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Hampshire vs Northamptonshire, Group B
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Hampshire (Playing XI): Nick Gubbins(c), Aneurin Donald, Tom Prest, Ben Brown(w), Toby Albert, Fletcha Middleton, Felix Organ, Keith Barker, Scott Currie, Jack Campbell, John Turner
Northamptonshire (Playing XI): Ricardo Vasconcelos(w), Emilio Gay, Will Young(c), Rob Keogh, Gus Miller, Ben Curran, James Sales, Ben Sanderson, Nathan Buck, Jack White, Alex Russell
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Hampshire (Playing XI): Nick Gubbins(c), Aneurin Donald, Tom Prest, Ben Brown(w), Toby Albert, Fletcha Middleton, Felix Organ, Keith Barker, Scott Currie, Jack Campbell, John Turner
Northamptonshire (Playing XI): Ricardo Vasconcelos(w), Emilio Gay, Will Young(c), Rob Keogh, Gus Miller, Ben Curran, James Sales, Ben Sanderson, Nathan Buck, Jack White, Alex Russell
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<b>One-Day Cup: Stephen Eskinazi breaks world record for consecutive one-day 130-plus tons</b>
Stephen Eskinazi broke a world one-day record as he became the first to hit three consecutive List A 130-plus tons.
In one of three Group A games of more than 600 runs, the Middlesex opener hit 135, backed by Sam Robson's 103, as his side beat Nottinghamshire at Grantham.
Warwickshire just managed to defend their 310-6 against Sussex, while Gloucestershire only just beat Durham in a game of more than 700 runs.
In Group B, 100% Hampshire, Northants and Leicestershire all won.
Hampshire's youngsters helped rescue their side from 58-5 to beat Derbyshire, completing the County Championship-chasing, T20 Blast winners' 21st victory in their past 23 games in all formats, and making them the only side to claim maximum points from their first four group games.
Lancashire, a point behind, and Group A side Warwickshire, who have played a game less than the rest, are both still unbeaten too.
But after losing their opening game, three consecutive victories, all set up by Eskinazi centuries, have taken the north-west Londoners top of their group.
<b>Summary</b>
<I>Group A</I>
Middlesex record-breaker Eskinazi's aggregate of 463 from his past three innings is also a world List A record, beating the previous record of 452 by Gerrie Snyman, who made 98, 158 not out and 196 in consecutive innings for Namibia in 2007.
Eskinazi hit 18 fours and a six across the Lincolnshire border, on the Nottinghamshire outground at Grantham, sharing a second-wicket partnership of 234 with fellow centurion Robson, as he made 135 out of his side's 355 against Nottinghamshire, following on from his 146 against Durham and county record 182 against Surrey.
Middlesex lost their last nine wickets in 15 overs as Nottinghamshire fought back through skipper Haseeb Hameed (a List A-best 114) and Ben Slater (90), but the hosts fell short to lose by 27 runs.
The day's biggest run-mountain was at Chester-le-Street, where Durham and Gloucestershire shared 728 of them.
Chris Dent (117) and Australia Test opener Marcus Harris (94) put on a second-wicket stand of 172 as Gloucestershire piled up 367-8 from their 50 overs against Durham - their highest List A score against a fellow county side.
Despite not one of their batters making it to three figures, Durham then remarkably got within six runs, on 361-8.
Paul Coughlin top-scored with 77, but nobody was out for less than 25, as the hosts fell just short, to remain second bottom of the group on two points.
Rob Yates hit a century as Warwickshire saw it through to win an Edgbaston thriller by just four runs against Sussex, the day's tightest winning margin.
Yates' second List A ton helped the Bears total 314-6, supported by Will Rhodes (76) and Michael Burgess (58).
Cheteshwar Pujara then made 107, backed by Ali Orr's 81 as Sussex fell just short on 306-7.
<I>Group B</I>
Hampshire were indebted to maiden one-day fifties from two locally raised 20-year-olds, Fletcha Middleton and Toby Albert, as they hung to beat Derbyshire by two wickets in a gripping finish.
Derbyshire were rolling along quite nicely on 46-0 until Keith Barker struck twice in the 13th over, trapping Luis Reece, before three balls later having Shan Masood caught behind.
They quickly slipped to 58-4 until Brooke Guest (82) got his side back on course, largely in a 101-run stand with Anuj Dal (42), before key late runs too from Alex Hughes (31).
Hampshire then buckled themselves in reply, as they collapsed to 58-5, engineered by four wickets from Ben Aitchison.
But Albert (84 not out) and Middleton (64) put on 64 for the sixth wicket before Barker and Scott Currie weighed in with key runs to see Hampshire home for a fourth consecutive group win - and 13th on the spin in total - with 11 balls in hand.
"We just keep finding ways to win," said Albert. "Someone always stands up. It was nipping around a bit at the top of the innings, and it was definitely difficult, but it got a lot easier the longer you batted."
"That was definitely one that got away," said Derbyshire seamer Aitchison.
Northamptonshire secured the easiest win of the day as they beat 2021 winners Glamorgan at Wantage Road with more than 14 overs to spare.
After Glamorgan had recovered from 22-4 after six overs, Saif Zaib then took a List A best 4-23, including the key wicket of opener David Lloyd for 65, as the visitors were bowled out in the 48th over for 221.
