Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Tim Curtis	b Rose	27	-	-	-	-	-
Gordon Lord	c Mallender b Dredge	49	-	-	-	-	-
Graeme Hick	not out	405	469	555	35	11	86.35
Damian D'Oliveira	c Roebuck b Rose	0	-	-	-	-	-
Phil Neale (c)	c Marks b Mallender	0	-	-	-	-	-
Ian Botham	b Rose	7	-	-	-	-	-
Steve Rhodes †	c Felton b Dredge	56	-	-	-	-	-
Phil Newport	b Marks	27	-	-	-	-	-
Richard Illingworth	not out	31	-	-	-	-	-
Extras	(b 6, lb 16, nb 4)	26
Total	189.5 Ov (RR: 3.30)	628/7d
Did not bat: Neal Radford, Graham Dilley
Fall of wickets: 1-78, 2-112, 3-112, 4-119, 5-132, 6-397, 7-451

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Adrian Jones	32	4	97	0	3.03	-	-	-
Neil Mallender	32	9	86	1	2.68	-	-	-
Vic Marks	50	6	141	1	2.82	-	-	-
Graham Rose	31	8	101	3	3.25	-	-	-
Colin Dredge	34.5	8	133	2	3.81	-	-	-
Peter Roebuck	10	0	48	0	4.80	-	-	-

Somerset 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Nigel Felton	c Radford b Hick	24	-	-	-	-	-
Peter Roebuck (c)	lbw b Radford	0	-	-	-	-	-
Jon Hardy	c †Rhodes b Radford	39	-	-	-	-	-
Martin Crowe	c †Rhodes b Newport	28	-	-	-	-	-
Richard Harden	lbw b Hick	2	-	-	-	-	-
Vic Marks	c Botham b Newport	42	-	-	-	-	-
Neil Burns †	c Botham b Radford	32	-	-	-	-	-
Graham Rose	c Curtis b Newport	12	-	-	-	-	-
Neil Mallender	c †Rhodes b Newport	3	-	-	-	-	-
Colin Dredge	b Radford	16	-	-	-	-	-
Adrian Jones	not out	8	-	-	-	-	-
Extras	(lb 6, nb 10)	16
Total	70.5 Ov (RR: 3.13)	222
Fall of wickets: 1-1, 2-70, 3-70, 4-75, 5-147, 6-152, 7-166, 8-173, 9-203, 10-222

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Graham Dilley	12	0	40	0	3.33	-	-	-
Neal Radford	23.5	1	77	4	3.23	-	-	-
Phil Newport	17	4	59	4	3.47	-	-	-
Graeme Hick	8	3	18	2	2.25	-	-	-
Richard Illingworth	1	0	4	0	4.00	-	-	-
Ian Botham	9	3	18	0	2.00	-	-	-

Somerset 2nd Innings (Following on)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Nigel Felton	c †Rhodes b Newport	36	-	-	-	-	-
Peter Roebuck (c)	lbw b Radford	17	-	-	-	-	-
Jon Hardy	b Newport	0	-	-	-	-	-
Martin Crowe	c Lord b Radford	53	-	-	-	-	-
Richard Harden	lbw b Newport	3	-	-	-	-	-
Vic Marks	c Hick b Newport	7	-	-	-	-	-
Neil Burns †	c Illingworth b Hick	11	-	-	-	-	-
Graham Rose	c †Rhodes b Newport	30	-	-	-	-	-
Neil Mallender	lbw b Radford	1	-	-	-	-	-
Colin Dredge	c Curtis b Newport	17	-	-	-	-	-
Adrian Jones	not out	3	-	-	-	-	-
Extras	(b 2, lb 1, nb 11)	14
Total	74.3 Ov (RR: 2.57)	192
Fall of wickets: 1-49, 2-59, 3-62, 4-74, 5-90, 6-111, 7-154, 8-167, 9-185, 10-192

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Graham Dilley	14	2	40	0	2.85	-	-	-
Neal Radford	17	6	39	3	2.29	-	-	-
Phil Newport	15.3	3	50	6	3.22	-	-	-
Graeme Hick	11	4	15	1	1.36	-	-	-
Richard Illingworth	11	4	20	0	1.81	-	-	-
Ian Botham	6	2	25	0	4.16	-	-	-

Close of Play

Thu, 05 May - day 1 - Worcs 1st innings 312/5 (Graeme Hick 179*, Steve Rhodes 40*)

Fri, 06 May - day 2 - Somerset 1st innings 103/4 (Martin Crowe 11*, Vic Marks 20*)

Sat, 07 May - day 3 - Somerset 2nd innings 143/6 (Martin Crowe 47*, Graham Rose 13*)

Sun, 08 May - rest day

Mon, 09 May - day 4 - Somerset 2nd innings 192 (74.3 ov) - end of match

Match Details

County Ground, Taunton
Toss	Worcestershire, elected to bat first
Series	Britannic Assurance County Championship
Season	1988
Match days	day (4-day match)
Umpires	Ray Julian Roy Palmer
Points	Worcestershire 23, Somerset 4

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Somerset Innings

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
GR Dilley	14	2	40	0	2.85
NV Radford	17	6	39	3	2.29
PJ Newport	15.3	3	50	6	3.22
GA Hick	11	4	15	1	1.36
RK Illingworth	11	4	20	0	1.81
IT Botham	6	2	25	0	4.16

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