Rollicking Roelof routs Varsity boys

MCC University Round-up

By Bradley Adams
SOMERSET’S Roelof van der Merwe unleashed all his destructive power to help obliterate Oxford MCCU by 506 runs in their final warm-up match ahead of the County Championship season.

Brutal: Roelof van der Merwe smashed 209 off just 166 balls for Somerset
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Van der Merwe’s first-innings 209 came in just 166 balls with the South African finding the Taunton boundary 26 times and clearing the ropes on six occasions.
He was dismissed before tea on the opening day as Somerset declared on 452-8, before L...

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