Ackermann ends busy weekend with match-winning innings
Leicestershire 298 for six (Ackermann 93*, Hill 63, Budinger 58) beat Hampshire 296 (Middleton 78, Prest 65) by 4 wickets
Colin Ackermann ended a frantic weekend on the UK’s motorways by guiding Leicestershire Foxes to a four-wicket victory over Hampshire, extending their lead on the prime of Metro Bank One-Day Cup Group A.
Allrounder Ackermann was called up by Hundred side Southern Brave whereas travelling to the Ageas Bowl from Leicester on Saturday morning, which meant a detour to Cardiff – the place he wasn’t chosen to play.
He took an Uber to Southampton on Saturday evening earlier than driving the Foxes over the end line with a mature unbeaten 93, which mixed with half-centuries from Sol Budinger and Lewis Hill to chase down 296.
The gifted Josh Hull starred with the ball to assert 4 for 57, after Fletcha Middleton’s 78 and Tom Prest’s 65 had set Hampshire up solely to break down.
Leicestershire transfer away from Hampshire in second and Kent in third with their fourth victory in 5 fixtures, whereas condemning Hampshire to their first defeat of the event.
Hampshire have been caught in and openers Middleton and Nick Gubbins eased via the gears in opposition to tight bowling to placed on 89 for the primary wicket.
After Gubbins had performed Hull on, Middleton continued to plug away and added a few lofted on drives into his repertoire as he reached his second fifty of the competitors in 51 balls.
He and Prest added 69 collectively earlier than wicketkeeper Peter Handscomb ended his stick with a wonderful diving catch, with the Australian gloveman stumping Ben Brown within the following over.
Aneurin Donald naturally lifted the scoring fee with 25 off 17 balls and accompanied Prest to a 56-ball half-century as Hampshire seemed heading in the right direction for a complete nicely in extra of 300.
But the combination of the Foxes’ self-discipline and rash shot-making noticed the hosts lose seven wickets for 89 runs and fail to notice the total 50 overs.
Donald and Prest have been each bowled swinging laborious – to Wiaan Mulder and legspinner Uttam Ramji – whereas Toby Albert hooked Chris Wright to deep wonderful and Keith Barker looped a paddle to Handscomb.
Everything else was the area of Hull and his measurement 15 boots. His peak and tempo discovered Ian Holland off steadiness and pulling onto his stumps, Mason Crane slicing to mid-on and Eddie Jack swinging behind. The thrilling Hull ended up his second four-wicket haul in three matches as Hampshire have been bowled out for 296.
Rishi Patel scored a high-quality 161 to facilitate victory over Lancashire final day trip however solely lasted 5 balls earlier than edging a drive to second slip.
Sol Budinger confirmed off his vary hitting with 4 sixes as he reached fifty in 39 balls and celebrated by carting Prest over long-on two balls later.
Hampshire roared again into the competition with two wickets in two overs. Firstly, Budinger was caught at deep sq. leg off 17-year-old Jack earlier than Handscomb was castled by Holland.
Lewis Hill rebuilt with Colin Ackermann with the pair placing on 54 and Hill reaching the fifty for the ninth time in List A cricket.
Hill was given out lbw to Barker and Mulder edged Mason Crane behind however Ackermann chipped away on the runs first a 55-ball fifty – his twenty second in List As.
The sport swung a technique when Louis Kimber took Scott Currie for 20 in an over, after which seemingly the opposite when Kimber was caught at long-off.
But Ackermann confirmed little respect for the strain as he and former Hampshire man Tom Scriven knocked off the remaining 74 runs in type – with 2.4 overs to spare.