Matt Henry five-for seals comfy win for Somerset

Somerset 351 (Dickson 70, Bartlett 55, White 5-77) and 56 for 1 (Lammonby 30*) beat Northamptonshire 180 (Vasconcelos 78, Overton 4-50, Henry 3-36) and 224 (Procter 87*, Henry 5-73) f/o by 9 wickets

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Henry, participant of the match in Saturday's Vitality Blast triumph, continued to prosper with purple ball in hand, ending with figures of 5 for 73 and eight within the match.

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Somerset duly knocked off the 54 runs required inside 11 overs earlier than lunch to proceed their profitable methods, with Tom Lammonby powering six boundaries in an undefeated innings of 30.

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Earlier, Procter and Tom Taylor (32) prolonged their seventh-wicket partnership to 53 earlier than Henry trapped Taylor lbw to say his fourth wicket of the innings.

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With Australian abroad batter Sam Whiteman absent following the start of his daughter final night time, Northamptonshire had been successfully eight wickets down and solely six runs forward. Procter, the final recognised batter, had already reached his half-century off 94 balls and, joined by Ben Sanderson, determined to take the offensive choice towards Henry and Craig Overton.

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He rapidly switched from rearguard mode into Bazball territory, hooking and powering balls via midwicket and mid-on. He performed an audacious higher minimize over the keeper's head off Overton, in addition to enjoying some completely timed late cuts behind sq..

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Sanderson additionally performed some expansive photographs earlier than he chipped a Henry supply again to the bowler, the Kiwi taking a tumbling return catch to say his fifth wicket.

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Jack White supported Procter for some time however grew to become Overton's third wicket when he pushed at a ball on off-stump and Tom Abell pouched the catch at first slip.

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When Somerset started the chase, Lammonby drove Sanderson's second supply down the bottom for 4, however he was dropped at third slip when he provided a troublesome probability later within the over.

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Sean Dickson drove White firmly via the covers for 4 however didn't add any extra to his whole because of a lazy push outdoors off to a ball from Sanderson, keeper Lewis McManus taking a tumbling catch.

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Abell took consecutive boundaries off White earlier than Lammonby sealed the win by smashing Sanderson down the bottom for 4.

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