Warwickshire vs Somerset, Division 1 at Birmingham, County, Sep 21 2021 - Ball by Ball Commentary

flinched to the gully and Warwickshire are champions! Pushed onto the back foot, fenced with an open face, a flying edge to the skipper Rhodes, and the celebrations begin! Huge glee from the fielders, before Bresnan breaks off to shake hands with the Somerset batters, and the rest of the team follow. Victory by 127 runs, and thoroughly deserved!

on the back foot, nudged to the leg side

full length, Brooks has a front-foot wipe, no contact

thumps the pad, angled into the batter, can't connect on the leg-glance

beaten! Stuck in the crease, lift off the deck, so close to the edge!

on the legs, flicked to backward square

flicked in the air, off the pad, Miles thunders through but can't reach it

full and wide, and Brooks launches into a square drive! Well why not. In the slot, and boshed

full and pushed to mid-off

short, wide, a wide swipe, a thin nick! A massive take from Burgess! Leaping high to intercept, and now it's Match Point, Warwickshire! Gregory was lured once too often, and the Bears are rampant!

tight line on off stump, firm defence to cover

through to the keeper, no stroke offered

edged, but inches short of the tumbling second slip! Excitement abounds... but it's not quite the moment

another boundary! Less convincing but they all count. Leaning forward, opening the face, picking off the runs through third man

sublime drive! Clattered through the covers, extending the forearms through the stroke, holding the pose for the cameras

drags the bat inside the line, played it well in the end

solid in defence once more

into line, pushed to the off-side

leg-sided again, Gregory flings into a clip but misses. He looks in the mood to go for these runs. Well, I guess there's time...

lifting past the off stump