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Explosive Spearman leads Gloucestershire to final

Craig Spearman chose the ideal time to make amends for a meagre Twenty20 season with a match-winning 55-ball 86 to put Gloucestershire into the final, for the first time, at Edgbaston with 19 deliveries to spare

04-Aug-2007•The Bulletin by Andrew McGlashan at Edgbaston

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Scorecard summary

Lancashire1 Inn

148/6(20 overs)

33 (29)

2/16 (4)

32 (19)

1/16 (3)

Gloucestershire2 Inn

152/2(16.5 overs)

86 (55)

1/21 (4)

*33 (32)

1/24 (3)

Match details

GroundEdgbaston, Birmingham

TossGloucestershire, elected to field first

Series

Twenty20 Cup

Season2007

Player Of The Match

Craig Spearman

Series resultGloucestershire advanced

Hours of play (local time)11.30 start, First Session 11.30-12.45, Interval 12.45-13.00, Second Session 13.00-14.15

Match days4 August 2007 - day (20-over match)

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