Leicestershire vs Somerset, Group A
Group A 2026 · List A · · Grace Road, Leicester
Leicestershire won by 164 runs (Leicestershire 289/8, Somerset 125).
- Leicestershire: 289/8 (50 ov)
- Somerset: 125 (30 ov)
Match report
Leicestershire (LEI) faced Somerset (SOM) in the Group A of Group A 2026, a List A match, at Grace Road, Leicester. Play began on Sunday, 2 August 2026 at 10:00 UTC. Each side bats for up to 50 overs.
Somerset won the toss and chose to bowl. The on-field umpires were Anthony Harris and Phil Mustard, with Ian Ramage as match referee.
Leicestershire made 289/8 in 50 overs, with Ben Cox top-scoring on 89 from 80 balls. Jake Ball was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 40. Somerset made 125 in 30 overs, with JT Langridge top-scoring on 32 from 23 balls. Alex Green was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 28.
Result: Leicestershire won by 164 runs.
The full scorecard, fall of wickets and every ball of the commentary are on the Scorecard and Commentary tabs, and the Crease Cam replays each delivery as an animation.
Leicestershire · 1st innings: 289/8 (50 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Eskinazi | c Ben Church b Migael Pretorius | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Rishi Patel | lbw b Migael Pretorius | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 28.57 |
| Ben Mike | b Josh Shaw | 9 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 60 |
| Hamza Shaikh | c Archie Vaughan b Jake Ball | 29 | 51 | 2 | 2 | 56.86 |
| Nick Kelly | c & b Archie Vaughan | 60 | 66 | 8 | 1 | 90.91 |
| Ben Cox | lbw b Jake Ball | 89 | 80 | 9 | 1 | 111.25 |
| Ian Holland | c Jake Ball b Migael Pretorius | 77 | 68 | 8 | 0 | 113.24 |
| Ben Green | c Migael Pretorius b Jake Ball | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Scriven | not out | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 175 |
Extras: 13 · Did not bat: Mohammed Rizvi, Alex Green
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Shaw | 9 | 1 | 47 | 1 | 5.22 |
| Migael Pretorius | 10 | 1 | 57 | 3 | 5.7 |
| JT Langridge | 7 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 8.57 |
| Jake Ball | 9 | 0 | 40 | 3 | 4.44 |
| Archie Vaughan | 10 | 0 | 47 | 1 | 4.7 |
| Lewis Goldsworthy | 5 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 5.8 |
Somerset · 1st innings: 125 (30 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archie Vaughan | b Ian Holland | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Savin Perera | c Ben Cox b Ben Green | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 18.18 |
| Tom Lammonby | c Ben Mike b Ben Green | 23 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 62.16 |
| Lewis Goldsworthy | c Nick Kelly b Ben Green | 4 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 17.39 |
| Joshua Thomas | b Alex Green | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Johnny Connell | lbw b Tom Scriven | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Ben Church | c Nick Kelly b Mohammed Rizvi | 20 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 64.52 |
| Migael Pretorius | b Tom Scriven | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Shaw | not out | 8 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 42.11 |
| JT Langridge | b Alex Green | 32 | 23 | 4 | 2 | 139.13 |
| Jake Ball | c Stephen Eskinazi b Alex Green | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 160 |
Extras: 9
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Holland | 5 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 3.4 |
| Ben Green | 8 | 0 | 36 | 3 | 4.5 |
| Alex Green | 6 | 1 | 28 | 3 | 4.67 |
| Tom Scriven | 6 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 3 |
| Mohammed Rizvi | 5 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 4.8 |
Latest overs
- Over 30 (SOM, Alex Green): 8 runs, 123/10 – W 4 4 • • W
- Over 29 (SOM, Ben Green): 15 runs, 115/8 – 1 • 6 6 0b 2
- Over 28 (SOM, Alex Green): 0 runs, 100/8 – • • • • • •
- Over 27 (SOM, Tom Scriven): 10 runs, 100/8 – 1 wd • 4 4 • •
- Over 26 (SOM, Mohammed Rizvi): 11 runs, 90/8 – • 2 1 4 4 •
- Over 25 (SOM, Tom Scriven): 4 runs, 79/8 – • • 2 1 1 •