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The final day of the Vodafone Challenge match at Taunton between Somerset and the West Indies promises to be exciting

Another good session for Somerset has kept them on course to become the first county side to beat the West Indies this summer and to claim the £11,000 prize money on offer from sponsors Vodafone

The New-Look Barbados team presented a mixture of exciting and enigmatic stuff yesterday

Somerset's first innings ended 25 minutes before lunch on the second day when they were bowled out for 488

A splendid unbeaten 151 from Keith Parsons, his highest first class score, ensured that Jamie Cox's decision to bat first against the tourists was justified

Bidding to become the first county side to beat the West Indies this summer Somerset, who elected to bat first, had reached 101-3 by lunch on the first morning of their Vodafone Challenge Match at Taunton

The first day of cricket at the island's newest first-class venue was one in which both Barbados and South Africa 'A'will claim some degree of satisfaction

Warwickshire's search for their first Championship win at Edgbaston since last September continued as their game against Middlesex fizzled out into a predictable draw

This was as euphoric a day for England cricketers as they could have dreamed of

England swept into what could be a very useful lead over the West Indies on the second morning of the Fourth Test at Headingley, thanks to an intense, determined seventh-wicket partnership between Michael Vaughan and Graeme Hick that added 98 runs

England sensationally tightened their grip on the second day of the Fourth Test against West Indies at Headingley

A rampant England team shattered the West Indian top-order batting in a superb performance in the field on the first morning of the crucial Fourth Test at Headingley

After the rain beat the teams at Old Trafford, this enthralling series between England and West Indies remains wide open at one victory to each side and two matches to play

Justin Langer became a thorn in Warwickshire's side for the second day running at Edgbaston

A rampant England team shattered the West Indian batting in a superb performance in the field on the first day of the crucial Fourth Test at Headingley

For over twelve years now Curtly Ambrose has been putting the fear of God up batsmen all over the world

Former England Test batsman Rob Bailey highlighted the West Indies' bowling problems leading up to next Thursday's Fourth Test at Headingley

Overnight, it was all set up so nicely

Divan Van Wyk continued his top form in the Costcutter U15 World Challenge 2000 with a superb innings to put South Africa in the driving seat in their semi-final against West Indies at Hove

England began the final day knowing that a quick breakthrough by their bowlers might just give them an outside chance of victory in the Third Test against the West Indies