Former Northants skipper Ricardo Vasconcelos (104 in 105 balls) and Emilo Gay (81) then shared an opening stand of 188.
Glamorgan skipper Kiran Carlson took four quick wickets for just six runs in the space of 15 balls, but Rob Keogh and Lewis McManus saw their side to 225-4, to win by six wickets in 35.5 overs.
"It's been a long season," said Vasconcelos. "It's been tough for me personally. But I knew I had the full backing of the changing room and the coaches and it was going to come eventually.
"I'd say it was more mental. I had a bit of a tough time of it with the whole captaincy thing. I felt like I was batting fairly well. I was still playing some good shots. I was just managing to get myself out."
Louis Kimber's maiden List A century helped Leicestershire make it three wins in four games at the expense of a Somerset side who have, like Worcestershire, now lost all their first four.
Kimber, who last month scored his maiden first-class century, hit four sixes in his 102, backed by 70 from Harry Swindells as Leicestershire were bowled out for 269.
South Africa internationals Beuran Hendricks and Wiaan Mulder then picked up three wickets apiece as Somerset subsided to 225, to lose by 45 runs.
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Sunday, 14 August
<I>Group A</I>
Leicestershire v Warwickshire (Leicester)
Nottinghamshire v Durham (Grantham)
Somerset v Middlesex (Taunton)
Sussex v Surrey (Hove)
<I>Group B</I>
Essex v Glamorgan (Chelmsford)
Hampshire v Lancashire (Southampton)
Kent v Northamptonshire (Canterbury)
Worcestershire v Derbyshire (New Road)
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Stephen Eskinazi broke a world one-day record as he became the first to hit three consecutive List A 130-plus tons.
In one of three Group A games of more than 600 runs, the Middlesex opener hit 135, backed by Sam Robson's 103, as his side beat Nottinghamshire at Grantham.
Warwickshire just managed to defend their 310-6 against Sussex, while Gloucestershire only just beat Durham in a game of more than 700 runs.
In Group B, 100% Hampshire, Northants and Leicestershire all won.
Hampshire's youngsters helped rescue their side from 58-5 to beat Derbyshire, completing the County Championship-chasing, T20 Blast winners' 21st victory in their past 23 games in all formats, and making them the only side to claim maximum points from their first four group games.
Lancashire, a point behind, and Group A side Warwickshire, who have played a game less than the rest, are both still unbeaten too.
But after losing their opening game, three consecutive victories, all set up by Eskinazi centuries, have taken the north-west Londoners top of their group.
<b>Summary</b>
<I>Group A</I>
Middlesex record-breaker Eskinazi's aggregate of 463 from his past three innings is also a world List A record, beating the previous record of 452 by Gerrie Snyman, who made 98, 158 not out and 196 in consecutive innings for Namibia in 2007.
Eskinazi hit 18 fours and a six across the Lincolnshire border, on the Nottinghamshire outground at Grantham, sharing a second-wicket partnership of 234 with fellow centurion Robson, as he made 135 out of his side's 355 against Nottinghamshire, following on from his 146 against Durham and county record 182 against Surrey.
Middlesex lost their last nine wickets in 15 overs as Nottinghamshire fought back through skipper Haseeb Hameed (a List A-best 114) and Ben Slater (90), but the hosts fell short to lose by 27 runs.
The day's biggest run-mountain was at Chester-le-Street, where Durham and Gloucestershire shared 728 of them.
Chris Dent (117) and Australia Test opener Marcus Harris (94) put on a second-wicket stand of 172 as Gloucestershire piled up 367-8 from their 50 overs against Durham - their highest List A score against a fellow county side.
Despite not one of their batters making it to three figures, Durham then remarkably got within six runs, on 361-8.
Paul Coughlin top-scored with 77, but nobody was out for less than 25, as the hosts fell just short, to remain second bottom of the group on two points.
Rob Yates hit a century as Warwickshire saw it through to win an Edgbaston thriller by just four runs against Sussex, the day's tightest winning margin.
Yates' second List A ton helped the Bears total 314-6, supported by Will Rhodes (76) and Michael Burgess (58).
Cheteshwar Pujara then made 107, backed by Ali Orr's 81 as Sussex fell just short on 306-7.
<I>Group B</I>
Hampshire were indebted to maiden one-day fifties from two locally raised 20-year-olds, Fletcha Middleton and Toby Albert, as they hung to beat Derbyshire by two wickets in a gripping finish.
Derbyshire were rolling along quite nicely on 46-0 until Keith Barker struck twice in the 13th over, trapping Luis Reece, before three balls later having Shan Masood caught behind.
They quickly slipped to 58-4 until Brooke Guest (82) got his side back on course, largely in a 101-run stand with Anuj Dal (42), before key late runs too from Alex Hughes (31).
Hampshire then buckled themselves in reply, as they collapsed to 58-5, engineered by four wickets from Ben Aitchison.
But Albert (84 not out) and Middleton (64) put on 64 for the sixth wicket before Barker and Scott Currie weighed in with key runs to see Hampshire home for a fourth consecutive group win - and 13th on the spin in total - with 11 balls in hand.
