Somerset hold on to beat Essex for first T20 Blast win

WOMEN'S T20 BLAST ROUNDUP: Fran Wilson made 41 off 32 balls in the run chase at Taunton as Somerset chased down 156 to win their first game at the 10th attempt

Taunton: Essex 155-5, Somerset 156-6 - Somerset win by four wickets

Amanda-Jade Wellington played a match-winning innings under pressure as Somerset beat Essex by four wickets at Taunton's Cooper Associates Ground to register their first win of the Vitality Blast T20 campaign in their tenth game.

The Australian international raised 29 from 23 balls, struck 4 fours and shared in a crucial stand of 45 off 29 balls for the fourth wicket with Fran Wilson, who contributed 41, as the home side chased down a victory target of 156 with three balls to spare.

^{Essex's Jodi Grewcock top-scored for her team with 45 (Harry Trump/Getty Images)}

Esmae MacGregor claimed 3 for 19 to keep Essex in the hunt, but Wellington and Alex Griffiths, required to score 16 runs off the final 17 balls, held their nerve to carry the Cider county to their first win of the season at headquarters.

Returning from England A duty, Jodi Grewcock top-scored with 45 from 34 balls and shared in a stand of 58 for the third wicket with Cordelia Griffith, who contributed 31, as Essex posted 155 for 5 after being put into bat. The pick of the Somerset bowlers, Wellington, returned figures of 1 for 25 from four overs.

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