Prolific Andy Umeed hammers 172* handy Somerset resounding win

Somerset 333 for five (Umeed 172*, Dickson 67, Reece 3-62) beat Derbyshire 261(Dal 110, Davey 3-18, Leonard 3-40) by 72 runs

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The pair plundered 111 off the final 10 overs to take Somerset to 333 for five with Umeed registering the best one-day rating towards Derbyshire at Derby.

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It had earlier appeared promising for Derbyshire when George Thomas aimed a agency footed drive on the third ball of the innings from Sam Conners and was effectively caught low to his proper at first slip by Harry Came.

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Both Conners and the spectacular 16-year-old Harry Moore received some early motion with the latter unfortunate to have Lewis Goldsworthy dropped on six by Came in his second over.

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Umeed started to say himself, twice driving Conners down the bottom for boundaries and pulling Dal to the ropes earlier than swatting Luis Reece again over his head for six.

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Goldsworthy hoisted off-spinner Alex Thomson over the large lengthy on boundary and the stand had reached 90 from 110 balls when he drove again a return catch to Reece.

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James Rew confirmed his intent with consecutive fours off Reece and a reverse sweep to the ropes towards Thomson so Derbyshire have been relieved to see the again of the 19-year-old.

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Rew had scored a run-a-ball 31 when he launched an enormous drive at Conners and received an inside edge which Brooke Guest did effectively to carry diving to his proper.

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But Umeed was enjoying with the peace of mind of a person who had already scored two tons of within the match and after driving Conners over lengthy off for six, he reached three figures off 106 balls.

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After passing his earlier List A better of 119, he pulled Moore for a 4 and two sixes with 23 coming off the forty third over.

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Although Dickson's 50 contained solely three fours, it had come off 43 balls which confirmed how good his placement had been on each side of the wicket with Derbyshire unable to forestall the pair accelerating in the direction of a formidable whole.

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Umeed introduced up his 150 with a straight six off Mark Watt and Dickson drove Conners for six earlier than he was lbw to Reece.

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Reece was pulled by Umeed for one more six however the all-rounder at the very least restricted Somerset to 5 off the final over though the injury had already been carried out.

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Faced with pulling off their highest ever one-day run chase, the house aspect stumbled from the outset, shedding Reece within the first over, given out caught behind by Sue Redfern, the primary feminine umpire to face in a Derbyshire match.

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Tom Wood miscued a pull at Ned Leonard, Came drove Davey to additional cowl and Matt Lamb skied a pull within the fourth over.

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Guest was bowled by one which stored low and after pulling Goldsworthy for six, Haider Ali swept the left-arm spinner to deep midwicket.

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Somerset appeared set to wrap up victory early however Dal had different concepts, reaching his hundred from 103 balls,and sharing stands of 81 from 79 balls with Thomson (42) and 88 for the final wicket with Conners to at the very least restore some Derbyshire satisfaction.

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