da imperador bet： Mark Stoneman struck a century as Durham racked up a big total to take the lead on the third day at Taunon
08-Jun-2013
ScorecardMark Stoneman went past a hundred in 160 balls•Getty Images
With a day remaining the Championship match between Somerset and Durham atTaunton looks to be heading for a draw after the hosts ended the day 28 runsbehind with all second-innings wickets remaining.Replying to Somerset’s first-innings total of 458, the visitors were all outfor 493 which included a century for Mark Stoneman, 70 from both PaulCollingwood and Michael Richardson and half-centuries from Ben Stokes and ScottBorthwick.At the start of the day, resuming on 163 for three off 44.3 overs, still 295runs in arrears, opener Stoneman who was 78 not out overnight went to his secondcentury of the season when he took a single to backward point off the final ballof the 51st over. His century arrived off 160 deliveries and included 16 fours.New batsman Stokes looked untroubled by the Somerset bowlers and pulled Hussainto long-on to bring up the Durham 200.Stoneman had moved onto 122 when Peter Trego bowled a slower delivery which hehit to short cover where Craig Meschede claimed the catch. The fourth-wicketpartnership added 73 runs in just over 20 overs.Stokes went to his half-century in style with a straight six off GeorgeDockrell but seven runs later he was caught at mid-off by Arul Suppiah as helooked to drive left arm spinner Dean Elgar. Phil Mustard hit Elgar for consecutive boundaries to bring up the Durham 300but after taking his score onto 30 at just less than a run a ball he was caughtat deep square leg by Suppiah off Hussain.Richardson joined Collingwood and both found batting easy in the sunshine atTaunton. The new batsman went to his half-century with a boundary off Dockrellto third man.But on 70 he pushed a ball from Dockrell to backward point, set off for asingle before realising that Overton had picked the ball up and returned it tokeeper Alex Barrow who removed the bails, before he could regain his ground.Collingwood and Richardson shared a partnership of 101 for the seventh wicketin 39 overs. Collingwood remained at the wicket until he was the last man out for 70,by which time the total had moved onto 493.Batting for a second time 35 runs behind Somerset had moved on to seven withoutloss from the remaining four overs, Marcus Trescothick unbeaten on four and NickCompton two not out.