Renshaw hits hundred on County debut
Australia batsman Matt Renshaw marked his debut in English first-class cricket's County Championship with a remarkable hundred for Somerset against Worcestershire at Taunton on Friday.
Renshaw is only playing for Somerset as a replacement for Cameron Bancroft after his Australia teammate was banned for nine months by Cricket Australia for ball tampering during the third Test against South Africa in Cape Town.
Renshaw's unbeaten 101 represented exactly 50 percent of Somerset's 202 all out in this First Division clash, with James Hildreth (48) and Tom Abell (10) the only other batsmen to reach double figures in an innings where paceman Ed Barnard took five for 52, his maiden five-wicket haul at this level.
Renshaw batted for nearly four hours, facing 139 balls including 123 fours and a six.
In reply, Worcestershire collapsed to 48 for five before closing on 153 for eight.
It was a very different story for South Africa rising star Aiden Markram as one of the best young batsmen in world cricket fell for two ducks on Durham debut.
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