Norwich Union League: Somerset v Northamptonshire at Taunton, 16 Sep 2001 Richard Latham |
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Needing a victory to be sure of staying in the Norwich Union League First Division, the home side were given a solid start by skipper Jamie Cox after opening partner Ian Blackwell had fallen with only six on the board.
Cox cruised to a half-century off 53 balls, with eight fours and a six, before being inhibited by a muscle strain and requiring a runner. He was brilliantly caught one-handed on the long-on boundary by Jason Brown off Jeff Cook for 68.
Matt Wood contributed a bright 23, but when Keith Parsons fell for a single Somerset were in some bother at 126-4.
They were rescued by an unbroken stand of 129 between Burns and Rob Turner, who worked the ball around well before accelerating in the last five overs, which brought 50 runs.
Burns, dropped at deep square leg by Brown on 57, reached his hundred off the last ball of the innings, having hit seven fours and one six. Cook was the pick of the Northants bowlers with 2-44 from his nine overs.
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Date-stamped : 16 Sep2001 - 22:40