Tom Lammonby continued his wonderful begin to the season and performed a serious function as Somerset earned a hard-fought County Championship draw at Kidderminster in opposition to newly promoted Worcestershire.
Lammonby dug in to attain his third half-century of the season, along with his hundred in opposition to champions Surrey.
Receiving wonderful assist from Andy Umeed, who hit his finest Somerset rating of 60 in a decisive fourth-wicket partnership at Chester Highway, Lammonby’s unbeaten 81 lifted his run tally for the marketing campaign previous the 350 mark.
When the duo joined forces, Somerset had been nonetheless 76 runs in arrears at 66-3 however they successfully blunted the Pears assault to bat all through the afternoon session in including 117 in 39 overs.
Lammonby enjoys going through Worcestershire, having turn out to be in 2020 Somerset’s youngest participant, on the age of 20, to hold his bat by an innings in an important four-day Bob Willis Trophy sport at New Highway.
This time his efforts helped sealed a fourth successive draw for Somerset and a 3rd in 4 video games for Worcestershire – in addition to a house defeat by Durham – since gaining promotion.
Nightwatchman Jake Ball annoyed Worcestershire throughout the opening hour and likewise did the majority of the scoring, as Renshaw weighed anchor.
However Adam Finch bowled Ball for 29 earlier than dwelling captain Brett D’Oliveira introduced himself into the assault shortly earlier than lunch and accounted for Renshaw, whose tried to paddle sweep the leg-spinner earned a easy catch to Kashif Ali at brief leg.
Lammonby accomplished a strong half-century from 126 balls and Umeed introduced up his 50 – from 117 deliveries – earlier than falling to a advantageous return one-handed reflex catch by Ben Gibbon because the guests closed on 190-4.
Flood-hit Worcestershire finish their two-match keep at their Chester Highway second dwelling for an additional yr.
When the Pears subsequent host subsequent a Championship sport on 25 Could it is going to be again at New Highway.
Earlier than then Somerset host leaders Essex at Taunton subsequent week.
Worcestershire now have 11 days off earlier than going through Kent at Canterbury.
