f5691 cc1310	Somerset v Kent
	County Championship 1901
Venue	County Ground, Taunton on 15th, 16th August 1901 (3-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Kent won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Kent won by an innings and 312 runs
Points	Somerset -1; Kent 1
Umpires	AB Hide, A Shaw
Close of play day 1	Kent (1) 435/4 (Hearne 87*)

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Kent first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
CJ Burnup	st Newton b Cranfield	134
EW Dillon	b Braund	12
SH Day	c Daniell b Cranfield	46
A Hearne	c Daniell b Braund	103
*JR Mason	c Daniell b Cranfield	145
RNR Blaker	c Daniell b Braund	7
PC Baker	c Daniell b Braund	0
E Humphreys	b Braund	0
+HR Murrell	c Braund b Cranfield	4
C Blythe	st +Palairet b Cranfield	1
WM Bradley	not out	1
Extras	(5 b, 6 lb)	11
Total	(all out, 132.3 overs)	464
Fall of wickets:
1-19, 2-124, 3-243, 4-435, 5-445, 6-445, 7-445, 8-462, 9-462, 10-464 (132.3 ov)

Somerset bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Cranfield	36.3	9	108	5	-	-
Braund	37	8	133	5	-	-
Robson	34	8	115	0	-	-
Lewis	3	0	13	0	-	-
Gill	13	4	41	0	-	-
Palairet	6	2	21	0	-	-
Fowler	2	0	11	0	-	-
Hill	1	0	11	0	-	-

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Somerset first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
LCH Palairet	c Murrell b Blythe	12
LC Braund	c Baker b Blythe	2
AE Lewis	run out	15
FA Phillips	c Blaker b Mason	1
E Robson	run out	13
J Daniell	b Blythe	5
VT Hill	b Mason	2
GC Gill	c Murrell b Mason	6
+AE Newton	c Murrell b Mason	7
G Fowler	lbw b Blythe	0
B Cranfield	not out	0
Extras	(8 b, 3 lb)	11
Total	(all out, 27.3 overs)	74
Fall of wickets:
1-13, 2-26, 3-27, 4-47, 5-53, 6-56, 7-60, 8-73, 9-74, 10-74 (27.3 ov)

Kent bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Blythe	14	0	37	4	-	-
Mason	13.3	7	26	4	-	-

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Somerset second innings (following on)		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
LCH Palairet	b Mason	11
LC Braund	b Mason	4
AE Lewis	c Blaker b Mason	0
FA Phillips	b Blythe	26
E Robson	c Murrell b Mason	0
J Daniell	c Blaker b Mason	0
VT Hill	st Murrell b Mason	11
GC Gill	b Mason	5
+AE Newton	b Blythe	10
G Fowler	b Mason	10
B Cranfield	not out	0
Extras	(1 nb)	1
Total	(all out, 26.5 overs)	78
Fall of wickets:
1-4, 2-4, 3-29, 4-29, 5-29, 6-47, 7-56, 8-60, 9-74, 10-78 (26.5 ov)

Kent bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Blythe	13.5	2	48	2	-	-
Mason	13	5	29	8	-	1

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Notes
--> The match was scheduled for three days but completed in two.
--> A Hearne (1) passed 12000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 15
--> JR Mason (1) passed 1000 runs in County Championship matches for the season when he reached 133
--> JR Mason (1) passed 11000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 62
--> B Cranfield reached 100 wickets in First-Class matches for the season when taking his 1st wicket in the Kent first innings
--> JR Mason achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches in the Somerset second innings (previous best was 7-90)
--> JR Mason achieved his best innings bowling analysis in County Championship matches in the Somerset second innings (previous best was 7-90)

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Burnup's 134, out of 243, took less than 3 hours and included 21 fours. Hearne took 210 minutes for his 103 which included 15 fours. Mason's 145 was scored in 105 minutes, included 24 fours and a five, and was made out of 192 for the 4th wicket. Braund and Mason both took three wickets in five balls. The match was completed in two days

 

 

 

 

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