"We just keep finding ways to win," said Albert. "Someone always stands up. It was nipping around a bit at the top of the innings, and it was definitely difficult, but it got a lot easier the longer you batted."
"That was definitely one that got away," said Derbyshire seamer Aitchison.
Northamptonshire secured the easiest win of the day as they beat 2021 winners Glamorgan at Wantage Road with more than 14 overs to spare.
After Glamorgan had recovered from 22-4 after six overs, Saif Zaib then took a List A best 4-23, including the key wicket of opener David Lloyd for 65, as the visitors were bowled out in the 48th over for 221.
Former Northants skipper Ricardo Vasconcelos (104 in 105 balls) and Emilo Gay (81) then shared an opening stand of 188.
Glamorgan skipper Kiran Carlson took four quick wickets for just six runs in the space of 15 balls, but Rob Keogh and Lewis McManus saw their side to 225-4, to win by six wickets in 35.5 overs.
"It's been a long season," said Vasconcelos. "It's been tough for me personally. But I knew I had the full backing of the changing room and the coaches and it was going to come eventually.
"I'd say it was more mental. I had a bit of a tough time of it with the whole captaincy thing. I felt like I was batting fairly well. I was still playing some good shots. I was just managing to get myself out."
Louis Kimber's maiden List A century helped Leicestershire make it three wins in four games at the expense of a Somerset side who have, like Worcestershire, now lost all their first four.
Kimber, who last month scored his maiden first-class century, hit four sixes in his 102, backed by 70 from Harry Swindells as Leicestershire were bowled out for 269.
South Africa internationals Beuran Hendricks and Wiaan Mulder then picked up three wickets apiece as Somerset subsided to 225, to lose by 45 runs.
<b>Next round of fixtures</b>
Sunday, 14 August
<I>Group A</I>
Leicestershire v Warwickshire (Leicester)
Nottinghamshire v Durham (Grantham)
Somerset v Middlesex (Taunton)
Sussex v Surrey (Hove)
<I>Group B</I>
Essex v Glamorgan (Chelmsford)
Hampshire v Lancashire (Southampton)
Kent v Northamptonshire (Canterbury)
Worcestershire v Derbyshire (New Road)
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The Cricket Discipline Commission (CDC) has imposed a two-point sanction on Durham, which is imposed immediately to the club’s Royal London Cup points tally.
The CDC Panel invoked the points deduction following a hearing after Durham had received seven fixed penalty breaches between June 2021 and June 2022.
Durham had previously been handed a suspended points deduction by the CDC Chair on July 1 after it was charged on May 25 for reaching five fixed penalty breaches during a 12-month period.
The suspended sanction imposed on July 1 was for a points deduction of “two points in the Royal London Cup; and/or two points in the Vitality T20 Blast; and/or 16 points in the LV=Insurance County Championship” if the club received two further fixed penalties within 12 months.
Durham incurred two further fixed penalties after it had initially been charged, but before the suspended sanction was imposed on the 1 July. A Disciplinary Panel of the CDC therefore considered the matter and imposed the points deduction in the Royal London Cup.
The CDC Panel invoked the points deduction following a hearing after Durham had received seven fixed penalty breaches between June 2021 and June 2022.
Durham had previously been handed a suspended points deduction by the CDC Chair on July 1 after it was charged on May 25 for reaching five fixed penalty breaches during a 12-month period.
The suspended sanction imposed on July 1 was for a points deduction of “two points in the Royal London Cup; and/or two points in the Vitality T20 Blast; and/or 16 points in the LV=Insurance County Championship” if the club received two further fixed penalties within 12 months.
Durham incurred two further fixed penalties after it had initially been charged, but before the suspended sanction was imposed on the 1 July. A Disciplinary Panel of the CDC therefore considered the matter and imposed the points deduction in the Royal London Cup.
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Derbyshire deducted two points after accepting charge
Derbyshire County Cricket Club has received a two-point deduction after the club admitted to a charge relating to its Royal London Cup match against Hampshire on Friday, 12 August.
All-rounder Mattie McKiernan was charged and accepted a breach of Directives 3.2 and 3.3 of the Directives of the ECB after he used a cricket bat which failed a bat-gauge test during and after the match.
An Adjudicator of the Cricket Discipline Commission (CDC) considered McKiernan’s clean record and apology and accepted that it was an unintentional breach of the ECB Directives.
Ricky Needham decided that the offence, while committed unintentionally, must be dealt with on a strict liability basis, in that it is entirely the responsibility of a cricketer to ensure that the equipment being used conforms to the laws of the game.
Derbyshire’s two-point penalty is imposed immediately to the club’s Royal London Cup tally.
Derbyshire deducted two points after accepting charge
Derbyshire County Cricket Club has received a two-point deduction after the club admitted to a charge relating to its Royal London Cup match against Hampshire on Friday, 12 August.
All-rounder Mattie McKiernan was charged and accepted a breach of Directives 3.2 and 3.3 of the Directives of the ECB after he used a cricket bat which failed a bat-gauge test during and after the match.
An Adjudicator of the Cricket Discipline Commission (CDC) considered McKiernan’s clean record and apology and accepted that it was an unintentional breach of the ECB Directives.
Ricky Needham decided that the offence, while committed unintentionally, must be dealt with on a strict liability basis, in that it is entirely the responsibility of a cricketer to ensure that the equipment being used conforms to the laws of the game.
