SOMERSET'S match-winner Jack Leach said his side's dramatic Specsavers County Championship Division One victory over Surrey at Taunton was 'the best game of cricket he has ever played in' after guiding his side over the line on a nailbiting third day.

Leach - who finished 24 not out and took eight wickets in a nailbiting match that lasted just three days - put on 31 for the final wicket with Tim Groenewald, who hit the winning runs, to grant Somerset their first win of the season in all formats - and the 24-year-old admitted it was 'a dream come true' to see his side to victory.

He said: “It was an amazing feeling and for me it is a dream come true.

"I have imagined the situation of being out in the middle when the winning runs are scored so to do it is special and the boys deserve it.

“It was a tough game and there were twists and turns throughout and luckily we came out on the right side.

"Both teams played their part in making it a great game.

"It’s been a good game for me with wickets and 24 not out makes it really good.

"I went through some ups and downs during the game and Batty bowled really well for them which put the pressure on me a little bit so I felt down after the innings thinking have I done enough and played my part.

"But then I had my chance and was out there with Tim when he scored the winning runs so it was really special.

"I think a win like this means a lot to us because we have had six draws before this so to get that victory is massive for us because we get a lot more points and we will take a lot of confidence from it.

"We wanted a result from this game, so we produced a slightly different wicket that would let that happen and luckily we came out on the right end.

"My mum and dad couldn’t watch at the end because they were so nervous, which sounds about right, but there are here now and really buzzing.

"It was the best game of cricket I have ever played in. There were so many twists and turns.

"The crowd were unbelievable when Tim Groenewald and I were batting together. As the ball was about to be bowled there would be a ‘sssshhhh’ and you could almost hear the silence. Then when we played a shot the noise would erupt.

“It was such an important result for us. The tension was almost unbearable as we chipped away the runs, but we were not tempted to go for big shots because the way we were playing was working.”

All-rounder Pete Trego, who scored 44 in Somerset's second innings tweeted: "One of the great days" - it certainly was.