SOMERSET V HAMPSHIRE
Will Smeed produced a dazzling display of power hitting to propel Somerset to an emphatic seven-wicket victory over Hampshire Hawks at Taunton.
Chasing a modest 159 to win on a true surface, the defending champions reached their target with 22 balls to spare, thanks to a blistering innings from 24-year-old Smeed, who scored 59 from 29 deliveries and dominated a whirlwind opening stand of 90 in 7.3 overs with Tom Banton.
Brothers James and Thomas Rew then staged an unbroken fourth-wicket partnership of 52 to ensure Somerset made a winning start to their title def...
