SOMERSET'S County Championship clash with Surrey has been abandoned due to an overnight storm which blew the covers off the wicket.
The home side announced the news just after 9am this morning (Friday) ahead of the scheduled final day.
BREAKING: Unfortunately the match has been abandoned. The storm last night blew the covers from the wicket, meaning the playing surface has been deemed unfit. More to follow...#WeAreSomerset pic.twitter.com/Y91EruAqss
— Somerset Cricket 🏏 (@SomersetCCC) September 21, 2018
WATCH: The unfit area of the Taunton pitch
Somerset were 168-3 overnight, trailing by 171, in what was their final home match of the season.
The match will now end as a draw - Surrey take 13 points and Somerset six.
Watch below for reaction from Surrey director of cricket Alec Stewart - reaction from the Somerset camp is here.
🎙 @backandacross spoke to @StewieCricket after a very frustrating end to the game.
— Surrey Cricket (@surreycricket) September 21, 2018
💬 "We were trying to win ten on the bounce and that's been taken out of our hands." pic.twitter.com/HlsumMCXNd
DAMAGE: The offending area of the Taunton wicket which has led to play being abandoned - including a tyre mark from one of the covers
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