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Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com - 18/09/2026 - Cricket - Rothesay County Championship - Yorkshire County Cricket Club v Somerset County Cricket Club - Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds, England - Yorkshire's Ben Cliff is congratulated on dismissing Somerset's Lewis Gregory.
Ben Cliff celebrates one of his fourth morning wickets as part of an 11 wicket personal haul Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com

Relentless Yorkshire topple table toppers Somerset... again

A relentless Yorkshire bowling performance put a significant dent in Somerset’s Rothesay County Championship title challenge, the hosts consigning the pre-game leaders to a hammer blow defeat at Headingley.

18.09.26, 14:00 Updated 18.09.26, 20:59 4 Minute Read

Graham Hardcastle

Yorkshire 212 all out and 275 all out v Somerset 201 all out and 101 all out, Rothesay County Championship, Division One, Day Four.

Yorkshire win by 185 runs.

Yorkshire 19 points, Somerset 3 points

Somerset - chasing 287 - started day four on 73 for three, quickly slipped to 79 for six and were later bowled out for 101 just before midday to lose by 185 runs.

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