Gayle and Jayawardene star for Somerset
Somerset beat Hampshire by six wickets in South Division of English county cricket's Twenty20 Blast.
LONDON (AFP) - Chris Gayle and Mahela Jayawardene were both in the runs as Somerset beat Hampshire by six wickets in the South Division of English county cricket s Twenty20 Blast at Taunton on Sunday.
West Indies batsman Gayle struck three typically huge sixes and four fours on his way to 52 before the left-hander was bowled by Will Smith.
Jayawardene, who retired from Sri Lanka duty after last year s World Cup, then saw Somerset to their modest target of 134 with an unbeaten 45 off 32 balls, including a six and six fours.
Somerset s Jamie Overton and Max Waller had earlier taken four wickets each as Hampshire were dismissed for a modest 133.
Overton, a pace bowler, took the wickets of Hampshire opener Michael Carberry (17), skipper James Vince (10), West Indies all-rounder Darren Sammy (nought) and Gareth Berg (four) at a cost of just 22 runs, while leg-spinner Waller took four for 33.
Elsewhere New Zealand wicket-keeper Luke Ronchi s 53 helped Warwickshire beat Lancashire by 18 runs under the Duckworth/Lewis method at Edgbaston.
Yorkshire claimed their first Blast win of the season, by the narrowest margin as they defeated Derbyshire by one run in a rain-marred match at Headingley.
Chasing Derbyshire s total of 153 for nine, Yorkshire, faced only nine overs but reached 67 for three, which was the precise score they needed to secure a win under the Duckworth/Lewis method.
Former England opener Adam Lyth hit two sixes and three fours in a 16-ball 30 and New Zealand s Kane Williamson made 21 off 20 deliveries faced.
