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Abell classy hundred earns Somerset home quarter-final
- Updated: July 30, 2016
Somerset 237 (Abell 106, Archer 5-42) beat Sussex 227 for 9 (Groenewald 3-30) by 10 runsScorecard
A century from 22-year-old Tom Abell against Sussex at Taunton, helped Somerset to secure home advantage in the quarter finals of the Royal London Cup.
The young batsman batted without equal to score 106 off 117 balls, as Somerset held off a late revival from the Sussex tailenders, to win by 10 runs.
Somerset, having chosen to bat first, might have felt this was not to be their day having slipped to 15 for 2 inside four overs. Mahela Jayawardene and Peter Trego were the men out as 21-year-old Jofra Archer put Sussex in a commanding early position.
Jim Allenby’s quickfire 30 was the dominant feature in a 32-run stand with Abell, for the third wicket. However, when the captain departed, once again off the bowling of Archer, Somerset were back in trouble at 47 for 3.
Despite the mounting pressure, Abell batted with great maturity and with the help of one or two middle order partners, took Somerset to a score that was respectable, if not altogether satisfactory.
He added 70 for …
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