Just minutes after leaving the field at Taunton, unbeaten after scoring his maiden century, Somerset opening batsman Matthew Wood told me, "I'm very happy to have scored my first century. It was a good wicket out there, and I felt comfortable after we had seen off the new ball."

What was it like batting with Jamie Cox I asked. Matthew told me, "Coxy was great to bat with. He was a great help to me. He carried me through and kept me going."

The twenty year old from Exmouth told me, "It was nice to get a ton against Northants, particularly after getting 90 odd up there earlier in the season." What did he plan to do during the winter I asked. "I plan to go to Perth for some of the time, and will also go back to Exeter University to do another semester for my degree course."

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