Somerset 214 for two (Lammonby 109, Goldsworthy 70*) vs Kent

Kent’s woes have been compounded by an damage to Michael Hogan, the 42-year-old seamer limping off disconsolately with what seemed like a hamstring or thigh drawback having bowled 11.2 overs for 30 runs.

Morning rain led to a 1.45pm begin, with the day’s play initially being lowered to 63 overs, and Kent’s bowlers seemed to have ideally suited circumstances once they took the sector. The pitch was inexperienced and the floodlights have been already on beneath overcast skies. But, having omitted their specialist spinners, the guests’ seam assault did not get sufficient balls in the precise areas to capitalise on any motion, permitting Lammonby and Tom Abell to make a constructive begin to the Somerset innings.

Skipper Abell, promoted to opener within the absence of Sean Dickson, whose accomplice has simply given delivery, gave a extra stable look to the highest order, whereas Lammonby went for his photographs from the outset, producing two wonderful straight drives for boundaries.

The left-hander hit three fours in an over from Arafat Bhuiyan, who struggled for line and size in his opening spell. Hogan switched ends after bowling three overs, however was unable to make a mark, whereas being sometimes economical.

First-innings runs have lengthy been an issue for Somerset, however Lammonby and Abell comfortably introduced up a half-century stand within the 14th over, the previous shifting to a fluent fifty off 52 balls, with 10 fours.

Their partnership had reached 73 when Abell, on 20, performed a free shot to an Arafat supply broad of off stump and edged to Tawanda Muyeye at first slip. By then Somerset have been properly positioned and Goldsworthy, additionally batting increased within the order than typical having spent a lot of the season within the 2nd XI, helped Lammonby construct on their encouraging begin.

The pair notched one other half-century stand off 83 balls, each producing an array of attacking photographs in taking the rating to 127 for 1 off 31 overs at tea. Lammonby had performed and missed a couple of instances, however in any other case seemed in wonderful kind to be unbeaten on 70.

He gave an opportunity on 76 at first of the ultimate session when Daniel Bell-Drummond spilled a pointy probability at gully off Jaskaran Singh earlier than a two via the leg aspect off Hogan took him to his highest rating of the summer time, beating the 78 made in opposition to Lancashire at Old Trafford.

The reliable Hogan departed quickly afterwards and Kent’s assault lacked selection as Goldsworthy moved to 49, earlier than extra rain introduced a brief interruption, with three extra overs misplaced. His fifty occupied 85 balls, with seven fours, absolutely laying down a marker for normal choice subsequent season.

A single off Joey Evison took Lammonby to his hundred off 137 balls. It had been an apparently easy innings full of sweetly timed strokes, however hopes that he would nonetheless be there at stumps ended when he nibbled at an honest supply from Bell-Drummond and edged via to wicketkeeper Harry Finch.

Goldsworthy’s innings misplaced nothing by comparability and he was nonetheless there, having confronted 150 balls and hit 9 fours, when dangerous gentle ended play for the day at 5.55pm, with a attainable 6.4 extra overs to be bowled.