Tom Kohler-Cadmore shoulders blame after T20 Blast point ‘lost’ by Yorkshire Vikings in tie with Birmingham Bears

Yorkshire Vikings' Tom Kohler-Cadmore scores the final run to secure a tie against Birmingham at Headingley. Picture: Anna Gowthorpe/SWpix.com

TOM KOHLER-CADMORE blamed himself for Yorkshire’s failure to beat Birmingham Bears in a dramatic tie at Emerald Headingley.

The stand-in captain, who scored 76 not out as Yorkshire replied to 177-4 with the same score, said: “It was my fault in the chase. I should have knocked them off.

“We’ve got a point, but it’s not good enough given the position we were in.

“I was the one who batted through (the innings), and it should be on me to win the game for the team; I didn’t.

Yorkshire Vikings' Jonathan Tattersall and Tom Kohler-Cadmore make the final run to secure a draw Picture: by Anna Gowthorpe/SWpix.com

“If it was someone else in the same position, it would have been on them; when you bat through the innings, you should control it and win the game.”

Yorkshire blew a great opportunity to gain their second victory in the competition going into Friday’s Roses clash against leaders Lancashire at Old Trafford.

Instead, they are sixth in the table with a record of one win, three defeats, two no-results and a tie, with five points from seven fixtures.

“It was definitely a point lost,” added Kohler-Cadmore. “Throughout the chase we were in front.

“They bowled a couple of good overs towards the end, but even then I should have seen it home for the team. I felt like we deserved to win, but we’ve lost a point.”

Jim Troughton, the Birmingham Bears’ head coach, admitted that his side got out of jail.

“With six overs to go, we looked dead and buried,” he said. “It looked like a game only Yorkshire could lose.