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Somerset trail Hampshire by 81 runs in the Specsavers County Championship
Newly-signed spinner David Wainwright scored 35 not out and took two Somerset wickets on an equally contested second day in the Specsavers County Championship at the Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton, where the home side trail Hampshire by 81 runs.
Wainwright, Hants' latest acquisition, boosted the visitors' total to 338 before helping restrict Somerset's reply to 257-5, taking advantage of a turning wicket until bad light stopped play, as both sides took three bonus points from the innings.
Mason Crane crucially dismissed Chris Rogers (11), with skipper Will Smith and Ryan McLaren taking the other wickets, as Somerset's Tom Abell resisted Hampshire's pressure by scoring 79.
Abell, who has not enjoyed the best of seasons in four-day cricket, hit 79 off 132 balls, with 11 fours, sharing an opening stand of 87 with Marcus Trescothick (36), as the hosts closed on 257 for five.
Peter Trego contributed 42, James Hildreth 40 and Jim Allenby 37 not out, but none of the home batsmen were able to push on to the big score needed to establish control of the game.
Earlier, Jack Leach had finished with six for 108 as Hampshire added 57 to their overnight score of 281 for 6, David Wainwright making a valuable 35 not out. The Somerset left-arm spinner now has 43 first class wickets to his name this season.
The ball turned from ball one of the day, but more for the Somerset spinners, whose counterparts were unable to settle on the right pace to exploit the pitch to the full.
From an overnight 281 for six, the visitors slipped to 303 for nine before a valuable last-wicket stand of 35 between Brad Wheal and David Wainwright, who contributed 35 not out with the ball deviating considerably for Leach and fellow left-arm spinner Roelof van der Merwe (three for 99).
Leach sent back Lewis McManus (43), Mason Crane and Wheal, but Hampshire could feel satisfied with their efforts as both sides collected three bonus points from the innings.
Somerset were left with nine overs to bat before lunch and reached the interval on 40 without loss, Trescothick and Abell surviving comfortably against six overs of seam and three of spin.
Trescothick looked in little bother until trying to hit Wainwright over the top and falling to a catch at long-on. His disappointment was matched by that of Chris Rogers, who had made only 11 when giving leg-spinner Mason Crane the charge and offering a leg-side stumping to McManus.
Abell, who had reached his half-century off 67 balls, profited from a couple of reverse sweeps as confidence grew, but then aimed a cross-batted paddle at Wainwright and departed lbw.
At tea, the score was 170 for three. That became 183 for four when Hildreth, who was looking in good touch, swung across the line towards the short boundary on the town side of the ground and fell leg before to Will Smith.
Trego and Allenby then added 69 for the fifth wicket before Trego hit a checked drive in the direction of mid-off where Smith took a tumbling catch.
Bad light and spitting rain brought play to a halt at 5.40pm. With the requisite number of overs already bowled, the umpires abandoned any hope of a resumption at 6pm with honours even.
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