All-rounder Andrew Salter was named player of the match in the Royal London Cup final against Durham following a fine performance with both bat and ball.
Salter made a vital 33 runs from just 22 balls before taking three key wickets as he registered figures of 3/42.
“It is a great day for the club and when I look back on today I would say it is probably the biggest performance of my career," said Salter.
“I look back on 2013 and the final at Lord’s, when I was 20 or 21 and was just trying to bowl straight and hoping it didn’t bounce twice and with the nerves and the excitement that day just flew by, so it is nice to kind of revisit that day by playing in a final with a bit more experience, and to help the boys out is something special.
“I always get a bit excited when a leftie comes to the crease and that one straightened nicely to Lees, which got me into my spell. But I didn’t do anything special, just tried to build some pressure and bowl some dots and hope that when they take that risk and hit out I’ve got the fielders in the right place and I bowl the right delivery."
Salter was quick to credit captain Kiran Carlson who set the tone for the victory with 82 from just 59 balls and led the side with great 'maturity.'
“I’d like to make a special mention of Kiran, who has led the boys with maturity and played a captain’s innings today. To see a young player like him taking the reins and backing it up with a big innings, it’s an exciting time for the club.
"We have come into this competition without a lot of expectation, as real underdogs. We lost a lot of our key players to The Hundred, so that gave us a bit of freedom to play and see what we could do. Fingers crossed it is not going to be the last trophy for a while.”