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Somerset v Australians
Australia in British Isles 2001
VenueCounty Ground, Taunton on 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th July 2001 (4-day match)
Balls per over6
TossAustralians won the toss and decided to bat
ResultAustralians won by 176 runs
UmpiresM Dixon, MJ Kitchen
Close of play day 1Australians (1) 348/3 (Langer 104*, Waugh 55*; 74 overs)
Close of play day 2Somerset (1) 267 all out
Close of play day 3Somerset (2) 52/1 (Aamer Sohail 20*, Burns 19*; 17 overs)
Australians first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
ML Haydenc Parsons b Grove615141- 
MJ Slaterlbw b Kerr28265041 
*RT Pontingb Shoaib Akhtar128130167202 
JL Langernot out10419124813- 
ME Waughnot out55921135- 
SM Katichdid not bat      
+WA Seccombedid not bat      
DR Martyndid not bat      
AA Noffkedid not bat      
DW Flemingdid not bat      
CR Millerdid not bat      
Extras(15 lb, 10 nb, 2 w)27
Total(3 wickets, declared, 74 overs)348
Fall of wickets:
1-9 (Hayden), 2-62 (Slater), 3-230 (Ponting)
Somerset bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Shoaib Akhtar14   081125
Grove16   0961-4
Kerr17   3521--
Parsons9   1420-1
Blackwell8   0250--
Burns7   1210--
Aamer Sohail3   0160--
Somerset first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
Aamer Sohailc Hayden b Noffke501201557- 
PCL Hollowayc Katich b Fleming012-- 
*M Burnsc Miller b Fleming910152- 
PD Bowlerb Fleming2916-- 
MJ Woodc Katich b Miller3976835- 
KA Parsonsc Martyn b Waugh3864665- 
+RJ Turnerc Langer b Fleming4265906- 
ID Blackwellc Ponting b Fleming3045395- 
JID Kerrc Seccombe b Fleming1319202- 
JO Grovec Waugh b Miller610121- 
Shoaib Akhtarnot out4331- 
Extras(6 b, 3 lb, 12 nb, 13 w)34
Total(all out, 68.2 overs)267
Fall of wickets:
1-1 (Holloway), 2-15 (Burns), 3-33 (Bowler), 4-111 (Wood), 5-132 (Aamer Sohail), 6-189 (Parsons), 7-243 (Blackwell), 8-250 (Turner), 9-263 (Kerr), 10-267 (Grove)
Australians bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Fleming17   259621
Noffke15   1711410
Miller27.229021-
Ponting3   15021
Waugh6   1331--
Australians second inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
JL Langerlbw b Shoaib Akhtar1022301- 
SM Katichc Turner b Shoaib Akhtar31621-- 
DR Martynnot out17623129325- 
+WA Seccombec Holloway b Blackwell7610613712- 
AA Noffkec and b Blackwell2262672- 
ME Waughnot out4151763- 
MJ Slaterdid not bat      
ML Haydendid not bat      
*RT Pontingdid not bat      
DW Flemingdid not bat      
CR Millerdid not bat      
Extras(3 lb, 2 nb, 2 w)7
Total(4 wickets, declared, 81 overs)335
Fall of wickets:
1-12 (Katich), 2-15 (Langer), 3-171 (Seccombe), 4-213 (Noffke)
Somerset bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Shoaib Akhtar7   392--
Grove14   17702-
Kerr19   0890--
Parsons13   1610-2
Burns4   180--
Blackwell24   3882--
Somerset second inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
Aamer Sohailc Ponting b Miller36811034- 
PCL Hollowayc Ponting b Noffke710141- 
*M Burnslbw b Fleming59961039- 
MJ Woodlbw b Miller5162819- 
KA Parsonslbw b Fleming364-- 
+RJ Turnerlbw b Noffke938431- 
PD Bowlernot out2673833- 
ID Blackwellc Noffke b Katich28515551 
JID Kerrc Martyn b Katich031-- 
JO Grovec Katich b Miller012-- 
Shoaib Akhtarst Seccombe b Katich105111 
Extras(6 nb, 5 w)11
Total(all out, 70 overs)240
Fall of wickets:
1-13 (Holloway), 2-93 (Aamer Sohail), 3-118 (Burns), 4-122 (Parsons), 5-173 (Turner), 6-175 (Wood), 7-228 (Blackwell), 8-228 (Kerr), 9-229 (Grove), 10-240 (Shoaib Akhtar)
Australians bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Fleming19   6382--
Noffke22   3922-6
Miller25   108931-
Katich4   0213--
Notes
--> Aamer Sohail made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> RT Ponting (1) passed 9500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 86
--> KA Parsons (1) passed 3500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 13
--> Aamer Sohail made his debut for Somerset in First-Class matches
--> Shoaib Akhtar made his debut for Somerset in First-Class matches
--> AA Noffke made his debut in England in First-Class matches
--> SM Katich achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches in the Somerset second innings (previous best was 3-46)