Somerset (145) beat Essex (131) by 14 runsMatt Henry takes four wickets as Essex’s chase falters
Tom Kohler-Cadmore leapt to his left, landing with white leather in hand, and suddenly the maroon corner of Edgbaston roared, Lewis Gregory danced deliriously, and Matt Henry had his 31st wicket of the tournament. Somerset: T20 Blast champions 2023.
They have waited. Oh my, they have waited. They have suffered. Oh my, they have suffered, tears and sweat so often combining to form a losing gloop. Eighteen years; a trio of semi-final defeats; a quartet of agonising stumbles at the last hurdle – all forgotten now. So often they have watched fireworks puncture the night skies celebrating the feats of others. Now it was their turn.
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