Dramatic finish keeps Surrey top of Vitality Blast South Group

Conor McKerr scored a four off the final ball as Surrey maintained their place at the top of Vitality Blast’s South Group with a nail-biting victory over second-placed Somerset.

McKerr smashed the only delivery he faced through the covers to deny Peter Siddle a hat-trick and his side the points in dramatic style at the Oval.

Replying to Somerset’s 144 for eight, opener Will Jacks got the home side off to a solid start and was still there unbeaten on 66 at the end, with 32 of his runs coming in boundaries.

Earlier Tom Banton had top-scored for the visitors with 39 as Gus Atkinson and McKerr took two wickets apiece to limit the damage.

Ian Cockbain and Glenn Phillips both scored fifties to help Gloucestershire beat Kent by five runs at Canterbury.

The pair came together at 85 for two, with Cockbain adding 64 for 46 balls and Phillips 62 from 37 – a knock which included four sixes – as the visitors amassed 195 for four.

Joe Denly, Jordan Cox, Alex Blake and Jack Leaning, who hit an unbeaten 37 from just 18 balls, all made it into the thirties but no further, as Mohammad Amir and Josh Shaw took two for 30 and two for 36 respectively to limit the home side to 190 for five from their 20 overs.

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Sam Northeast plundered a 46-ball 89 as Glamorgan romped to an eight-wicket victory over Middlesex at Cardiff.

Set 172 for victory, the home side got there with 5.4 overs to spare after Northeast, who scored three sixes and 12 fours, and skipper David Lloyd had put together an opening stand of 150.

Earlier Max Holden’s half-century had provided the foundation for Middlesex’s total of 171 for seven.

The opener had reached 58 from 51 balls when he was caught off the bowling of Dan