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Bob Willis TrophyGroup stage, Central · Match · First-class

Somerset beat Northamptonshire by 167 runs

County Ground, Northampton, . Somerset won the toss and chose to bat.

Somerset166 & 22239.1 ov
Northamptonshire67 & 15443 ov
Somerset won by 167 runs

Match report

From the scorecard

Somerset won the toss and chose to bat. Somerset were bowled out for 166. Ben Sanderson took 5 for 28.

Northamptonshire were bowled out for 67. Craig Overton took 4 for 12.

Somerset were bowled out for 222, Jamie Overton 68 from 43 balls and Craig Overton 53 from 30 balls. Ben Sanderson took 4 for 61.

Northamptonshire were bowled out for 154, Ricardo Vasconcelos 52 from 64 balls. Jamie Overton took 4 for 26.

Somerset won by 167 runs.

Key performers

Somerset 1st innings

166(47.2 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Eddie Byromc †AM Rossington b BD Gloverc †AM Rossington b BD Glover6111054.55
Tom Lammonbyb BW Sandersonb BW Sanderson113007.69
Tom Abellc †AM Rossington b BD Gloverc †AM Rossington b BD Glover04000.00
James Hildrethc †AM Rossington b BW Sandersonc †AM Rossington b BW Sanderson32706045.71
Tom Bantonb GK Bergb GK Berg18333054.55
Steven Davies †b BW Sandersonb BW Sanderson13352037.14
Craig Overtonc GK Berg b BW Sandersonc GK Berg b BW Sanderson16243066.67
Roelof van der Merwenot outnot out20*531037.74
Jamie Overtonc LA Procter b BW Sandersonc LA Procter b BW Sanderson11920122.22
Josh Daveyc GK Berg b LA Procterc GK Berg b LA Procter111009.09
Jack Brooksc †AM Rossington b B Muzarabanic †AM Rossington b B Muzarabani362360156.52
Extras(b 1, lb 6, w 1, nb 4)(b 1, lb 6, w 1, nb 4)12
Total47.2 Ov (RR 3.51)47.2 Ov (RR 3.51)166
Fall of wickets: 7-1 (EJ Byrom, 3.3 ov), 7-2 (TA Lammonby, 4.3 ov), 7-3 (TB Abell, 5.1 ov), 36-4 (T Banton, 16.2 ov), 74-5 (SM Davies, 26.4 ov), 77-6 (JC Hildreth, 28.2 ov), 96-7 (C Overton, 34.2 ov), 110-8 (J Overton, 36.3 ov), 114-9 (JH Davey, 40 ov), 166-10 (JA Brooks, 47.2 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Ben Sanderson1572851.87774000
Brandon Glover1534923.27708001
Blessing Muzarabani7.213715.05296001
Gareth Berg703615.14245000
Luke Procter30913.00131010
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stEJ Byrom 6(11) & TA Lammonby 1(10)721
2ndTB Abell 0(3) & TA Lammonby 0(3)06
3rdJC Hildreth 0(3) & TB Abell 0(1)04
4thT Banton 18(33) & JC Hildreth 11(34)2967
5thSM Davies 13(35) & JC Hildreth 20(28)3862
6thC Overton 2(5) & JC Hildreth 1(5)310
7thRE van der Merwe 5(17) & C Overton 14(19)1936
8thJ Overton 11(9) & RE van der Merwe 1(5)1413
9thJH Davey 1(11) & RE van der Merwe 2(10)421
10thRE van der Merwe 12(21) & JA Brooks 36(23)5244

