Fit Record – SOM vs ESSEX twenty first Fit, Might 03 – 04, 2024

Somerset 128 and 170 for 7 (Dickson 42, Snater 4-55) beat Essex 156 and 138 (Davey 3-20) through 3 wickets

A goal of 167 to win appeared stiff for the house batting line-up given what had long past sooner than. However Renshaw (35) and Dickson (42) put in combination a gap partnership of 75 and, even though the Essex bowlers caught gamely to their job, Somerset at all times appeared favourites from then on.

Andy Umeed made 34 and Tom Banton’s 29 off were given them over the road to take 19 issues, whilst Essex needed to accept 3.

Somerset’s seamers have been quickly a number of the wickets when their combatants started the day on six with out loss of their 2d innings. Dean Elgar glanced a catch to wicketkeeper James Rew off Davey at 11 for one and, with 4 runs added, Sam Prepare dinner was once stuck at 3rd slip through Umeed off Craig Overton, fourth slip Dickson scooping the ball up one-handed to his team-mate.

It was once 37 for 3 when Tom Westley fell lbw pushing ahead to Davey sooner than Nick Browne and Jordan Cox added 30. Browne, on 23, then were given an inside of edge onto his pad to ship a supply from Gregory looping up for a catch at 3rd slip.

It was once 95 for 4 at lunch, with the Essex lead 123. The 5th wicket fell on 106, Matt Critchley nicking a ball from Davey thru to Rew, who claimed a low diving catch in entrance of the slips.

Overton cranked up his tempo and compelled Cox to edge to 2d slip the place Tom Lammonby pouched a regimen catch.
Thain and Harry Duke took the rating to 137 sooner than the ultimate 4 Essex wickets fell in fast succession, Duke feathering a defensive shot off Jake Ball thru to Rew and Thain pinned lbw through Gregory.

Simon Harmer was once trapped leg sooner than through Ball and when Rew produced every other low diving catch to ship ultimate guy Jamie Porter again for a duck it supposed a 3rd wicket for Gregory.

Quickly openers Renshaw and Dickson set concerning the goal of 167 in certain style towards Prepare dinner and Porter with the solar shining brightly. Each went for his or her photographs and through tea that they had taken the rating to 45 with out loss off 11 overs, leaving Somerset desiring simply 122 extra runs for victory.

Dickson took the stand previous 50 with an excellent off-drive for 4 off Shane Snater and adopted up with a six over long-on in the similar over. Renshaw joined in with a flashing sq. power for 4 off Prepare dinner.

When Renshaw edged Snater the ball fell agonisingly in need of the slip cordon. Prepare dinner gave Essex hope through pushing aside Renshaw lbw with the overall on 75, however through then best 92 have been required.

Dickson adopted within the subsequent over, stuck in the back of the ball after hitting his 3rd 4 and all of sudden Somerset had two new batsmen on the crease. However Umeed carried on making use of drive to the Essex bowlers, hitting two directly fours in an over from Prepare dinner.

Lammonby matched his first innings endurance, however having confronted 23 balls with out scoring he padded as much as a supply from Snater which nipped in off the seam and fell lbw with 68 nonetheless wanted.

Umeed had confronted 55 balls, hitting 5 fours, when edging a ball from Snater, which cannoned off wicketkeeper Duke and looped to Harmer at 2d slip. With 47 required, Somerset had to stay their heads.

Migael Pretorius failed in that recognize, lofting a catch to additional quilt off Prepare dinner and Rew was once spilled on one at 3rd slip through the diving Critchley. He fell sooner than the shut, however Banton’s in large part good knock had nearly noticed his facet house when he edged a slip catch off Snater.

It was once left to Overton to hit the profitable boundary off Porter in the second one further over of the day to present Somerset their first win of the season after 4 attracts.