| Bob Willis Trophy closing, Lord’s (day four) |
| Somerset 301: Byrom 117; S Cook 5-76 & 227-7: Lammonby 116; Porter 4-51 |
| Essex 337-8: Cook 172; Gregory 6-72 |
| Somerset lead Essex by 191 runs |
| Scorecard |
Somerset opener Tom Lammonby made a gleaming 116 to supply his side a possibility of beating Essex on the closing day of the Bob Willis Trophy closing at Lord’s.
His 151-ball knock incorporated 17 fours as Somerset overcame a critical-innings deficit of 36 after Essex made 337-8.
Partnerships of 105 with opener Ben Inexperienced (41) and 50 with Tom Abell build Somerset within the using seat at 155-2.
But Jamie Porter (4-51) led Essex’s fightback with the ball to decrease them to 227-7 at stumps, a lead of 191.
The day had begun with Essex 30 runs unnerved of Somerset’s first-innings 301.
But Adam Wheater and nightwatchman Porter pissed off Somerset’s grand-vaunted seam attack to lead them via the first 40 minutes and snatch what on the total is a decisive lead.
Can also simply composed the match lift out as a diagram, Essex would be provided with the trophy.
The absence of Jack Brooks, nursing a bruised thumb, hampered Somerset’s hopes of wrapping up Essex’s tail as they broken-down all their accredited 120 overs.
But Lammonby and Inexperienced fleet wiped off the deficit and at one stage appeared treasure environment Somerset up for a lead drawing conclude 250 by stumps.
Essex, even supposing, took 5-33 within the hour either side of tea as spinner Simon Harmer (2-79) also made properly timed breakthroughs.
It could maybe maybe presumably were even better had Craig Overton (17 not out) not been dropped on nine at prolonged leg by replace fielder Ben Allison.
But Essex composed had time to opt Steven Davies (19) rapidly sooner than injurious gentle ended mess round 15 minutes early.
Lammonby steps as a lot as Lord’s stage
After Sir Alastair Cook demonstrated his class with 172 for Essex on the third day, Lammonby provided a gaze of what a future England opener would possibly maybe maybe presumably look for treasure with the third century of the match.
The 20-twelve months-broken-down Devonian had lasted correct three balls within the first innings sooner than falling with out scoring to Sam Cook.
But as Somerset began their second innings desirous to point out optimistic intent and first wipe off the deficit, he duly stepped up and showed the fluency which characterised his two outdated competitors centuries against Gloucestershire and Worcestershire.
His snappy-fire partnerships with Inexperienced and skipper Abell had threatened to grab the game away from Essex as he scored 85 of the 147 runs they added between lunch and tea.
As he tucked away three runs into the leg-side to bring up his third century in as many suits, it had advance off correct 151 balls.
The feat was as soon as even more impressive as it came in correct his sixth top quality appearance and on his Lord’s debut.
There was as soon as composed time to add a couple more boundaries to the 17 he gathered sooner than Harmer trapped him leg sooner than for a brand fresh occupation-simplest 116.
Irrespective of Essex having fun with a flurry of wickets to rein in Somerset’s present to place of living up a purpose, the truth they obtain themselves with a lead of 191 with three wickets composed in hand, is largely all of the vogue down to Lammonby’s ideal innings.
Somerset opening batsman Tom Lammonby:
“That is purchased to be the hardest bowling attack I’ve faced so a long way.
“Or not it’s continuously good to make contributions with a huge innings against this form of top quality opposition, nonetheless there is composed a prolonged manner to transfer on this match.
“Or not it’s been huge to make contributions to the crew and gather the replace to play on this side and reduction us a to a few victories.
“Clearly, it be been an uncommon summer season and whereas you happen to’d urged me initially up of the twelve months I’d gather the opportunities I undoubtedly hang needed to play so many video games, I’d’ve taken it with delivery fingers.
“I’m correct undoubtedly pleased to hang had this likelihood to play in this form of real crew.”
Essex seamer Jamie Porter:
“The first purpose this morning as nightwatchman was as soon as correct to grab a hang a look at and attain miniature targets and chip away at their lead, nonetheless to actually snatch us previous it gave us a huge originate up.
“Or not it’s continuously good to gather wickets, nonetheless what I enjoyed most about that spell was as soon as clawing rather of the momentum encourage in our favour and undoubtedly drying up their runs by correct bowling undoubtedly straight and attacking the stumps.
“If we feature out discontinuance up drawing and taking the trophy, I create not think it could maybe maybe presumably bitter the fulfillment as we now hang needed to wrestle very not easy to gather into this speak.
“But when the dart budge comes, we would possibly maybe maybe presumably be taking a look to be optimistic to transfer for the opt. I suspect there is comparatively a few folks in our batting tell capable of striking in a match-successful innings the next day.”