Northamptonshire 1st innings

67(32 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Ben Curranc C Overton b JH Daveyc C Overton b JH Davey35597059.32
Emilio Gayc †SM Davies b C Overtonc †SM Davies b C Overton09000.00
Ricardo Vasconcelosrun out (JA Brooks)run out (JA Brooks)7281025.00
Rob Keoghlbw b JH Daveylbw b JH Davey2160012.50
Charlie Thurstonlbw b JA Brookslbw b JA Brooks160016.67
Luke Procterlbw b JH Daveylbw b JH Davey5111045.45
Adam Rossington †c †SM Davies b C Overtonc †SM Davies b C Overton9161056.25
Gareth Bergc JC Hildreth b J Overtonc JC Hildreth b J Overton027000.00
Ben Sandersonc & b C Overtonc & b C Overton014000.00
Blessing Muzarabaninot outnot out0*3000.00
Brandon Gloverb C Overtonb C Overton03000.00
Extras(lb 2, w 6)(lb 2, w 6)8
Total32 Ov (RR 2.09)32 Ov (RR 2.09)67
Fall of wickets: 9-1 (EN Gay, 4.1 ov), 46-2 (R Vasconcelos, 14.5 ov), 50-3 (BJ Curran, 17 ov), 53-4 (RI Keogh, 19 ov), 53-5 (CO Thurston, 19.4 ov), 65-6 (LA Procter, 22.4 ov), 67-7 (AM Rossington, 27.1 ov), 67-8 (GK Berg, 30.3 ov), 67-9 (BW Sanderson, 31.3 ov), 67-10 (BD Glover, 32 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Craig Overton1161241.09602000
Josh Davey1042332.30525000
Jamie Overton521412.80261020
Jack Brooks611612.67282000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stBJ Curran 9(16) & EN Gay 0(9)925
2ndR Vasconcelos 7(28) & BJ Curran 22(36)3764
3rdBJ Curran 4(7) & RI Keogh 0(6)413
4thRI Keogh 2(10) & CO Thurston 1(2)312
5thCO Thurston 0(4) & LA Procter 0(0)04
6thAM Rossington 7(7) & LA Procter 5(11)1218
7thGK Berg 0(18) & AM Rossington 2(9)227
8thBW Sanderson 0(11) & GK Berg 0(9)020
9thB Muzarabani 0(3) & BW Sanderson 0(3)06
10thBD Glover 0(3) & B Muzarabani 0(0)03

Somerset 2nd innings

222(39.1 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Eddie Byromc R Vasconcelos b BW Sandersonc R Vasconcelos b BW Sanderson20434046.51
Tom Lammonbylbw b BD Gloverlbw b BD Glover02000.00
Tom Abellc †AM Rossington b BW Sandersonc †AM Rossington b BW Sanderson12242050.00
James Hildrethlbw b GK Berglbw b GK Berg171640106.25
Tom Bantonc †AM Rossington b GK Bergc †AM Rossington b GK Berg230066.67
Steven Davies †b GK Bergb GK Berg06000.00
Craig Overtonc BJ Curran b GK Bergc BJ Curran b GK Berg533063176.67
Roelof van der Merwec R Vasconcelos b BD Gloverc R Vasconcelos b BD Glover30324193.75
Jamie Overtonc †AM Rossington b BW Sandersonc †AM Rossington b BW Sanderson684384158.14
Josh Daveyc B Muzarabani b BW Sandersonc B Muzarabani b BW Sanderson5270018.52
Jack Brooksnot outnot out2*90022.22
Extras(b 1, lb 12)(b 1, lb 12)13
Total39.1 Ov (RR 5.67)39.1 Ov (RR 5.67)222
Fall of wickets: 0-1 (TA Lammonby, 1.2 ov), 15-2 (TB Abell, 8.3 ov), 50-3 (JC Hildreth, 14 ov), 50-4 (EJ Byrom, 14.1 ov), 52-5 (T Banton, 15.3 ov), 53-6 (SM Davies, 16 ov), 120-7 (RE van der Merwe, 24.3 ov), 151-8 (C Overton, 27 ov), 187-9 (JH Davey, 35.1 ov), 222-10 (J Overton, 39.1 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Ben Sanderson13.136144.63578300
Brandon Glover924525.00399000
Gareth Berg1006446.40375400
Blessing Muzarabani502605.20214100
Luke Procter211306.5072000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stEJ Byrom 0(6) & TA Lammonby 0(2)08
2ndTB Abell 12(24) & EJ Byrom 2(19)1543
3rdJC Hildreth 17(16) & EJ Byrom 18(17)3533
4thEJ Byrom 0(1) & T Banton 0(0)01
5thSM Davies 0(5) & T Banton 2(3)28
6thC Overton 0(2) & SM Davies 0(1)13
7thC Overton 35(19) & RE van der Merwe 30(32)6751
8thJ Overton 13(6) & C Overton 18(9)3115
9thJH Davey 5(27) & J Overton 29(22)3649
10thJA Brooks 2(9) & J Overton 26(15)3524

