Trescothick ton dominates high-scoring draw
Somerset's bid to land their first County Championship title suffered a potentially fatal blow when they inexplicably batted throughout the final day at Canterbury
03/08Result
County Championship Division One at Canterbury, Aug 3-6 2010
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![Somerset]( "Somerset")
380 & 387/7d (127.2 ov) -
![Kent]( "Kent")
372
03/08Result
County Championship Division One at Canterbury, Aug 3-6 2010
-
![Somerset]( "Somerset")
380 & 387/7d (127.2 ov) -
![Kent]( "Kent")
372
Match Centre
Match Details
Toss
Somerset , elected to bat first
Season
Hours of play (local time)
11am start, Lunch 13.00-13.40, Tea 15.40-16.00, Close 18.00
Match days
3,4,5,6 August 2010 (4-day match)
Points
Kent 10, Somerset 10
Scorecard Summary
SOMERSET 380 (103.4 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- James Hildreth151 (188)
- Arul Suppiah125 (231)
- Amjad Khan3/89 (26.4)
- Azhar Mahmood3/65 (22)
KENT 372 (98.2 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Geraint Jones178 (248)
- Martin van Jaarsveld71 (137)
- Ben Phillips5/72 (28)
- Murali Kartik2/50 (18)
SOMERSET 387/7d (127.2 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Marcus Trescothick*188 (392)
- Craig Kieswetter58 (126)
- Rob Key2/31 (11.2)
- James Tredwell5/95 (42)
Match Coverage
All Match NewsTrescothick ton dominates high-scoring draw
Somerset's bid to land their first County Championship title suffered a potentially fatal blow when they inexplicably batted throughout the final day at Canterbury
Jones ton gives Kent the edge
A career-best 178 by former England wicketkeeper Geraint Jones coupled withthree last-session wickets for James Tredwell saw Kent take the initiative onday three against County Championship title hopefuls Somerset
van Jaarsveld and Jones revive Kent
Martin van Jaarsveld and Geraint Jones rescued Kent with a gritty unbroken fourth-wicket stand of 128 in 36 overs
Hildreth and Suppiah hit hundreds
Centuries from James Hildreth and Arul Suppiah ensured championship-chasing Somerset dominated the Canterbury cricket week fixture against Kent