Yorks beat Foxes, Somerset stun Northants - T20 Blast round-up

T20 Blast: Yorks beat Foxes, Somerset stun NorthantsImage source, ShutterstockImage caption, Adam Lyth's hundred against Leicestershire was his first in T20 cricket since 2017Published5 minutes agoVeteran opener Adam Lyth struck an undefeated 131 from 63 balls – the highest score of this year's Vitality Blast – as Yorkshire closed in on a quarter-final place with a 41-run win over Leicestershire Foxes at Headingley.Lyth's innings, the second T20 hundred of his career, keeps the Tykes on course to qualify from the North Group although they remain second behind Notts Outlaws, who squeezed past Durham by two runs for a sixth straight victory.Northamptonshire Steelbacks' 100% record finally came to an end in comprehensive fashion as they fell to a 105-run defeat at home to holders Somerset, although they stay eight points clear at the top of the Central & West Group.Second-placed Gloucestershire lost to Warwickshire Bears by 30 runs, while Worcestershire Rapids strengthened their quarter-final prospects, leapfrogging Glamorgan in the table after a 15-run win in a low-scoring affair at Cardiff.Hampshire Hawks' England paceman Sonny Baker captured four wickets to maintain their momentum at the top of the South Group, holding off Kent Spitfires by 19 runs.In the same group, Middlesex all-rounder Luke Hollman starred with bat and ball to end his side's run of five successive losses as they defeated Essex by four wickets at Chelmsford.Today's scorecardsT20 Blast tablesNorth Group: Tye and Hassan send Foxes packingImage source, ShutterstockImage caption, AJ Tye's figures of 4-15 were the Yorkshire seamer's best of the tournament so farLyth and Jonny Bairstow gave Yorkshire a strong base against Leicestershire Foxes, sharing an opening stand of 91 before England leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed (3-33) slowed the Tykes' progress by pinning Bairstow leg before.But Lyth's wicket proved elusive and the opener posted a 55-ball hundr...