Somerset v Essex - Friends Life t20 - Quarter-Final – Somerset prevail – Live Score and Update
Somerset 175/6 (20/20 ov) v Essex 148 (18.3/20 ov) - Somerset won by 27 runs
In the first quarterfinal of the ongoing Friends Life t20 tournament, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Somerset-c843 beat opponents Essex by 27 runs, at County Ground, Taunton, on Tuesday, July 24.
After winning the toss, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Essex-c783 chose to field first, wanting to restrict their opponents on a small total.
The decision to bowl first worked like charm, as Essex nabbed their first wicket on the opening delivery of the match by dismissing Somerset opener http://www.senore.com/Cricket/C-Kieswetter-c1206.
The demise of the batsman was a big blow for his side as he had been exhibited exuberant form throughout the tournament.
Nonetheless, RE Levi and returning skipper ME Trescothick forged a potent resistance as they took the score to 39 runs, before the team suffered the loss of its second wicket on the demise of the skipper, who hit the showers after scoring 19 runs.
It was then time for http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Jonathan-Clare-c1729 Buttler to join the party, as he helped his side take the score to 56 runs before Levi became the third wicket of the day by faltering on a score of 20 runs.
Buttler and Hildreth then steered the side towards a total of 91 runs, as they smashed some brave shots to unnerve the fielding side.
RJW Topley then stepped in to remove Buttler, who perished after scoring a knock of 33 runs.
Meanwhile, Hildreth stood tall as he smashed a brilliant innings of 58 runs to play an important role in helping his team amass a total of 175 runs.
Essex then had a terrible start to their innings as they lost two of their wickets with only nine runs on the board with ML Pettini falling on a knock of two runs and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RS-Bopara-c2373 perishing without scoring.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/OA-Shah-c2134 then tried to cause some problems for their opposition, but this partnership met its doom on the wicket of Shah (13), who left his side standing on a total of 23 runs.
With 53 runs on the board, star performer Cook became the fifth wicket to fall from his side after hitting a knock of 28 runs.
Things were still in Essex’s control with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RN-ten-Doeschate-c2338 on the crease, but L Gregory changed all that as he pulverised Essex’s lower batting line-up beginning with the wicket of ten Doeschate (47), finishing with figures of four for 39 runs.
This bowling onslaught crimpled the batting side, which managed to muster 148 runs in reply to the asking score.
JC Hildreth from Somerset was named as the Player of the Match.
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