Yeh match County Championship Division One ka hissa tha, jahan Somerset ka muqabla Nottinghamshire ke khilaf tha. Somerset ne toss jeeta aur batting ka faisla kiya, lekin unki shuruaat bohot kharab rahi. Pehle teen overs mein hi do wickets gir gaye, aur score board par ek run bhi nahi bana tha jab James Rew crease par aaye. Jab Tom Abell un ke sath aaye, tab score 25 for 3 tha. Pakistan ke fast bowler Mohammad Abbas ne shuruaati teen wickets lekar Somerset ko mushkil mein daal diya tha. Abbas ne is match mein apna 800th first-class wicket bhi hasil kiya, jo unki shandaar bowling ka saboot tha.
James Rew aur Tom Abell ne is mushkil waqt mein himmat aur skill ka muzahira kiya. Dono batsmen ne sambhal kar khelna shuru kiya aur dheere dheere apni team ko wapas match mein laye. Unhon ne 81 overs tak batting ki aur 313 runs jama kiye, jo Somerset ke fourth wicket ke liye ab tak ka sab se bara partnership bana. Yeh record pehle Peter Denning aur Ian Botham ke 310 runs ke record ko torha, jo 1980 mein Gloucestershire ke khilaf bana tha.
James Rew ne 162 runs banaye aur na-qabil-e-shikast rahe, jabke Tom Abell ne apna career-best score 156 banaya, lekin woh akhri lamhaat mein out ho gaye. Rew ne apni innings mein teen sixes aur multiple boundaries lagaye, jabke Abell ne bhi apni innings mein 13 fours aur ek six shamil kiya. Dono ne Nottinghamshire ke bowlers ko harchand koshish ke bawajood koi chance nahi diya aur match ke doosre session mein domination dikhayi.
James Rew, jo ke ek young wicketkeeper-batter hain, ne apni innings mein bohot discipline dikhayi. Unhon ne 138 balls mein apna century poora kiya, aur is ke bawajood ke pitch par spinners ke liye thodi si help thi, unhon ne apne shots ko bohot soch samajh kar khela. Unki technique, khasosan off-side aur leg-side ke shots, bohot shandaar thay. Rew ne left-arm spinner Liam Patterson-White aur leg-spinner Calvin Harrison ke khilaf bhi confidently khela, aur do sixes Harrison ke chhote boundary ki taraf maare.
Tom Abell, jo ke Somerset ke former captain hain, ne bhi apni class dikhayi. Unhon ne 245 balls mein 151 runs banaye aur apni innings ke doran koi bhi galti nahi ki. Unki batting mein fluency aur control ka shandaar melaap tha. Dono batsmen ne second new ball ka bhi bohot achi tarah samna kiya, aur jab Nottinghamshire ke bowlers ne new ball li, tab bhi Rew aur Abell ne apni partnership ko mazboot rakha.
CLOSE: From 0/2, Somerset end day one 338/4 from 93.3 overs thanks to a record partnership between James Rew (162*) and a career-best 156 from Tom Abell! 👏👏👏#WeAreSomerset #NOTvSOM pic.twitter.com/0Ykqj42dxa
— Somerset Cricket (@SomersetCCC) July 29, 2025
Is partnership ka sab se bara pehlu yeh tha ke is ne Somerset ko na sirf mushkil se nikaala balkay unhe match mein wapas la khara kiya. 25 for 3 se 338 for 4 tak ka safar bohot aham tha, kyunke is ne Nottinghamshire ke bowlers ka confidence torne mein madad ki. Mohammad Abbas ke ilawa kisi bhi bowler ko zyada kamyabi nahi mili, aur spinners bhi Rew aur Abell ke aage bebas nazar aaye. Yeh partnership Somerset ke liye ek turning point sabit hui, aur match ke pehle din ke end tak unhon ne apni position ko bohot mazboot kar liya tha.
James Rew ek young talent hain, jo 21 saal ki umar mein hi England ke radar par hain. Unhon ne is season mein teen centuries banaye hain, aur May 2025 mein England Lions ke liye Australia tour bhi kiya tha. Rew ke paas ek solid technique hai, aur woh pressure mein bhi apna cool rakhte hain, jaisa ke is match mein dikha.
Tom Abell bhi ek experienced player hain, jo Somerset ke liye consistently perform karte hain. Unhon ne 2017 se 2023 tak Somerset ki captaincy bhi ki hai, aur unki batting mein elegance aur consistency dono hain. Is match mein unhon ne apna career-best score banaya, jo unki mehnat aur dedication ka saboot hai.
James Rew aur Tom Abell ki is record-breaking partnership ne na sirf Somerset ko match mein wapas laya, balkay unhe ek psychological edge bhi diya. Yeh partnership Somerset ke cricket history mein ek yaadgaar lamha ban gaya, aur dono batsmen ke liye yeh ek bara milestone tha. Is performance ne yeh bhi dikhaya ke Somerset ke paas young aur experienced players ka ek shandaar combination hai, jo aage ja kar team ko aur kamyabiyan dilwa sakta hai.
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