Leicestershire vs Somerset Scorecard, 8 September 2026

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Leicestershire 157 & 145

Tue 8 Sep v

Somerset 363 & 316/5

Somerset won by 377 runs

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Updated 10 September 2026

Joshua ThomasTop bat155 (237 balls, 23 fours)
Craig OvertonTop bowl7/56 (24 ov), 13 (13 balls)

Somerset batting

1st innings

363all out, 75.4 ov

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
JT Joshua Thomasb Ben Mike	100	154	15	0	64.9
Tom Lammonbyc Sheridon Gumbs b Alex Green	74	95	11	0	77.9
AV Archie Vaughanlbw b Nathan Gilchrist	21	32	2	0	65.6
Henry Nichollsrun out (Nathan Gilchrist)	26	35	5	0	74.3
Tom Abellc & b Nathan Gilchrist	1	7	0	0	14.3
JR James Rew (wk)lbw b Nathan Gilchrist	61	88	10	0	69.3
Craig Overtonc Jonathan Tattersall b Ben Mike	9	8	2	0	112.5
Lewis Gregory (c)c Rehan Ahmed b Ajaz Patel	27	17	5	1	158.8
Jack Leachlbw b Ajaz Patel	0	2	0	0	0.0
Migael Pretoriusb Rehan Ahmed	2	6	0	0	33.3
Jake Ballnot out	3*	21	0	0	14.3
Extras	39 (b 9, lb 4, w 4, nb 22)
Total	363 (all out, 75.4 ov)

Fall of wickets

1-181 Tom Lammonby 35.5 ov, 2-222 Archie Vaughan 45.1 ov, 3-222 Joshua Thomas 46.1 ov, 4-229 Tom Abell 47.5 ov, 5-277 Henry Nicholls 57.5 ov, 6-297 Craig Overton 60.1 ov, 7-340 Lewis Gregory 65.5 ov, 8-344 Jack Leach 67.1 ov, 9-347 Migael Pretorius 68.2 ov, 10-363 James Rew 75.4 ov

Leicestershire bowling

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Nathan Gilchrist6 nb	16.4	3	73	3	4.38
Ben Mike2 wd, 4 nb	20	2	109	2	5.45
AG Alex Green1 nb	8	1	44	1	5.50
Ajaz Patel	19	2	80	2	4.21
Rehan Ahmed	12	2	44	1	3.67

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Rishi Patelc James Rew b Lewis Gregory	12	13	2	0	92.3
SG Sheridon Gumbslbw b Lewis Gregory	0	2	0	0	0.0
Rehan Ahmedc James Rew b Jake Ball	23	49	4	0	46.9
HS Hamza Shaikhb Craig Overton	7	37	0	0	18.9
Nick Kellylbw b Craig Overton	39	47	7	0	83.0
SE Stephen Eskinazi (c)c James Rew b Jake Ball	2	6	0	0	33.3
Ben Cox (wk)lbw b Craig Overton	24	36	3	0	66.7
Ben Mikelbw b Migael Pretorius	2	9	0	0	22.2
Ajaz Patelc Tom Lammonby b Jack Leach	26	58	3	0	44.8
JH Josh Hullb Jake Ball	0	24	1	0	0.0
Nathan Gilchristnot out	9*	27	1	0	33.3
Extras	13 (lb 10, w 1, nb 2)
Total	157 (all out, 51.1 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Lewis Gregory1 nb	6	0	17	2	2.83
Migael Pretorius	13	2	55	1	4.23
Craig Overton	13	7	23	3	1.77
Jake Ball1 wd	11	2	39	3	3.55
Tom Lammonby	1	0	1	0	1.00
AV Archie Vaughan	4	2	4	0	1.00
Jack Leach	3.1	0	8	1	2.53

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
JT Joshua Thomaslbw b Rehan Ahmed	55	83	8	0	66.3
Tom Lammonbyc Rishi Patel b Ajaz Patel	69	121	7	0	57.0
AV Archie Vaughanlbw b Rehan Ahmed	4	10	1	0	40.0
Henry Nichollsnot out	100*	112	9	4	89.3
Tom Abellc Rishi Patel b Ajaz Patel	58	71	7	0	81.7
JR James Rew (wk)c Nick Kelly b Nathan Gilchrist	21	10	1	2	210.0
Craig Overtonnot out	4*	5	0	0	80.0
Extras	5 (b 1, lb 2, w 2)
Total	316/5d (68.4 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Nathan Gilchrist1 wd	10.4	1	48	1	4.50
JH Josh Hull	10	3	54	0	5.40
Ben Mike	6	2	34	0	5.67
Ajaz Patel	23	2	101	2	4.39
Rehan Ahmed	19	2	76	2	4.00

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Rishi Patelc Craig Overton b Lewis Gregory	2	18	0	0	11.1
SG Sheridon Gumbsb Craig Overton	7	31	1	0	22.6
Rehan Ahmedc Craig Overton b Lewis Gregory	6	9	1	0	66.7
HS Hamza Shaikhlbw b Craig Overton	24	43	4	0	55.8
Nick Kellyc James Rew b Craig Overton	6	32	1	0	18.8
SE Stephen Eskinazi (c)c Archie Vaughan b Craig Overton	9	21	2	0	42.9
Ben Cox (wk)c James Rew b Jack Leach	39	59	6	0	66.1
Ben Mikelbw b Jake Ball	9	11	1	0	81.8
Ajaz Patelc Joshua Thomas b Jack Leach	18	17	4	0	105.9
JH Josh Hullnot out	12*	26	2	0	46.2
Nathan Gilchristlbw b Jack Leach	2	5	0	0	40.0
Extras	11 (b 4, lb 5, nb 2)
Total	145 (all out, 45.1 ov)

Bowler	O	M	R	W	Econ
Lewis Gregory1 nb	6	3	10	2	1.67
Migael Pretorius	9	2	21	0	2.33
Craig Overton	11	2	33	4	3.00
Jake Ball	10	2	42	1	4.20
Jack Leach	9.1	3	30	3	3.27

Match details

Toss: Leicestershire, bowl
Ground: Grace Road, Leicester
Start: Tue 8 Sep, 10:30 UK
Competition: County Championship Division One 2026

Leicestershire vs Somerset Questions

When is Leicestershire vs Somerset?

Leicestershire vs Somerset starts at 10:30 UK time (15:00 in India) on Tuesday 8 September 2026, at Grace Road, Leicester, part of County Championship Division One 2026; this page has the form, the head to head, the ground and the projections for the match.

What is the Leicestershire vs Somerset head to head?

Somerset lead the Leicestershire vs Somerset head to head at 1-0 from 1 FirstClass meetings, and the latest, on 8 September 2026 at Grace Road, was won by Somerset.

What is Leicestershire's recent form?

Leicestershire have won 1 and lost 2 of their last 5 FirstClass matches, drawn 2, newest first L W L D D; most recently they lost to Warwickshire on 24 Sep, 125 & 168 to 372.

What is Somerset's recent form?

Somerset have won 2 and lost 1 of their last 5 FirstClass matches, drawn 2, newest first D L W W D; most recently they drew with Surrey on 24 Sep, 731 to 422 & 127/5.

What is a good score at Grace Road?

A good first-innings score at Grace Road is around 348, the average over its last 12 FirstClass matches, and the side batting first has won 70% of them, so batting first has had the edge there.

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