Story The Derbyshire Chronicals [C2005]

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Somerset bat brilliantly with there two international openers steering the past the deficit without loss at tea.

 

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Briggsey gets Trescothick

 

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Smith gets 50

 

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Molloy takes a fine slips catch to remove Smith off Dufty

 

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Dufty get his second wicket

 

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Binga knocks over his first wicket for the match

 

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Dufty strikes again

 

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Balaji chimes in with a wicket just before the end of play

 

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The keeper's earned himself a beer from me!

 

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Start of play Day 3
Somerset v Derbyshire at Taunton
Somerset 123
Derbyshire 186
Somerset 6/172

Somerset lead by 109 runs

R.Turner 2 (25) no
R.Johnson 0 (9) no

M.Dufty 3/32
R.Balaji 1/19
L.Binga 1/33
S.Briggs 1/59

 

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Briggsey strikes in the first over

 

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Briggs again strikes

 

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Agarwal takes another blinder at second slip as Briggs claims his fourth wicket

 

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Briggs get his first five wicket haul for Derbyshire

 

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Day 3 12:30
Somerset v Derbyshire at Taunton
Somerset 123
Derbyshire 186
Somerset 205

Derbyshire require 143 runs to win

A super bowling performance this morning here by Shaun Briggs who is have a wonderful game, score a half century in the first innings then taking five wickets in the second. It will be a tough chase here for this Derbyshire side who is a little down on confidence when it comes to batting at the moment. The key to a Derbyshire win here is partnerships, and when englands new rising star Martyn makes runs Derbyshire scores big totals. Let see how they go.