Unusual circumstances arose during a County Championship match between Somerset’s captain Tom Abell and Hampshire’s
The 2017 County Championship has already seen some remarkable moments, from Sussex’s Cheteshwar Pujara’s two-hundred to Pakistan pacer Hasan Ali’s magnificent spell for Lancashire. During the Hampshire-Somerset match now taking place in Division One, an odd thing occurred. Mohammad Abbas, the Hampshire paceman, bowled a length ball just outside the off-stump to Somerset captain Tom Abell in the 25th over of the first innings.
Despite Abell’s best efforts, the ball rolled back, and he was unable to escape it striking the stumps. However, the Somerset captain ended up being bowled out after a lot of commotion occurred.
“It’s hard to believe! Stumped, Tom Abell looks on in disbelief as the ball squirts into his legs “The video’s caption was posted to County Championship’s official Twitter account.
It’s hard to believe, isn’t it?
Tom Abell stands helpless as the ball scuttles into his groin.
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Matthew Renshaw and Tom Lammonby had a promising start for Somerset as they elected to bat first at Taunton Cricket Ground.
However, Somerset’s top and middle-order fell apart after Lammonby (16) was dismissed in the 17th over.
Before Craig Overton’s 44-run knock lifted the hosts to 211 all out, the visitors were down to 94 for five.
Kyle Abbott got three wickets, while Abbas, Ian Holland, and James Fuller each claimed two each.
In the standings of Division One, Hampshire is third and Somerset is sixth, respectively. 105 points after six games put Surrey at the top of the standings (3 wins, 3 draws).
