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Second XI County Championship: Surrey v Somerset
Somerset take on Surrey in the Second XI County Championship at LSE Sports Ground, New Malden.
Surrey won the toss and elected to bowl.
Sean Dickson and Bertie Michael shared an opening stand of 25 before the latter was caught by Nathan Barnwell off the bowling of Gus Atkinson for six. Dickson and Josh Thomas then saw their side to lunch without further loss with the scoreboard showing 96.
The Somerset 100 arrived in the in the 22nd over before Thomas went to 50 from 60 deliveries. Thomas fell to Atkinson without adding to his half century at 109 for two but Dickson reached his 50 from 107 balls.
Dickson and Andy Umeed continued to accrue their runs at a steady pace and took Somerset past the 200 mark off the final ball of the 48th over.
The 100-partnership came from 163 balls and was eventually worth 102; Dickson was the batter to fall just one run shy of his hundred. His 99 coming from 159 deliveries.
By the time tea arrived, Somerset had reached 226 for three.
Somerset have named the following squad for the match: Bertie Michael, Sean Dickson, Josh Thomas, Andy Umeed, Fin Hill, Kian Roberts, Alfie Ogborne, Ben Church, JT Langridge, James Theedom, Joe Heywood, Muhammad Kaleem.
