BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Tom Banton	b Payne	29	40	40	4	0	72.50
Tom Lammonby	c Hankins b Higgins	0	6	8	0	0	0.00
Tom Abell (c)	lbw b Taylor	26	63	86	5	0	41.26
James Hildreth	c Lace b Taylor	17	47	62	3	0	36.17
George Bartlett	lbw b Higgins	22	48	51	4	0	45.83
Steven Davies †	b Payne	87	180	210	12	1	48.33
Craig Overton	c Hankins b Higgins	54	88	116	8	0	61.36
Lewis Gregory	c Scott b Payne	13	28	39	1	0	46.42
Josh Davey	c Brathwaite b Goodman	17	37	55	1	1	45.94
Marchant de Lange	c Lace b Taylor	37	26	46	4	2	142.30
Jack Leach	not out	0	3	5	0	0	0.00
Extras	(lb 8, nb 2)	10
TOTAL	94.1 Ov (RR: 3.31)	312
Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Tom Lammonby, 1.6 ov), 2-42 (Tom Banton, 10.6 ov), 3-69 (Tom Abell, 24.3 ov), 4-80 (James Hildreth, 26.4 ov), 5-110 (George Bartlett, 39.5 ov), 6-226 (Craig Overton, 69.6 ov), 7-255 (Lewis Gregory, 80.6 ov), 8-264 (Steven Davies, 84.3 ov), 9-312 (Josh Davey, 93.3 ov), 10-312 (Marchant de Lange, 94.1 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
David Payne	21	4	72	3	3.42	96	8	2	0	0
10.6 to T Banton, . 42/2 80.6 to L Gregory, . 255/7 84.3 to SM Davies, . 264/8
Ryan Higgins	24	6	71	3	2.95	113	10	0	0	0
1.6 to TA Lammonby, . 4/1 39.5 to GA Bartlett, . 110/5 69.6 to C Overton, . 226/6
Matt Taylor	17.1	2	67	3	3.90	76	9	2	0	0
24.3 to TB Abell, . 69/3 26.4 to JC Hildreth, . 80/4 94.1 to M de Lange, . 312/10
Dominic Goodman	14	4	36	1	2.57	68	5	0	0	1
93.3 to JH Davey, . 312/9
Graeme van Buuren	8	3	23	0	2.87	37	4	0	0	0
George Scott	10	0	35	0	3.50	44	6	0	0	0

Gloucestershire 1st Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Kraigg Brathwaite	lbw b Overton	18	25	39	3	0	72.00
Chris Dent (c)	c †Davies b de Lange	50	82	106	9	0	60.97
James Bracey †	c Hildreth b Gregory	118	234	348	15	1	50.42
Tom Lace	c Banton b Overton	7	36	42	1	0	19.44
Graeme van Buuren	c Gregory b Overton	4	15	16	1	0	26.66
Ryan Higgins	c Hildreth b Davey	23	46	51	3	0	50.00
George Hankins	lbw b de Lange	4	15	24	1	0	26.66
George Scott	c Overton b Gregory	10	48	61	0	1	20.83
Matt Taylor	lbw b de Lange	56	115	145	7	1	48.69
David Payne	c & b de Lange	12	28	39	2	0	42.85
Dominic Goodman	not out	2	18	22	0	0	11.11
Extras	(lb 3, nb 2)	5
TOTAL	110.1 Ov (RR: 2.80)	309
Fall of wickets: 1-41 (Kraigg Brathwaite, 9.3 ov), 2-87 (Chris Dent, 24.6 ov), 3-105 (Tom Lace, 36.5 ov), 4-119 (Graeme van Buuren, 40.6 ov), 5-160 (Ryan Higgins, 53.5 ov), 6-177 (George Hankins, 58.6 ov), 7-203 (George Scott, 74.3 ov), 8-274 (James Bracey, 94.1 ov), 9-304 (David Payne, 104.2 ov), 10-309 (Matt Taylor, 110.1 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Lewis Gregory	20	5	72	2	3.60	90	12	0	0	1
74.3 to GFB Scott, . 203/7 94.1 to JR Bracey, . 274/8
Craig Overton	24	6	63	3	2.62	114	7	1	0	0
9.3 to KC Brathwaite, . 41/1 36.5 to TC Lace, . 105/3 40.6 to GL van Buuren, . 119/4
Josh Davey	15	3	43	1	2.86	72	8	0	0	0
53.5 to RF Higgins, . 160/5
Marchant de Lange	21.1	3	63	4	2.97	98	9	0	0	0
24.6 to CDJ Dent, . 87/2 58.6 to GT Hankins, . 177/6 104.2 to DA Payne, . 304/9 110.1 to MD Taylor, . 309/10
Jack Leach	29	10	64	0	2.20	142	6	2	0	0
Tom Abell	1	0	1	0	1.00	5	0	0	0	0

