Somerset batters seal deserved draw led by Kasey Aldridge fifty
Never easy, never serene but his dreamy back-foot fours off James Anderson helped make it reality
20/04Result
County Championship Division One at Taunton, Apr 20-23 2023
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![Somerset]( "Somerset")
441 & 256/6 (86 ov) -
![Lancashire]( "Lancashire")
20/04Result
County Championship Division One at Taunton, Apr 20-23 2023
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![Somerset]( "Somerset")
441 & 256/6 (86 ov) -
![Lancashire]( "Lancashire")
Match Centre
Match Details
Toss
Lancashire , elected to field first
Season
Match days
20,21,22,23 April 2023 (4-day match)
Match Referee
Points
Lancashire 12, Somerset 10
Scorecard Summary
SOMERSET 441 (122.4 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- James Anderson5/76 (28)
- Tom Bailey2/80 (23.4)
LANCASHIRE 554 (111.1 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Keaton Jennings*189 (247)
- Josh Bohannon85 (106)
- Peter Siddle3/97 (22.4)
- Lewis Gregory3/81 (20)
SOMERSET 256/6 (86 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Kasey Aldridge*58 (108)
- James Rew47 (96)
- Tom Bailey3/49 (15)
- George Balderson1/32 (14)
END OF OVER:86 | 4 Runs | SOM: 256/6
- Lewis Gregory34 (87b)
- Kasey Aldridge58 (108b)
- Colin de Grandhomme1-0-4-0
- James Anderson18-5-55-1
85.6
0
de Grandhomme to Gregory, no run,
85.5
0
de Grandhomme to Gregory, no run,
85.4
0
de Grandhomme to Gregory, no run,
85.3
1
de Grandhomme to Aldridge, 1 run,
85.2
0
de Grandhomme to Aldridge, no run,
85.1
0
de Grandhomme to Aldridge, no run,
Match Coverage
All Match NewsSomerset batters seal deserved draw led by Kasey Aldridge fifty
Never easy, never serene but his dreamy back-foot fours off James Anderson helped make it reality
Keaton Jennings' untimely tear hands Somerset a lifeline after run-spree
Rain frustrates Lancashire as hosts hope to escape with draw after chastening day two
James Anderson defies flat Taunton pitch to set Lancashire up
Valuable five-for comes before Keaton Jennings, Luke Wells and Josh Bohannon fill their boots
James Rew's first Taunton hundred brings hope of a new Somerset dawn
Pessimism abounds after early Lancashire wickets before Abell and Rew fashion prolonged resistance
