Surrey take cost after Tom Lawes four-for limits Somerset

Surrey 138 for 4 (Latham 67*) path Somerset 170 (Kohler-Cadmore 59, Lawes 4-41)

The dwelling aspect have been dismissed in 56.3 overs, 20-year-old seamer Lawes sending again three of the highest 4 on his option to figures of 4 for 41. Tom Kohler-Cadmore prime scored with 59. By stumps, Surrey had replied with 138 for 4, Tom Latham main the best way with 67 not out and fellow New Zealand Test participant Matt Henry marking the final look of a prolific spell in red- and white-ball cricket for Somerset by taking 3 for 26.

A day dominated by seam bowling started with Somerset’s whole on 12 when Tom Lammonby clipped a Dan Worrall half-volley off his legs straight to Jamie Smith at midwicket. Tom Abell flicked at a leg-side supply from Lawes and feathered a catch via to wicketkeeper Ben Foakes to make it 32 for two. With 9 runs added, Sean Dickson, on 25, fended at a supply from Lawes and edged to Latham at second slip.

Kohler-Cadmore hit offspinner Will Jacks again over his head for six. But it was a uncommon second of cheer for Somerset supporters in a 2,000 crowd on the Cooper Associates County Ground.

Soon George Bartlett turned a 3rd sufferer for Lawes, caught by Jacks at third slip. It might need been worse for the hosts as Jacks spilled a pointy probability, diving to his left, to offer Kohler-Cadmore a life on 22, Jamie Overton being the unfortunate bowler.

With his aspect in hassle, James Rew took 32 balls to get off the mark and was unbeaten on 4 at lunch, which was taken at 85 for 4, Kohler-Cadmore having moved to 32. But hopes of a considerable stand between the pair ended quickly after the interval when Rew bought a prime edge aiming to tug a brief ball from Jordan Clark and skied a easy catch to Foakes.

Kasey Aldridge helped Kohler-Cadmore add 47 for the sixth wicket, contributing 18 earlier than edging Overton, again on his previous stamping floor, to Latham within the slips.

Kohler-Cadmore’s innings resulted in disappointing style when he aimed an enormous shot at a large supply from Lawes and dragged the ball onto his stumps. The former Yorkshire participant had confronted 101 balls, hanging seven fours and a six.

Craig Overton glanced his first ball from twin brother Jamie to fantastic leg for 4, frightening two unfriendly brief balls, the second of which he gloved via to the stainless Foakes. Henry managed a number of belligerent blows earlier than falling for 16 and tea was taken when Ben Green was bowled by a full ball from Worrall.

Somerset had batted poorly. But they managed an early breakthrough within the remaining session when, and not using a run on the board, Surrey skipper Rory Burns edged a defensive shot off Henry to Overton at second slip. The identical mixture accounted for Dom Sibley with the full on 15, Overton holding one other easy probability off Henry, who was sustaining an exemplary line and size.

Smith narrowly averted the identical destiny when, on 4, he edged simply wanting Overton, as Henry completed an outstanding opening spell with 2 for 16, ten of these runs coming off the final of his seven overs.

Momentum modified when Smith hit boundaries off 4 successive balls from Overton, who had switched to the River End. Batting began to look snug underneath cloudless skies as Latham helped put collectively a half-century stand in 67 balls.

It was a shock when Green broke via within the opening over of his first Championship look of the season. Having proved a golden arm within the Blast, the medium-pacer had Smith caught at midwicket by Lammonby, stretching out his left arm.

Henry’s return to the assault noticed him strike once more along with his third ball, Foakes nicking a defensive shot to wicketkeeper Rew to make it 95 for 4. Then Latham, on 43, survived an opportunity to Dickson at third slip off Overton.

The skilled Kiwi left-hander went on to an 83-ball fifty, nicely supported by Jacks as Surrey closed simply 32 runs behind.