Surrey bowl out Somerset despite Banton century

Tom Banton went past 800 Championship runs for the season during his innings

Vitality County Championship Division One, Taunton (day one)

Somerset 317: Banton 132, Abell 49; Hasan 4-97, Worrall 3-41

Surrey: Yet to bat

Somerset 2pts, Surrey 3pts

Match scorecard

Tom Banton hit his third first-class century as Somerset posted 317 all out on the opening day of the County Championship Division One match against leaders Surrey at Taunton.

The battle of the top two began with the hosts winning the toss and electing to bat first on a pitch expected to offer increasing turn.

Banton hit a brilliant 132, one short of his career best, with 16 fours and a six, while Tom Abell contributed 49, Archie Vaughan 44 and James Rew 38.

Surrey launched a determined fightback with the second new ball to limit the damage from 305-5 at one stage.

Bangladesh spinner Shakib Ul Hasan, signed solely for this game, claimed 4-97 and Dan Worrall 3-41.

Lewis Goldsworthy was out for a duck to the second ball of the match, with Tom Lammonby's departure for 21 in the 12th over leaving leaving Vaughan, the 18-year-old son of England Ashes-winning captain Michael, and Abell to bat through the morning session.

Vaughan departed to the second ball of the afternoon session, caught behind off Worrall.

Abell, seeking to build on hundreds in the previous two Championship home games, again played with confidence before becoming Shakib's first victim when he played back to a delivery that skidded through.

Surrey signed Shakib Al Hasan to play at Taunton because of several absentees in their squad

Banton earned Somerset's first batting point after tea with a two off Tom Curran and the following over from Clark saw him edge a single, raising both arms as he ran to celebrate a 132-ball century.

Shortly after bringing up the hundred partnership, Rew played forward defensively to Curran and edged behind.

Worrall struck a key blow with the second new ball when Banton launched a big hit at a slower ball and was bowled.

The following over from Shakib saw Kasey Aldridge (15) fall in similar fashion and Craig Overton (six) stumped.

When Lewis Gregory was bowled by Worrall for a duck, Somerset had lost four wickets in the space of 14 balls and Kiwi seamer Brett Randell was last man out on debut for three.

Report supplied by the ECB Reporters' Network