Gloucestershire 333 for three (Hammond 157, Value 61, Bancroft 52) beat Nottinghamshire 332 (Hameed 105, James 61) through seven wickets
With just one recreation left, Gloucestershire can not catch Workforce B leaders Glamorgan and Warwickshire, however this win takes them forward of holders Leicestershire into 3rd park, and time Leicestershire have a recreation in hand at house to Glamorgan on Sunday, their last team recreation upcoming Wednesday is in opposition to Gloucestershire at Bristol.
Gloucestershire, even though, might be compelled to put together adjustments nearest England Lions call-ups for Value, Zaman Akhter and Ajeet Singh Dale for the fit in opposition to Sri Lanka at Worcester dominated them out of each the general team spherical and the quarter-final, will have to they qualify.
The Outlaws themselves are mathematically no longer out of the operating but for that 3rd knock-out spot, however they might want to win each their extra suits even to have a probability of progressing.
Hammond had one date of fine fortune on 14, Hameed failing to tug a probability presented through an out of control shot into the on aspect off Brett Hutton, however answered with a six whipped over the cut boundary on that aspect in Hutton’s upcoming over and cleared it two times extra in one over off Rob Lord.
Freddie McCann, the 19-year-old off-spinning all-rounder, at ultimate made a leap forward as he grew to become one into Bancroft’s entrance home from around the wicket for a leg-before.
Hammond reached 100 from 81 balls earlier than choosing up two extra sixes – every other off Lord and one off Luke Fletcher, once more over the cut boundary – in getting to 153 from simply 28 extra deliveries.
His dismissal got here in the similar over as that milestone, lbw to leg spinner Calvin Harrison at the sweep, and with the tone serving to each Harrison and left-arm spinner Liam Patterson-White, who bowled James Bracey for 18, Gloucestershire had a couple of twitchy moments however Value’s unbroken 57-run partnership with Ben Charlesworth noticed them over the series with ease finally.
Requested to bat first, the house aspect made a flight get started, racing to 56 with out loss within the 9th over.
Slater, nearest his 164 at Guildford ultimate Sunday, was once stuck in the back of for 38, swiping at a large supply from Singh Dale nearest hitting six and 4 in the similar over. Opening spouse McCann additionally fell tamely, stuck at cut tremendous leg off left-arm spinner Tom Smith. With Jack Haynes edging in the back of off Akhter within the upcoming over, Notts have been 73 for 3.
James – considered one of two Nottinghamshire avid gamers additionally picked to stand Sri Lanka upcoming time. His 2d half-century of the contest underlined his price as he and Hameed rebuilt, giving themselves presen to decide earlier than accelerating in tandem. James reached his half-century from 51 balls simply nearest pulling Singh Dale for consecutive sixes, Hameed’s coming moments upcoming from 56.
Their 22 overs in combination ended with James neatly stuck at backward level, nearest which Hameed and Tom Moores shorten drop, including 80 in simply 9 overs to deliver 350-plus into chance.
But nearest Hameed whipped Dom Goodman for 6 over midwicket in attaining his century from 92 balls, he was once virtually instantly out, overwhelmed through Smith’s flip as he went ailing the tone.
His dismissal sparked a chaotic finish to the innings, through which the ultimate six Notts wickets fell within the last seven overs, most commonly stuck within the deep, albeit with 50 runs added nearest Liam Patterson-White crash 3 sixes in his 10-ball 29, Van Buuren choosing up his 3 wickets in 12 balls.
