Essex vs Somerset, at Taunton, , May 25 2004 - Match Result

The nous and obduracy of Somerset's Peter Bowler, hitting his 45th first-class hundred, proved too much for a largely anodyne Essex attack, meaning that both these counties remained winless in the Championship

Twelve days ago, Durham hit 453 to beat Somerset on this ground

For the second day on the trot it was the unfashionable that shone down at Taunton