Somerset 2nd Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Tom Banton	c Dent b Taylor	18	45	53	3	0	40.00
Tom Lammonby	c †Bracey b Higgins	0	2	5	0	0	0.00
Tom Abell (c)	lbw b Higgins	6	17	22	1	0	35.29
James Hildreth	lbw b Goodman	64	150	210	8	0	42.66
George Bartlett	c †Bracey b Goodman	0	1	4	0	0	0.00
Steven Davies †	c Hankins b Payne	12	38	44	2	0	31.57
Craig Overton	b Higgins	2	7	12	0	0	28.57
Lewis Gregory	c Higgins b Taylor	8	17	29	1	0	47.05
Josh Davey	c Brathwaite b Higgins	22	97	124	3	0	22.68
Marchant de Lange	lbw b van Buuren	0	6	6	0	0	0.00
Jack Leach	not out	4	17	19	0	0	23.52
Extras	(lb 9, nb 4)	13
TOTAL	65.5 Ov (RR: 2.26)	149
Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Tom Lammonby, 1.2 ov), 2-18 (Tom Abell, 7.1 ov), 3-36 (Tom Banton, 12.6 ov), 4-37 (George Bartlett, 13.4 ov), 5-68 (Steven Davies, 24.4 ov), 6-71 (Craig Overton, 27.2 ov), 7-88 (Lewis Gregory, 34.2 ov), 8-142 (James Hildreth, 59.1 ov), 9-143 (Marchant de Lange, 60.5 ov), 10-149 (Josh Davey, 65.5 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
David Payne	16	3	48	1	3.00	71	6	0	0	2
24.4 to SM Davies, . 68/5
Ryan Higgins	16.5	5	29	4	1.72	88	4	0	0	0
1.2 to TA Lammonby, . 2/1 7.1 to TB Abell, . 18/2 27.2 to C Overton, . 71/6 65.5 to JH Davey, . 149/10
Matt Taylor	13	4	27	2	2.07	63	3	0	0	0
12.6 to T Banton, . 36/3 34.2 to L Gregory, . 88/7
Dominic Goodman	11	3	19	2	1.72	56	3	0	0	0
13.4 to GA Bartlett, . 37/4 59.1 to JC Hildreth, . 142/8
Graeme van Buuren	9	3	17	1	1.88	45	2	0	0	0
60.5 to M de Lange, . 143/9

Gloucestershire 2nd Innings (T: 153 runs)

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Kraigg Brathwaite	b de Lange	36	62	106	4	0	58.06
Chris Dent (c)	b Overton	9	18	13	1	0	50.00
James Bracey †	not out	83	122	148	13	0	68.03
Tom Lace	not out	20	46	56	3	0	43.47
Extras	(b 4, nb 2, w 2)	8
TOTAL	41.1 Ov (RR: 3.78)	156/2
Did not bat: Graeme van Buuren, Ryan Higgins, George Hankins, George Scott, David Payne, Matt Taylor, Dominic Goodman
Fall of wickets: 1-10 (Chris Dent, 3.3 ov), 2-89 (Kraigg Brathwaite, 26.1 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Lewis Gregory	10	1	30	0	3.00	46	4	0	0	0
Craig Overton	14	2	52	1	3.71	59	5	0	2	0
3.3 to CDJ Dent, . 10/1
Jack Leach	11.1	2	57	0	5.10	47	11	0	0	0
Marchant de Lange	6	2	13	1	2.16	30	1	0	0	1
26.1 to KC Brathwaite, . 89/2

