Gloucs vs Somerset, at Bristol, Apr 18 2003 - Match Result

RESULT

Bristol, April 18 - 21, 2003, Frizzell County Championship Division Two

Gloucestershire

203 & 368

(T:283) 289 & 274

Gloucs won by 8 runs

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Scorecard summary

Gloucestershire • 203/10(62.2 overs)

1st INNINGS

42 (37)

Richard Johnson

3/27 (13.2)

42 (53)

3/65 (20)

Somerset • 289/10(65.2 overs)

1st INNINGS

Richard Johnson

118 (95)

6/58 (21)

59* (163)

2/64 (16)

Gloucestershire • 368/10(133 overs)

2nd INNINGS

78 (181)

5/87 (35)

78* (252)

3/45 (21)

Somerset • 274/10(102 overs)

2nd INNINGS

67 (151)

3/69 (28)

50 (154)

3/77 (27)

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Match details

The Royal & Sun Alliance County Ground, Bristol
Toss	Gloucestershire, elected to bat first
Series	Frizzell County Championship Division Two
Season	2003
Match days	day (4-day match)
Umpires	Graham Burgess Peter Hartley
Points	Gloucestershire 18, Somerset 5

Match Coverage

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Johnson century rescues the Cidermen at Bristol

Somerset live to fight another day after a career best innings from Richard Johnson who blasted his way to an unbeaten 106 to keep the Cidermen's hopes alive in their opening county championship of the season at Bristol on Friday

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Somerset Innings

Player Name		R	B
PD Bowler	lbw	50	154
ME Trescothick	caught	10	26
M Burns	lbw	25	51
J Cox	lbw	67	151
JDC Bryant	caught	31	95
ID Blackwell	caught	0	2
RJ Turner	caught	15	42
AW Laraman	bowled	23	58
RL Johnson	not out	11	21
NAM McLean	caught	3	11
SRG Francis	caught	1	8
Extras	(b 10, lb 10, nb 14, w 4)
Total	274(10 wkts; 102 ovs)

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	18	Peter Bowler	Marcus Trescothick
2nd	56	Peter Bowler	Mike Burns
3rd	50	Peter Bowler	Jamie Cox
4th	80	Jamie Cox	James Bryant
5th	0	James Bryant	Ian Blackwell
6th	25	Robert Turner	James Bryant
7th	8	Robert Turner	Aaron Laraman
8th	25	Richard Johnson	Aaron Laraman
9th	9	Nixon McLean	Richard Johnson
10th	3	Richard Johnson	Simon Francis

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Frizzell County Championship Division Two

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
WOR	16	10	1	5	245.75
NOR	16	10	2	4	245
GLO	16	5	2	9	190
YOR	16	4	5	7	184.5
GLA	16	5	5	6	183
DUR	16	5	7	4	159.25
SOM	16	4	8	4	157
HAM	16	2	6	8	140
DER	16	2	11	3	114
ESS	-	-	-	-	-
LAN	-	-	-	-	-
MID	-	-	-	-	-
SUR	-	-	-	-	-
SUS	-	-	-	-	-