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Somerset won the last county cricket final at Lord's with a six-wicket win over Hampshire in the One-Day Cup.
James Vince and Liam Dawson missed out for Hampshire, and were outplayed with only a second final defeat in nine visits to the Home of Cricket.
The Southampton based side were limited to 244-8 before Somerset reached 245-4 with 39 balls left.
Tom Banton and Azhar Ali opened with a stand of 112, before James Hildreth made an unbeaten 72 to seal the victory.
It was Somerset eighth trophy in their history, and their first since lifting the Twenty20 Cup in 2005, and their first at Lord's since 2001.
This may herald a potential era of resurgent dominance for the West Country club, after so many near misses in recent years, and failing to match the golden age of success in the days of Ian Botham, Viv Richards and Joel Garner.
They lead the County Championship - looking for a first win in that competition - by two points from Hampshire, and they have publicly announced their ambition to match an unprecedented domestic treble, matching Warwickshire's as yet unmatched achievement from 25 years ago.
Despite Banton's 69 off 67 balls, and two early wickets for Josh Davey, Jamie Overton was awarded the man of the match award, with two of his three wickets coming from catches at long leg.
Hampshire won the toss and elected to bat, but the top three - without Aiden Markram - made double figures but couldn't push on.
Sam Northeast made a half-century to get them going, with the deputising skipper sharing two stands of 46 with Rilee Rossouw - who made a century at Lord's in last year's final - and Gareth Berg as they rose to 164-5.
Tom Abell bowled Northeast for the first of three quick wickets, with Chris Wood holing out three balls later before Kyle Abbott was also bowled by Abell.
It looked as if Hampshire might slump to a measly total, but James Fuller and Mason Crane made 55* and 28* respectively, mixing sensible shot selection and some power hitting at the death to give a reasonable total.
Between innings, Hampshire will having been hoping for some early wickets, particularly when defending a sub-par total, to put the pressure on Somerset.
Fidel Edwards and Abbott opened the bowling and had a few early shouts dismissed by the umpires, with 31 coming off the former's first three overs.
It wasn't until the 20th over when the opening partnership was broken, with Edwards returning to remove both openers within 14 balls of each other.
But by then, the damage had been done by Banton and Ali, taking their team to almost halfway to the required total.
James Fuller got rid of Peter Trego on 29, and Edwards took his third wicket in Abell, but Hildreth remained until the run chase was complete.
2019 marked the final year of the One-Day Cup final being held at Lord's, with the England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announcing that the showpiece would be moved to Trent Bridge in Nottingham for the next five years.
The competition has had steadily reducing crowds in the finals at Lord's in the last 20 years, with the ECB's new tournament - The Hundred - taking priority with it's finals day being held in the capital.
That meas that today's 89th one-day final at Lord's will almost certainly be the last, and even on such a fine day, the ground was a long way short of being full, with 15,746 the official attendance.
The timing of the final will not have helped numbers, with the knockout stages crammed in before the World Cup is about to start.
This final was the earliest ever in the season, with World Cup warm-up games taking centre-stage on the same day.
Vince and Dawson were in action for England against Australia in Southampton, with India's match against New Zealand at The Oval much better attended than both others.
