05/07Result

Central & West Group, Vitality Blast Men at Northampton, Jul 5 2026

SomersetSomersetSOM
223/4
NorthamptonshireNorthamptonshireNOR
118 (15.3/20 ov)

Somerset won by 105 runs

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Thomas Rew fifty sets up Somerset as Northants suffer first loss

Josh Thomas, Lewis Goldsworthy share seven wickets as group frontrunners blown away

Match Centre

Match Details

County Ground, Northampton

Series

Vitality Blast Men 2026

Toss

Northamptonshire , elected to field first

Season

2026

Hours of play (local time)

Start 15.30, First Session 15.30-17.00, Interval 17.00-17.20, Second Session 17.20-18.50

Match days

05 July 2026 (20-over match)

Umpires

Surendiran Shanmugam

Rob White

Match Referee

Alec Swann

Points

Somerset 4, Northamptonshire 0

Scorecard Summary

SOMERSET 223/4(20 OVERS)

Daniel Sams*48 (16)
Thomas Rew57 (30)

Saif Zaib1/27 (3)
Calvin Harrison2/31 (3)

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE 118(15.3 OVERS)

Ricardo Vasconcelos40 (23)
Calvin Harrison18 (17)

Lewis Goldsworthy3/32 (4)
Josh Thomas4/6 (3)

15.3

Shaw to Sanderson, OUT,

BW Sanderson c Kohler-Cadmore b Shaw 1 (6m 2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50

15.2

Shaw to Scrimshaw, 1 run,

15.1

Shaw to McManus, OUT,

LD McManus c Goldsworthy b Shaw 13 (17m 12b 1x4 0x6) SR: 108.33

END OF OVER:
15 | 3 Runs 1 Wkt | NOR: 117/8 (107 runs required from 30 balls, RR: 7.80, RRR: 21.40)

Lewis McManus13 (11b)
Ben Sanderson1 (1b)

Josh Thomas3-0-6-4
Lewis Goldsworthy4-0-32-3

14.6

Thomas to McManus, 1 run,

14.5

Thomas to Sanderson, 1 run,

14.4

Thomas to Sales, OUT,

JJG Sales c Goldsworthy b Thomas 8 (6m 6b 0x4 1x6) SR: 133.33

Match Coverage

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Thomas Rew fifty sets up Somerset as Northants suffer first loss
Josh Thomas, Lewis Goldsworthy share seven wickets as group frontrunners blown away

Northants INNINGS		R	B
R Vasconcelos	caught	40	23
NA McSweeney	lbw	14	13
CG Harrison	caught	18	17
DJ Willey	caught	2	3
SA Zaib	bowled	0	2
LPJ Kimber	bowled	13	11
LD McManus	caught	13	12
GA Bartlett	stumped	0	3
JJG Sales	caught	8	6
BW Sanderson	caught	1	2
GLS Scrimshaw	not out	1	1
EXTRAS	(b 4, lb 4)
TOTAL	118 (all out; 15.3 ovs)

Somerset BOWLING	O	M	R	W	Econ
C Overton	4.0	1	20	1	5
RP Meredith	1.0	0	21	0	21
J Shaw	1.3	0	14	2	9.33
JT Ball	1.0	0	8	0	8
LP Goldsworthy	4.0	0	32	3	8
DR Sams	1.0	0	9	0	9
JF Thomas	3.0	0	6	4	2

Northants 2nd innings Partnerships

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	49	R Vasconcelos	NA McSweeney
2nd	16	R Vasconcelos	CG Harrison
3rd	2	DJ Willey	CG Harrison
4th	0	SA Zaib	CG Harrison
5th	19	CG Harrison	LPJ Kimber
6th	13	LD McManus	CG Harrison
7th	4	LD McManus	GA Bartlett
8th	12	LD McManus	JJG Sales
9th	2	BW Sanderson	LD McManus
10th	1	BW Sanderson	GLS Scrimshaw

Twenty20 Cup (England)

Central & West Group
Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
NOR	10	7	3	28	0.415
SOM	10	5	5	20	0.587
WAR	10	5	5	20	0.079
GLO	10	5	5	20	-0.236
GLA	10	4	6	16	0.107
WOR	10	4	6	16	-0.923
Cross Pool
Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
NOR	2	2	0	8	3.425
GLO	2	2	0	8	2.825
WOR	2	2	0	8	2.525
SOM	2	2	0	8	1.669
GLA	2	2	0	8	0.777
NOT	2	2	0	8	0.496
DUR	2	1	1	4	2.325
WAR	2	1	1	4	1.772
LEI	2	1	1	4	0.117
SUR	2	1	1	4	0.05
HAM	2	1	1	4	-0.674
ESS	2	1	1	4	-3.04
DER	2	0	2	0	-0.908
LAN	2	0	2	0	-1.5
YOR	2	0	2	0	-1.564
KEN	2	0	2	0	-2.434
SUS	2	0	2	0	-2.51
MID	2	0	2	0	-3.278
North Group
Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
YOR	10	7	2	30	1.183
LAN	10	6	3	26	-0.09
NOT	10	6	4	24	0.099
DUR	10	4	6	16	0.06
DER	10	3	5	16	0.656
LEI	10	2	8	8	-1.932
South Group
Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
HAM	10	7	3	28	0.48
ESS	10	6	4	24	1.062
SUR	10	6	4	24	0.804
KEN	10	4	6	16	-0.575
MID	10	4	6	16	-0.833
SUS	10	3	7	10	-0.893