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Somerset verify Hurry consultation

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NewsAndy Hurry has actually been hurried back to Taunton as Somerset's director of cricket after the elimination of Matthew MaynardSomerset hope Hurry will bring a modification in the weather condition - Getty ImagesSomerset have actually verified that Andy Hurry will go back to the club as director of cricket following the departure of Matthew Maynard.The news, which was very first indicated in ESPNcricinfo, likewise sees Jason Kerr promoted from assistant and bowling coach to end up being Somerset's brand-new head coach.Rush's return provides Somerset a sense of stability and unity after a hard season in which they just prevented transfer on the last day of the season and launched a clutch of gamers consisting of the limited-overs captain Jim Allenby.Even now they can not completely rest...

Clarke caps homecoming with career-best 7 for 55

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Surrey 42 for 0 path Somerset 269 (Davies 86, Trescothick 65, Clarke 7-55) by 227 runsAs The Oval clock ticked over to 5 o'clock, Rikki Clarke raised the ball up and led Surrey off, saluting the home crowd as they admired his career-best figures. It was a minute that both the gamer and viewers had long idea would never ever come.Lots of members at this hallowed ground have memories of Clarke emerging from Surrey's academy, spotty however teeming with an effervescent skill. His 3rd County Championship match, 15 years back, brought a superb 153 not out versus Somerset at Taunton. Include the casual catches in the slips and the speed and bounce he created from his 6ft 4in frame, and Clarke was instantly defined as a gamer of supreme pledge. It took just 10 superior matches for England to ...

Essex suffer a champ hangover

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ReportEssex suffered a champ's hangover as they collapsed at the Ageas Bowl and assisted Hampshire's survival battle at the same timeGeorge Bailey got Hampshire out of a hole - Getty ImagesEssex 33 for 5 path Hampshire 254 (Bailey 89, Vince 60, Porter 4-53, Harmer 3-47) by 221 runsHampshire new-ball partners Kyle Abbott and Fidel Edwards offered Essex a champ's hangover - as the Specsavers County Championship Division One winners suffered a batting collapse at the Ageas Bowl.Previous Test quickly bowlers Abbott and Edwards shared 4 wickets for 23 to leave Essex on 33 for 5 over night after Hampshire had actually published 254 thanks to stylish fifties from James Vince and George Bailey.Essex were verified as 2017's victor recently having actually whipped Warwickshire however discovered the...