SCORECARD
Hampshire won the toss and decided to bat
Somerset won by six wickets
Hampshire Innings
Batsman: How Out - Bowler / Runs / Balls / SR (4s, 6s)
Alsop: c Hildreth - b Davey / 16 / 27 / 59.26 (2, 0)
Donald: c van der Merwe - b Davey / 11 / 11 / 100.00 (2, 0)
Weatherley: b Gregory / 12 / 25 / 48.00 (0, 0)
Northeast: b Abell / 56 / 89 / 62.92 (4, 0)
Rossouw: b J Overton / 28 / 17 / 164.71 (6, 0)
Berg c Bartlett: b J Overton / 27 / 42 / 64.29 (2, 0)
Fuller: not out / 55 / 48 / 114.58 (4, 2)
Wood: c Bartlett - b J Overton / 0 / 2 / 0.00 (0, 0)
Abbott: b Abell / 2 / 10 / 20.00 (0, 0)
Crane: not out / 28 / 29 / 96.55 (3, 0)
Extras 0nb 6w 0b 3lb 9
Total (50.0 overs) 244-8
Bowler: Overs / Maidens / Runs / Wickets / Econ
C Overton: 10.0 / 0 / 52 / 0 / 5.20
Davey: 8.0 / 0 / 28 / 2 / 3.50
Gregory: 8.0 / 0 / 42 / 1 / 5.25
J Overton: 10.0 / 1 / 48 / 3 / 4.80
van der Merwe: 9.0 / 0 / 52 / 0 / 5.78
Abell: 5.0 / 0 / 19 / 2 / 3.80
Fall of Wicket - Batsman
16-1 (3.4 ovs) - Donald
31-2 (7.3 ovs) - Alsop
50-3 (12.5 ovs) - Weatherley
96-4 (19.2 ovs) - Rossouw
145-5 (33.2 ovs) - Berg
164-6 (36.6 ovs) - Northeast
165-7 (37.3 ovs) - Wood
180-8 (40.5 ovs) - Abbott
Somerset Innings
Batsman: How Out - Bowler / Runs / Balls / SR (4s, 6s)
Banton: c Alsop - b Edwards / 69 / 67 / 102.99 (9, 1)
Ali: c Rossouw - b Edwards / 45 / 53 / 84.91 (6, 0)
Trego: c Wood - b Fuller / 29 / 40 / 72.50 (1, 0)
Hildreth: not out / 69 / 68 / 101.47 (8, 0)
Abell: c Donald - b Edwards / 14 / 11 / 127.27 (3, 0)
Bartlett: not out / 14 / 22 / 63.64 (1, 0)
Extras 0nb 1w 0b 4lb 5
Total (43.3 overs) 245-4
Bowler: Overs / Maidens / Runs / Wickets / Econ
Edwards: 9.3 / 0 / 69 / 3 / 7.26
Abbott: 9.0 / 0 / 43 / 0 / 4.78
Wood: 6.0 / 1 / 28 / 0 / 4.67
Berg: 4.0 / 0 / 13 / 0 / 3.25
Crane: 10.0 / 0 / 62 / 0 / 6.20
Fuller: 5.0 / 0 / 26 / 1 / 5.20
Fall of Wicket - Batsman
112-1 (19.2 ovs) - Banton
121-2 (21.3 ovs) - Ali
170-3 (31.3 ovs) - Trego
203-4 (35.5 ovs) - Abell
Results
April
17 Durham v Northamptonshire, Durham won by 72 runs
17 Glamorgan v Essex, Essex won by 180 runs
17 Gloucestershire v Surrey, Gloucestershire won by 147 runs
17 Kent v Hampshire, Hampshire won by 90 runs
17 Lancashire v Worcestershire, Worcestershire won by 125 runs
17 Yorkshire v Leicestershire, Yorkshire won by 213 runs
19 Derbyshire v Northamptonshire, Derbyshire won by 53 runs
19 Durham v Leicestershire, Durham won by six wickets
19 Essex v Middlesex, Middlesex won by 38 runs
19 Hampshire v Glamorgan, Hampshire won by seven wickets
19 Nottinghamshire v Lancashire, Nottinghamshire won by 11 runs
19 Somerset v Kent, Somerset won by 264 runs
19 Sussex v Surrey, Sussex won by two wickets
19 Warwickshire v Yorkshire, Match Tied
21 Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire, Nottinghamshire won by six wickets
21 Glamorgan v Somerset, Somerset won by two runs
21 Kent v Sussex, Sussex won by seven wickets
21 Leicestershire v Worcestershire, Leicestershire won by 38 runs
21 Middlesex v Gloucestershire, Middlesex won by six wickets
21 Northamptonshire v Warwickshire, Northamptonshire won by 194 runs
21 Yorkshire v Lancashire, Lancashire won by one run
