One-Day Cup: Ryan Higgins brings Gloucestershire home to a four-wicket win over Somerset

Ryan Higgins brought Gloucestershire home in the One-Day Cup derby with an unbeaten 30 in 16 balls as Somerset were beaten by four wickets at Bristol.

With 18 needed from 12 balls, Higgins struck Tim Groenewald for a six over square leg and four wide of long-off before striking the winning boundary.

Graeme van Buuren's 61 led the chase while Jack Taylor made an important 43.

Lewis Gregory struck 52 to give Somerset a score of 242-9 to defend but they slipped to their first defeat.

After winning the toss, Somerset laboured and Azhar Ali took 85 balls for his 43 before becoming the first of Tom Smith's victims.

Gregory finally gave the innings some impetus and struck four sixes in a 33-ball stay, but Benny Howell's 3-45 helped keep the visitors in check.

At 114-5, Gloucestershire were in trouble but van Buuren made 61 from 62 balls before Higgins and Taylor completed the chase in the final over.

A third win in five matches keeps Gloucestershire on course for the knockout stage while Somerset remain top of the South Group despite their first defeat of any sort this season, having also won both their opening two County Championship games.

Gloucestershire head coach Richard Dawson:

"I was delighted with the way we never panicked in chasing down the target. Graeme van Buuren and Jack Taylor judged their innings so well and as a team we played with a good deal of intelligence.

"The two innings were very similar and there was some great fielding from both sides, with Tom Abell absolutely outstanding for Somerset. That's what made it such a close game.

"We would have batted first had we won the toss because the pitch was only going to get slower. We have been playing good cricket at home and will be looking for more of the same against Glamorgan here on Tuesday."

Somerset head coach Jason Kerr:

"We have played so well this season up to now. I was happy enough with the target we set on that pitch and we should have defended it. But Gloucestershire were better than us.

"We didn't execute our skills with the ball at the end and it made the difference. You have to credit them for the way they managed their innings after a slow start.

"We had a good look at the pitch and decided it wasn't going to turn, which it didn't. That is why we didn't bring in a spinner and took the decision to go with the line-up which had done so well for us."