T20 Blast: Ben Sanderson hat-trick seals Northants win, Essex & Gloucestershire lose
As in Notts game, there was also a hat-trick – of sorts – at Canterbury where Surrey’s Mitchell Santner dismissed Joe Denly and Tom Rogers at the end of the 13th over and produced the throw at the start of the next, bowled by Nathan Smith, to run out Zak Crawley for 46 attempting a second run.
Crawley’s dismissal effectively ended any hopes Kent had of chasing down a target of 194, and although Santner’s actual hat-trick ball at the start of the 17th over did not result in a wicket, he finished with 3-28 as they came up short on 151-9.
Earlier, Pope hit a 29-ball 50 as he and Dom Sibley put on 83 for Surrey’s first wicket, but the visitors slumped to 126-5 before Evans – who was dropped on 15 – smashed four sixes in reaching his own half-century from nine balls fewer as he and Ollie Sykes added 54 to help them post a score of 193-7.
At Sophia Gardens, Glamorgan all-rounder Ben Kellaway’s versatility brought about the downfall of dangerous Michael Pepper for 60 as Essex totalled 183-8 from their 20 overs.
Having been hit for two big leg-side sixes bowling right-arm as the Essex batter passed 50 off 27 balls, he switched to left-arm and had him caught at cover.
Carlson led the run-chase in an opening stand of 91 with Will Smale, but missed out on a hundred when he was caught behind by Pepper off Paul Walter with just nine runs needed and Glamorgan reached 185-4 with an over to spare.
An innings of 42 off 39 balls by Ollie Price was the only score of note for Gloucestershire, who were held in check by Hampshire’s pace attack at the Utilita Bowl, headed by John Turner, who took 3-28.
The visitors needed early wickets after posting such a below-par total but although James Vince went for 17, opener Toby Albert breezed to an unbeaten 73 off 44 balls, with four sixes and eight fours, as Hampshire reached 121-3 off 15 overs to win by seven wickets.
Somerset made it three out of three with an ultimately comfortable seven-wicket win over Sussex Sharks at Hove, where the home side posted 166-8, thanks mainly to John Simpson’s 58 off 42 balls, with Matt Henry taking 3-29.
The visitors lost Will Smeed early, but two of their four Toms – Kohler-Cadmore and Lammonby – shared a stand of 89 in nine overs before the latter fell to Jack Carson for 35.
Kohler-Cadmore continued to 64 off 43 balls and after he was bowled by Tymal Mills, Tom Abell and Thomas Rew finished the job, hitting a six each as they reached 169-3 with two overs in hand.