Derbyshire’s two-point penalty is imposed immediately to the club’s Royal London Cup tally.
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Former Lancashire skipper Steven Croft stunningly booked a One-Day Cup semi-final trip to face Sussex at Hove as the Red Rose chased down another 300-plus total to beat Nottinghamshire.
On his home ground at Stanley Park, Blackpool, Croft's 115 not out helped Lancashire overhaul Notts' 338-8.
Ben Slater starred for Notts with a ton of his own - his third against Lancs.
But 37-year-old Croft saw his side home, well supported in a key 94-run stand with Danny Lamb (43).
Having come together with the hosts looking a little rocky on 237-6 in the 38th over, Lamb holed out with eight still needed to win off 13 balls, to create a mild ripple amongst the big August bank holiday weekend crowd.
But, on his 600th appearance in all forms of cricket, the vast majority of which have been for Lancashire, Croft kept his cool to win the game with the last of his 12 boundaries.
Nottinghamshire's total of 338-8 was triggered by a 98-run opening stand between centurion Slater and Sol Budinger (56), while South African Matthew Montgomery also weighed in with 78.
There was never any guarantee that it would be enough in a tournament that has so far yielded 43 300-plus innings scores in 72 completed matches.
But, of the seven sides who have successfully chased 300-plus scores, Lancashire are the only team who have done it twice - and both were at Stanley Park, having also chased down 370-4 to beat Northants last week.
They now go on to meet Group A winners Sussex, who qualified earlier in the week for an automatic home semi, as they continue their pursuit of List A silverware for the first time since beating Derbyshire in the 1998 NatWest Trophy final.
The winners of the Sussex-Lancs semi-final will play the winners of the Hampshire-Kent semi at Trent Bridge on Saturday 17 September.
Lancashire centurion Steven Croft:
"It's a very nice feeling to be there at the end and get the lads through to the semi-final. White-ball wise, this is going to be up there for me. An unbeaten hundred on your home ground to get through to the semi-finals is something I won't forget.
"But it was a magnificent team effort. Lamby's knock at the end was the equal as mine. And everyone has chipped in with bat and ball throughout the competition.
"We had a great win here a week ago chasing around 50 more, so we knew it was gettable. It was a well calculated chase, although we wouldn't have minded losing a couple less wickets."
Nottinghamshire centurion Ben Slater:
"We felt happy enough with 338. Having seen the scores here last week, we were only 30 off that and it was a used wicket.
"Looking from the outside when I was on the boundary, they probably played it a bit better than we did in the middle - pushing it around a bit more. But it was only little things. I don't think there was anything major where we messed up.
"I knew my List A average was all right, but I didn't realise it was that good. I had a really good first year in List A cricket, and I took confidence from that. It's snowballed from there for me."
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On his home ground at Stanley Park, Blackpool, Croft's 115 not out helped Lancashire overhaul Notts' 338-8.
Ben Slater starred for Notts with a ton of his own - his third against Lancs.
But 37-year-old Croft saw his side home, well supported in a key 94-run stand with Danny Lamb (43).
Having come together with the hosts looking a little rocky on 237-6 in the 38th over, Lamb holed out with eight still needed to win off 13 balls, to create a mild ripple amongst the big August bank holiday weekend crowd.
But, on his 600th appearance in all forms of cricket, the vast majority of which have been for Lancashire, Croft kept his cool to win the game with the last of his 12 boundaries.
Nottinghamshire's total of 338-8 was triggered by a 98-run opening stand between centurion Slater and Sol Budinger (56), while South African Matthew Montgomery also weighed in with 78.
There was never any guarantee that it would be enough in a tournament that has so far yielded 43 300-plus innings scores in 72 completed matches.
But, of the seven sides who have successfully chased 300-plus scores, Lancashire are the only team who have done it twice - and both were at Stanley Park, having also chased down 370-4 to beat Northants last week.
They now go on to meet Group A winners Sussex, who qualified earlier in the week for an automatic home semi, as they continue their pursuit of List A silverware for the first time since beating Derbyshire in the 1998 NatWest Trophy final.
The winners of the Sussex-Lancs semi-final will play the winners of the Hampshire-Kent semi at Trent Bridge on Saturday 17 September.
Lancashire centurion Steven Croft:
"It's a very nice feeling to be there at the end and get the lads through to the semi-final. White-ball wise, this is going to be up there for me. An unbeaten hundred on your home ground to get through to the semi-finals is something I won't forget.
"But it was a magnificent team effort. Lamby's knock at the end was the equal as mine. And everyone has chipped in with bat and ball throughout the competition.
"We had a great win here a week ago chasing around 50 more, so we knew it was gettable. It was a well calculated chase, although we wouldn't have minded losing a couple less wickets."
Nottinghamshire centurion Ben Slater:
"We felt happy enough with 338. Having seen the scores here last week, we were only 30 off that and it was a used wicket.
"Looking from the outside when I was on the boundary, they probably played it a bit better than we did in the middle - pushing it around a bit more. But it was only little things. I don't think there was anything major where we messed up.
"I knew my List A average was all right, but I didn't realise it was that good. I had a really good first year in List A cricket, and I took confidence from that. It's snowballed from there for me."
