County Championship: Tom Abell century boosts Somerset on the Oval

Somerset captain Tom Abell played some stylish strokes in his ninth first-class hundred

LV= County Championship Division One, Kia Oval, London (day one)

Somerset 283-6: Abell 121*, Hildreth 54; Topley 2-41, Clark 2-51

Surrey: Yet to bat

Surrey 2 pts, Somerset 2 pts

Scorecard

Somerset captain Tom Abell returned to form with an unbeaten 121 as they reached 283-6 on the opening day of their game against Surrey at The Oval.

Abell’s side lost their first two Championship fixtures in three days and his highest score was only 12.

Despite that, he chose to bat after winning the toss, only to see Tom Lammonby depart cheaply.

James Hildreth (54) and Matt Renshaw (48) helped Abell secure Somerset’s first batting points of the season.

Their highest score in their two previous games was only 180, but Renshaw and Abell guided them to 62-1 at lunch.

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