Nottinghamshire v Somerset - Clydesdale Bank 40 - Group B - Live Score and Update
Somerset 205/8 (40/40 ov) v Nottinghamshire 209/5 (36.4/40 ov) - Nottinghamshire won by 5 wickets (with 20 balls remaining)
Trent Bridge, Nottingham: Hosts Nottinghamshire secured an emphatic victory over Somerset in their Clydesdale Bank 40 Group B match by five wickets with 20 balls remaining, successfully chasing down a total of 206 runs needed to win.
After winning the toss, Nottinghamshire chose to field first in order to give their bowlers a first go at the batting side.
Meanwhile, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Somerset-c843 failed to have an impressive start to their innings as they lost their first wicket with 15 runs on the board.
Opener NRD Compton was the first wicket of the day as he was caught behind by wicketkeeper Read off the bowling of Pattinson after scoring only seven runs.
It was then a strong partnership between http://www.senore.com/Cricket/C-Kieswetter-c1206 and PD Trego, who took the score to 49 runs before a delivery by JT Ball penetrated into the stumps of Kieswetter, who departed after scoring 24 runs.
In his next over, Ball struck once again by dismissing JC Hildreth, who could muster only three runs before hitting the showers.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Jonathan-Clare-c1729 Buttler then brought stability in the middle by providing Trego some solid support as the duo took the score to 113, before Trego was given leg before wicket on a delivery bowled by Pattinson. The batsman found his way back to the pavilion after scoring an innings of 47 runs.
While Buttler perished after scoring 29 runs, it were the knocks of 33 and 39 in the dying moments of the game by CAJ Meschede and AV Suppiah that made the difference and helped the side reach a respectable total.
Starting their run chase, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MJ-Lumb-c1981 and AD Hales bolstered an opening stand of 56 runs to give their side an upper hand in the match.
Hales was the first to leave the wicket after scoring an innings of 22 runs, while Lumb walked off the pitch after belting 65 runs.
MH Wessels then became the third wicket from his side as he walked back to the pavilion after smashing an innings of 55 runs.
The side then gave a collective batting performance as they reached the required target in 36.4 overs.
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