f3651 cc95	Somerset v Kent
	County Championship 1891
Venue	County Ground, Taunton on 30th, 31st July 1891 (3-day match)
Balls per over	5
Toss	Somerset won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Kent won by 4 wickets
Points	Somerset -1; Kent 1
Umpires	G Davenport, G Panter
Close of play day 1	Somerset (2) 27/4 (Nichols 4*, Woods 12*)

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Somerset first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*HT Hewett	c Best b Martin	8
LCH Palairet	b GG Hearne	22
JB Challen	c Wright b Martin	6
GB Nichols	b Wright	19
WN Roe	b Martin	0
RCN Palairet	c Wilson b Martin	12
EJ Tyler	b Wright	6
SMJ Woods	b Martin	8
VT Hill	c Wilson b Wright	1
CJ Robinson	c Rashleigh b Martin	4
+AP Wickham	not out	0
Extras	(14 b, 1 nb)	15
Total	(all out, 64.4 overs)	101
Fall of wickets:
1-15, 2-36, 3-37, 4-37, 5-72, 6-72, 7-82, 8-92, 9-101, 10-101 (64.4 ov)

Kent bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Martin	32.4	14	36	6	-	-
Wright	23	10	45	3	-	-
GG Hearne	9	7	5	1	-	-

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Kent first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
A Hearne	b Woods	0
WF Best	c Hewett b Woods	11
*F Marchant	b Nichols	32
CJM Fox	b Nichols	23
W Rashleigh	b Nichols	7
L Wilson	b Nichols	0
GG Hearne	b Woods	5
HM Braybrooke	c RCN Palairet b Woods	0
W Wright	run out	5
F Martin	not out	4
+H Nuttall	c Tyler b Woods	0
Extras	(9 b)	9
Total	(all out, 50 overs)	96
Fall of wickets:
1-11, 2-14, 3-55, 4-71, 5-75, 6-78, 7-79, 8-91, 9-95, 10-96 (50 ov)

Somerset bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Woods	19	5	29	5	-	-
Tyler	7	2	20	0	-	-
Roe	8	2	23	0	-	-
Nichols	16	10	15	4	-	-

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Somerset second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*HT Hewett	b Martin	0
LCH Palairet	b Wright	3
JB Challen	c Nuttall b Martin	0
GB Nichols	c Wright b Best	37
RCN Palairet	st Nuttall b Martin	7
SMJ Woods	c Nuttall b Best	47
WN Roe	lbw b Martin	11
EJ Tyler	b Best	0
CJ Robinson	c Nuttall b GG Hearne	55
VT Hill	run out	7
+AP Wickham	not out	16
Extras	(4 b, 2 lb)	6
Total	(all out, 69 overs)	189
Fall of wickets:
1-0, 2-4, 3-?, 4-13, 5-95, 6-95, 7-95, 8-111, 9-140, 10-189 (69 ov)

Kent bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Martin	28	9	66	4	-	-
Wright	21	6	53	1	-	-
GG Hearne	8	2	25	1	-	-
A Hearne	5	1	10	0	-	-
Best	7	1	29	3	-	-

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Kent second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
A Hearne	not out	58
WF Best	c Roe b Woods	1
*F Marchant	c and b Woods	16
W Rashleigh	c Woods b LCH Palairet	55
CJM Fox	b Nichols	5
L Wilson	c Roe b Tyler	13
GG Hearne	run out	0
HM Braybrooke	not out	40
W Wright	did not bat
F Martin	did not bat
+H Nuttall	did not bat
Extras	(8 b, 2 lb)	10
Total	(6 wickets, 94 overs)	198
Fall of wickets:
1-1, 2-18, 3-111, 4-117, 5-142, 6-142

Somerset bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Woods	30	8	81	2	-	-
Tyler	21	8	42	1	-	-
Nichols	37	18	57	1	-	-
LCH Palairet	6	4	8	1	-	-

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Notes
--> The match was scheduled for three days but completed in two.
--> GB Nichols (2) passed his previous highest score of 25 in County Championship matches
--> GB Nichols (2) passed his previous highest score of 36 in First-Class matches
--> SMJ Woods (2) passed his previous highest score of 38 in County Championship matches
--> CJ Robinson (2) passed his previous highest score of 23 in First-Class matches
--> CJ Robinson (2) passed his previous highest score of 23 in County Championship matches
--> A Hearne (2) passed 2000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 17
--> W Rashleigh (2) passed his previous highest score of 36 in County Championship matches
--> HM Braybrooke (2) equalled his previous highest score of 40 in County Championship matches
--> HM Braybrooke (2) equalled his previous highest score of 40 in First-Class matches
--> W Wright reached 50 wickets in First-Class matches for the season when taking his 2nd wicket in the Somerset first innings
--> WF Best achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches in the Somerset second innings (previous best was 0-0)
--> WF Best achieved his best innings bowling analysis in County Championship matches in the Somerset second innings (previous best was 0-0)
--> WF Best completed a hat-trick in the Somerset second innings (Nichols, Woods, Tyler)

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