Somerset ease to Durham victory despite expert Will Rhodes display

Rhodes struck a century and took three wickets, but it was not enough for the visitors at Taunton, as Somerset recorded back-to-back wins

Taunton: Durham 255-9, Somerset 258-6 - Somerset won by four wickets

Alfie Ogborne returned career-best figures as Somerset carved out a four-wicket victory over Durham at Taunton to extend their winning start to the One Day Cup campaign.

Playing in front of a near-sell-out crowd at the Cooper Associates Ground, the 22-year-old left-arm seamer claimed 5 for 41 as Durham were restricted to 255 for 9 after winning the toss.

Will Rhodes kept the visitors afloat, staging an assured knock of 100 from 120 balls with 10 fours and sharing in stands of 78 with Haydon Mustard and 58 with Paul Coughlin for the fifth and seventh wickets respectively.

Mustard contributed 38 and Coughlin, the only Durham batter to score at better than a run-a-ball, raised 38 from 30 balls and accrued two fours and a six.

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^{Will Rhodes' heroics were not enough for the visitors, Durham (Getty Images/Harry Trump)}

Teenage prospect Thomas Rew then anchored Somerset's run chase, top-scoring with 84 not out from 81 deliveries and striking eight fours and two sixes as the home side reached their target with 22 balls to spare.

He shared in a crucial partnership of 95 for the fourth wicket with his brother, James, who posted 39, while opener Archie Vaughan weighed in with 37 and Ben Green scored 34 not out at the death.

The pick of the Durham bowlers, Rhodes capped a fine all-round performance by taking 3 for 42 in a losing cause.

"I'm a local boy, so it was great to play in front of that crowd at Taunton and get a positive result," said Ogborne. 

"My Dad, brother and granddad were all here to see me play, and I'm delighted to have been able to put on a performance for them and the team. We want to win every tournament we enter, and we're definitely taking this one seriously."

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