Somerset & Essex win in CC2

CC2: Comfortable wins for Somerset and Essex


Taunton: Somerset v Glamorgan (Day 3)

Ian Blackwell produced the best bowling figures of his life to set up a comfortable win for the hosts. When Mark Wallace and Matt Elliott almost wiped out the first innings deficit with an opening stand of 126, it seemed that Glamorgan would set a challenging total. Instead, they lost 7 wickets for 76, and only Darren Thomas' blistering half century allowed them to set a target of 163. Early wickets would still have put Somerset under pressure, but an opening stand of 103 from Bowler and Francis made sure they ran out winners.

Glamorgan 262
Elliott 103, Thomas 54, Francis 5 for 42
Somerset 394
Ponting 117, Blackwell 98, S. Jones 5 for 94
Glamorgan 294
Elliott 85, Wallace 70, Thomas 52, Blackwell 7 for 90
Somerset 164 for 2
Bowler 55, Francis 54

Somerset (21 points) beat Glamorgan (5 points) by 8 wickets
CW Player of the Match: Ian Blackwell


Southampton: Hampshire v Essex (Day 3)

A rapid 93 from Jamie Middlebrook enabled Essex to set Hampshire a target of 533 or, more realistically to survive for five sessions. Instead, they capitulated within 33 overs with Ashley Cowan and Andre Adams doing most of the damage. The only resistance came from last man Taylor, but by then it was far too late.

Essex 416
Jefferson 222, Bruce 3 for 74, Warne 4 for 118
Hampshire 177
Crawley 55, Adams 4 for 46
Essex 294 for 7
Middlebrook 93, Grayson 75
Hampshire 149
Taylor 40, Cowan 3 for 44, Adams 3 for 23

Essex (22 points) beat Hampshire (3 points) by 384 runs
CW Player of the Match: Will Jefferson


Posted by David