Royal London One Day Cup 2024 Points Table: Updated standings after Somerset vs Derbyshire, Match 41

Hampshire emerged victorious against Lancashire in the 34th match of the 2024 Royal London One Day Cup on Sunday, August 4.

Middlesex successfully chased down their required target with five wickets to spare against Kent in the 35th game of the season, while Northamptonshire registered a thumping 130-run win over Worcestershire in the 36th fixture of this campaign and the third game of the day.

Derbyshire, Glamorgan, Warwickshire, and Nottinghamshire defeated Somerset, Essex, Gloucestershire, and Surrey in the 37th, 38th, 39th, and 40th games of the tournament, respectively.

County Ground, Hove, saw Leicestershire beat Sussex in a high-scoring close encounter in the 41st match of the tournament.

Derbyshire, having won four out of their five games this season, occupy the top spot in Group A with eight points and a net run rate of +0.813. Worcestershire, Somerset, and Hampshire have all scored six points after the completion of 41 matches this campaign. They occupy the second, third, and fourth spots, respectively.

Having played four games each, Kent, Middlesex, and Durham have all won two and lost two games, and they occupy the fifth, sixth, and seventh spots with four points each. They have net run rates of -0.307, -0.533, and -0.799, respectively.

Northamptonshire and Lancashire languish at the bottom of group A standings, occupying the eighth and ninth places, respectively.

Here's the updated Group A standings:

Pos	Group A	Mat	Won	Lost	Tied	NR	Pts	NRR
1	Derbyshire	5	4	1	0	0	8	0.813
2	Worcestershire	4	3	1	0	0	6	0.936
3	Somerset	5	3	2	0	0	6	0.715
4	Hampshire	4	3	1	0	0	6	0.601
5	Kent	4	2	2	0	0	4	-0.307
6	Middlesex	4	2	2	0	0	4	-0.553
7	Durham	4	2	2	0	0	4	-0.799
8	Northamptonshire	5	1	4	0	0	2	0.117
9	Lancashire	5	0	5	0	0	0	-1.362

In Group B, Glamorgan and Warwickshire enjoy a perfect record, having played five games each. With 10 points and a net run rate of +1.252 and +1.041, Glamorgan and Warwickshire occupy first and second place, respectively.

Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire, with three wins so far, are in the third and fourth spots with six points each to their name. Gloucestershire and Yorkshire have accumulated four points in Group B, and they occupy the fifth and sixth positions, with net run rates of -0.138 and -0.246, respectively.

Essex, with just one win in four matches, are in the seventh position with just two points, while Sussex and Surrey are yet to win a game this season. Both Sussex and Surrey have lost all five of their games, and they invariably languish at the bottom of the points table, occupying the eighth and ninth places, respectively.

Here's the updated Group B standings:

Pos	Teams	Mat	Won	Lost	Tie	N/R	Pts	NRR
1	Glamorgan	5	5	0	0	0	10	1.252
2	Warwickshire	5	5	0	0	0	10	1.041
3	Nottinghamshire	5	3	2	0	0	6	0.542
4	Leicestershire	4	3	1	0	0	6	-0.649
5	Gloucestershire	5	2	3	0	0	4	-0.138
6	Yorkshire	4	2	2	0	0	4	-0.246
7	Essex	4	1	3	0	0	2	-0.006
8	Sussex	5	0	5	0	0	0	-0.582
9	Surrey	5	0	5	0	0	0	-1.715

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Leicestershire post 363 to trump Sussex in game 41

Leicestershire were put into bat by Sussex in the seventh fixture of the day at the County Ground, Hove. Leicestershire openers Ian Holland (65 off 67) and Sol Budinger (84 off 77) gave their team a phenomenal start, scoring at a strike rate of 97.01 and 109.09, respectively, and sharing a total of 14 boundaries and seven sixes between them.

Ajinkya Rahane (68 off 57) and Peter Handscomb (119 off 80) took over from where the openers left, giving their side massive propulsion in the first innings. In the end, Leicestershire managed to put together 363/7 in the first innings, with Peter Handscomb scoring his runs at a strike rate of 148.75, hitting 15 boundaries and two sixes in his 119-run innings.

Sussex’s batting duo of the two Toms, Tom Clark (72 off 74) and Tom Haines (129 off 110), gave their team a fantastic start as they chased a 364-run target.

Skipper John Simpson (85 off 51) too played his part in the Sussex batting lineup, but they fell short of the required target by 10 runs, handing Leicestershire an all-important win in the 41st encounter.