Live: Somerset v Yorkshire Men, Rothesay CC, Day Four
It's the final day of Yorkshire versus Somerset at Taunton, with both sides chasing victory. The White Rose start day four with a 253-run lead and a one wicket in hand in their second innings. Follow this page for live updates.
YORKSHIRE WIN!!!!
Alfie Ogborne bowled Dom Bess, 1.
That’s it. What a win that is.
Bess and Joe Root finish with four wickets apiece.
The White Rose have won their first game of the season, at the fourth attempt, by 75 runs and take 19 points.
Outstanding fightback.
Somerset 173-9, 64.4 overs
Will Smeed caught at slip and Migael Pretorius caught and bowled by Joe Root. Two in two.
Somerset 167-7, 63 overs
Somerset need 93 more to win.
George Hill has the ball in hand immediately after tea.
Tea. Yorkshire 167-7, 63 overs
Somerset need 93 more to win.
Will Smeed 17 and Lewis Gregory 10.
Yorkshire on top but still plenty of work to do.
Somerset 152-7, 60.4 overs
Craig Overton caught Adam Lyth bowled Joe Root, 2.
Overton tries to whip one from outside off-stump through leg and gets good connection. But Lyth takes a reflex catch at short-leg. Stunner.
Somerset need 108 more to win.
Somerset 142-6, 56.3 overs
Thomas Rew caught behind Jonny Bairstow bowled Joe Root, 30.
Caught behind cutting.
Somerset need 118 more to win with Craig Overton and Will Smeed together.
Somerset 136-5, 53.5 overs
Josh Thomas caught George Hill bowled Dom Bess, 57.
Much needed wicket for Yorkshire, caught at slip.
Bess has three-for, and Somerset need 124 more to win.
Will Smeed in now alongside Thomas Rew, 28.
Thomas 50
Josh Thomas has reached his fifty, off 140 balls, to go with the 136 he scored in the first innings.
Somerset 113-4 in the 46th over.
Dom Bess and Joe Root are bowling in tandem.
Picture by Harry Trump/Getty Images.
Somerset 81-4, 37.3 overs
Tom Abell caught George Hill bowled Dom Bess, 41.
Caught at slip pushing forwards.
These two are best mates as well.
Thomas and Abell steadying
Josh Thomas and Tom Abell have moved to 28 and 30 respectively and are steadying the ship for Somerset.
There is actually a ball change taking place as we speak.
Somerset 68-3 in the 35th over, needing 192 more.
Jack White and George Hill in operation.
Somerset 57-3, 30th over
We’re back up and running after lunch.
George Hill bowling to Tom Abell, and there’s been a big lbw appeal in the first over after lunch.
Yorkshire defending a 260-target.
Lunch. Somerset 57-3, 29 overs
Wickets for George Hill two and Dom Bess have given Yorkshire are great chance of victory here at Taunton, where Somerset are chasing 260.
Josh Thomas has 23 and Tom Abell 24.
Dom Bess and James Wharton celebrate the dismissal of James Rew.
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Somerset 45-3, 24th over
Josh Thomas 19 and Tom Abell 16.
Joe Root and Jhye Richardson are into the attack.
Another wicket before lunch would be just the ticket.
Somerset 21-3, 15.1 overs
James Rew caught behind Jonny Bairstow bowled Dom Bess, 2.
Full ball which wasn’t there to drive, but Rew tried and edged behind to Bairstow whilst over-balancing.
What a start this is for Yorkshire.
Somerset have it all to do chasing 260.
Tom Abell and Josh Thomas together now. These two were the run-getters in the first innings. Thomas has 11.
Somerset 16-2, 12.2 overs
Tom Lammonby bowled George Hill, 4.
Lammonby attempts to leave alone but misjudges it and hands Hill a second wicket.
James Rew in alongside Josh Thomas now as Somerset chase 260.
Yorkshire 13-1, 9 overs
Dom Bess is into the attack at Taunton, with Somerset chasing 260.
They have two left-handers in at present in Josh Thomas and Tom Lammonby. They have five and four respectively.
Somerset 9-1, 3 overs
Archie Vaughan bowled George Hill, 4.
What a start for the White Rose, as Somerset chase 260.
Somerset 3-0, 2nd over
Jack White and George Hill are sharing the new ball as Somerset chase 260.
Yorkshire 371 all out, 110.5 overs
Jhye Richardson caught behind James Rew bowled Craig Overton, 50.
Edges behind as he tries to steer a single down to third.
Fine innings is ended, leaving Somerset requiring 260 to win in a minimum of 93 overs.
Richardson 50
That’s a superb half-century for Jhye Richardson, off 122 balls with 7x4s.
Yorkshire 366-9, a lead of 254.
A superb knock from Richardson, who has marshalled the tail expertly.
Up and running...
Jhye Richardson has pinched the strike off the last ball of the over which was incomplete last night.
Yorkshire 366-9, leading by 254.
Richardson is onto 49.
Sun's out
We’re about to start here at the Cooper Associates County Ground, and the sun has poked through.
Still plenty of cloud around, though.
Good morning...
From the Cooper Associates County Ground, where it’s a largely overcast but dry morning ahead of day four.
There is a glimmer of sunshine trying to poke through. We’re all set to go at 11am.
Both sides have a realistic chance of victory here. Yorkshire are 365-9 in their second innings, with Jhye Richardson unbeaten on 48 and Jack White 5. The lead is 253.
The pitch is placid but has shown signs of taking turn, and Yorkshire will be able to call upon the services of Dom Bess, Joe Root and potentially even Adam Lyth if needed. He, of course, took the winning wicket here in 2017 when the White Rose won by three runs.
We’d settle for that again, wouldn’t we!
Yorkshire enjoyed a superb day with the bat yesterday, and have been very good for the last two days to fight back from being bowled out for 162 on the first day, which Somerset closed on 201-3.
You can read our match report and reaction from yesterday, the latter with James Wharton – he made 92, via the links below.
The live stream will be available at the top of the page.
Enjoy the day.