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Kent set up a One-Day Cup semi-final against T20 Blast winners Hampshire with an 81-run win over Leicestershire.
Openers Joey Evison (62) and Ben Compton (56) put on 95 and Joe Denly's 65 off 51 balls led them to 325-8.
The home side were 77-3 in reply, with all three wickets for Harry Podmore.
Leicestershire skipper Wiaan Mulder passed 500 runs in the competition in his 81 off 71 balls but Grant Stewart polished off the tail with 4-42 as they were all out for 244 in the 43rd over.
The win prolongs the Kent white-ball career of 46-year-old all-rounder Darren Stevens - who was playing against his hometown club - for at least one more match as they head for the Ageas Bowl on Tuesday, with Sussex at home to Lancashire in the other semi-final.
In a match-up of two teams whose last 50-over trophies were a dim and distant memory - Kent lifted the B&H Cup in 1978 and Leicestershire did the same in 1985 - it was the Foxes who won the toss at Grace Road and opted to put the visitors in.
But Evison hit two successive sixes over long on off Louis Kimber on his way to a run-a-ball 50, supported by the consistent Compton, whose own half-century was his fifth in the One-Day Cup this season.
Kent were 166-2 after 30 overs before Compton was bowled by a beauty from Mulder, which clipped the top of off stump.
Denly hit two sixes and six fours but carelessly drilled a catch to cover, prompting an angry swish of the bat before he walked off, leaving Stevens to pick up the scoring rate with 41 off 24 balls.
Stevens fell in the 47th over, caught off Beuran Hendricks, but Harry Finch hit four boundaries off Mulder in the last over to finish 30 not out.
Such a target was always going to be a tall order for Leicestershire, whose highest successful chase in this season's competition was 263-6 against Gloucestershire at Bristol on 17 August.
Scott Steel settled well into the anchor role, but Podmore removed Nick Welch and Rishi Patel in the same over and then bowled Kimber to leave them on 77-3.
Steel and Mulder added 83 before the former, on 65, needlessly tried an ugly slog off Nathan Gilchrist after hitting 10 from the previous two deliveries and skied a catch.
When Mulder, who hit a six and nine fours, was bowled by one that kept low, Leicestershire's chances faded and their last five wickets went down for 30 runs in the space of five overs.
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Openers Joey Evison (62) and Ben Compton (56) put on 95 and Joe Denly's 65 off 51 balls led them to 325-8.
The home side were 77-3 in reply, with all three wickets for Harry Podmore.
Leicestershire skipper Wiaan Mulder passed 500 runs in the competition in his 81 off 71 balls but Grant Stewart polished off the tail with 4-42 as they were all out for 244 in the 43rd over.
The win prolongs the Kent white-ball career of 46-year-old all-rounder Darren Stevens - who was playing against his hometown club - for at least one more match as they head for the Ageas Bowl on Tuesday, with Sussex at home to Lancashire in the other semi-final.
In a match-up of two teams whose last 50-over trophies were a dim and distant memory - Kent lifted the B&H Cup in 1978 and Leicestershire did the same in 1985 - it was the Foxes who won the toss at Grace Road and opted to put the visitors in.
But Evison hit two successive sixes over long on off Louis Kimber on his way to a run-a-ball 50, supported by the consistent Compton, whose own half-century was his fifth in the One-Day Cup this season.
Kent were 166-2 after 30 overs before Compton was bowled by a beauty from Mulder, which clipped the top of off stump.
Denly hit two sixes and six fours but carelessly drilled a catch to cover, prompting an angry swish of the bat before he walked off, leaving Stevens to pick up the scoring rate with 41 off 24 balls.
Stevens fell in the 47th over, caught off Beuran Hendricks, but Harry Finch hit four boundaries off Mulder in the last over to finish 30 not out.
Such a target was always going to be a tall order for Leicestershire, whose highest successful chase in this season's competition was 263-6 against Gloucestershire at Bristol on 17 August.
Scott Steel settled well into the anchor role, but Podmore removed Nick Welch and Rishi Patel in the same over and then bowled Kimber to leave them on 77-3.
Steel and Mulder added 83 before the former, on 65, needlessly tried an ugly slog off Nathan Gilchrist after hitting 10 from the previous two deliveries and skied a catch.
When Mulder, who hit a six and nine fours, was bowled by one that kept low, Leicestershire's chances faded and their last five wickets went down for 30 runs in the space of five overs.
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Hove: Sussex v Lancashire
Ageas Bowl: Hampshire v Kent
Hove: Sussex v Lancashire
Ageas Bowl: Hampshire v Kent
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Kent and Lancashire players will "live out their dreams" as they face off in Saturday's One-Day Cup Final.
Spitfires wicketkeeper Ollie Robinson, whose unbeaten 206 at Worcestershire in their opening group match set the tone for Kent's campaign, say he can not wait to step out at Trent Bridge.
"As a kid you dream about playing in finals for your home county - it doesn't get better than that. We'll all be living the dream, fans included," the 23-year-old told BBC Radio Kent.
Meanwhile, Lancashire captain Keaton Jennings says leading the side out will be a "huge highlight of my career".
The opener - who lifted the trophy with Durham in 2014 - saw his side reach the final by edging Nottinghamshire at Blackpool and then Sussex in the semi-final at Hove, recovering from 67-5 to post 319-8.
