By Richard Latham & Andrew Stockhausen
May 2-5, The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton
Essex 206 (Thain 41, Elgar 30, Pretorius 3-24, Leach 3-35)
& 163-4 (Cox 61*, Critchley 28, Davey 1-32, Overton 1-18, Gregory 1-17, Leach 1-35)
Somerset 145 (Davey 27, Pretorius 24, Harmer 4-43, Cook 2-31, Rajitha 2-26)
Toss: Somerset won the toss and decided to field
Officials: Nigel Llong, Ben Debenham, Phil Whitticase
“The pitch has done a bit for seam and spin. I have to give credit to the Somerset bowlers for the way they adjusted their lengths.”
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