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Thu, 15 Apr - day 1 - Gloucs 1st innings 13/0 (Kraigg Brathwaite 2*, Chris Dent 9*, 3 ov)

Fri, 16 Apr - day 2 - Gloucs 1st innings 301/8 (Matt Taylor 53*, David Payne 9*, 103 ov)

Sat, 17 Apr - day 3 - Gloucs 2nd innings 28/1 (Kraigg Brathwaite 8*, James Bracey 10*, 10 ov)

Sun, 18 Apr - day 4 - Gloucs 2nd innings 156/2 (41.1 ov) - end of match

MATCH FLOW

General

Batting and Bowling points: Gloucestershire 6, Somerset 6

MATCH DETAILS

The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton
Toss	Gloucestershire, elected to field first
Series	County Championship
Season	2021
Match days	15,16,17,18 April 2021 - day (4-day match)
FC debut	Dominic Goodman
Umpires	Neil Bainton Richard Illingworth
Match Referee	Stuart Cummings
Points	Gloucestershire 22, Somerset 6

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Gloucs Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
KC Brathwaite	bowled	36	62
CDJ Dent	bowled	9	18
JR Bracey	not out	83	122
TC Lace	not out	20	46
Extras	(b 4, nb 2, w 2)
Total	156(2 wkts; 41.1 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
L Gregory	10	1	30	0	3
C Overton	14	2	52	1	3.71
MJ Leach	11.1	2	57	0	5.1
M de Lange	6	2	13	1	2.16 (1 nb)

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	10	Chris Dent	Kraigg Brathwaite
2nd	79	Kraigg Brathwaite	James Bracey
3rd	67	James Bracey	Tom Lace

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County Championship

Division 1

TEAM	M	W	L	D	PT
WARKS	4	2	1	1	77
LANCS	4	2	1	1	73.5
NOTTS	4	3	1	0	73
HANTS	4	2	1	1	61.5
YORKS	4	1	2	1	44.5
SOM	4	0	4	0	32.5

Division 2

TEAM	M	W	L	D	PT
ESSEX	4	3	0	1	96
GLOUC	4	3	1	0	76
DURH	3	1	1	1	44
NHNTS	4	1	2	1	54
SURR	3	0	1	2	40
GLAM	4	0	3	1	34.5

Division 3

TEAM	M	W	L	D	PT
KENT	4	4	0	0	94
MIDDX	4	3	1	0	80
WORCS	4	2	2	0	67.5
LEICS	4	1	2	1	54.5
DERBS	4	1	2	1	51.5
SUSS	4	0	4	0	30

Group 1

TEAM	M	W	L	D	PT
NOTTS	10	4	2	4	151
WARKS	10	4	1	5	145
DURH	10	3	2	5	132
ESSEX	10	3	2	5	129
WORCS	10	1	3	6	109
DERBS	10	0	5	5	72

Group 2

TEAM	M	W	L	D	PT
SOM	10	4	1	5	148
HANTS	10	4	2	4	145
GLOUC	10	5	3	2	131
SURR	10	2	2	6	123
LEICS	10	2	4	4	111
MIDDX	10	2	7	1	84

Group 3

TEAM	M	W	L	D	PT
LANCS	10	4	1	5	150
YORKS	10	5	1	4	149
GLAM	10	2	2	6	127
NHNTS	10	3	3	4	123
KENT	10	0	3	7	97
SUSS	10	1	5	4	94

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