THE SOMERSET Pathway players have produced some impressive performances recently including a century and several five wicket hauls in the Boys Under 18s ECB County Championship match against Worcestershire.

16 year old Will MacDonald claimed a five wicket haul in both innings and Seb Linnitt score a century to see Somerset to an innings victory.

Worcestershire were bowled out for 159 in 52’5 overs, MacDonald taking 5 for 31 from his 12 overs, while Jamie Ogborne ended with 4 for 34 from 12.5.

In reply Somerset made 469 for 9 declared of which Linnitt coming in first wicket down contributed 107 which he scored from 134 balls with 10 fours and four 6s, and Zach Vukusic made 91 from 110 deliveries with nine 4s and three 6s.

Batting for a second time the hosts were all out for 292 in 82,4 overs, MacDonald claiming 5 for 52 from 18 overs, two maidens, to see Somerset to victory by an innings and 18 runs.MacDonald ended with match figures of 10 for 83.

Somerset Girls Under 18s played two matches against Essex in Group 2 of the ECB County T20 competition.

In the opening match Somerset chose to bat first and posted 129 for 7 from their 20 overs, Brooke Whittaker top scoring with an unbeaten 48 and Lucy Ashman making 21.

Essex in reply reached 120 for 9 Ashman taking 5 for 17 from her 4 overs, while Bella James took 2 for 23.In the second game Somerset were put in and made 138 for 8, Whittaker top scoring with 27 and Lola Harris hitting 25.

Essex were restricted to 98 for 9 Poppy Hatcher ending with 2 for 7 and Ami Balasubramaniam taking 2 for 17.

Somerset Boys Under 16s have recently recorded two wins in the ECB County Cup Group 3.Against Devon at Torquay Somerset posted 292 for 8 from their 50 overs of which Ralph Dunn made 50 and Sam Price 47 and then bowled their hosts out for 177, James Baker ending with 4 for 46 and Thomas Watson 3 for 35.

In the match against Cornwall at Falmouth the home team posted 149 for 8, Peter McGivern taking 3 for 24, in reply to which Somerset made 153 for 2 Sam Price making an unbeaten 75.

Somerset Girls hosted Gloucestershire in the ECB Under 15 One Day Cup at Wembdon where after being put in the hosts posted 267 for 8 from their 40 overs of which Emma Mason made 56, Isobel Glynn Jones hit 50 and Pippa Stephens remained unbeaten on 50.

When the visitors replied they were restricted to 230 for 5, Stephens the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 34.

Meanwhile three academy players made good contributions playing for Somerset Seconds against Surrey at New Malden last week.

Kian Roberts hit 62 out of Somerset’s first innings total of 383, and in the Surrey reply Mo Kaleem who is a left arm orthodox and leg spin bowler, in his first year on the Academy, claimed 3 for 106 from his 24 overs with 5 maidens.

In Somerset’s second innings of 115 all out Bertie Michael opened the innings and made a patient 47 from 73 balls, while Kaleem took 2 for 36 as Surrey reached 89 for four to win.