Ned Leonard, in only his fifth appearance in the Vitality T20 Blast, recorded career-best figures of 5/25 against his former employers Somerset as Glamorgan completed their first victory in the short format at Taunton since 13 August 2017 as they beat their West Country opponents by just two runs and ended a sequence of seven successive defeats in the competition at the ground. (writes Andrew Hignell)
As the list below shows, Ned is the fifth Glamorgan bowler to take a five-for in T20 cricket
5/11 - Marnus Labuschagne v Somerset at Sophia Gardens, 2024.
5/14 - Graham Wagg v Worcestershire at Worcester, 2013.
5/16 - Ryan Watkins v Gloucestershire at Sophia Gardens, 2009.
5/17 - Michael Hogan v Gloucestershire at Sophia Gardens, 2017.
5/18 - Michael Hogan v Surrey at The Oval, 2022.
5/25 - Ned Leonard v Somerset at Taunton, 2025.
Supported by some outstanding ground fielding and catching, plus a nerveless final over from Dan Douthwaite, who had earlier bludgeoned a match changing 56 from just 32 balls, Ned’s efforts saw Glamorgan to a thrilling two-run success. As the list below shows, this is something that they had achieved twice before in the T20 competition, with their one-run victory at Taunton remaining as their narrowest success against Somerset.
1 run v Kent at Tunbridge Wells, 2015.
1 run v Somerset at Taunton, 2017.
1 run v Surrey at Sophia Gardens, 2021.
2 runs v Sussex at Sophia Gardens, 2011.
2 runs v Somerset at Sophia Gardens, 2015.
2 runs v Somerset at Taunton, 2025.