Vitality Blast: Somerset triumph on Finals Day with 14-run win over Essex in final at Edgbaston

Somerset edged out Essex by 14 runs to win the 2023 Vitality Blast, their first triumph in the competition for 18 years following their Finals Day win in 2005. Somerset twice defended modest totals, of 142-7 against Surrey in the second semi-final and 145 all out in the final, with an inspired bowling effort from…

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‘We have a spirit of cricket issue!’ | Late drama at the Vitality Blast | Video

Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player There was incredible drama late on in the Vitality Blast as Essex’s Simon Harmer was run out after clashing into Birmingham Bears’ bowler Dominic Drakes on the way to the crease! Source

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Bournemouth transfer move: Justin Kluivert completes switch to Vitality Stadium from Roma

Bournemouth have signed winger Justin Kluivert from Italian club Roma for an undisclosed fee. The 24-year-old, who was capped twice by the Netherlands in 2018, has agreed to a “long-term contract” at the Vitality Stadium. He becomes the Premier League club’s first signing since the appointment of head coach Andoni Iraola following the sacking of…

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England name squad for Netball World Cup | Jess Thirlby: Vitality Roses ‘capable of challenging’

Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player England head coach Jess Thirlby claims that the Roses are spoiled for choice with the shooters she has selected for this summer’s World Cup and suggests that the squad can beat anyone England head coach Jess Thirlby claims that the Roses are spoiled for choice…

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