James Rew extends golden summer time with one other ton

Somerset 287 for 9 (Rew 101) beat Worcestersire 251 (Cox 58, Campher 3-51) by 36 runs

The house facet posted 287 for 9 after profitable the toss, 19-year-old Rew hitting 101 off 93 balls, with eight fours and two sixes, to again up a superb season within the LV= Insurance County Championship. Lewis Goldsworthy contributed 47, whereas Ben Gibbon overcame a nightmare begin to declare 3 for 58.

The sport obtained off to an eventful opening when Somerset raced to 22 off the primary over, despatched down by left-arm seamer Gibbon. George Thomas flayed three boundaries, with six wides and 4 leg-byes additionally contributing to the full.

There had been already 31 runs on the board when Thomas fell to the ultimate supply of the second over, caught behind pushing ahead to Leach.

Andy Umeed and Goldsworthy took the rating to 96 within the 18th over earlier than Umeed edged a leg-side supply from Cameron Jones by way of to Cox and departed for 34.

Goldsworthy had swept a six off Josh Baker, however he and Rew had been largely content material to take advantage of ones and twos, laying the inspiration for a big whole. The pair had superior the rating to 147 when Goldsworthy tried to chop a ball from Brett D’Oliveira that was too near him and obtained an edge by way of to Cox.

By then, Rew was properly set, scoring prolifically by way of the leg facet and making good use of the reverse sweep. He moved to fifty off 52 balls and was joined by skipper Sean Dickson in one other fruitful partnership.

Dickson launched two large sixes, the primary off considered one of two no-ball free hits conceded by Worcestershire for violating fielding restrictions, on his method to a worthwhile 37 off 40 balls.

Rew was steadily accumulating whereas often slicing free. George Bartlett and Campher fell cheaply earlier than the younger wicketkeeper reached one other landmark in an already memorable season, putting his eighth 4 to maneuver to a 91-ball hundred.

After including a single, Rew was caught at deep backward sq. off Gibbon to depart Somerset 274 for seven with 13 balls of their innings remaining. They misplaced two extra wickets and Worcestershire may really feel relieved to maintain the rating beneath 300.

The guests then misplaced three of their prime order inside 12 overs, Azhar Ali getting an inside edge onto his stumps off Ned Leonard, who then had D’Oliveira properly caught by Shoaib Bashir at deep backward sq..

When Jake Libby was brilliantly caught by Rew, one-handed diving to his proper, off Lamb, Worcestershire had been 75 for 3. But Jones was going properly and shouldered main accountability for his facet’s fortunes.

Somerset knew they wanted extra wickets. They had been gifted one when Kashif Ali referred to as for a fast single to mid-wicket and Jones did not beat Goldsworthy’s left-arm direct hit on the wicketkeeper’s finish.

Kashif was caught and bowled by Jack Brooks, who had dropped him the earlier over. But Cox and Leach then put collectively a sensibly paced stand of 73 in 13 overs.

Cox moved to a 56-ball fifty and Worcestershire had been inside 55 of victory when he top-edged a brief ball from Campher to Goldsworthy at mid-wicket. It signalled a collapse with Josh Baker caught at cowl in the identical over.

Leach had begun to free his arms, hitting a six and 4 fours. But when he was trapped lbw by Goldsworthy’s left-arm spin, the Rapids had misplaced three wickets on the identical rating and had been 232 for eight. They by no means recovered.