Latest news

South Africa captain Smith was playing his last game for the county before leaving for international duty and went out with a bang, hitting an unbeaten 64 to guide his side to a comfortable seven-wicket win.

Afterwards though, Smith said the efforts of the Sabres bowling attack were crucial in the win over Lancashire and the semi-final victory against reigning champions Leicestershire.

"It means a lot. It is a great feeling to have been part of it. It is just fantastic. I'm going away with a really good feeling," Smith said.

"I had a role to play but I wouldn't like to take all the credit. There are some good young players here and a good collective feeling.

"We defended 157 against Leicestershire and then kept Lancashire to 114. There's some good youth and there really can be a lot of success for this club in the future.

"They can only learn from playing games in front of crowds like this."