Ilminster won the Somerset Cricket Foundation Major Knock Out Cup when they beat Midsomer Norton by six wickets in the final at the Cooper Associates County Ground in front of a large crowd on Sunday afternoon.
After winning the toss and batting first, Midsomer Norton found runs hard to come by against a tidy Ilminster attack, who reduced them to 41 for three by the end of the sixth over.
Nicky Pang and Brad Parry then added 36 before Lachlan Rice accounted for Pang, who made 22.
Parry went for 20 after which keeper Richard Staines made some late runs to end unbeaten on 27 as Midsomer Norton ended on 122 for seven from their 20 overs.
For Ilminster, Sam Grinter was the pick of the bowlers, taking two for 32 from his four overs.
When they replied, the Ilminster openers Josh Lee and Adeesha Nanayakkara took the total onto 31 when Lee was out for 12, followed soon after by his opening partner for 19. When Jon Hurford followed in the sixth over, Ilminster found themselves 38 for three.
Lachlan Rice and the experienced Sam Spurway then came together and steadied the situation, taking the total onto 71 when Spurway was out for 11.
Skipper Rice was then joined by Charlie Vickery, and the pair remained at the crease together to see Ilminster to 125 without further loss off the penultimate ball of the 18th over.
Rice ended unbeaten on 46, which he made off 40 balls with five 4s and one 6, while Vickery remained not out 24 from 20 with four 4s.
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