Vaughan and Leach shock Surrey to set up title chase
The Guardian|September 13, 2024
The County Championship title race has been blown wide open after Somerset snatched a dramatic victory over the leaders, Surrey, with a couple of minutes to spare at Taunton, the champions' stout defensive rearguard toppled after they collapsed from 95 for three to 109 all out in a final hour overflowing with tension.
Tom Davies
Vaughan and Leach shock Surrey to set up title chase

Archie Vaughan, the teenage son of the former England captain Michael, burnished an incredible second first-class match with a second five-wicket haul. But it was Jack Leach, who also took five, who struck the concluding blows, ending a defiant ninth-wicket partnership between Kemar Roach and Jordan Clark when he had the latter caught behind before pinning Dan Worrall lbw second ball.

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