Somerset v Warwickshire: Scores and match report

Match scores (Taunton)

Warwickshire 1st inns: 413 (Trott 175, Ambrose 63, Clarke 57; Overton 3-76, van der Merwe 3-78)

Somerset 1st inns: 230 (Trescothick 106, Trego 52; Thornton 4-34, Clarke 3-29)
Somerset 2nd inns: 86-1 (Trescothinck 46*, Abell 35*)

Match drawn

Day four report

Marcus Trescothick had another day to remember as the rain-ruined Specsavers County Championship Division One match between Somerset and Warwickshire at Taunton ended in a draw.

Having passed 25,000 first-class runs the previous day, the 41-year-old former England opener moved to his 50th first-class century for Somerset, making 106 in their otherwise disappointing first-innings total of 230.

That created a Somerset record, beating the 49 hundreds made for the county in first-class cricket by Harold Gimblett.

Not satisfied with that, Trescothick then calmed any dressing room nerves when Somerset followed on and finished unbeaten on 46 as they closed on 86 for one. Skipper Tom Abell was on 35 not out.

It was also a memorable day for Warwickshire seamer Grant Thornton, who marked his championship debut with four for 34 in the home side's first innings which included the wicket of Trescothick.

Somerset had begun the final day on 94 for four in reply to Warwickshire's 413.

Trescothick reached a half-century with a boundary to midwicket off Jeetan Patel in the second over of the morning.

Together with Jack Leach, he took the total onto 127 when the nightwatchman fell lbw to Rikki Clarke for 16.

Trescothick was joined by Peter Trego and the pair stayed together until lunch, by which time the score had moved onto 178 without further loss.

Resuming on 89 after the break, Trescothick edged his way into the 90s before eventually going to his century with a single to midwicket off Thornton.

The crowd stood to mark Trescothick's record-breaking ton, which came off 180 balls, with 11 fours.

Trego had moved onto 34 when he looked to have been caught by Jonathan Trott at first slip off Thornton.

The Warwickshire fielders celebrated, but the batsmen stood his ground and was given not out after umpire Alex Wharf consulted his square-leg colleague Paul Baldwin.

In Thornton's next over he had Trescothick caught behind by Tim Ambrose trying to drive a wider ball. With his next delivery the 24-year-old accounted for Roelof van der Merwe with a yorker.

More wickets tumbled quickly. Trego remained at the crease and went to his half-century, off 124 balls with his fifth boundary, through the slips off Patel, but the bowler got his revenge two balls later as Somerset were all out for a dismal 230.

Following on 183 runs behind, Somerset were soon in trouble again as Sukhjit Singh had Dean Elgar caught at short midwicket by Ian Bell with just one run on the board.

Abell, with only 10 runs to his name in five Championship innings this season, joined Trescothick and the two started to take their side towards safety. Trescothick took a boundary off Patel to bring up the 50.

In the gathering gloom the Somerset pair saw the score onto 86 off 25.1 overs when the players shook hands and the game ended in a draw. Warwickshire took 12 points and Somerset eight.

Day three report

Marcus Trescothick went past 25,000 first-class runs as Somerset replied to Warwickshire's 413 all out on the third day of the rain-affected Specsavers County Championship Division One match at Taunton.

The former England opener was unbeaten on 41 at stumps in a total of 94 for four, having begun his innings needing 29 to reach the remarkable milestone. Grant Thornton, on his Championship debut, took two for 14 from five overs.

Earlier, Jonathan Trott had made 175 in Warwickshire first innings, the 20th time he had gone past 150 in first-class cricket. He received good support from Sam Hain (39), Tim Ambrose (63) and Rikki Clarke (57), while there were three wickets each for Jamie Overton and Roelof van der Merwe.

Play began on time, with Warwickshire 124 for three and Trott unbeaten on 50. The first half-hour saw him survive a confident appeal for a catch down the leg side off Peter Trego, who then dropped him at fourth slip off Craig Overton before he had added to his overnight score.

The total had progressed to 150 when Hain was bowled by a full delivery from left-arm spinner Jack Leach. It was Somerset's only success of the morning session as Ambrose and Trott took the score to 215 for four at lunch.

