Wharton and Bess star as Yorkshire out-gun Spitfires for place in semis

Yorkshire secured a home semifinal in the Metro Bank Cup after coasting to a 76-run victory over the Kent Spitfires at Canterbury.

- by Harriet Sutton

James Wharton hit a century as Yorkshire posted 301-9 and Dom Bess then took 4-43 as the Spitfires were dismissed for 225.

Wharton hit 118 from 106 balls, while Imam-ul-Haq was the next highest scorer with 70, while Ekansh Singh took 3-42 before making 71 during the Kent reply.

Jaydn Denly was the hosts' top scorer with 77 but they lost wickets too frequently to sustain a chase and were all out with 5.4 overs remaining.