Cricket This win will give us a lot of confidence, says Kohler-Cadmore

SOMERSET maintained their 100 per cent record in the Vitality Blast after cruising to a seven-wicket win over previously unbeaten Sussex Sharks at Hove.

- By BRUCE TALBOT

Having restricted Sussex to 166-8 after putting them in, Tom Kohler-Cadmore and Tom Lammonby broke the back of Somerset's chase when they added 89 off 45 balls for the second wicket after Will Smeed departed in the first over.

Kohler-Cadmore top-scored with 64 - his 42nd fifty in the format - while Lammonby made 35 and Tom Abell an unbeaten 36 as last season's beaten finalists sealed their third victory in this season’s competition with 12 balls to spare. They again look the team to beat in the South Group, although strangely this was only their third win at the 1st Central County Ground in T20 history.

Kohler-Cadmore said: “Sussex are a strong side who have already played some good cricket in this season’s competition, so this will give us a lot of confidence. As a bowling attack we keep taking wickets, so to restrict them to 166 was always going to give us a chance. The way Lammers (Tom Lammonby) has played in his last two innings has been great to see, and from a personal point of view it was nice to get a score.”