Somerset's hopes recede as rain forces draw
Somerset's hopes of a first ever County Championship title subsided as their rain-ruined game with Durham at Taunton petered out into a draw
24/08Result
County Championship Division One at Taunton, Aug 24-27 2010
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![Somerset]( "Somerset")
400/6d -
![Durham]( "Durham")
37/0 (15 ov)
24/08Result
County Championship Division One at Taunton, Aug 24-27 2010
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![Somerset]( "Somerset")
400/6d -
![Durham]( "Durham")
37/0 (15 ov)
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
24,25,26,27 August 2010 (4-day match)
Points
Somerset 8, Durham 5
Scorecard Summary
SOMERSET 400/6d (104.4 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Marcus Trescothick128 (175)
- Craig Kieswetter75 (101)
- Dale Benkenstein2/17 (3)
- Scott Borthwick1/38 (7.4)
DURHAM 37/0 (15 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Michael Di Venuto*10 (34)
- Mark Stoneman*22 (56)
- Ben Phillips0/2 (4)
- Murali Kartik0/4 (3)
Match Coverage
All Match NewsSomerset's hopes recede as rain forces draw
Somerset's hopes of a first ever County Championship title subsided as their rain-ruined game with Durham at Taunton petered out into a draw
Rain ruins Taunton clash
Play was abandoned without a ball bowled in the County Championship match between Somerset and Durham for the second successive day at Taunton after a 2.30pm pitch inspection
Rain hits Somerset's title push
No play was possible on the second day of title-chasing Somerset's County Championship match with Durham at Taunton
In-form Trescothick makes Durham suffer
Marcus Trescothick took his run tally in his last five County Championship innings to 551 with a superb 128 on a rain-delayed opening day against Durham at Taunton
