County Championship 2025.

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They brought in a spinner just for one game this week...Rahul chahar brought in

Somerset flying at Chelmsford 74-1 in the 18th over....josh Thomas in his first red ball innings for Somerset is 55* from 57 balls...

And as I write this Elgar has dropped Thomas at slip... absolute sitter

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Thomas looks a real talent! Aside from the drop he's played beautifully very strong on the drive taking advantage of anything loose and is flying on 63 from 71 balls!

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Always been a Westley fan and of his captaincy however this morning it's been baffling....4 slips for bracewell who can't bowl 2 balls in same spot....no protection for Bennett on debut who is raw....only 3 overs for harmer with two lefties in and nothing in deck for quicks....and instead of going back to porter who had the ball on a string he went back to bracewell who is going at nearly 6 an over

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Also surprised haven't seen anything of Matt critchely yet this morning....got 28 wickets so far this season! Surprised it's that many to be fair but has the knack of getting wickets need something desperately...100 up in the 27th over for Somerset!

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Surrey 6 down against Hampshire!

Ollie Robinson remember him....has 5 wickets for Sussex against Worcestershire

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Somerset 129-1 still no critchely which is baffling nothing in it for the seamers at all

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Thain having a long spell been a while since he's had a spell like this....never seems to get many wickets though not quick enough to burst though and teams have so much time to play him ...

Definitely time for critcheleys leggies always takes a wicket or two has a happy knack of getting wickets

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Jamie porter breaks through! Thomas bowled for 86! Porter with the only two wickets to fall today

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Charlie Bennett has his maiden championship wicket! Trapping lammonby lbw for 47! Somerset 167-3

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Tom kohler-cadmore in at number 5 for Somerset.....has he been playing red ball season? Sure I remember reading somewhere that he was having a hiatus from red ball...has he already had that or am I just imagining things?

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Bracewell gets TKC! 184-4 3 wickets in this session so far much needed!

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Surrey starting to struggle.

And bowled out.

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James rew goes past 1000 runs for the season

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Finally!!!! Matt critchely into the attack after 56 overs!

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200 up for Somerset....rew approaching another half century