Trott was 13 short of his hundred and there were no more alarms as he brought it up with three successive boundaries off the previously economical Leach. He had faced 212 balls and hit 16 fours.

Ambrose played confidently to reach a 100-ball half-century, with five fours and a six, before falling to an unusual and brilliant catch by Trescothick, who anticipated a sweep off Leach and moved from slip as the shot was being played to take a left-handed catch at leg slip.

Clarke came in with licence to attack as Warwickshire chased maximum batting points and was soon on the attack.

Trott moved comfortably to 150 and the pair had added 95 in 16.2 overs when he was caught at backward point off Jamie Overton, having batted for six hours and extended his boundary count to 22 fours and three sixes.

Tea was taken on Trott's dismissal with Warwickshire 391 for six, needing nine runs off as many balls for a fifth batting point.

They fell short as Keith Barker was caught at mid-wicket and Clarke failed to make contact with two big swings at the end of the 110th over, bowled by Van der Merwe. A clatter of wickets followed, the last five falling for 22 runs.

Somerset had progressed to 21 in reply when Dean Elgar was trapped in front during an impressive opening spell from Barker.

Tom Abell's wretched run continued when, on eight, he jammed down on a full ball from Jeetan Patel and watched in horror as the ball trickled back onto his stumps.

After Trescothick had acknowledged the applause of the crowd, having moved onto 31 and had his latest achievement announced over the tannoy, Warwickshire struck two more blows.

James Hildreth, on 14, was pinned lbw on the back foot by Thornton for the seamer's maiden Championship wicket. And the 24-year-old quickly followed up by having the out-of-form Steven Davies caught at short-leg for seven.

Day two report

Jonathan Trott completed an 82-ball half-century as only 6.1 overs were possible on day two of Warwickshire's Specsavers County Championship match with Somerset at Taunton.

No play was possible until after lunch as the groundstaff's mopping-up operation from the previous day's deluge was hampered by early-afternoon showers.

Umpires Alex Wharf and Paul Baldwin originally decided play could commence at 1310 but, as that time approached, the rain returned and the heavy covers were brought back on.

The action finally did get under way at 1445, with the visitors resuming on 93 for three and Trott unbeaten on 30.

After Jack Leach had delivered one ball to complete his unfinished over from day one, the Overton twins took up the attack for Somerset.

Craig bowled a testing first over from the Somerset Pavilion End and Jamie had a big appeal for lbw against Trott rejected with his first delivery of the day.

But there were also some over-pitched deliveries, which Trott and Sam Hain (19 not out) capitalised on with some meaty drives.

Trott had just moved to his fifty when bad light forced the players off, with Warwickshire on 124 for three. More rain followed and the umpires abandoned any prospect of a resumption at 1700.

Day one report

Jamie Overton claimed two Warwickshire wickets before rain washed out most of the opening day of the Specsavers County Championship match with Somerset at Taunton.

Warwickshire won the toss and elected to bat first. They had moved on to 93 for three by the time the umpires abandoned play for the day shortly before the scheduled tea break. Only 32.5 overs were possible.

By then a deluge had left much of the outfield under water, but at least Overton (two for 17) could reflect on a satisfactory day.

Fielding three spinners, Somerset opened their bowling with Peter Trego from the River End and the all-rounder was unlucky to have Ian Westwood, on six, put down at second slip.

Overton was then brought into the attack from the Somerset Pavilion End and, with the score on 46, the younger of the North Devon twins claimed the wicket of Westwood, who appeared to have played on for 21.

Jonathan Trott saw up the 50 for the visitors when he took a boundary off Overton to third man, but one run later the bowler yorked Andrew Umeed for 24.

Jack Leach was brought on at the River End and soon afterwards off-spinner Dom Bess joined him in the attack, but neither seemed to be able to get much help from the wicket.

With the total on 72 the rain started to fall heavily and the players left the field for an extended lunch.

Before the game eventually resumed at 2.10pm left-arm spinner Leach was awarded his Somerset cap by former player Vic Marks.

There was one more wicket for Somerset before the rain set in again at 2.50pm as Craig Overton had Ian Bell well caught at second slip by Marcus Trescothick for eight.

Trott is unbeaten on 30 going into day two.