SOMERSET are through to the final of the Metro Bank One Day Cup after beating Leicestershire by 23 runs at Taunton on Sunday (Aug 18).

A career best of 115 not out from Lewis Goldsworthy enabled Somerset to score 334 for four while the visitors were limited to 311 for nine.

Asked to bat George Thomas and Andy Umeed put on 91 before Thomas was out for 47. Umeed went onto make 57 off 76 balls with seven fours which saw Somerset 120 for two in the 27th over.

James Rew joined Goldsworthy and it was Rew who brought up the 200 with a single in the 39th over. Rew and Goldsworthy added 131 for the third wicket before he was caught for 71 off 57 balls.

Sean Dickson joined Goldsworthy who went to a deserved century off 79 balls. After adding 52 in four overs Dickson perished for 18 which saw Ben Green blast an unbeaten 17. Goldsworthy’s unbeaten 115 came off 86 balls.

When Leicestershire responded they moved onto 54 before Josh Davey had Sol Budinger caught for 33. With the total on 96 Green had Lewis Hill caught by Thomas for 19.

Green struck again when he bowled Ian Holland for 40 leaving the visitors 101 for three in the 19th over. Five runs later Green claimed the wicket of Ajinkya Rahan with Leicestershire 126 for four.

Peter Handscomb and Ben Cox took advantage of some loose bowling; the former saw up the 200 with a six in the 35th over, shortly after which the 100 partnership came up off 13.4 overs.

A couple of good overs from Aldridge and Davey reined the visitors in and with 10 overs remaining Leicestershire needed 99 runs to win with six wickets left.

Aldridge had Cox caught by Rew for 49 and suddenly the momentum swung back to Somerset.

Leach came back into the attack with with his second ball had Kimber caught. Aldridge claimed the wicket of new batter Liam Travaskis which made Leicestershire 245 for seven.

Handscomb went to his century with a boundary in the 45th over. All the while he was still in the middle the game was in the balance but when Davey had Handscomb caught by Umeed for 111 it was virtually all over.

Green ended with 3-63 from his 10 overs, while Aldridge took 2-41 and Davey 2-54.

Somerset face Glamorgan in the final at Trent Bridge on Sunday, September 22.