Spinners Archie Vaughan and Jack Leach sparked a dramatic late Surrey collapse as Somerset boosted hopes of a first ever County Championship title with a thrilling 111-run win over the Division One leaders at Taunton.
Chasing 221 to win on a turning pitch, Surrey were bowled out for 111 with less than five minutes left in the game, with 18-year-old Vaughan claiming 5-38 and match figures of 11-140, while Leach finished with 5-37.
Only Dom Sibley (56) and Ben Foakes (20) offered prolonged resistance, but their fourth-wicket stand of 49 in 29 overs looked to have secured a draw before seven wickets fell for 14 runs at the death.
Somerset had extended their second-innings score from an overnight 194-9 to 224 all out, thanks to injured Tom Banton’s 46 and Craig Overton’s unbeaten on 49 after an unlikely stand of 71 gave their side genuine hope of victory.
They claimed 21 points from the game to Surrey’s five and closed the gap at the top of the table to just eight points with two matches to play.
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