Tom Lammonby scored a career-best List-A century to guide Somerset to a commanding 188-run victory against Surrey at The Cooper Associates Ground. This impressive win keeps Somerset’s aspirations of reaching the knockout stages of the Metro Bank One Day Cup very much alive.
The left-handed batsman produced a brilliant 114 off 96 balls, laced with 13 fours and 2 sixes. He forged a formidable 152-run partnership for the second wicket with captain Lewis Goldsworthy, who contributed a well-crafted 83 from 86 deliveries. Somerset posted a commanding total of 368 for 9 on a true Batting-friendly surface in Taunton. Archie Vaughan also made a valuable 52, while James Taylor emerged as the best bowler for Surrey, claiming 3 wickets for 41 runs.
Chasing the hefty target, Surrey found themselves under intense pressure after losing early wickets and were eventually bowled out for 188 in 38.2 overs. Somerset’s bowling unit, led by Archie Vaughan with figures of 3-41 and Jack Leach’s 3-29, delivered a disciplined and effective performance. Josh Blake’s 47 from 53 balls was the top effort for Surrey but proved insufficient to avoid defeat.
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Somerset were sent into bat after losing the toss, but their two most seasoned batsmen rose to the occasion. Goldsworthy and Lammonby combined aggressively, racing to a fifty partnership off just 51 balls. Fresh from a century at Taunton just 11 days prior, Goldsworthy reached his eleventh List-A half-century at a run-a-ball rate, including nine boundaries.
A notable moment came when Surrey’s Ryan Patel missed a chance to dismiss Lammonby at 56, spilling a catch at extra cover off Ralphie Albert’s bowling. Goldsworthy capitalised on this reprieve, and the partnership continued to grow, eventually reaching 100 together. Lammonby showcased his touch by driving Ollie Sykes over long-on for his fourth One Day Cup fifty of the season.
Surrey captain Rory Burns threw a variety of eight bowlers to break the partnership, and relief came when Benji Floros had Goldsworthy caught at extra cover. However, Lammonby remained composed, reaching his third List-A century off 84 balls, highlighted by a boundary off Sykes.
Lammonby’s innings ended when he was caught deep off a faster delivery from Taylor. Somerset continued scoring freely with contributions from Vaughan and Kian Roberts, who added a 60-run stand, helping Somerset post their highest ever List-A total against Surrey.
Early wickets from Migael Pretorius, taking 2-16, quickly put Surrey on the back foot by removing Dom Sibley and Adam Thomas. The scoreboard pressure mounted as Burns lost his leg stump to Roberts, and Patel fell to Vaughan’s safe hands, leaving Surrey reeling at 65 for 4 inside 17 overs.
With their top order failing to deliver, Surrey depended on Ollie Sykes and Josh Blake to repair the innings. They added 57 runs, but Sykes was eventually caught and bowled by Vaughan, effectively ending Surrey’s hopes in the match.
Reflecting on his innings, Lammonby said: “The boys want a round of beers for a career-best score, so that innings is going to hit my bank account hard. I’ve put some innings together throughout the competition and it felt as though a big one was on the way. It’s nice to get past the three figures.
“I think we probably got the risk-reward balance right today, especially up top. It was nice to set a platform and take a bit of pressure off the middle and lower orders. One-day cricket can be tricky up top with the ball nipping about, but I thought we absorbed that pretty well.
“It was fun batting with Golders (Lewis Goldsworthy) and, had he not gone out when he did, we might have scored something nearer to 400. It was then good seeing how far we could take that as a team. It was a pleasing result and performance and now we have two games left to try and qualify.”