County Championship: Nottinghamshire shade first day at Somerset

Joe Clarke (right) in action for Nottinghamshire

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Joe Clarke (right) has hit six half-centuries for Nottinghamshire in the Championship this season
LV= County Championship Division One, Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton (day one):
Nottinghamshire 282-6: Clarke 59, Patterson-White 46*, Mullaney 42; Abell 2-53
Somerset: Yet to bat
Nottinghamshire 2 pts, Somerset 2 pts
Scorecard

Joe Clarke hit a half-century as Nottinghamshire had the better of day one against Somerset at Taunton.

After being put in to bat, Jack Brooks (2-62) removed openers Ben Slater and Ben Duckett to leave Notts 44-2.

Sam Northeast was trapped lbw for 34 after lunch but Clarke’s 59 and an innings of 42 from Steven Mullaney saw Notts regain some control.

Liam Patterson-White (46 not out) helped put on 74 for the seventh wicket before the visitors closed on 282-6.

There was some swing and seam movement early on in overcast conditions for Somerset’s depleted seam attack, with Craig Overton away on England duty and Lewis Gregory nursing a back injury.

The first two wickets…

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