Warwickshire seal Championship glory as Somerset are overwhelmed
Victory vindicates savvy recruitment, not least that of head coach Mark Robinson
21/09Result
Division 1, County Championship at Birmingham, Sep 21-24 2021
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![Warwickshire]( "Warwickshire")
367 & 294/3d -
![Somerset]( "Somerset")
389 & 154 (52 ov)
21/09Result
Division 1, County Championship at Birmingham, Sep 21-24 2021
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![Warwickshire]( "Warwickshire")
367 & 294/3d -
![Somerset]( "Somerset")
389 & 154 (52 ov)
Match Centre
Match Details
Series
Toss
Somerset , elected to field first
Series result
Warwickshire won the 2021 County Championship
Season
Match days
21,22,23,24 September 2021 (4-day match)
Match Referee
Points
Warwickshire 22, Somerset 6
Scorecard Summary
WARWICKSHIRE 367 (112.5 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Sam Hain83 (161)
- Will Rhodes60 (133)
- Jack Brooks3/83 (25)
- Craig Overton5/88 (30.5)
SOMERSET 389 (136.3 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Azhar Ali60 (124)
- Lewis Gregory68 (139)
- Tim Bresnan3/35 (20)
- Danny Briggs3/77 (27)
WARWICKSHIRE 294/3d (51 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Will Rhodes62 (44)
- Rob Yates*132 (168)
- Jack Brooks1/60 (13)
- Josh Davey1/55 (9)
SOMERSET 154 (52 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Lewis Gregory31 (56)
- Lewis Goldsworthy31 (44)
- Chris Woakes3/39 (16)
- Craig Miles3/26 (9)
Commentator: Andrew Miller
END OF OVER:52 | 1 Run 1 Wkt | SOM: 154/9
- Josh Davey15 (37b)
- Liam Norwell13-5-40-2
- Craig Miles9-1-26-3
4.36pm So that's the end of that. Reaction to follow from George Dobell. Thanks for joining us, from Miller and Matt, goodbye!
4.27pm Out come the rest of the Somerset squad, to shake hands on the outfield. And there's a punch of the fist from Woakes towards the Warwickshire faithful in the stands. Quite the comeback from the Bears, after their rather abject relegation a couple of seasons ago. They've overcome a changing of the guard, including the retirement of their club legend Ian Bell, and the impact of England call-ups for Sibley and Woakes. It's an eighth Championship title, and their first since 2012. And they'll be dancing on Broad Street tonight.
Fitting, too, that the innings that made this achievement possible today was that of the young prospect Rob Yates, who looks every inch an England opener in the making. A multi-faceted performer, he showed some T20 flourish in his acceleration today.
51.6
W
Norwell to Brooks, OUT, flinched to the gully and Warwickshire are champions! Pushed onto the back foot, fenced with an open face, a flying edge to the skipper Rhodes, and the celebrations begin! Huge glee from the fielders, before Bresnan breaks off to shake hands with the Somerset batters, and the rest of the team follow. Victory by 127 runs, and thoroughly deserved!
JA Brooks c Rhodes b Norwell 4 (8m 8b 1x4 0x6) SR: 50.00
51.5
0
Norwell to Brooks, no run, on the back foot, nudged to the leg side
51.4
0
Norwell to Brooks, no run, full length, Brooks has a front-foot wipe, no contact
51.3
0
Norwell to Brooks, no run, thumps the pad, angled into the batter, can't connect on the leg-glance
51.2
0
Norwell to Brooks, no run, beaten! Stuck in the crease, lift off the deck, so close to the edge!
51.1
1lb
Norwell to Davey, 1 leg bye, on the legs, flicked to backward square
Match Coverage
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County Championship
| Division 1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | M | W | L | D | PT |
| NOTTS | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 68 |
| LANCS | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 57 |
| WARKS | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 56 |
| HANTS | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 53 |
| YORKS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 40 |
| SOM | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 |
| Division 2 | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | D | PT |
| ESSEX | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 77 |
| GLOUC | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 64 |
| DURH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 40 |
| NHNTS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 38 |
| SURR | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 27 |
| GLAM | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 23 |
| Division 3 | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | D | PT |
| KENT | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 83 |
| MIDDX | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 67 |
| WORCS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 49 |
| LEICS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 43 |
| DERBS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 42 |
| SUSS | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18 |
| Group 1 | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | D | PT |
| NOTTS | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 151 |
| WARKS | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 145 |
| DURH | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 132 |
| ESSEX | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 129 |
| WORCS | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 109 |
| DERBS | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 72 |
| Group 2 | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | D | PT |
| SOM | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 148 |
| HANTS | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 145 |
| GLOUC | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 131 |
| SURR | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 123 |
| LEICS | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 111 |
| MIDDX | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 84 |
| Group 3 | |||||
| Team | M | W | L | D | PT |
| LANCS | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 150 |
| YORKS | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 149 |
| GLAM | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 127 |
| NHNTS | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 123 |
| KENT | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 97 |
| SUSS | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 94 |