Somerset News

There's nothing like last-day red-ball cricket, where all the investment of time, energy, and emotions culminates into resounding joy or utter heartbreak. The County Championship delivered one such classic in Taunton as Jack Leach capped off a Surrey collapse with minutes left on the clock.

An injured Lion can be more dangerous than a fitter one to hunt down its prey. Somerset top-order batter Tom Banton’s spirit resembled a similar nature as the young gun did not give up due to his sustained injury as he pulled off a Glenn Maxwell-like feat by taking down the Surrey bowlers.

Regardless of the success rate, when one player keeps hitting the same shot on the field, it becomes the talk of the town. Nowadays, Joe Root has the habit of playing reverse sweeps against any bowler, and Tom Banton did something insanely similar in T20 Blast to give him a fitting challenge.