"The guys have been fantastic. The games we've won, we've probably done so from positions where we've had no right to win them," he said.
"We've fought hard and scrapped. The belief that we can win from anywhere is vital."
Jennings will skipper the side despite the return of Dane Vilas from injury, but Matt Parkinson and Tom Hartley were not named in the squad following their Hundred commitments.
"To walk out representing Lancashire as a captain will be amazing," added Jennings, already a One-Day Cup winner with Durham in 2014.
"Even growing up in South Africa, you know all about Lancashire's history, so to go out and represent the county is a massive honour. Saturday will be a really good day against a good Kent side."
Kent have opted to keep faith with the squad who helped them qualify, meaning that their Hundred players Sam Billings, Zak Crawley, Jordan Cox, Daniel Bell-Drummond, Jack Leaning, Matt Milnes and Fred Klaassen are not considered.
Kent's interim coach Simon Cook, who stood in for Matt Walker during his Hundred commitments, said: "I put my marker in the sand early on that, if we got to the latter stages, we would stick with the players who got us there.
"The likes of Hamid Qadri and Nathan Gilchrist have really taken a step forward this year off the back of the opportunities they had in this competition last year."
One sub-plot to the occasion is the possibility that it will be a final Kent appearance for all-rounder Darren Stevens, who is being released by the club after 18 seasons at the age of 46.
Kent needed a last-ball six from Grant Stewart to beat Yorkshire in their penultimate Group B game.
Four days later Harry Podmore sealed a two-wicket win from the penultimate delivery in the final game against Lancashire at Canterbury to secure a place in the knockout stages, in which Stevens inspired victories back on his home ground at Leicester and then against Hampshire in the semi-final at Southampton, with 84 from 65 balls.
"To be doing what he's doing at 46 is remarkable," said his Kent team-mate Joe Denly.
"He's always in the nets, looking to improve and keeps churning out performances. That semi-final knock against Hampshire - he's almost writing his own scripts, getting us to the final. I'm sure he'll have a massive part to play in the final as well."
Jennings says his side are determined to be party-poopers, adding: "Stevo has been brilliant. Anyone who has that sort of longevity in the sport has to change, adapt and overcome adversity. He probably made his debut before a number of our changing room were born.
"It's been fantastic to see what he's achieved as a player. He's a fantastic cricketer and great man, but hopefully we come out on top and spoil his party."
Stevens added: "I've been a little bit frustrated and disappointed that we've never won the Championship. There have been a few occasions when I thought we had the team to do it. That'll probably haunt me for the rest of my career. But, walking away with two T20s (in 2007 and 2021) and, fingers crossed on Saturday we take the one-day trophy, then I'd be a very happy man."
This will be the fourth meeting between these sides in a limited-overs showpiece.
Lancashire lifted the 1971 Gillette Cup and though Kent avenged that defeat three years later, the Red Rose also came out on top in the 1995 meeting in the B&H Cup final.
This will be Lancashire's first List A final since 2006, when they lost the C&G Trophy - one of just six Lancashire defeats in 17 one-day cup finals.
Kent have lost the last eight List A finals they have contested, most recently in 2018, with their last win coming in the 1978 B&H Cup. They have lifted the trophy on five occasions but lost 10 finals.
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Spitfires wicketkeeper Ollie Robinson, whose unbeaten 206 at Worcestershire in their opening group match set the tone for Kent's campaign, say he can not wait to step out at Trent Bridge.
"As a kid you dream about playing in finals for your home county - it doesn't get better than that. We'll all be living the dream, fans included," the 23-year-old told BBC Radio Kent.
Meanwhile, Lancashire captain Keaton Jennings says leading the side out will be a "huge highlight of my career".
The opener - who lifted the trophy with Durham in 2014 - saw his side reach the final by edging Nottinghamshire at Blackpool and then Sussex in the semi-final at Hove, recovering from 67-5 to post 319-8.
"The guys have been fantastic. The games we've won, we've probably done so from positions where we've had no right to win them," he said.
"We've fought hard and scrapped. The belief that we can win from anywhere is vital."
Jennings will skipper the side despite the return of Dane Vilas from injury, but Matt Parkinson and Tom Hartley were not named in the squad following their Hundred commitments.
"To walk out representing Lancashire as a captain will be amazing," added Jennings, already a One-Day Cup winner with Durham in 2014.
"Even growing up in South Africa, you know all about Lancashire's history, so to go out and represent the county is a massive honour. Saturday will be a really good day against a good Kent side."
Kent have opted to keep faith with the squad who helped them qualify, meaning that their Hundred players Sam Billings, Zak Crawley, Jordan Cox, Daniel Bell-Drummond, Jack Leaning, Matt Milnes and Fred Klaassen are not considered.
Kent's interim coach Simon Cook, who stood in for Matt Walker during his Hundred commitments, said: "I put my marker in the sand early on that, if we got to the latter stages, we would stick with the players who got us there.
"The likes of Hamid Qadri and Nathan Gilchrist have really taken a step forward this year off the back of the opportunities they had in this competition last year."
One sub-plot to the occasion is the possibility that it will be a final Kent appearance for all-rounder Darren Stevens, who is being released by the club after 18 seasons at the age of 46.
