Michael Vaughan’s son, Archie, becomes County cricket hero with staggering bowling performance

Spinners Archie Vaughan and Jack Leach sparked a dramatic late Surrey collapse as Somerset boosted hopes of a first ever County Championship title with a 111-run win over the Division One leaders.

Chasing 221 to win on a turning pitch in Taunton, Surrey were bowled out for 111 with less than five minutes left in the game with 18-year-old Vaughan - the son of former Test captain Michael Vaughan - claiming 5-38 and match figures of 11-140.

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England tweaker Leach finished with 5-37.

Only Dom Sibley (56) and Ben Foakes (20) offered prolonged resistance, but their fourth-wicket stand of 49 in 29 overs looked to have secured a draw before seven wickets fell for 14 runs at the death.

Somerset had extended their second-innings score from an overnight 9-194 to 224 all out, thanks to injured Tom Banton’s 46 and Craig Overton’s unbeaten on 49 after an unlikely stand of 71 gave their side genuine hope of victory.

The field is in as Jack Leach comes into bowl. Credit: Screenshot

There wild scenes after he nabbed the final wicket. Credit: Screenshot

They claimed 21 points from the game to Surrey’s five and closed the gap at the top of the table to just eight points with two matches to play.

After the match Somerset captain Lewis Gregory spoke glowing about the young Vaughan who was playing just his second first-class match.

“To get a win with only a couple of minutes left in the match was very special,” Gregory said.

“Four-day wins are some of the most pleasing you have as a cricketer because you work so hard for them.

“Archie has taken to first-class cricket like a duck to water.

“The fact that he is more of a batter than a bowler is the really exciting bit and we believe he is going to be very good to watch with the bat over a number of years.

“If you throw in the off-spin he has bowled in this game, there is a mighty special cricketer developing.”

Vaughan’s 32-over spell included 15 maidens. And he bowled 69 overs for the match, with 22 maidens.

Early rain hit with eight overs lost but Overton and Banton brought up a half-century partnership off 61 balls.

The memorable 65-ball innings ended when Shakib Al Hasan found a way through Banton’s defence and bowled him, leaving Overton one short of a deserved half-century.

Surrey were left with a tricky 13 overs to bat before lunch, but Rory Burns and Sibley negotiated it safely.

The ball began to turn sharply and Vaughan struck a double blow in the 22nd over, having Burns caught behind for 15 and then bowling Ryan Patel for a third-ball duck.

Archie Vaughan celebrates another wicket during an amazing session on Day 4. Credit: Getty Images

Ben Geddes’ luck ran out in Leach’s next over when he was pinned him in front and at 3-46, Surrey were in a deepening hole.

Sibley and Foakes abandoned any attacking intent and met the nagging accuracy of Somerset’s spinners with a spell of solid defence.

Both were quick to make for the pavilion when rain started falling again with the score 3-63.

A swept single off Vaughan took Sibley to a 165-ball half-century. But then Foakes edged Leach to Gregory at first slip and when Sibley’s defiance ended in similar fashion in the left-armer’s next over, panic set in for the visitors.

Gregory claimed a third slip catch to send back Shakib for a duck and give Vaughan his ninth wicket of the match. It became 10 when Tom Curran (5) played onto his stumps.

Cameron Steel was trapped in front by Vaughan for another duck and Surrey were eight down with a minimum of nine overs remaining.

Jordan Clark and Kemar Roach ran down the overs with an obdurate partnership before the former was bowled by Vaughan for a 47-ball duck.

Last man Dan Worrall came out to be surrounded by close fielders and lasted just two balls before Leach dismissed him lbw to spark wild Somerset celebrations.

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