Somerset tailender Ned Leonard was dismissed in the most bizarre way by Yorkshire's pacer Ben Cliff during the Second Eleven T20 Final at the Wormsley Cricket Ground in Stokenchurch on Tuesday, July 16.
The dismissal took place in the penultimate over of the Somerset's batting when Leonard attempted straight drive off Ben Cliff's full-length delivery. However, the ball hit on the shoulder of Alfie Ogborne, who was standing at the non-striker's and deflected towards the same bowler.
Ben Cliff kept his eyes on the ball till the last minute to take the easy deflection catch. Alfie apologised by showing his hands to Ned Leonard in a gesture of regret. The video of the same was shared by Yorkshire Viking on its X handle (formerly Twitter).
After opting to bat first, Somerset was bundled out for 191 in 20 overs. Joshua Thomas was the top-scorer as he played an innings of 52 off 37 balls, including 4 fours and 3 sixes, at a strike rate of 192.59. Finley Hill (35), James Drew (27) and Andrew Umeed (21) made vital contributions to Somerset's total.
For Yorkshire, George Hill led the bowling attack with four-wicket haul, while Ben Cliff and Dominic Leech combined five wickets each to bundle out Somerset below 200 runs.
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Somerset defeated Yorkshire by 66 runs to win Second Eleven T20 Final
Somerset registered 66-run win over Yorkshire to win the Second Eleven T20 title. After being bundled out for 191, Somerset bowlers dismissed Yorkshire for 125 in 16.4 overs.
Ned Leonard led the bowling attach by taking four wickets while conceding 25 runs with an economy rate of 6.52 in 3.5 overs. While, Alfie Ogborne and Kasey Aldridge picked two wickets each.
For Yorkshire, skipper William Luxton was the top scorer with 34 off 25 balls, while Harsh Vagadia and George Hill scored 27 and 22 balls. Apart from Luxton, Vagadia and Hill, none of the players managed to score above 20 runs in a 192-run chase.
After William Luxton's dismissal at 78/3, Yorkshire's batting began to collapse as they lost their remaining seven wickets in 47 runs in 7.4 overs.