RESULT

Taunton, June 09 - 12, 2018, Specsavers County Championship Division One

Somerset

(T:248) 392 & 250/4

Nottinghamshire

(f/o) 134 & 505

Somerset won by 6 wickets

Matt Renshaw helps Somerset scoot top of the County Championship

This was Taunton at its finest - an engrossing finale watched with time-honoured angst by spectators emotionally wedded to the culture and history of the county game

Jun 12, 2018

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Scorecard summary

Somerset • 392/10(122.4 overs)

1st INNINGS

Matt Renshaw 106 (171)

Steven Davies *92 (179)

Matthew Carter5/113 (37)

Samit Patel2/92 (26.4)

Nottinghamshire • 134/10(37.1 overs)

1st INNINGS

Ross Taylor 74 (89)

Steven Mullaney 19 (13)

Craig Overton4/53 (12.1)

Tom Abell2/21 (6)

Nottinghamshire • 505/10(146.1 overs)

2nd INNINGS

Tom Moores 103 (117)

Steven Mullaney 94 (141)

Roelof van der Merwe4/138 (48)

Josh Davey4/76 (22.1)

Somerset • 250/4(67.2 overs)

2nd INNINGS

Matt Renshaw 61 (132)

Tom Abell *46 (64)

Matthew Carter3/82 (21)

Steven Mullaney1/22 (7)

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67.2

Libby to Davies, FOUR runs

67.1

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Libby to Davies, no run

end of over 67Maiden

SOM: 246/4CRR: 3.67

Tom Abell46 (64)

Steven Davies40 (51)

Billy Root 3-1-10-0

Jake Libby 2-0-9-0

66.6

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Root to Abell, no run

66.5

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Root to Abell, no run

66.4

•

Root to Abell, no run

66.3

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Root to Abell, no run

66.2

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Root to Abell, no run

66.1

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Root to Abell, no run

end of over 667 runs

SOM: 246/4CRR: 3.72

Steven Davies40 (51)

Tom Abell46 (58)

Jake Libby 2-0-9-0

Billy Root 2-0-10-0

65.6

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Libby to Davies, no run

65.5

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Libby to Davies, no run

65.4

Libby to Abell, 3 runs

65.3

Libby to Abell, FOUR runs

65.2

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Libby to Abell, no run

65.1

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Libby to Abell, no run

end of over 652 runs

SOM: 239/4CRR: 3.67

Steven Davies40 (49)

Tom Abell39 (54)

Billy Root 2-0-10-0

Jake Libby 1-0-2-0

64.6

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Root to Davies, no run

64.5

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Root to Davies, no run

64.4

Root to Abell, 1 run

64.3

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Root to Abell, no run

64.2

Root to Davies, 1 run

64.1

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Root to Davies, 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	09,10,11,12 June 2018 - day (4-day match)
Umpires	Neil Bainton Richard Illingworth
Points	Somerset 22, Nottinghamshire 2

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Somerset Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
MT Renshaw	caught	61	132
EJ Byrom	caught	22	34
GA Bartlett	bowled	43	72
JC Hildreth	caught	21	50
TB Abell	not out	46	64
SM Davies	not out	44	53
Extras	(b 8, lb 3, nb 2)
Total	250(4 wkts; 67.2 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
LJ Fletcher	7	1	21	0	3 (1 nb)
ME Milnes	6	1	21	0	3.5
SJ Mullaney	7	1	22	1	3.14
M Carter	21	4	82	3	3.9
SR Patel	21	4	70	0	3.33
WT Root	3	1	10	0	3.33
JD Libby	2.2	0	13	0	5.57

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	29	Eddie Byrom	Matt Renshaw
2nd	96	Matt Renshaw	George Bartlett
3rd	29	James Hildreth	Matt Renshaw
4th	9	James Hildreth	Tom Abell
5th	87	Steven Davies	Tom Abell

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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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