Durham v Somerset - County Championship Division One - Day 1 - Live Score and Update
Durham 125 v Somerset 220/8 (45.0 ov) - Somerset lead by 95 runs with 2 wickets remaining in the 1st innings
At stumps on the first day of the four-day match between Durham and Somerset in the County Championship Division One, Somerset have gained a lead of 95 runs with two wickets in hand against Durham, who scored 125 runs at the end of their first innings at Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street.
After winning the toss, Somerset chose to field first and after one week of terrible rains, everyone was keeping their fingers crossed to see competitive cricket between the two sides unhindered by rain.
Durham on the other hand, saw this as an opportunity to post a mammoth tally on the board, as they got off to a decent start of 22 runs before the demise of their first wicket when opener MJ Di Venuto fell after playing an innings of 14 runs.
This brought MD Stoneman in the middle as the number-three batsman exhibited colour with the bat by smacking the bowlers impressively enough to give the fielding side something to think about.
The duo steered the side to 53 runs before suffering the loss of another wicket with star opener, WR http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Smith-c90598, perishing on 18 runs.
However, Somerset bowlers maintained pressure on the batting side, without allowing the batsmen to play freely.
With 90 runs on the board, the side lost Stoneman, who faltered after bolstering an innings of 33 runs, however, he later became the highest scorer from his side, as the batsmen coming after him all perished cheaply, not withstanding against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Somerset-c843’s bowling brigade.
From the fielding side, C Overton and CAJ Meschede were outstanding with four and three wickets to their names.
With a small first innings tally to counter, Somerset had a devastating start to their innings as with six runs on the scoreboard, they had lost two of their main batsmen.
However, the middle-order then rose to the occasion and prevented http://www.senore.com/Cricket/C-Kieswetter-c1206 and PD Trego jabbed knocks of 60 and 40, while CAJ Meschede made his presence felt by belting an innings of 62 runs, as the side amassed 220 runs for the loss of eight wickets before the end of the day’s play.
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