Somerset secure First Division status as Blackwell scores century
Somerset obtained the fifth batting point - their maximum for the first time this season - and secured their First Division status at the end of the third day of their County Championship Division Two match against Leicestershire at Taunton
Staff and agencies
03-Sep-2000
Somerset obtained the fifth batting point - their maximum for the
first time this season - and secured their First Division status at
the end of the third day of their County Championship Division Two
match against Leicestershire at Taunton.
Somerset resumed on 273 for 6 and declared their innings at lunch at
411 for 7 in 103 overs with Ian Blackwell scoring 109. Having started
the day at 40, Blackwell shared a seventh wicket stand of 124 with
Peter Bowler (38 not out). Jason Kerr (19 not out) and Bowler batted
on for Somerset to get the fifth batting point.
Leicestershire started off poorly having lost Ian Sutcliffe early.
Then Darren Maddy (102) and Ben Smith (69) put on 148 for the second
wicket when Smith was out to Graham Rose. Maddy got out after scoring
his century and Darren Stevens quickly followed for a duck while Aftab
Habib was 34 not out at the close. Leicestershire ended the day at 233
for 4 in 69 overs.
