BIRMINGHAM, Saturday - Harry Gurney starred as Nottinghamshire held on to beat Warwickshire by 22 runs to win the English T20 Blast for the first time at Edgbaston on Saturday.
After a shaky start batting first, Samit Patel (64 not out) and Brendan Taylor (65) powered Notts to a match-winning total of 190-4. Warwickshire, playing in front of a raucous crowd at their home ground in Birmingham, also lost early wickets though, and despite a brilliant 72 from young batsman Sam Hain, ultimately fell well short. Former England international Twenty20 bowler Gurney was the hero for Nottinghamshire, as he took 4-17 from his four overs with a mix of slower balls and cutters.
Hain put on 55 with big-hitting New Zealander Colin de Grandhomme, but Gurney dismissed them both to leave the lower order with too much to do. Having also won the One-Day Cup final in July, Nottinghamshire are the first side to complete England's limited-overs double since Hampshire in 2012. Notts had been in big trouble when England seam bowler Chris Woakes reduced them to 30-3, taking the big wickets of his international team-mate Alex Hales, Riki Wessels and Tom Moores. But Zimbabwean batsman Taylor teamed up with England all-rounder Patel to compile a crucial fourth-wicket partnership of 132.
Scores from finals day of the English T20 Blast at Edgbaston on Saturday:
FINAL
Nottinghamshire 190-4 (B Taylor 65, S Patel 64 no; C Woakes 3-29) v Warwickshire 168-8 (S Hain 72; H Gurney 4-17)
Nottinghamshire beat Warwickshire by 22 runs
SEMI-FINALS
Warwickshire 175-9 (E Pollock 50) v Glamorgan 164 (J Rudolph 65; O Stone 3-29, C Woakes 3-40)
Warwickshire beat Glamorgan by 11 runs
Nottinghamshire 169-7 v Hampshire 146 (J Vince 56; H Gurney 3-19, S Mullaney 3-22)
Nottinghamshire beat Hampshire by 23 runs.
Notts players celebrate winning the T20 Blast title-- AFP
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