Somerset are the new leaders in One-Day Cup Group A after beating Worcestershire at Taunton – but the star of the day was Gloucestershire’s Miles Hammond in Group B with an excellent match-winning century.
With only one game left, Gloucestershire cannot catch runaway top two Glamorgan and Warwickshire, but victory lifted them into third place above holders Leicestershire, who have a game in hand at home to Glamorgan on Sunday.
Josh Blake hit 100 not out as he and 19-year-old Ollie Sykes (87 off 56 balls) shared an unbroken stand of 155 as Surrey cruised to an 89-run win over Essex.
In the even more congested Group A, Somerset became the first side to reach 10 points after their fifth win in seven games but, despite losing, second-placed Worcestershire, third-placed Hampshire, and fourth-placed Derbyshire all remain within two points.
Hampshire started the day second, with four wins from five games, but they lost to Durham who crossed the Northumberland border to Gosforth to win for the third time in six games.