Kent needed a last-ball six from Grant Stewart to beat Yorkshire in their penultimate Group B game.
Four days later Harry Podmore sealed a two-wicket win from the penultimate delivery in the final game against Lancashire at Canterbury to secure a place in the knockout stages, in which Stevens inspired victories back on his home ground at Leicester and then against Hampshire in the semi-final at Southampton, with 84 from 65 balls.
"To be doing what he's doing at 46 is remarkable," said his Kent team-mate Joe Denly.
"He's always in the nets, looking to improve and keeps churning out performances. That semi-final knock against Hampshire - he's almost writing his own scripts, getting us to the final. I'm sure he'll have a massive part to play in the final as well."
Jennings says his side are determined to be party-poopers, adding: "Stevo has been brilliant. Anyone who has that sort of longevity in the sport has to change, adapt and overcome adversity. He probably made his debut before a number of our changing room were born.
"It's been fantastic to see what he's achieved as a player. He's a fantastic cricketer and great man, but hopefully we come out on top and spoil his party."
Stevens added: "I've been a little bit frustrated and disappointed that we've never won the Championship. There have been a few occasions when I thought we had the team to do it. That'll probably haunt me for the rest of my career. But, walking away with two T20s (in 2007 and 2021) and, fingers crossed on Saturday we take the one-day trophy, then I'd be a very happy man."
This will be the fourth meeting between these sides in a limited-overs showpiece.
Lancashire lifted the 1971 Gillette Cup and though Kent avenged that defeat three years later, the Red Rose also came out on top in the 1995 meeting in the B&H Cup final.
This will be Lancashire's first List A final since 2006, when they lost the C&G Trophy - one of just six Lancashire defeats in 17 one-day cup finals.
Kent have lost the last eight List A finals they have contested, most recently in 2018, with their last win coming in the 1978 B&H Cup. They have lifted the trophy on five occasions but lost 10 finals.
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<b>KENT BEAT LANCS BY 21 RUNS</b>
Kent 306-6 v Lancs 285
<b>KENT BEAT LANCS BY 21 RUNS</b>
Kent 306-6 v Lancs 285
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<b>One-Day Cup: Kent end losing streak in finals to beat Lancashire at Trent Bridge</b>
Kent kept their cool with three superb match-winning catches as they beat Lancashire at Trent Bridge to win the One-Day Cup and claim their first List A trophy since 1978.
On-loan Notts all-rounder Joey Evison starred with 97 on his home ground as Kent posted 306-6 from their 50 overs.
Lancashire looked likely winners when Keaton Jennings (72) and Steven Croft (72) were in full flow.
Croft went to a superb catch from Alex Blake as they were all out for 285.
Man of the match Evison, who also took two wickets, including the key scalp of Dane Vilas, then raced in from deep mid-wicket to pull off another blinder to remove George Lavelle, before Nathan Gilchrist ended Danny Lamb's resistance on the square-leg boundary.
It was in stark contrast to Lancashire's sloppy fielding as Kent were allowed to post their fifth 300-plus total in nine matches in this season's competition.
Darren Stevens, playing his final game for Kent at the age of 46, chipped in with an unbeaten 33 and eight overs for 44 - but he was off the field nursing an injury when Kent finally secured victory to bring an end to their unwanted sequence of eight straight List A final defeats.
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Kent kept their cool with three superb match-winning catches as they beat Lancashire at Trent Bridge to win the One-Day Cup and claim their first List A trophy since 1978.
On-loan Notts all-rounder Joey Evison starred with 97 on his home ground as Kent posted 306-6 from their 50 overs.
Lancashire looked likely winners when Keaton Jennings (72) and Steven Croft (72) were in full flow.
Croft went to a superb catch from Alex Blake as they were all out for 285.
Man of the match Evison, who also took two wickets, including the key scalp of Dane Vilas, then raced in from deep mid-wicket to pull off another blinder to remove George Lavelle, before Nathan Gilchrist ended Danny Lamb's resistance on the square-leg boundary.
It was in stark contrast to Lancashire's sloppy fielding as Kent were allowed to post their fifth 300-plus total in nine matches in this season's competition.
Darren Stevens, playing his final game for Kent at the age of 46, chipped in with an unbeaten 33 and eight overs for 44 - but he was off the field nursing an injury when Kent finally secured victory to bring an end to their unwanted sequence of eight straight List A final defeats.
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Leicestershire Foxes all-rounder Wiaan Mulder has been awarded the Royal London Cup Player of the Year following the conclusion of the domestic 50-over competition.
Consistency was the key for Mulder who had a competition to remember for the Foxes, scoring 533 runs and taking 14 valuable wickets to make him statistically the number one player in the competition.
The Royal London Cup Player of the Year was selected by the PCA Most Valuable Player Rankings. The formula enables players to score or lose MVP points on every ball based on their expected performance for that ball in comparison to CricViz’s extensive historical database of 50-over cricket.
The South African starred throughout his nine 50-over fixtures as he helped the Foxes into the knockout stages, finishing with 177 MVP points. His 533 runs included passing 50 on five occasions and ended with a strike-rate of over 100.
