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Matt Renshaw's hundred before lunch sets up Somerset

[ad_1] Somerset 216 (Renshaw 112, Brooks 5-57) and 6 for 0 lead Yorkshire 96 (Groenewald 3-12, Gregory 3-30) by 126 runs Scorecard A century before lunch from Matt Renshaw led the way for Somerset as they took a strong grip on their County Championship game against Yorkshire, despite a five-wicket haul for Jack Brooks as 20 wickets fell in the day at Taunton. In reply to Somerset's 216, Yorkshire were bowled out for 96 and batting for a second time the hosts led by 126 with all second innings wickets in hand. Renshaw's innings was at odds with his usually cautious approach, as the Australia Test opener recorded his second hundred in as many matches for Somerset. His has been quite a story. When Cameron Bancroft was suspended for his part in Australia's ball-tampering affair, Renshaw became not just a replacement for Australia but also for Somerset. A visit to his grandmother in the UK turned into something more long lasting. To add further piquancy to the story, he was ...