- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras6 (lb 4, nb 2)TOTAL554 all out (120.1 Overs, RR: 4.61)Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Sean Dickson, 1.4 ov), 2-75 (Matt Renshaw, 17.2 ov), 3-116 (Andrew Umeed, 26.5 ov), 4-172 (Tom Lammonby, 41.2 ov), 5-377 (Tom Banton, 83.6 ov), 6-402 (James Rew, 89.3 ov), 7-435 (Craig Overton, 94.4 ov), 8-460 (Migael Pretorius, 97.6 ov), 9-517 (Josh Davey, 112.4 ov), 10-554 (Lewis Gregory, 120.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB G Stewart 29 5 129 3 4.44 0 1 B Swanepoel 25 4 95 2 3.80 0 0 NN Gilchrist 19 3 85 1 4.47 0 0 GA Garrett 10.2 2 56 1 5.41 0 0 JDM Evison 21.5 3 92 3 4.21 0 0 MK O'Riordan 15 0 93 0 6.20 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras23 (b 4, lb 9, nb 10)TOTAL178 all out (48.1 Overs, RR: 3.69)Fall of wickets: 1-8 (Zak Crawley, 1.1 ov), 2-28 (Daniel Bell-Drummond, 7.3 ov), 3-55 (Marcus O'Riordan, 14.4 ov), 4-94 (Ben Compton, 24.2 ov), 5-102 (Harry Finch, 28.6 ov), 6-145 (Joey Evison, 39.6 ov), 7-166 (Beyers Swanepoel, 44.2 ov), 8-173 (Grant Stewart, 45.1 ov), 9-174 (Joe Denly, 47.2 ov), 10-178 (Nathan Gilchrist, 48.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB JH Davey 6 1 22 0 3.66 0 0 C Overton 11 2 38 3 3.45 0 0 M Pretorius 15 2 52 3 3.46 0 1 L Gregory 9.1 2 31 2 3.38 0 4 MJ Leach 7 1 22 2 3.14 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras38 (b 8, lb 2, nb 28)TOTAL564 all out (f/o) (126 Overs, RR: 4.47)Fall of wickets: 1-194 (Ben Compton, 41.4 ov), 2-378 (Daniel Bell-Drummond, 75.6 ov), 3-384 (Marcus O'Riordan, 77.3 ov), 4-399 (Zak Crawley, 83.1 ov), 5-409 (Nathan Gilchrist, 85.4 ov), 6-455 (Harry Finch, 97.3 ov), 7-480 (Joey Evison, 108.1 ov), 8-494 (Beyers Swanepoel, 112.3 ov), 9-553 (Grant Stewart, 123.3 ov), 10-564 (Joe Denly, 125.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB C Overton 23 4 87 0 3.78 0 0 L Gregory 19 0 103 2 5.42 0 6 MJ Leach 31 2 119 2 3.83 0 0 M Pretorius 25 1 110 3 4.40 0 1 TA Lammonby 5 0 20 0 4.00 0 5 MT Renshaw 10 2 45 1 4.50 0 0 ARI Umeed 3 0 30 0 10.00 0 0 JH Davey 10 1 40 2 4.00 0 2
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras3 (lb 1, nb 2)TOTAL194/2 (44 Overs, RR: 4.4)Fall of wickets: 1-24 (Sean Dickson, 7.5 ov), 2-60 (Tom Lammonby, 13.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB G Stewart 9 1 25 0 2.77 0 0 B Swanepoel 9 1 35 1 3.88 0 0 MK O'Riordan 17 0 95 1 5.58 0 0 JDM Evison 4 0 23 0 5.75 0 1 JL Denly 5 1 15 0 3.00 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Kent , elected to field first
Season
Hours of play (local time)
11.00 start, Lunch 13.00-13.40, Tea 15.40-16.00, Close 18.00
Match days
17,18,19,20 May 2024 (4-day match)
Umpires
Match Referee
Points
Somerset 24, Kent 2
Close of Play
- Fri, 17 May - day 1 - Somerset 1st innings 440/7 (L Gregory 26*, M Pretorius 4*, 96 ov)
- Sat, 18 May - day 2 - Kent 1st innings 108/5 (JL Denly 32*, JDM Evison 0*, 33 ov)
- Sun, 19 May - day 3 - Kent 2nd innings 409/5 (JL Denly 8*, 85.4 ov)
- Mon, 20 May - day 4 - Somerset 2nd innings 194/2 (44 ov) - end of match
Match Notes
- Somerset 2nd innings
- Batting and Bowling Points: Somerset 8, Kent 2
Match Coverage
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Crawley leads Kent fightback with a superb double century
England opener had mustered only 67 runs in seven previous Championship innings this season
Jack Leach strikes on comeback as Somerset cement control
Kent five-down in face of hefty first innings as England spinner gets back to business
Tom Banton, James Rew drive Somerset with twin centuries
Uplifting partnership between young batters gives hosts control on opening day