T20 Blast: Birmingham Bears and Somerset book quarter-final places
Birmingham Bears and Somerset became the first two teams to book their place in this season's T20 Blast quarter-finals as they both enjoyed local derby triumphs.
They cannot now be caught on 20 points, four clear of second-placed Surrey, while there are three other sides still chasing the three remaining places, as holders Hampshire, Essex and Kent are all on 14 points.In North Group, the Bears made it five wins in a row as they saw off Worcestershire Rapids for the second Friday night running to clinch their place in the last eight with two games to spare.
Lancashire climbed into second in the group, with two home games to come, on a night when Jos Buttler went past 10,000 runs in T20 cricket, only the ninth man to achieve that feat.Middlesexwhen they chased down 253 to sensationally beat Surrey, the magic lasted just 24 hours.Kent SpitfiresBut George Linde and Joey Evison both took three wickets as the visitors subsided to 173 all out.
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