By the way, in the only other game where they’ve not just cut their losses and gone to the bar, Leicestershire are 191-3 in their second innings against Lancashire, leading by 176. We’re gutted but have to say congratulations to Essex. Yes, but in a good way. Another maiden. These people are my people. See you again soon. Browne c Vijay b Bess 10, Essex 38-1. Somerset’s bowlers need a right-hander in. The home of Somerset on BBC Sport online. Enter a team or competition Search. Wheater c Davies b Van der Merwe 12, Essex 141 all out. Cook’s above all that though, and he drives Leach handsomely through the covers for four, adding one more by coolly rocking back and turning the ball to square leg. This sport most likely used either the base of a tree or its remaining stump as its wicket, as both 'stow' and 'stob' are dialect words for 'stump'. Check Kent's latest Series, Matches Results Online Today. Good, testing over from the spinner. And Sam Cook is his fifth, first ball, with a fuller, quicker ball that the batsman never came close to picking. And when Van der Merwe strays in his line, Westley can rock back and cut for four past point. 7th over: Essex 5-0 (Browne 1 Cook 5) target 63. © 2020 BBC. SCCC – Updated Coronavirus FAQs Information & Prices Membership Hospitality The Long Room The LBW Club 1875 Club. And they’re going to squeeze in another before tea. Cooke is off the mark with a flick down to fine leg for four, and then sees out the over. A change of ends for Bess, who replaces Leach and turns one off-break sharply past Browne, who responds by clipping firmly to leg for one. 6th over: Essex 5-0 (Browne 1 Cook 4) target 63. Somerset signal their concession of the title by subbing on Marcus Trescothick, who gets a rousing reception from the whole ground, and his aura brings a wicket, Browne edging Bess to slip. First published on Thu 26 Sep 2019 04.30 EDT. Bess it is who gets his first bowl for a while, pushing them through at a fair old pace to Cook, who’s getting forward confidently, though pushing hard at the ball served Essex poorly in their first-innings collapse. There are four men close in on the legside and two on the off, plus the keeper. Van der Merwe is brought into the attack, as fielders continue to swarm round the bat. Not easy to tell though. But then he’s gone, bottom-edging to Davies behind the stumps. Excellent over from Leach. The great Somerset opener waves his cap to all corners of the ground, and is given a parade in by the entire Essex team. The last ball of the over is excellent though, pushed through quicker and Cook pushes forward off the inside edge and it falls agonisingly short of silly point. Past dates. But it’s not about me today it’s about the proper Essex unit, we have a good time together, and Tendo [Ryan Ten Doeschate] has been absolutely brilliant as well as Anthony McGrath [the coach]. And it’s the end of what earlier in a game would have been a properly gripping and absorbing session – some composed batting, some raging turn and a brief clatter of wickets. I’d like to think people play it using OBO entries too. The players shake hands at the end of the game after a draw at Taunton. Ooh, now what we have we here? 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But now, sending Cook and Brown out to block out they’re effectively inviting Somerset to bowl 20 overs at them. Tom Abell, the Somerset captain, has his say: “That middle session we gave ourselves a chance but it wasn’t meant to be. Now that I’m just the wrong side of 50, I haven’t played the game properly for several decades, but often dream of starting up again when I retire. 58 overs: Essex 117-4 (Westley 31, Ten Doeschate 0) Seven round the bat now, but not much in front of Westley who bunts a low full toss past the vacant mid-on area for four. But then we’d have a different type of surface if it was sun-baked. As Van der Merwe demonstrates by dismissing Bopara – that’s three wickets for nine. Essex have their second title in three years, and their second trophy this season. The ball was m… Wicket! A grubber from Van der Merwe deflects off Cook’s pads, beats a rusty Trescothick at leg slip and goes for four leg byes. I added realism by giving players a chance to survive a wicket by rolling a dice, the score needed to stay in based on their career average versus the bowler’s average, and even had some rules I can’t remember now for speeding up the score in one day games. Men are crouched round the bat en masse again. 52 overs: Essex 109-3 (Westley 23, Bopara 1) Leach rips another leg-break past Bopara’s outside edge, before the new man gets off the mark with a single. “It’s been an epic summer, no matter what the result of this match is,” trills Abhijato Sensarma, perhaps this season’s most prolific OBO emailer-iner. The Essex fans in the crowd make themselves heard. Check the Stats & Records of Records, / , 2019 - Somerset, / , First-class matches, / , Highest partnerships by runs Players in Wicket keeper Batting Bowling It dominated much of the next 20-odd years of my life, especially waiting for judgements in Magistrate’s Court as a young newspaper reporter! Neither happening gives Essex the title, as does a victory for the visitors, obv. Other dates Skip to current content Skip to future dates Skip to past dates. Bess continues, as Van der Merwe warms up. 9th over: