Durham v Somerset - Clydesdale Bank 40 – Group B - Live Score and Update
Durham 222/9 v Somerset 208 - Durham won by 14 runs
Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street: Durham won their Clydesdale Bank 40 Group B match against Somerset by 14 runs in a 40-over game by successfully defending a total of 222 runs.
After winning the toss, Somerset chose to field first in order to gain an upper hand against their opponents by restricting them on a small total.
They made an impression by grabbing their first wicket with only 18 runs on the board as http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Durham-c782 opener MD Stoneman fell after scoring 13 runs.
Then later with 41 runs on the board, the side suffered the demise of their second wicket when P Mustard found his way back to the pavilion after scoring an innings of 14 runs.
Two runs later, skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/PD-Collingwood-c2173 continued his bad form as he departed after scoring an innings of 13 runs.
It was then time for GJ Muchall to shine as he smashed a belligerent innings of 75 runs backed by WR http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Smith-c90598, who bolstered a stupendous knock of 55 runs.
The two batsmen wrecked havoc on the bowling side and the team which had earlier dominated the match was now under pressure and heading towards complete submission.
Finally with a massive total of 167 runs, the daunting partnership came to its eventual demise on the wicket of Muchall as J Overton brought Somerset back in the game.
The bowler then ran wild as he incinerated the batting line-up by grabbing a few more wickets, ending with a tally of four in eight overs with PD Trego behind him with two wickets.
Needing 223 runs to win, Somerset lost their first wicket with just five runs on the scoreboard as they lost their ace batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/C-Kieswetter-c1206 for four runs.
PD Trego then perished without troubling the scorers as the side went two down for only nine runs on the board.
The top batsmen never seemed heading for the kill as they lost their wickets without putting much of a fight, adding pressure on the middle and lower order to prevail.
It was only the knock of 72 runs by AWR Barrow that was the highlight of the innings as http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Somerset-c843 fell after amassing 208 runs in 39.3 overs.
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