Somerset reward for going green

Last updated at 10:37 14 July 2007


Somerset strengthened

their LV County

Championship promotion

bid by dominating the

opening day against

Northamptonshire at

Taunton.

Asked to bat first on a

green pitch the visitors

were dismissed for 221.

Steven Crook top scored

with 60, while Andy

Caddick (three for 70) took

his first-class wicket tally

for the season to 47.

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Andrew Caddick

By the time bad light and

drizzle ended play early,

Somerset openers Marcus

Trescothick (31 not out)

and Neil Edwards (42 not

out) had replied with an

unbroken stand of 77.

Northants were on the

back foot from the

moment Caddick struck in

the eighth over of the day.

Chris Rogers was lbw

swinging across the line

and Caddick then trapped

Usman Afzaal leg before.

Stephen Peters edged

Charl Willoughby to

Trescothick at second slip

and Caddick claimed his

third wicket with an

identical dismissal to send

back David Sales for 17.

Riki Wessels hit six fours in

his 37 before falling lbw to

Steffan Jones, who had

Lance Klusener caught

behind for a duck.

Alex Wakely, 18, battled

away for 88 balls on his

debut, hitting eight fours

in his 38 before being

pinned lbw by Peter Trego

with the total on 157.

Trego followed up by

having Johannes van der

Wath caught by

wicketkeeper Craig

Kieswetter.

After a sketchy start,

Crook produced the most

positive batting of the

Northants innings, striking

10 fours in his 82-ball

innings.

It was ended by another

Kieswetter catch off

Cameron White's leg spin,

which also accounted for

last man Jason Brown.

In the only other

Championship game in

which play was possible,

Mushtaq Ahmed claimed

five for 91 as Sussex

dismissed Durham for 209

at Horsham.

The home side had

reached 134 for three in

reply at stumps.

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