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Bob Willis Trophy: Somerset reach Lord's final after beating Worcestershire to top Central Group

Essex the opponents in five-day final; Yorkshire go top of North Group with win over Leicestershire after Derbyshire lose to Lancashire

Jack Brooks, Somerset, Bob Willis Trophy
Image: Jack Brooks took 2-35 as Somerset booked their place in the Bob Willis Trophy final at Lord's

Somerset are back at Lord's for the second successive summer after defeating Worcestershire by 60 runs at Blackfinch New Road to seal a spot in the Bob Willis Trophy final.

The Royal London One-Day Cup holders set the home side a target of 245 and dismissed them for 184 midway through the afternoon session. Worcs vs Somerset scorecard

Lewis Gregory and Josh Davey, with three wickets apiece, were the main architects of Worcestershire's downfall but it was another impressive team performance and put the icing on a hugely successful Trophy campaign.

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Somerset won four of their five matches and were only denied almost certain victory by the rain in the other match against Warwickshire at Edgbaston. Their tally of 97 points is comfortably the highest by any county.

Yorkshire wrapped up a 10-wicket victory over Leicestershire shortly after lunch on day four at Emerald Headingley.

The unbeaten White Rose, boosted by Jordan Thompson's maiden five-wicket haul, secured their third win to go with two draws and moved to the top of the North Group table.

Leicestershire, beginning the day on 78-5 in their second innings with a deficit of 50, were bowled out for 161, setting a victory target of 34.

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Jordan Thompson, Yorkshire, Bob Willis Trophy
Image: Jordan Thompson took 5-31 as Yorkshire bowled Leicestershire out for 161

Openers Adam Lyth and Tom Kohler-Cadmore completed the formalities at 1.30pm, within 6.2 overs of the chase, finishing on 14 and 23 respectively.

Although Yorkshire top the North Group, it is not be enough for them to reach the five-day final at Lord's, starting on September 23. The hosts claimed 21 points to Leicestershire's three. Yorkshire vs Leics scorecard

Yorkshire overtook Derbyshire, who endured a calamitous afternoon session on the final day of their clash at Liverpool as Lancashire secured a resounding 178-run victory half an hour before the close of play.

The visitors lost six wickets for 17 runs in a frenetic half hour period after lunch that saw them go from 118-2 to 135-8 thanks to the Red Rose's young left arm spinners Jack Morley and Tom Hartley.

Danny Lamb, Lancashire, Bob Willis Trophy
Image: Danny Lamb took 3-12 after hitting his maiden first-class fifty in Lancashire's win over Derbyshire

Not even a brave rear-guard action from Mattie McKiernan and Sam Conners could save Derbyshire, who were eventually bowled out for 202, 178 runs short of the nominal target of 381.

The determined tail end pair shared a ninth wicket partnership of 60 runs in just over 36 overs which frustrated Lancashire for 107 minutes until Conners fell for nine, lbw to Morley.

McKiernan had time to reach his maiden first-class half century, but he became the last man out when Danny Lamb trapped him in front for 55 to finish with 3-12. Lancashire vs Derbyshire scorecard

England Test opener Rory Burns added 52 to his first innings hundred to lead Surrey to their first victory of the campaign, at the final attempt, in a six-wicket win against Sussex at the Kia Oval.

Rory Burns
Image: Rory Burns added a second-innings 52 to his century in the first as Surrey beat Sussex

Surrey captain Burns was joined in a decisive third-wicket partnership of 64 in 14 overs by Jamie Smith, who scored 33 from 51 balls as a fourth innings target of 156 was chased down in 44.5 overs on a turning pitch.

There was a late twist to a well-contested match, however, when 16-year-old debutant James Coles - Sussex's youngest first-class cricketer - dismissed both Smith and Burns in the space of four balls to leave Surrey 120-4.

Ben Foakes, with a single to his name, then edged Delray Rawlins just short of slip but he survived to finish on 13 not out, hitting the winning blow when he pulled the same bowler for six after a necessarily circumspect fifth-wicket stand of 37 in 18 overs with Will Jacks, who ended up unbeaten on 22.

Victory was eventually completed a little over an hour after lunch on a day which began with Sussex resuming their second innings on 109-9 after a torrid final session the previous evening against Surrey spinners Dan Moriarty and Amar Virdi. Surrey vs Sussex scorecard

Glamorgan battled bravely to a draw in their final Trophy match of the campaign as Warwickshire's Ian Bell brought down the curtain on his 20-year first-class career at Sophia Gardens.

It ends a disappointing four-day campaign for Glamorgan, whose batsmen have failed to get going throughout the competition, despite a rotation policy that has seen a number of fringe players being handed opportunities in the top order.

Bell's final contributions yielded 140 runs for the county he has served so well, and he was given an ovation by both teams, umpires and coaching staff as he left the field for the final time.

Resuming their pursuit of 331 on 9-0 on the final morning, Glamorgan were 69-2 at lunch and much credit

goes to Nick Selman in the afternoon for his defiant innings of 73 as he battled hard to save the match. Glamorgan vs Warks scorecard

A frustrating last-wicket partnership of 45 between Brydon Carse and Ben Raine ensured that Durham earned a draw from their match against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge.

When the pair came together Durham had a lead of 156 over their hosts, with around 30 overs still remaining in the contest. Carse's eventual dismissal, for 31, meant that the target had jumped to 202 from 17 overs.

Nottinghamshire, through the powerful hitting of Peter Trego and the deftness of Ben Duckett, gave it a go before agreeing to call off the chase on 82 for one, with only 7.4 overs left. Notts vs Durham scorecard