Surrey v Somerset - Clydesdale Bank 40 - Group B - Surrey win by 105 runs - Live Score and Update
Surrey 295/6 (40/40 ov) v Somerset 190 (37.1/40 ov) - Surrey won by 105 runs
In the Group B match of the Clydesdale Bank 40 tournament, Surrey spearheaded a stupendous win over rivals Somerset, as they won the 40-over fixture by 105 runs, played at Kennington Oval, London.
After winning the toss, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Somerset-c843 chose to field first in a bid to rattle the other side by launching a belligerent bowling onslaught.
However, the wicket was feasible for batting, a fact which was revealed when Surrey hammered an astounding opening stand of 163 runs with openers http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SM-Davies-c2542 belting the bowlers with zeal and confidence.
Davies was the first wicket to fall as he left after scoring an innings of 72 runs before a superb delivery bowled by Trego penetrated his defences and hit the stumps.
Finally with 191 runs on the scoreboard, the nifty innings by Hamilton-Brown came to its demise after the batsman had staggered 101 runs.
With both opening batsmen back in the pavilion, the middle-order took the responsibility of continuing the batting onslaught in a bid to post a stiff total on the board.
While, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zander-de-Bruyn-c98565 that made a difference in the end as the batsman helped his side pile 295 runs on the board, a total which was by all means a tough ask to overcome by any side.
With an intimidating total ahead, Somerset knew that their plan to hold Surrey on a small total had failed miserably and now they could only bat their way back to domination in the tournament.
However, they got off to the worst possible start as they lost two of their main batmen by the time they had amassed only 28 runs.
They needed a character innings from their batsmen in order to chase the total on a successful note, but http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Surrey-c851 bowlers maintained a steady pressure on the batting side and were successful in taking wickets regularly.
Opener, Nick Compton, was the highest scorer from the side with an innings of 53 runs under his belt, as the side received a heavy defeat by faltering on 190 runs.
From Surrey, Stuart Meaker, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Gareth-Batty-c1456 and Zafar Ansari all grabbed three wickets to push the batting side in the pits of defeat.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Robert-Hartman-Joseph-c85857 Hamilton-Brown from Surrey was named as the Player of the Match for an out of this world batting performance.
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