Somerset And Leics Start One-day Cup With Wins

James Rew deed an unbeaten period arsenic past year's runners-up Somerset began their One-Day Cup run pinch a beardown six-wicket triumph complete Middlesex.

Rew, 21, captaining his broadside successful this competition, scored 106 disconnected 90 balls astatine Radlett to guideline his broadside past Middlesex's 289-7 pinch 15 balls to spare.

He besides shared a business of 107 pinch 17-year-old younger relative Thomas, who deed 51.

In nan different match, Leicestershire Foxes thrashed Surrey by six wickets astatine Guildford.

England Under-19 bowler Alex Green took 5-25 and USA world Ian Holland grabbed 4-37 arsenic nan hosts were dismissed for 174.

That proved to beryllium obscurity adjacent capable arsenic nan Foxes cruised location pinch much than 20 overs to spare.

Surrey person struggled successful this title successful caller years fixed they suffer truthful galore players to The Hundred, pinch 16 successful action this season.

And their much-changed broadside was successful problem early connected arsenic Holland and Green reduced them to 43-4.

Ryan Patel, skipper for nan One-Day Cup, made 53 and put connected 68 pinch Ollie Sykes, who scored 50.

But extracurricular of those, only 2 others reached double figures. One of those, Josh Blake, was past man retired for 31 to springiness 18-year-old Green his 5th wicket arsenic Surrey near 6.5 overs spare.

Leicestershire, flying precocious astatine nan apical of Division Two successful nan Championship, were untroubled successful nan chase, bringing up nan 50 successful nan seventh complete and triumph was wrapped up by Ben Cox hitting successive sixes successful nan 30th complete to apical people pinch 38 not out.

Pakistan batter Shan Masood moreover managed to ace a spread successful nan sunroof of a spectator's car conscionable beyond nan bound aft hitting a immense six.

Middlesex were put successful by their visitors successful nan Group B brushwood and had opener Josh de Caires scope 71 for his maiden List A half-century.

Jack Davies sewage to 64 but cipher could make nan really large publication to return nan people beyond 300.

While for Somerset, Jack Leach and Jake Ball some took 3 wickets apiece to support nan run-rate successful check.

In reply, James Rew came to nan wicket astatine 81-2 earlier Thomas Rew joined him erstwhile Lewis Goldworthy was bowled by Ethan Brookes for 38 to make it 131-3.

The brothers some went past 50 successful their period guidelines astatine conscionable complete a run-a-ball, pinch Thomas grabbing his maiden List A half-century.

He went for 51 but his older relative remained, hitting successive fours successful nan 48th complete to unafraid his ton and past triumph nan match.

It was a 3rd List A 100 to spell pinch 11 first-class hundreds of years and underline his position arsenic 1 of nan astir breathtaking batters connected nan region circuit.

Group A:

Neath: Glamorgan v Derbyshire Falcons

Utilita Bowl: Hampshire v Essex

Nettleworth: Nottinghamshire Outlaws v Worcestershire

Group B:

Arundel: Sussex Sharks v Kent Spitfires