8legs: Somerset

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Wharton & Root help Yorkshire fight back at Somerset

Yorkshire’s fightback culminated in a 75-run victory over Somerset, with Root and Bess starring with the ball to seal the comeback on the final day at Taunton.
Yorkshire’s second-innings 371 set up a 260-target chase, but the visitors bowled Somerset out for 184 after tea to clinch a 75-run win.
Root contributed with the ball, taking four wickets to anchor Yorkshire’s surge after a first-innings deficit.
Bess also impressed with 4-60, supporting Root to disrupt Somerset’s innings after Yorkshire’s late push.
Somerset led by 112 on the first innings, but Yorkshire’s counter-attacking approach helped overturn the deficit on Day Four.
Nottinghamshire moved top of Division One with a 10-wicket win, highlighting a broad set of early-season county results alongside Yorkshire’s comeback.
Liam Patterson-White’s 5-53 helped Leicestershire collapse as part of a wider round-up of County Championship performances featured by Sky’s report.
Glamorgan and Surrey also posted important results, with Glamorgan beating Hampshire and Surrey easing to victory, illustrating a dynamic start to the season.
Kent secured a hefty win in Division Two as Matt Milnes’ career-best 6-12 helped dismiss Derbyshire for 158 in the second innings.
Max Holden’s second-half fifty at Lord’s helped Middlesex secure a draw, preserving a key partnership and ensuring a stubborn resistance against Durham.

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