Kyle Abbott takes match figures of 17-86 to stun Somerset in County Championship title race
Kyle Abbott claimed the figures along with the fourth-best at Specsavers County Championship history as Somerset’s hopes of winning the name took a hefty blow in the Ageas Bowl of Hampshire.
Hants vs Somerset scorecard
South African Abbott followed his with 8-46 up to blow Somerset off and finish with match figures of 17-86 – the Championship’s first haul for 80 years.
Somerset, who had 281 to win, were bowled out after a meltdown for 144.
The conquer, Somerset loss of the season, means they will need to beat their title rivals Essex in Taunton week if they are to win the Championship for the first time in their background. It’s a match it’s possible to see live on Sky Sports from 10.15am on Monday.
Hampshire, on the other hand, lead the charge from the conflict with Yorkshire and Kent and took 19 points out of the match.
as he continued his protracted ninth-wicket partnership with James Vince abbott had started the day with his pads.
The pair helped Hampshire add 50 afternoon runs to take their partnership to 119 until Vince edged behind to get a 142, a 63 percent share of his group runs, and Abbott.
That place Somerset 281 to triumph, which might have been by far the maximum score of the match, with tons of time. The chase began well as Steve Davies placed on 62 before lunch and Murali Vijay.
But Abbott arrived after lunch and took 6-19 in eight overs. Vijay was the first when he pulled straight handing Abbott his 10th of this game, to depart. Until James Hildreth bowled, tom Abell edged behind.
Bartlett lbw and abbott trapped Tom Banton in consecutive balls earlier Davies, who had scored in 86 ballsbehind. The corrosion lasted before Lewis Gregory and Craig Overton shared with a stand however, the conclusion was speedy – Abbott bowling Josh Davey to wrap up things.
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