| LV= County Championship Division One, Cooper Associates County Floor, Taunton (day 4) |
| Somerset 404-4 dec: Goldsworthy 122, Lammonby 109 |
| Kent 235: Denly 73, Abell 4-54 & 44-2 (f/o): Muyeye 24 |
| Somerset (12 pts) drew with Kent (6 pts) |
| Match scorecard |
Relegation-threatened Kent needed to endure the ordeal of a last day follow-on earlier than rising from the rain-ruined County Championship match in opposition to Somerset at Taunton with a doubtlessly helpful draw.
The guests have been bowled out for 235 after Somerset had declared their first innings complete on an in a single day 404-4, Joe Denly making a priceless 73 to information his aspect from a deadly 31-4.
Skipper Tom Abell was the decide of the house bowling assault with 4-52, whereas Lewis Gregory claimed 3-49.
Trailing by 169 and confronted with a potential 41 overs of their second innings, Kent made a greater fist of issues and have been 44-2 when the gamers shook arms at 16:30 BST. They took six factors from the sport and Somerset 12.
The house aspect’s determination to declare on their in a single day complete robbed Tom Kohler-Cadmore of the prospect to interrupt Sir Viv Richards’ file for the quickest first-class century scored by a house participant at Taunton – 48 balls in opposition to Glamorgan in 1986. The previous Yorkshire participant was left unbeaten on 68, off 31 deliveries, having struck eight sixes and two fours.
However the declaration additionally supplied the hosts their solely probability of profitable the sport. And it quickly regarded greater than an outdoor guess as Kent misplaced 4 wickets within the first 10.3 overs of the day, Gregory claiming three of them from the Marcus Trescothick Pavilion Finish.
The skilled all-rounder had Ben Compton caught behind pushing ahead, Daniel Bell-Drummond pouched at mid-wicket off a full toss and Jack Leaning leg-before in a seven-over opening spell of 3-30 that included 4 no-balls.
Jack Brooks, on his last Somerset look, weighed in with the wicket of Tawanda Muyeye, effectively caught low down by Andy Umeed at second slip and there was clear proof of assist for the seamers in a pitch that retained a tinge of greenness.
The variety of occasions Kent batsmen performed and missed supplied proof that their very own bowling assault had did not capitalise on beneficial first day situations after skipper Leaning had received the toss.
The guests’ want for batting factors noticed them bat positively in adversity, aided by an unusually wayward three overs from Neil Wagner, which value 32 runs, primarily resulting from over-pitching. Denly and Harry Finch added 54 in 10.1 overs earlier than the latter nicked a drive off seamer Abell by way of to wicketkeeper James Rew.
Denly was extreme on something round half-volley size, producing a string of well-timed straight and canopy drives to maneuver to 40 by lunch, which was taken at 110-5.
The afternoon session started effectively for Kent with Marcus O’Riordan offering good help for Denly, who went to a valuable half-century off 74 balls, with 8 fours. The pair constructed on the rating with rising confidence and had added 71 in 17.2 overs when O’Riordan fell lbw transferring throughout his stumps to a supply from Abell.
Nonetheless it appeared Kent may keep away from the follow-on and maybe notch a batting level till a clatter of wickets with the entire on 200 noticed Abell acquire one other leg-before determination to take away Denly earlier than putting once more 4 balls later, bowling Jas Singh for a duck.
With no addition to the rating, Joey Evison, who had batted effectively for his 23, pulled a brief ball from Wagner to Tom Banton at square-leg.
Michael Hogan, injured bowling on the primary day, walked out with a runner and contributed 19 to a last-wicket stand of 35 with Arafat Bhuiyan earlier than having his stumps scattered by Abell, who had been prevented from bowling by a aspect downside for a lot of the season.
Tea was taken earlier than Compton and Muyeye launched the Kent follow-on, figuring out their aspect had garnered just one bonus level from the match and determined to make sure 5 for the draw.
There was better assurance to their batting in vivid sunshine, however with the entire on 34 within the eleventh over Davey had Muyeye effectively caught by the diving Abell at third slip for twenty-four.
Compton edged a ball from Wagner that left him by way of to Rew, however by then the draw was inevitable and after one over from occasional spinner Banton the gamers shook arms
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