Surrey 69 for 1 path Somerset 436 (Davies 142, Abell 96, Bess 55) by 367 runs
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A maiden Somerset century from Steven Davies towards his former membership put the hosts in place on the finish of a rain-affected second day towards Surrey at Taunton.
On a day when 33.1 overs had been misplaced due to the climate, in a single day batsmen Davies and Tom Abell prolonged their scores to 142 and 96 respectively as the house aspect ran up 436 of their first innings. Dom Bess contributed a career-best 55. By the shut, Surrey had replied with 69 for 1, with Mark Stoneman unbeaten on 34, and trailed by 367 in a match that would have a big influence on the combat to retain Division One standing.
Somerset started the day on 234 for four and Abell, who started on 88, sq. drove Stuart Meaker to the boundary to maneuver into the 90s. The house skipper appeared to be heading in the direction of his first century of the season, when he was caught down the leg aspect by wicketkeeper Ben Foakes off Rikki Clarke.
Abell’s partnership with Davies added 155 for the fifth wicket to take Somerset onto 251. Davies, who set out on 68, was fortunate to outlive an opportunity down the leg aspect to Foakes when he additionally edged Clarke. Meaker then struck twice from the River Finish when he had Jim Allenby caught by Foakes for 9 and two balls later accounted for Craig Overton, leg-before to a supply that straightened.
Bess rapidly received into his stride and his first two photographs discovered the boundary. The 20-year-old was the right foil for Davies, who aside from his one lapse, batted fluently. The wicketkeeper went to his first century for Somerset when he drove Tom Curran to the midwicket boundary, his runs coming off 147 deliveries and containing 11 fours and one six.
Steven Davies made his maiden Somerset hundred towards his outdated county Getty Photographs
By the point lunch was taken Somerset had moved on to 357 for 7, Davies unbeaten on 128 and Bess on 41. Instantly after the break Bess got here out and hit three successive boundaries off Clarke’s first over to go his maiden fifty for Somerset, which got here off 66 balls and contained 10 fours.
Shortly afterwards Gareth Batty accounted for Bess, bowled by a faster supply after including 110 with Davies, a brand new highest eighth-wicket partnership for Somerset towards Surrey.
Davies had taken his personal complete onto 142 when he drove Sam Curran straight to Jason Roy at quick cowl leaving Somerset needing 12 extra runs to achieve most batting factors. Final man Tim Groenewald wasted no time in setting in regards to the process and his first shot discovered the boundary at midwicket off Sam Curran. Nonetheless, then the rain began to fall and the gamers left the sector for an early tea, with Somerset on 394.
Once they returned an hour and 40 minutes later Leach took the essential single off Sam Curran to see up the 400, however Somerset weren’t accomplished but because the final pair added 48 collectively earlier than Groenewald was caught by Scott Borthwick off his personal bowling for 31 off 23 balls.
With a doable 32 overs remaining within the day, Surrey had moved onto 58 when a mid-pitch mix-up with Stoneman led to Rory Burns being run out by Tim Rouse for 30.
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