Essex 12-0 (Browne 1, Cook 11) target 63. I replayed entire real life test series and fantasy games with my favourite players picked from around the world, with the scores recorded in exercise books for posterity. Read Kent Cricket Team 2019 Schedule, Match Fixtures only on ESPNcricinfo.com. [, Somerset v Yorkshire at Taunton, Specsavers County Championship Division One, Sep 10-12, 2019 Though this is Taunton. Aaron Nijjar has his pads on in the dressing room. IS IT ON AGAIN? #Grounds #Aeration #CricketPitches, Certificate in Coaching Young People and Adults, The Clowance Trust Performance Cricket Dinner, Winter Training Programme 2019/20 – Nominations, somersetcricketboard.co.uk/cricket-square…, Cricket Square aeration service available via the SGA. Just another 16 to go (including a brief thrash-batting interlude). Somerset Scores & Fixtures. “Missed a great chance to attack with the field all around the bat in the first innings. Wicket! Includes the latest news stories, results, fixtures, video and audio. TA1 1JT 56 overs: Essex 111-3 (Westley 25, Bopara 1) Nice from Westley, leaning forward and smothering the spin to push away on the legside for two. Somerset forfeit their second innings, Essex need 63 to win! 67 overs: Essex 137-7 (Wheater 8, Nijjar 2), trail by 64. He’s not, yet, looking as threatening as Van der Marwe did with the older ball an hour or so ago, and Essex will – anxiously, tentatively - be pleased to see another over go by without a wicket. But it’s all too late. 59 overs: Essex 117-4 (Westley 31, Ten Doeschate 0) Van der Merwe continues to the seasoned Ryan Ten Doeschate – there’s such a fine blend of promise and experience in this Essex side – though he’s done like a kipper from two that jag away, but it doesn’t take the edge. 63 overs: Essex 126-4 (Westley 36, Ten Doeschate 4) Ten Doeschate offers a slight chance to first slip after Van der Merwe turns one into him, but if drops short. How we’ll miss him. He’s led the team with his attitude and he walks the walk. A firm clip from Cook in front of square off Van der Merwe brings three. Read about Records, / , Somerset, / , Twenty20 matches, / , Records by team Cricket Team Records only on ESPNcricinfo.com. 3rd over: Essex 1-0 (Browne 1 Cook 0) target 63. Leach turns one into Nijjar, who misses and sees it rap him in front. 2nd over: Essex 0-0 (Browne 0 Cook 0) target 63. .css-8h1dth-Link{font-family:ReithSans,Helvetica,Arial,freesans,sans-serif;font-weight:700;-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;color:#FFFFFF;}.css-8h1dth-Link:hover,.css-8h1dth-Link:focus{-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;}Read about our approach to external linking. Go crazy. 53 overs: Essex 109-3 (Westley 23, Bopara 1) Van der Merwe is giving the batsmen something to think about too, finding some extravagant turn against Bopara, though he’s a seasoned campaigner, our Ravi, and does nowt rash. It yields a leg-bye. 4th over: Essex 1-0 (Browne 1 Cook 0) target 63. Before the plaudits for Essex begin in earnest, let’s salute this wonderful cricketer, and pioneering player off the field as well. I half-agree but it’s easier said than done, on this pitch, and against this attack. This is predicated on test and county cricket, never tested on T20! Check Somerset's latest Series, Matches Results Online Today. ➡️ somersetcricketboard.co.uk/cricket-square… Another one! Cook plants his front foot forward and pads up outside the line of off to Leach, who responds with an understandably overambitious appeal. Chants of “Campeones” fill the air as Browne drives Van der Merwe square on the offside for four. 50 overs: Essex 102-3 (Westley 17) Two in the over for Leach! A much better and realistic score card could be produced, and many holidays were spent playing and working out season averages for many chosen players. 66 overs: Essex 129-7 (Wheater 0, Nijjar 2) Essex might have to think about trying to score some runs here, and Wheather can certainly do that, though he faces an ambitious lbw appeal from Leach after being struck akwardly on the pad to one that was going down leg. All the lower case vowels were dot balls, ‘m’ was bowled, ‘P’ run out, ‘V’ four runs etc. Somerset opt for an all-spin new-ball attack as we reach Peak Ciderabad. Essex are champions! And we can’t look too far past Mr Simon Harmer. Essex kept their nerve to hold out for a draw against Somerset after a first-innings collapse to win a second County Championship in three seasons, Tanya Aldred at Taunton (earlier) and 61 overs: Essex 122-4 (Westley 36, Ten Doeschate 0) So the final session of this glorious season gets under way, in bright sunshine. The last hour starts at 4.30? Is this incredible cricket season going to have one last crazy twist? I’ve got experience in the subcontintent and managed to find a method out there, but not all of them do. Bess finds some more extravagant turn away from the left-handed Browne, who leaves well. Over a championship season the best team will prevail, so well done to Ryan and Essex. Nijjar lbw b Leach 2, Essex 137-8. Westley is off the mark with a single. Bopara pops one up to silly point, where Abell takes the catch. And one of them nearly takes a catch! To find out more about the Somerset Boys U14 County Age Group please view our Boys Player Pathway Plan.
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