Northamptonshire 2nd innings

154(43 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
Ben Curranc J Overton b JH Daveyc J Overton b JH Davey10152066.67
Emilio Gayc JC Hildreth b J Overtonc JC Hildreth b J Overton16373043.24
Ricardo Vasconcelosc J Overton b JH Daveyc J Overton b JH Davey526411081.25
Rob Keoghc & b JA Brooksc & b JA Brooks120050.00
Charlie Thurstonc †SM Davies b J Overtonc †SM Davies b J Overton34785043.59
Luke Procterc C Overton b J Overtonc C Overton b J Overton26505052.00
Adam Rossington †lbw b J Overtonlbw b J Overton03000.00
Gareth Bergc JC Hildreth b JA Brooksc JC Hildreth b JA Brooks04000.00
Ben Sandersonlbw b JA Brookslbw b JA Brooks01000.00
Blessing Muzarabaninot outnot out1*50020.00
Brandon Gloverc RE van der Merwe b JA Brooksc RE van der Merwe b JA Brooks02000.00
Extras(b 3, lb 5, nb 6)(b 3, lb 5, nb 6)14
Total43 Ov (RR 3.58)43 Ov (RR 3.58) · Target 322154
Fall of wickets: 21-1 (BJ Curran, 5.2 ov), 46-2 (EN Gay, 13.2 ov), 51-3 (RI Keogh, 14.1 ov), 104-4 (R Vasconcelos, 24.4 ov), 148-5 (CO Thurston, 39.1 ov), 148-6 (AM Rossington, 39.4 ov), 153-7 (GK Berg, 40.5 ov), 153-8 (BW Sanderson, 41 ov), 153-9 (LA Procter, 41.5 ov), 154-10 (BD Glover, 43 ov)
BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
Craig Overton1234003.33567000
Josh Davey1042322.30514000
Jamie Overton832643.25385000
Jack Brooks1124043.64546003
Tom Abell201708.5074000
Partnerships
WktBattersRunsBalls
1stBJ Curran 10(15) & EN Gay 11(17)2132
2ndR Vasconcelos 18(28) & EN Gay 5(20)2548
3rdRI Keogh 1(2) & R Vasconcelos 4(3)55
4thCO Thurston 16(32) & R Vasconcelos 30(33)5363
5thLA Procter 21(42) & CO Thurston 18(46)4487
6thAM Rossington 0(3) & LA Procter 0(0)03
7thGK Berg 0(4) & LA Procter 5(3)57
8thBW Sanderson 0(1) & LA Procter 0(0)01
9thLA Procter 0(5) & B Muzarabani 0(0)05
10thBD Glover 0(2) & B Muzarabani 1(5)17

Commentary

End of innings: NOR 154 (43 ov)
End of over 431 run, 1 wktNOR 154/1000001W
B Muzarabani 1(5)JA Brooks 11-2-40-4
42.6W
JA Brooks to BD Glover, OUT
BD Glover c RE van der Merwe b JA Brooks 0(2) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 154/10 (43 ov)
42.51
JA Brooks to B Muzarabani, 1 run
42.40
JA Brooks to B Muzarabani, no run
42.30
JA Brooks to B Muzarabani, no run
42.20
JA Brooks to B Muzarabani, no run
42.10
JA Brooks to B Muzarabani, no run
End of over 420 runs, 1 wktNOR 153/90000W0
BD Glover 0(1)B Muzarabani 0(0)J Overton 8-3-26-4
41.60
J Overton to BD Glover, no run
41.5W
J Overton to LA Procter, OUT
LA Procter c C Overton b J Overton 26(50) [4s-5 6s-0] · FoW 153/9 (41.5 ov)
41.40
J Overton to LA Procter, no run
41.30
J Overton to LA Procter, no run
41.20
J Overton to LA Procter, no run
41.10
J Overton to LA Procter, no run
End of over 415 runs, 2 wktsNOR 153/80410WW
LA Procter 26(45)JA Brooks 10-2-39-3
40.6W
JA Brooks to BW Sanderson, OUT
BW Sanderson lbw b JA Brooks 0(1) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 153/8 (41 ov)
40.5W
JA Brooks to GK Berg, OUT
GK Berg c JC Hildreth b JA Brooks 0(4) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 153/7 (40.5 ov)
40.40
JA Brooks to GK Berg, no run
40.31
JA Brooks to LA Procter, 1 run
40.24
JA Brooks to LA Procter, FOUR
40.10
JA Brooks to LA Procter, no run
End of over 400 runs, 2 wktsNOR 148/6W00W00
GK Berg 0(2)LA Procter 21(42)J Overton 7-2-26-3
39.60
J Overton to GK Berg, no run
39.50
J Overton to GK Berg, no run
39.4W
J Overton to AM Rossington, OUT
AM Rossington lbw b J Overton 0(3) [4s-0 6s-0] · FoW 148/6 (39.4 ov)
39.30
J Overton to AM Rossington, no run
39.20
J Overton to AM Rossington, no run
39.1W
J Overton to CO Thurston, OUT
CO Thurston c †SM Davies b J Overton 34(78) [4s-5 6s-0] · FoW 148/5 (39.1 ov)
End of over 396 runsNOR 148/4400200
LA Procter 21(42)CO Thurston 34(77)JA Brooks 9-2-34-1