overton 9published at 4.5 overs

    Somerset 142-7 v Surrey 24-3

    It's not often that you see Will Jacks scoring at less than a run a ball.

    He tries to flip Craig Overton over the keeper's head but misses the ball.

    A swing to leg follows, but Will Smeed is in position just inside the rope and the free-scoring opener is gone.

  14. 'Bounce did for Roy'published at 17:21 British Summer Time 15 July 2023

    Somerset 142-7 v Surrey 20-2

    Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    It was that bounce that did for Jason Roy, hitting the splice of the bat. Those catches are not easy, and Jason Roy looks frustrated. He looked the most comfortable today.

    Jason RoyImage source, Getty Images
  15. Postpublished at 4 overs

    Somerset 142-7 v Surrey 20-2

    Nice looking drive by Sam Curran to start his innings but he can't pierce the ring.

    Two dot balls follow and so it's just two from the over.

  16. 'Game is back on'published at 17:20 British Summer Time 15 July 2023

    Anthony Gibson
    BBC Radio Somerset's cricket commentator

    Sean Dickson judged that catch really well. The ball was as high as the sky and it would have been swirling around in this wind. Suddenly the game is back on.

  17. Postpublished at 17:19 British Summer Time 15 July 2023

    Daniel Norcross
    BBC Radio London

    I think they're being a touch frenetic here Surrey looking for early runs. And they're behind on Duckworth-Lewis.

  18. wicket

    WICKET Roy c Dickson b Henry 13published at 3.3 overs

    Somerset 142-7 v Surrey 20-2

    Jason Roy tries to flick the ball to leg but gets underneath it again and Sean Dickson runs in to take a sliding catch at square leg.

    Sam Curran in at four - and Somerset are back in the game.

  19. Postpublished at 3.1 overs

    Somerset 142-7 v Surrey 20-1

    Jason Roy goes aerial, but doesn't make a clean contact.

    Fortunately for him, he gets enough on it to clear the fielder at mid-wicket and jogs through for two.

  20. Postpublished at 3 overs

    Somerset 142-7 v Surrey 18-1

    A loud appeal by Craig Overton after striking Will Jacks on the pads. Was it just going down leg? Whatever, the umpire says not out.

    Jacks flails at the next but hits only air and he can make nothing of the final delivery either.