England Legend Slams ‘Appalling’ Taunton Pitch After Somerset Beat Durham

'Reduces The Game To Farce': England Legend Fumes Over County Pitch

The former England and Somerset stalwart hammered the club for preparing a bizarre surface for what turned out to be a two-day contest against Durham.

England legend slams ‘appalling’ Taunton pitch after Somerset beat Durham

Somerset have defended the pitch and said "There was some really poor cricket from both sides and some incredible bowling."

Ian Botham criticises ‘appalling’ Taunton pitch after game ends inside two days

Somerset coach Jason Kerr hailed the ‘incredible’ surface after the win over Durham but former England captain Botham did not agree.

Lord Botham 'appalled' by Somerset pitch on which 35 wickets fell in ...

Ian Botham criticises ‘appalling’ Taunton pitch after game ends inside two days - Jersey Evening Post

Lord Botham criticised the “appalling” pitch former county Somerset produced for their Rothesay County Championship clash against Durham which ended inside five sessions. Somerset coach Jason Kerr hailed the “incredible surface…arguably the best we’ve had this year” after his side wrapped up a five-wicket victory to boost their hopes of a first ever Division One title. But Botham begged to differ after posting photos of a heavily-used strip ahea…

‘Reducing the game to a farce’: England legend slams ‘appalling’ pitch after two-day chaos

‘Reducing the game to a farce’: England legend slams ‘appalling’ pitch after two-day chaos