04/09Result

Specsavers County Championship Division One at Taunton, Sep 4-5 2018

Match tied

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Keshav Maharaj takes seven as Lancashire secure thrilling tie against Somerset

Keshav Maharaj returned 7 for 37 as Lancashire claimed an unlikely tie from a drama-packed Specsavers County Championship match with Somerset at Taunton.

Match Centre

Match Details

The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton

Series

Specsavers County Championship Division One 2018

Toss

Lancashire , elected to bat first

Season

2018

Hours of play (local time)

10.30am start, Lunch 12.30-13.10, Tea 15.10-15.30, Close 17.30

Match days

04,05 September 2018 (4-day match)

First-class debut

Ben Green

Umpires

Paul Baldwin

Jeremy Lloyds

Points

Somerset 11, Lancashire 11

Scorecard Summary

26.4

Maharaj to Leach, OUT,

MJ Leach c Bailey b Maharaj 0 (10m 4b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

26.3

Maharaj to Leach, no run,

26.2

Maharaj to Leach, no run,

26.1

Maharaj to Leach, no run,

END OF OVER:
26 | (maiden) | SOM: 77/9

Jamie Overton6 (16b)
Jack Leach0 (0b)

Graham Onions11-2-28-3
Keshav Maharaj13-4-37-6

25.6

Onions to J Overton, no run,

25.5

Onions to J Overton, no run,

Match Coverage

All Match News

Taunton pitch 'below average verging on poor' - Lancashire's Paul Allott
Lancashire have accused Somerset of producing a pitch that is "below average verging on poor" after 22 wickets fell on the first day of their Championship match at Taunton
Keshav Maharaj takes seven as Lancashire secure thrilling tie against Somerset
Keshav Maharaj returned 7 for 37 as Lancashire claimed an unlikely tie from a drama-packed Specsavers County Championship match with Somerset at Taunton.
Taunton pitch under scrutiny as 22 wickets fall
Jack Leach has seven wickets, much batting was inept and an ECB warning hangs over Somerset... the jury is in session

Somerset INNINGS		R	B
ME Trescothick	lbw	0	9
BGF Green	caught	16	39
Azhar Ali	caught	0	1
JC Hildreth	bowled	7	7
TB Abell	stumped	7	5
SM Davies	lbw	2	8
L Gregory	lbw	12	32
DM Bess	stumped	19	36
C Overton	lbw	4	3
J Overton	not out	6	16
MJ Leach	caught	0	4
EXTRAS	(lb 4)
TOTAL	77 (all out; 26.4 ovs)

Lancashire BOWLING	O	M	R	W	Econ
KA Maharaj	13.4	4	37	7	2.70
G Onions	11.0	2	28	3	2.54
MW Parkinson	2.0	0	8	0	4.00

Somerset 4th innings Partnerships

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	5	ME Trescothick	BGF Green
2nd	0	Azhar Ali	BGF Green
3rd	7	JC Hildreth	BGF Green
4th	8	TB Abell	BGF Green
5th	3	SM Davies	BGF Green
6th	14	L Gregory	BGF Green
7th	19	L Gregory	DM Bess
8th	8	C Overton	DM Bess
9th	13	J Overton	DM Bess
10th	0	MJ Leach	J Overton

County Championship Division One

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
ESSEX	2	1	0	1	35
WARKS	2	0	0	2	28
WORCS	2	0	0	2	27
SOM	2	0	0	2	26
SURR	2	0	0	2	25
KENT	2	0	0	2	24
LANCS	2	0	0	2	21
HANTS	2	0	0	1	20
DURH	2	0	0	1	19
NOTTS	2	0	1	1	18

The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton

Series

Toss

Season

Hours of play (local time)

Match days

First-class debut

Umpires

Points

LANCASHIRE 99(39.1 OVERS)1ST INNINGS

SOMERSET 192(46 OVERS)1ST INNINGS

LANCASHIRE 170(52.5 OVERS)2ND INNINGS

SOMERSET 77(26.4 OVERS)2ND INNINGS

END OF OVER:26 | (maiden) | SOM: 77/9

Taunton pitch 'below average verging on poor' - Lancashire's Paul Allott

Keshav Maharaj takes seven as Lancashire secure thrilling tie against Somerset

Taunton pitch under scrutiny as 22 wickets fall

LANCASHIRE 99(39.1 OVERS)
1ST INNINGS

SOMERSET 192(46 OVERS)
1ST INNINGS

LANCASHIRE 170(52.5 OVERS)
2ND INNINGS

SOMERSET 77(26.4 OVERS)
2ND INNINGS

END OF OVER:
26 | (maiden) | SOM: 77/9