Specsavers County Championship: Nerveless Sidebottom secures three-run win for Yorkshire at Somerset

The veteran left-arm seamer took three of the last four wickets to fall as the home side, chasing 262 to win, crashed from 231-6 to 258 all out.

Adam Hose and Steve Davies hit half-centuries as Somerset battled to record their first Championship win of the season. But Sidebottom’s guile and some suicidal shots from the late-order batsmen meant another day of frustration for Matthew Maynard’s team

Yorkshire’s fielders raced around the outfield in elation when the last wicket fell. They took 20 points to Somerset’s four from a memorable game that continually swung to and fro.

Starting the day on 101-4, requiring a further 161, Somerset reached lunch on 205-6, thanks largely to their two overnight batsmen.

Hose and Davies batted comfortably through the first hour against mainly seam bowling. Both were watchful and advanced the total slowly at first.

Hose went to his maiden Championship half-century off 103 balls, with five fours and a six, showing commendable maturity in a pressure situation on his debut in the competition.