23 Gloucestershire v Kent, Gloucestershire won by six wickets
23 Hampshire v Middlesex, Hampshire won by 119 runs
23 Surrey v Essex, Surrey won by 65 runs
23 Warwickshire v Nottinghamshire, Nottinghamshire won by 118 runs
24 Lancashire v Northamptonshire, Lancashire won by 45 runs (DLS Method)
24 Leicestershire v Derbyshire, Derbyshire won by seven wickets (DLS Method)
24 Sussex v Somerset, Somerset won by 68 runs (DLS Method)
24 Worcestershire v Durham, Worcestershire won by four wickets (DLS method)
25 Glamorgan v Kent, No Result
25 Surrey v Middlesex, Middlesex won by 37 runs
26 Hampshire v Gloucestershire, Hampshire won by 71 runs (DLS Method)
26 Northamptonshire v Worcestershire, Worcestershire won by 20 runs
26 Nottinghamshire v Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire won by 87 runs (DLS Method)
26 Somerset v Essex, Somerset won by 36 runs (DLS Method)
26 Warwickshire v Durham, Durham won by seven wickets (DLS method)
26 Yorkshire v Derbyshire, Match Tied (DLS Method)
27 Middlesex v Sussex, Sussex won by 122 runs
28 Durham v Derbyshire, Durham won by three wickets
28 Essex v Hampshire, Essex won by 111 runs
28 Glamorgan v Surrey, Glamorgan won by 64 runs
28 Gloucestershire v Somerset, Gloucestershire won by four wickets
28 Lancashire v Leicestershire, Lancashire won by nine wickets
28 Nottinghamshire v Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire won by four wickets
28 Worcestershire v Warwickshire, Warwickshire won by 34 runs
30 Derbyshire v Warwickshire, Derbyshire won by five wickets
30 Durham v Lancashire, Lancashire won by three wickets
30 Essex v Sussex, Sussex won by one wicket
30 Gloucestershire v Glamorgan, Glamorgan won by 74 runs
30 Surrey v Hampshire, Hampshire won by 53 runs
May
1 Middlesex v Somerset, Middlesex won by 118 runs
1 Northamptonshire v Yorkshire, Yorkshire won by five wickets (DLS Method)
1 Worcestershire v Nottinghamshire, Worcestershire won by five wickets
2 Hampshire v Sussex, Hampshire won by nine runs
2 Lancashire v Derbyshire, Lancashire won by 30 runs
2 Surrey v Kent, Kent won by eight wickets
3 Nottinghamshire v Durham, Match abandoned without a ball bowled
4 Leicestershire v Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire won by 29 runs
4 Warwickshire v Lancashire, Warwickshire won by five wickets (DLS Method)
4 Worcestershire v Yorkshire, Worcestershire won by 150 runs
5 Kent v Essex, Kent won by six wickets
5 Middlesex v Glamorgan, Middlesex won by five wickets
5 Somerset v Hampshire, Hampshire won by seven wickets
5 Sussex v Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire won by 116 runs
6 Derbyshire v Worcestershire, Worcestershire won by four wickets
6 Leicestershire v Warwickshire, Leicestershire won by 36 runs
6 Northamptonshire v Nottinghamshire, Nottinghamshire won by one wicket
6 Yorkshire v Durham, No Result
7 Essex v Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire won by four wickets
7 Kent v Middlesex, Middlesex won by 33 runs
7 Somerset v Surrey, Somerset won by five wickets
7 Sussex v Glamorgan, Glamorgan won by two wickets
