Northants vs Somerset, at Taunton, Sep 12 2001 - Match Result

RESULT

Taunton, September 12 - 15, 2001, CricInfo Championship Division One

Northamptonshire

463/9d & 432/9d

(T:246) 650 & 250/6

Somerset won by 4 wickets

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Scorecard summary

Northamptonshire • 463/9(134 overs)

1st INNINGS

208 (358)

Richard Johnson

4/90 (37)

144 (236)

4/111 (35)

Somerset • 650/10(137.3 overs)

1st INNINGS

139 (196)

4/100 (25)

122 (181)

2/120 (28)

Northamptonshire • 432/9(89.2 overs)

2nd INNINGS

101 (153)

5/122 (39.2)

88 (89)

3/188 (31)

Somerset • 250/6(42.3 overs)

2nd INNINGS

86 (105)

4/85 (16)

65 (93)

1/107 (18.3)

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Match details

County Ground, Taunton
Toss	Somerset, elected to field first
Series	CricInfo Championship Division One
Season	2001
Match days	day (4-day match)
Umpires	Mark Benson Tony Clarkson
Points	Somerset 20, Northamptonshire 7

Match Coverage

Fitting end to the season says Anderson

Just a few minutes after close of play on the last day of the CricInfo Championship season at Taunton during which Somerset had beaten Northants, Chief Executive Peter Anderson told me, "This was a fitting way to end the championship season

Fitting end to the season says Anderson

Northants relegated as Somerset pull-off run chase

Northamptonshire were relegated to the Second Division of the CricInfo Championship but they went down fighting at Taunton

Northants relegated as Somerset pull-off run chase

Somerset break records against Northants as they clinch second place

Keith Parsons hit a Championship-best 139 as Somerset posted a massive 650 against relegation candidates Northants at Taunton

Somerset break records against Northants as they clinch second place

Somerset on verge of clinching runners-up spot

Somerset closed to within touching distance of their first ever runners-up finish in the Championship as Matt Wood hit his maiden century on a rain-interrupted second day at Taunton

Somerset on verge of clinching runners-up spot

Twenty six runs away from second place a fabulous team effort says Shine

The coach went on, "The highlight of the day was Matthew Wood's century

Twenty six runs away from second place a fabulous team effort says Shine

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Somerset Innings

Player Name		R	B
J Cox	caught	86	105
MJ Wood	caught	65	93
ID Blackwell	caught	0	1
M Burns	run out	26	15
MN Lathwell	bowled	14	15
KA Parsons	not out	36	19
KP Dutch	caught	2	4
RJ Turner	not out	6	3
Extras	(b 4, lb 11)
Total	250(6 wkts; 42.3 ovs)

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	147	Jamie Cox	Matt Wood
2nd	3	Ian Blackwell	Matt Wood
3rd	27	Mike Burns	Matt Wood
4th	10	Mark Lathwell	Mike Burns
5th	47	Mark Lathwell	Keith Parsons
6th	3	Keith Parsons	Keith Dutch
7th	13	Keith Parsons	Robert Turner

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CricInfo Championship Division One

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
YOR	16	9	3	4	219
SOM	16	6	2	8	203
KEN	16	4	3	9	176
SUR	16	3	1	11	169.5
LEI	16	5	6	5	165
LAN	16	4	5	5	153
NOR	16	2	5	9	148
GLA	16	2	5	8	133
ESS	16	2	7	7	116