Matches (14)

WI v BDESH (1)

IND in ENG (1)

IND-W in SL (1)

ENG v IND (1)

Papua New Guinea in Singapore (1)

NAM T20 (1)

Vitality Blast (8)

RESULT • 2nd T20I • Roseau

WI

BAN

(20 ov, T:194) 158/6

West Indies won by 35 runs

Stumps • 5th TEST • Birmingham

INDIA

(45 ov) 416 & 125/3

ENG

284

Day 3 - India lead by 257 runs.

RESULT

Taunton, August 19 - 22, 2018, Specsavers County Championship Division One

324 & 202

(T:336) 191 & 290

Somerset won by 45 runs

Jack Leach's eight-for keeps Somerset in title hunt

Jack Leach's eight-for keeps Somerset in title hunt

A career-best haul from Somerset's England spinner saw Essex beaten by 45 runs in a close encounter at Taunton

22-Aug-2018•Matt Roller at Taunton

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Scorecard summary

Somerset • 324/10(100.3 overs)

1st INNINGS

Marcus Trescothick 95 (158)

Tom Abell 70 (143)

Peter Siddle5/80 (26)

Jamie Porter3/82 (24.3)

Essex • 191/10(66.4 overs)

1st INNINGS

Ryan ten Doeschate 73 (137)

Dan Lawrence 28 (55)

Jamie Overton3/40 (8.4)

Jack Leach2/27 (19)

Somerset • 202/10(66.3 overs)

2nd INNINGS

Eddie Byrom 42 (113)

Steven Davies 29 (71)

Simon Harmer4/69 (25)

Sam Cook2/23 (12)

Essex • 290/10(106 overs)

2nd INNINGS

Nick Browne 86 (181)

Tom Westley 56 (128)

Jack Leach8/85 (48)

Dom Bess1/78 (26)

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end of over 1061 run • 1 wicket

ESSEX: 290/10CRR: 2.73

Sam Cook3 (16)

Jack Leach 48-16-85-8

Dom Bess 26-3-78-1

105.6

W

Leach to Porter, OUT

Jamie Porter lbw b Leach 0 (28m 20b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0

105.5

•

Leach to Porter, no run

105.4

•

Leach to Porter, no run

105.3

1

Leach to Cook, 1 run

105.2

•

Leach to Cook, no run

105.1

•

Leach to Cook, no run

end of over 1051 run

ESSEX: 289/9CRR: 2.75

Jamie Porter0 (17)

Sam Cook2 (13)

Dom Bess 26-3-78-1

Jack Leach 47-16-84-7

104.6

•

Bess to Porter, no run

104.5

1

Bess to Cook, 1 run

104.4

•

Bess to Cook, no run

104.3

•

Bess to Cook, no run

104.2

•

Bess to Cook, no run

104.1

•

Bess to Cook, no run

end of over 1041 run

ESSEX: 288/9CRR: 2.76

Jamie Porter0 (16)

Sam Cook1 (8)

Jack Leach 47-16-84-7

Dom Bess 25-3-77-1

103.6

•

Leach to Porter, no run

103.5

•

Leach to Porter, no run

103.4

1

Leach to Cook, 1 run

103.3

•

Leach to Cook, no run

103.2

•

Leach to Cook, no run

103.1

•

Leach to Cook, no run

end of over 103Maiden

ESSEX: 287/9CRR: 2.78

Jamie Porter0 (14)

Sam Cook0 (4)

Dom Bess 25-3-77-1

Jack Leach 46-16-83-7

102.6

•

Bess to Porter, no run

102.5

•

Bess to Porter, no run

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Match details

County Ground, Taunton
Toss	Somerset, elected to bat first
Series	Specsavers County Championship Division One
Season	2018
Hours of play (local time)	11am start, Lunch 13.00-13.40, Tea 15.40-16.00, Close 18.00
Match days	19,20,21,22 August 2018 - day (4-day match)
Umpires	Ben Debenham David Millns
Reserve Umpire	James Middlebrook
Points	Somerset 22, Essex 3

Match Coverage

Jack Leach's eight-for keeps Somerset in title hunt

A career-best haul from Somerset's England spinner saw Essex beaten by 45 runs in a close encounter at Taunton

Jack Leach's eight-for keeps Somerset in title hunt

Nick Browne and Tom Westley give Essex chance to control own destiny

The defending champions made sizeable inroads into a demanding chase, but still face the prospect of combatting Jack Leach and Dom Bess on the final day

Nick Browne and Tom Westley give Essex chance to control own destiny

Leach and Bess poised as normal service resumed at Taunton

Jack Leach and Dom Bess have only 14 wickets between them but they will anticipate getting among Essex before this match is through

Leach and Bess poised as normal service resumed at Taunton

Trescothick, wiping his glasses, is back in the old routine

Championship cricket returned to Taunton for the first time in 68 days and Marcus Trescothick wasted no time adding to his enormous runs tally

Trescothick, wiping his glasses, is back in the old routine

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Essex Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
NLJ Browne	caught	86	181
V Chopra	lbw	24	41
T Westley	lbw	56	128
DW Lawrence	bowled	21	53
RN ten Doeschate	bowled	50	79
RS Bopara	bowled	27	59
AJA Wheater	caught	1	9
SR Harmer	caught	4	33
PM Siddle	caught	6	18
JA Porter	lbw	0	20
SJ Cook	not out	3	16
Extras	(b 4, lb 6, nb 2)
Total	290(10 wkts; 106 ovs)

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	58	Varun Chopra	Nick Browne
2nd	113	Tom Westley	Nick Browne
3rd	0	Tom Westley	Dan Lawrence
4th	54	Ryan ten Doeschate	Dan Lawrence
5th	31	Ravi Bopara	Ryan ten Doeschate
6th	2	Ravi Bopara	Adam Wheater
7th	23	Ravi Bopara	Simon Harmer
8th	0	Peter Siddle	Simon Harmer
9th	6	Peter Siddle	Jamie Porter
10th	3	Jamie Porter	Sam Cook

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Specsavers County Championship Division One

TEAM	M	W	L	D	PT
SURR	14	10	1	3	254
SOM	14	7	2	4	208
ESSEX	14	7	4	2	187
YORKS	14	5	5	3	158
HANTS	14	4	5	5	144
NOTTS	14	4	8	2	133
LANCS	14	3	7	3	133
WORCS	14	2	10	2	104

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