Play-Offs
10
10
Semi-Finals
12
12 Hampshire (South group winner) v
Final
25 Somerset v
Final Group Stage Standings
Tournament Stats
Most runs
| Player | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 0 | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B Godleman | 8 | 8 | 1 | 521 | 116 | 74.42 | 590 | 88.30 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 10 |
| (Derbyshire) | |||||||||||||
| S Croft | 10 | 9 | 2 | 516 | 110 | 73.71 | 545 | 94.67 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 46 | 13 |
| (Lancashire) | |||||||||||||
| J Vince | 7 | 7 | 0 | 509 | 190 | 72.71 | 459 | 110.89 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 52 | 8 |
| (Hampshire) | |||||||||||||
| A Markram | 8 | 8 | 0 | 466 | 130 | 58.25 | 457 | 101.96 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 57 | 5 |
| (Hampshire) | |||||||||||||
| J Hildreth | 11 | 11 | 1 | 457 | 93 | 45.70 | 464 | 98.49 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 8 |
| (Somerset) | |||||||||||||
| T Banton | 11 | 11 | 0 | 454 | 112 | 41.27 | 480 | 94.58 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 50 | 13 |
| (Somerset) | |||||||||||||
| A Ali | 11 | 11 | 0 | 451 | 110 | 41.00 | 564 | 79.96 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 4 |
| (Somerset) | |||||||||||||
| D Vilas | 10 | 9 | 2 | 439 | 166 | 62.71 | 367 | 119.61 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 16 |
| (Lancashire) | |||||||||||||
| C Ackermann | 8 | 8 | 1 | 428 | 152* | 61.14 | 465 | 92.04 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 7 |
| (Leicestershire) | |||||||||||||
| V Chopra | 5 | 5 | 0 | 421 | 156 | 84.20 | 477 | 88.25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 5 |
| (Essex) | |||||||||||||
Most wickets
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| Player | Mat | Inns | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Ave | Econ | SR | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S Mahmood | 10 | 10 | 95.3 | 7 | 518 | 28 | 6-37 | 18.50 | 5.42 | 20.4 | 1 | 2 |
| (Lancashire) | ||||||||||||
| N Sowter | 9 | 9 | 89.2 | 0 | 521 | 25 | 6-62 | 20.84 | 5.83 | 21.4 | 3 | 1 |
| (Middlesex) | ||||||||||||
| W Parnell | 9 | 9 | 73.4 | 2 | 415 | 22 | 5-24 | 18.86 | 5.63 | 20.0 | 0 | 2 |
| (Worcestershire) | ||||||||||||
| C Overton | 11 | 11 | 83.0 | 3 | 402 | 20 | 5-18 | 20.10 | 4.84 | 24.9 | 0 | 1 |
| (Somerset) | ||||||||||||
| K Abbott | 10 | 10 | 81.5 | 1 | 471 | 20 | 3-36 | 23.55 | 5.75 | 24.5 | 0 | 0 |
| (Hampshire) | ||||||||||||
| T Helm | 9 | 9 | 85.0 | 0 | 547 | 19 | 5-71 | 28.78 | 6.43 | 26.8 | 1 | 1 |
| (Middlesex) | ||||||||||||
| L Dawson | 9 | 9 | 89.0 | 2 | 366 | 18 | 3-37 | 20.33 | 4.11 | 29.6 | 0 | 0 |
| (Hampshire) | ||||||||||||
| M Hamza | 8 | 8 | 74.5 | 0 | 484 | 18 | 4-43 | 26.88 | 6.46 | 24.9 | 1 | 0 |
| (Sussex) | ||||||||||||
| L Fletcher | 8 | 7 | 63.1 | 2 | 368 | 17 | 5-56 | 21.64 | 5.82 | 22.2 | 0 | 1 |
| (Nottinghamshire) | ||||||||||||
| M Pillans | 7 | 7 | 52.2 | 0 | 344 | 16 | 5-29 | 21.50 | 6.57 | 19.6 | 0 | 1 |
| (Yorkshire) | ||||||||||||
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