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Tom Abell and James Rew proved the scourge of Nottinghamshire’s bowlers again as Somerset posted 292-6 on the first day of the opening County Championship Division One match of the season at Taunton.<\/b><\/p>\n
The pair produced a fourth-wicket partnership of 140 to guide their team from an uncomfortable 66-3 after losing the toss, Abell contributing 108 off 186 balls and Rew 64 from 139 deliveries in mainly overcast conditions.<\/p>\n
It was deja vu for the Notts attack. In two Championship meetings between the clubs last season, the two Somerset players amassed 589 runs between them, including a stand of 313 in the game at Trent Bridge.<\/p>\n
There were two wickets each for Olly Stone and left-arm spinner Liam Patterson-White, but it was a largely frustrating day for the visiting seamers in a blustery wind.<\/p>\n
The season began with Stone bowling to Josh Thomas in what appeared favourable bowling conditions. That impression proved accurate as Somerset quickly plunged to 14-2.<\/p>\n
Stone and Dillon Pennington soon hit a probing line and length. It was Stone who made the first breakthrough, bowling Tom Kohler-Cadmore for four with a delivery that nipped away off the seam.<\/p>\n
Tom Lammonby had made only three when caught behind pushing forward defensively to Pennington. By 12:45 BST the floodlights were on and Somerset looked to be suffering all too familiar top order batting frailty.<\/p>\n
Much could depend on Thomas if that problem is to be solved this season. The 21-year-old left-hander, making only his third first class appearance, batted with increasing confidence in a stand of 52 with Rew.<\/p>\n
Stone and Pennington conceded just ten runs each from six-over opening spells. But it was the introduction of Patterson-White that brought the next Nottinghamshire success as Thomas, on 40, edged a forward defensive shot to wicketkeeper Kyle Verreynne, having faced 84 balls and hit seven fours.<\/p>\n
Rew and Abell took the score to 78-3 off 30 overs at lunch, Rew having produced the shot of the morning with an exquisite extra cover drive for four off Pennington, one of several attractive off-side strokes, in moving to 28 by the interval.<\/p>\n
The pair blossomed in the afternoon session, Rew reaching a half-century off 112 balls, with four fours, and Abell producing several sweetly-timed leg-side shots to attain the same landmark off 92 deliveries, with seven boundaries, the last taking the partnership to the century mark.<\/p>\n
It was broken on the brink of tea when Rew went to sweep a ball from Patterson-White. An under-edge onto his boot saw the ball loop up for Verreynne to dive forward from behind the stumps and hold a two-handed catch.<\/p>\n
Two runs were added to take the total to 208-4 at the break, Abell unbeaten on 80. The final session saw him move into the nineties with a straight six off Patterson-White before Somerset lost their fifth wicket, Lewis Goldsworthy, who had looked solid in moving to 18, edging a back-foot defensive shot off Rob Lord through to Verreynne.<\/p>\n
With the total on 245, that brought in Craig Overton, leading the home side in the absence of injured club captain Lewis Gregory. He brought up 250 by lofting Patterson-White to wide long-on for four.<\/p>\n
Abell went to his 21st first class hundred with a single through point off the spinner, having faced 173 balls and hit nine fours and two sixes. It was a typically textbook innings from the 32-year-old, without giving a chance.<\/p>\n
Notts took the second new ball with the total 264-5. The first over with it saw Overton dropped on 14 at third slip by the diving Jack Haynes off Pennington, but it later accounted for Abell, Verreynne taking a fourth catch of the innings off Stone, before rain ended play seven overs early, Overton unbeaten on 32.<\/p>\n
Report by ECB Reporters’ Network.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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