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| LV= County Championship Division One, Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton (day three) |
| Somerset 109 & 154: Davies 51, Renshaw 45; Snater 6-36 |
| Essex 180 & 84-9: C Overton 6-30 |
| Essex (19 pts) beat Somerset (3 pts) by one wicket |
| Scorecard |
Essex just about held their nerve to edge to victory against Somerset who produced a devastating spell of bowling to take a pulsating game to the wire.
Somerset almost pulled off a remarkable win as Craig Overton and Peter Siddle ripped through the Essex batting order.
Overton, who took 13 wickets in total, and Siddle (3-25) took three early scalps to leave Essex reeling on 4-4.
With the scores level, Overton dismissed Shane Snater to set up a thrilling finale but Essex held on.
It was a dramatic morning no-one could have envisioned when Essex started the day needing 81 runs with nine wickets in hand.
But Overton set about the task early and removed nightwatchman Sam Cook with just the second…
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