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Elsewhere the news is … damp. There will be no play before lunch at The Oval or Edgbaston, and things are also delayed at the crucial Division Two promotion bash at Bristol, with Gloucestershire perched uncomfortably in the dressing-room at 80 for 6.
Good morning from heavy-sponged Manchester – and a soggy looking Taunton, where the super sopper is out and mopping furiously. The Met Office site shows signs of hope – clear weather between 10 and 2 – if the groundsmen can dry the outfield in time to get the players out before the next fat plopping rain clouds return. The umpires are due to peer again at the pitch at 11am.
Yesterday’s match stopped just before lunch with Somerset 75-4 on a dustbowl against the wiles of Simon Harmer and Sam Cook. It was tricky out there. As James Hildreth: said, “I think anything above 200 will be a good score. Every run out there seems massive”
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Written by Tanya Aldred
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2019/sep/24/county-cricket-somerset-v-essex-title-decider-day-two-live under the title “County cricket: Somerset v Essex title decider, day two – live!”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
