Steven Croft of Lancashire celebrate the final wicket as the match ended in a tie. Photo / Getty
England country sides Somerset and Lancashire have tied their County Championship clash in extraordinary circumstances.
Lancashire had set their opponents just 78 to win before two calamitous dismissals for Somerset, with the scores tied, meant they threw away what appeared to be a certain victory.
With Somerset needing just one
to win, England international Dom Bess advanced down the track to the slow left-arm of Keshav Maharaj and ran past the ball before Dane Vilas whipped off the bails.
Moments later, fellow international Jack Leach succumbed to the South African in a moment of madness.
Leach took a massive swipe at a full-length ball and, almost inexplicably, holed out to Tom Bailey at long on, sending the visitors into hysteria at Taunton.