His standout performance of the competition came in the second fixture where he achieved a huge 38.54 MVP points. Batting at number five, the 24-year-old hit an unbeaten 116 off 100 balls which included 14 fours and three maximums. He then backed up his efforts with the ball, taking four wickets for just 47 runs from his 10 overs. Removing both openers and conceding just 4.7 runs an over in a match where the economy exceeded seven proved to be invaluable as the Foxes won by 15 runs.
Also impressing with knocks of 81 off 71 balls against Kent and 71 not out off 65 deliveries against Surrey, he was shortlisted for the PCA’s August Player of the Month due to his fine form that saw him recalled to play in the final Test match of the summer for South Africa against England.
He claims the Royal London Cup Player of the Year trophy, as well as £2,500 MVP prize money and Mulder said:
“It is really special to win the Royal London Cup Player of the Year after the season we had at Leicestershire. We were unlucky to be knocked out in the T20s so it is super special for me to put in some match-winning performances in the Royal London Cup and the award shows me all the hard work I’ve put in over the years has paid off a little bit, I was very chuffed to even be in the running.
“The 50-over format is a favourite of mine, I am a massive fan of white-ball cricket and I think 50-over cricket tests your all-round skill. When you get in early and have to face the new ball you need good technique and shot selection and then near the end of the game it balances out where you need power and boundaries.
“I thought the standard of the Royal London Cup was really good, I thought the competition was well run and there is lots of opportunity for young guys to put their hands up to try and get into the four-day side or even for next year’s T20 as lots of the guys were playing in The Hundred. It will be interesting to see how it goes in the next couple of years.”
Mulder’s closest rivals were the highest point scorers in the batting and bowling departments. Stevie Eskinazi was in second place on the MVP ladder, 49 points behind on 128. However, just looking at batting points alone the Middlesex opener was the best performing player in the competition with 108 points, 11 ahead of Cheteshwar Pujara.
Brett Hutton ended in third position overall and number one on bowling points alone with the Notts Outlaws seamer securing 103 bowling points, 18 ahead of Sussex’s Ari Karvelas.
Despite Mulder’s dominance, it was Kent Spitfires who won the Royal London Cup during a fantastic final at Trent Bridge with all-rounder Joey Evison winning the Match MVP thanks to a well-constructed 97, which turned out to be the highest score of the match, and two wickets, including the key dismissal of Dane Vilas.
Consistency was the key for Mulder who had a competition to remember for the Foxes, scoring 533 runs and taking 14 valuable wickets to make him statistically the number one player in the competition.
The Royal London Cup Player of the Year was selected by the PCA Most Valuable Player Rankings. The formula enables players to score or lose MVP points on every ball based on their expected performance for that ball in comparison to CricViz’s extensive historical database of 50-over cricket.
The South African starred throughout his nine 50-over fixtures as he helped the Foxes into the knockout stages, finishing with 177 MVP points. His 533 runs included passing 50 on five occasions and ended with a strike-rate of over 100.
His standout performance of the competition came in the second fixture where he achieved a huge 38.54 MVP points. Batting at number five, the 24-year-old hit an unbeaten 116 off 100 balls which included 14 fours and three maximums. He then backed up his efforts with the ball, taking four wickets for just 47 runs from his 10 overs. Removing both openers and conceding just 4.7 runs an over in a match where the economy exceeded seven proved to be invaluable as the Foxes won by 15 runs.
Also impressing with knocks of 81 off 71 balls against Kent and 71 not out off 65 deliveries against Surrey, he was shortlisted for the PCA’s August Player of the Month due to his fine form that saw him recalled to play in the final Test match of the summer for South Africa against England.
He claims the Royal London Cup Player of the Year trophy, as well as £2,500 MVP prize money and Mulder said:
“It is really special to win the Royal London Cup Player of the Year after the season we had at Leicestershire. We were unlucky to be knocked out in the T20s so it is super special for me to put in some match-winning performances in the Royal London Cup and the award shows me all the hard work I’ve put in over the years has paid off a little bit, I was very chuffed to even be in the running.
“The 50-over format is a favourite of mine, I am a massive fan of white-ball cricket and I think 50-over cricket tests your all-round skill. When you get in early and have to face the new ball you need good technique and shot selection and then near the end of the game it balances out where you need power and boundaries.
“I thought the standard of the Royal London Cup was really good, I thought the competition was well run and there is lots of opportunity for young guys to put their hands up to try and get into the four-day side or even for next year’s T20 as lots of the guys were playing in The Hundred. It will be interesting to see how it goes in the next couple of years.”
Mulder’s closest rivals were the highest point scorers in the batting and bowling departments. Stevie Eskinazi was in second place on the MVP ladder, 49 points behind on 128. However, just looking at batting points alone the Middlesex opener was the best performing player in the competition with 108 points, 11 ahead of Cheteshwar Pujara.
Brett Hutton ended in third position overall and number one on bowling points alone with the Notts Outlaws seamer securing 103 bowling points, 18 ahead of Sussex’s Ari Karvelas.
Despite Mulder’s dominance, it was Kent Spitfires who won the Royal London Cup during a fantastic final at Trent Bridge with all-rounder Joey Evison winning the Match MVP thanks to a well-constructed 97, which turned out to be the highest score of the match, and two wickets, including the key dismissal of Dane Vilas.
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