Somerset v http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Durham-c782: County Championship Division One - Day-One Summary
Marcus Trescothick’s brilliance guided Somerset on top against Durham in a match of the County Championship Division One, at the County Ground, Taunton in England on Thursday, July 21, 2011.
The hosts ended day-one of the four-day game at 409 runs for the loss of seven wickets. The highlight of the day was a spectacular century from skipper Trescothick, who collected 163 runs before being dismissed.
Durham’s captain, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Phil-Mustard-c2183 decided to have a bowl first after winning the toss. He expected some assistance for the new ball bowlers, but the decision proved to be terribly wrong in the end.
There was some swing early in the innings, but batting became easier after a few overs were bowled.
Somerset’s openers, Trescothick and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Arul-Suppiah-c1084 gave a fabulous start to their side. They put together 98 runs for the first wicket partnership. The latter was dismissed after scoring 52 runs with the help of eight boundaries.
Suppiah has been scoring runs with consistency for his side. He collected a magnificent century against the Indian team, which is currently playing a Test match against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013, in a practice game.
The fall of the first wicket didn’t trouble the hosts much, as they continued to dominate the opposition’s bowlers. Nick Compton walked out to join his captain and offered great support to him.
The pair collected 133 runs for the second wicket partnership, guiding their team into a solid position. Compton also brought up his half-century in the innings, but was unable to carry onto make a big one. He was dismissed after scoring 56 runs, smashing
six fours in his outing.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/James-Hildreth-c1647, who managed 11 runs in his short stay at the crease.
Wicketkeeper batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/C-Kieswetter-c1206 looked good in his short outing, but gave his wicket away after contributing just 15 runs to the total.
Trescothick’s innings finally came to an end after he had scored 163 runs in his magnificent knock. He faced 226 balls in his impressive innings and struck 23 fours and a massive six.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Somerset-c843. He managed 22 runs with the help of three fours and one towering six.
At close of play, lower-order players http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Murali-Kartik-c78034 were unbeaten on 23 and 25 respectively.
Durham’s http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mitchell-Claydon-c1973 was the only bowler to cause a few concerns for the home team’s batsmen, as he picked up four out of the seven wickets which fell in the day.
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