Grand previous Duke of York clinches one-wicket win with nerveless 93*

Yorkshire 243 for 9 (Duke 93*, Steel 3-49) beat Surrey 241 (Geddes 92, Mike 4-40)

Chasing 242, Duke, who narrowly missed out on a deserved century with 93 not out off 132 balls, noticed wickets fall on the different finish because the Vikings slipped from 141 for 3 to 210 for 9.

But the wicketkeeper-batter held his nerve with the assistance of new-ball seamer Leech, who completed 18 not out and hit the successful boundary off Ryan Patel’s medium tempo with 9 balls remaining.

Leg-spinning allrounder Cameron Steel claimed 3 for 49 for Surrey to underpin the Yorkshire collapse. Surrey fought exhausting to engineer a incredible end, each with bat after which ball given they have been additionally nought for 2 having been inserted.

Yorkshire received for the second time in 5 group video games to place them on track for a top-three end and knockout cricket with three video games remaining. Surrey, lacking 12 gamers due to the Hundreds added to additional harm points, misplaced their second recreation in 5 and have all of it to do to qualify.

Ben Mike claimed a career-best 4 for 40 from 7.5 overs for Yorkshire, who struck twice within the second over of a Clifton Park contest performed in entrance of a 3,000-strong crowd. Leech struck twice with the brand new ball in his first over, getting Surrey opener Patel caught at level off a vanguard and Rory Burns caught at second slip on the drive.

Matthew Revis then struck together with his first ball as Surrey slipped to 79 for 5 within the twenty first over, with skittish opener Dom Sibley caught at mid-on off a high edge for 30. Ben Foakes took remedy for a twisted ankle earlier than being trapped lbw by George Hill, and he later didn’t take the wicketkeeping gloves.

Thankfully for Surrey, it was his fellow Ben, Geddes, who steered their restoration. Geddes, 22, shared 45 for the sixth wicket with Josh Blake, who made 25 and took the wicketkeeping gloves, after which 94 for the seventh wicket with McKerr, who added a profession finest 32 from 124 for six within the thirty first over.

Yorkshire went brief at Geddes for a time, however he pulled three sixes added to 10 fours, together with one into the adjoining gardens over midwicket on the City End of this sun-kissed venue.

Geddes was later bowled by Mike, who additionally had McKerr the identical manner. The former Leicestershire fast claimed all 4 of his wickets inside the ultimate seven overs of the innings as Yorkshire restricted the fightback in entrance of a 3,000-strong crowd.

The Vikings then reached 80 for 3 after 12 overs of their reply, shedding opener Fin Bean bowled by McKerr on his residence floor and captain Shan Masood the identical manner by offspinner Amar Virdi. George Hill later adopted caught behind off Griffiths for 30.

Virdi was considered one of three spinners in Surrey’s bowling assault. McKerr even left the sector briefly at one stage to are inclined to a hand harm. Duke stored Yorkshire forward with a busy half-century, reached off 59 balls. At that time, the hosts have been cruising at 138 for 3 within the twenty third over. However, the sport was about to alter.

Duke and Will Fraine (32) had shared 61 for the fourth wicket, however the latter’s departure was the primary of 4 wickets to fall for 22 runs – two to Steel’s leg-spin and two stumped by deputy keeper Blake – because the rating fell to 163 for seven within the thirty first over.

Steel had Mike stumped, Revis caught and bowled and, because the rating later fell to 197 for eight within the thirty fifth over, Dom Bess caught at deep midwicket on the slog sweep.

From there, Duke and Leech chipped away on the runs in calm and composed method, with the latter pulling Patel away to please the three,000-strong crowd.