The second days play at Taunton ended neatly balanced with Yorkshire 261 runs ahead of Somerset with just one second innings wicket left.

From their overnight score of 186 for 6, Somerset added another 46 runs before they were all out for 232 a lead of 19 over the visitors.

Ian Blackwell who helped to claw the Cidermen back into the game on Wednesday was eventually out for 114 and Keith Dutch was out for 46, just 4 runs short of his half century.

The Yorkshire second innings got off to a good start and seemed to be heading for a substantial total, but a tidy performance from the Somerset bowlers saw then reigned back to 280 for 9 at the close.

After the close of play Somerset coach Kevin Shine told me: "It's been another entertaining day's play. From Yorkshire being 186 for 3 we have made a good fightback to get them to 280 for 9.It's been a good hardworking performance in the field today by the Somerset team.

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