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Kohler-Cadmore helps Somerset stave off Notts threat
Rothesay County Championship Division One, Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton (day four)Somerset 379 & 238-4: Kohler-Cadmore 147*; Patterson-White 4-104Nottinghamshire 509: Haynes 157, Slater 124, James 66; Leach 6-121 Somerset (11 pts) drew with Nottinghamshire (12 pts) Match scorecard Somerset's Tom Kohler-Cadmore defied Nottinghamshire with a match-saving final day century as the Rothesay County Championship Division One match at Taunton ended in a visitors had realistic hopes of victory when reducing their opponents to 28-3, still needing 102 to avoid an innings defeat. But Kohler-Cadmore hit an unbeaten 147, off 196 balls, with 11 fours and six sixes, sharing stands of 96 with James Rew and 114 with Tom Abell, to see Somerset to 238-4 by the time the players shook spinner Liam Patterson-White bowled 29 overs unchanged from the River End either side of lunch and finished with 4-104 from 33 overs, but no other Notts bowler could make a significant impression with the Kookaburra ball on a pitch offering only occasional turn and no assistance for the home side set out at 4-1f but it was soon 18-2 as Sean Dickson was rapped on the back pad by a ball from Patterson-White that turned and departed lbw for was to follow for Somerset when Tom Lammonby, on seven, pulled a short ball from Patterson-White and picked out the only fielder on the leg side, Farhan Ahmed at deep went on the counter-attack, launching three big sixes back over the head of off-spinner Ahmed, the last pitching on top of the Marcus Trescothick the most impressive aspect of the former Yorkshire player's innings was the respect he showed the other bowlers having spread the field, content to pick up ones and twos as he and Rew laid the first foundations for avoiding Rew was equally intelligent in his shot selection, nullifying the effect of Patterson-White, who displayed the same control of line and length that his Somerset counterpart Jack Leach had shown on day lunch the scoreboard read 112-3 and the Notts lead was down to 18 runs. Patterson-White had bowled throughout the morning, sending down 15 overs for 46 runs and two wickets. Somerset could feel some relief, but there was still work to be done, especially when Rew fell for 43 early in the afternoon session, top-edging a sweep off Patterson-White to Joe Clarke at short fine took his place and batted through the rest of the session with Kohler-Cadmore, who blasted his fourth six over wide long-on off Patterson-White and then clipped a four through the leg side off Ahmed to reach a fine hundred off 138 was Kohler-Cadmore's third Championship century since joining the county in 2023, two of them coming in the last two matches. Cloudless skies did not aid the Notts bowlers and by tea, with the Somerset total advanced to 197-4, the draw looked final session saw Kohler-Cadmore strike another straight six, this time onto the roof of the Lord Ian Botham Stand off Patterson-White, before moving past his previous best Somerset score of then the outcome was all but settled. Abell had contributed just 21 when his stand with Kohler-Cadmore reached the century mark, but it was a typically solid knock that extinguished any lingering notions of a Notts Notts wicketkeeper Ishan Kishan entered the attack to bowl what proved the last over of the game it was a tame end to an often compelling Reporters' Network supported by Rothesay
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Can Harlem Eubank upset former world champion Jack Catterall in Manchester this Saturday? He is a 12/5 outsider to do so according to Sky Bet
Fans will be treated to an abundance of fantastic boxing action this weekend, as Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano clash in a highly-anticipated trilogy bout, while former champion Jack Catterall and rising prospect Harlem Eubank square off in Manchester. It is the latter we will be focusing on in this article - as Catterall looks to return to the winner's circle after a disappointing loss at the hands of Arnold Barboza Jr. last time out. He is tipped to do just that when looking at the betting lines - with the Chorley native an odds-on favourite at 1/3 to have his hand raised. Meanwhile, his opponent Eubank is a 12/5 outsider to cause a major upset and put himself into the mix for a future world title shot, while a draw is the widest in the market at 14/1. Eubank in unblemished through 21 career fights to date - of which includes nine knockouts. He particularly impressed when he stepped up in competition against Tyrone McKenna in his most recent fight in March - defeating the Northern Irishman by knockout in the tenth round after knocking him down multiple times. Can Eubank triumph against one of Britain's best on Saturday and establish himself as a contender at welterweight? Or, will Catterall's big-fight experience and ring nous prove too strong for his opponent? We will find out Saturday. Sky Bet odds for Jack Catterall vs Harlem Eubank: Jack Catterall 1/3 Harlem Eubank 12/5 Draw 14/1
