Vitality Blast
Fri 12 July, 18:30

Edgbaston, Birmingham

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Report: Bears v Rapids, Vitality Blast

Dan Mousley’s 68 proved to be in vein as the Bears fell to a 55 run defeat to the Worcestershire Rapids in a rain-reduced 17-overs-per-side match at Edgbaston.

The Vitality Blast North Group table leaders suffered just their third defeat of the campaign as they lost regular wickets chasing the 187 for six set by the visitors.

Back-to-back wins have retained the Rapids’ sliver of hope of qualification for the knockout stage, but the Bears remain very strongly placed for a third successive home quarter final.

The Rapids chose to bat but lost Ed Pollock to the third ball when he pulled Zak Foulkes to mid-on where Sam Hain dived low to take his 71st T20 catch.

Kashif Ali got the innings going with an audacious six over mid-wicket off Garton and added 56 in 32 balls with Josh Cobb before the latter chipped Moeen Ali to extra cover. Kashif collected 30 of his 46 runs in fours and sixes but departed furious at himself for nicking a wide long hop from Moeen to the wicketkeeper. 

Former Bears batter Adam Hose has a lot of happy history at Edgbaston, having scored over 1,000 T20 runs there, but added only eight before hammering Danny Briggs to extra cover. When Briggs struck again three balls later, Gareth Roderick top-edging a sweep, the Rapids had lost three wickets in ten balls at a time when they needed to accelerate.

The acceleration then came, first from Nathan Smith who socked 33 off 16 balls in a stand of 52 in 28 balls with Brookes (30 not out, 19) and then Waite peppered the leg side boundary with 6-4-6-6-6-6 in the final over. 

The Rapids’ attack was deprived of Smith, who ended his innings with a runner after damaging a hamstring, but the Bears’ reply started with both openers falling quickly. Taylor’s first ball was a wide, then his second was a searing inswinger which bowled Alex Davies. Rob Yates spooned a return catch to Cobb. When Hain chopped Waite on to his stumps, the Bears were 18 for three.

Mousley batted with aplomb on his way to a 34-ball half-century but support for him was fleeting. Moeen was bowled, swishing across the line, by Waite and Chris Benjamin’s counter-attack (21 in eight balls) was ended by an excellent catch on the long off rope by Taylor. Jake Bethell sliced Taylor to deep cover and 56 from the last two overs proved slightly too tall an order for the lower order as Waite rounded off his great day with wickets from successive balls to end the game with Bears 132 all out.

Bears all-rounder Dan Mousley said: “It was disappointing to lose but they were obviously the better team tonight. They were really good. We just have to dust ourselves down and go again on Sunday.

“It was really clean ball-striking from Waite and he had a brilliant game with bat and ball. It was his night and for us it just wasn’t to be this time. Losing a derby game isn’t ideal but we are at the top end of the table and still in the running for a home quarter-final.

“It was a great atmosphere despite the weather. At one point I wondered if we would get any cricket because the rain seemed pretty set in but to get some cricket in was great for the crowd. Not to win was not ideal but there are so many positives we can take from this T20 campaign so far and hopefully it still has a long way to run.” 

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Preview: Bears v Rapids, Vitality Blast

Bears will make a late decision over the fitness of Captain Alex Davies who missed Sunday’s win at Trent Bridge with an injured finger.

Davies sat out the comprehensive nine-wicket victory – which made it six Vitality Blast wins on the bounce – after damaging his little finger at Headingley two days earlier.

Chris Benjamin deputised behind the stumps – taking two fine catches as the Outlaws were skittled for just 57 runs – and is again on standby to take the gloves.

Danny Briggs – who played his 500th career game at Trent Bridge – will again skipper the side should Davies fail to recover in time.

First Team Coach Mark Robinson, said: “Benji came in and did a great job and it typified the resilience we’ve shown as a group to overcome the injury set backs we’ve suffered through the campaign.

“It was difficult for him coming in at Leeds. One minute he’s in the outfield and the next he’s taken over the gloves. He looked more comfortable on Sunday, took two good catches, and if needed on Friday I’m sure he’ll do a good job.

“At Headingley we’d lost our captain and keeper just three overs into the match. It was a belting wicket and we were under pressure. Briggsy stepped in as captain, Benji took the gloves and we kept our nerve at the end to get a vital win.

“It’s hard to plan for those types of things but the way we responded shows the togetherness of the group and how every player is prepared and can step up when needed.

“Richard Gleeson and Hassan Ali are still out with injury but Moeen Ali coming in is another great new addition and we continue to bed in Zak Foulkes and get him up to speed.”

Those two wins on the road practically secured Bears a place in the quarter finals for the fourth consecutive year.

And a win against local rivals Worcestershire Rapids, in front of the biggest Blast crowd of the season at Edgbaston, will make it mathematically certain.

“It’ll be a fantastic occasion,” added Robinson, “and one we always look forward to when the fixtures are announced at the start of the season.

“There will be around 13,000 fans here I believe so the atmosphere will be great – and it’ll be all the more special if we can get a win and celebrate a quarter final place with the fans.

“It’ll be a big game for Mo playing against his old team and old friends. That’s a little sub-plot within the game, and it’s great to have him back and for our supporters to see one of England’s greats in recent years up close.”

Squad

Moeen Ali
Alex Davies (C & WK)
Ed Barnard
Chris Benjamin
Jacob Bethell
Michael Booth
Danny Briggs
Zak Foulkes
George Garton
Sam Hain
Jake Lintott
Craig Miles
Dan Mousley
Rob Yates

How to follow

Members and supporters can follow the match live in our Match Centre at edgbaston.com, which will include a free-to-watch Live Stream and a live text commentary. You can also see a ball-by-ball feed and watch highlights of all the action.

Supporters can get involved by sending their match-day comments and thoughts on Twitter via @WarwickshireCCC and we’ll publish the best ones on our live text commentary in the Match Centre.

Supporters can also watch the Live Stream and get instant push notifications of all wickets, innings and match results via the Edgbaston app, which is free to download on iOS and Android.

Match updates will also be available across the Club’s social media accounts, simply search for @WarwickshireCCC.

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