- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras17 (b 5, lb 10, nb 2)TOTAL523/9d (159.2 Overs, RR: 3.28)Did not bat: MJ LeachFall of wickets: 1-13 (Marcus Trescothick, 5.4 ov), 2-32 (Nick Compton, 12.5 ov), 3-70 (Johann Myburgh, 37.3 ov), 4-119 (Tom Abell, 52.3 ov), 5-203 (Craig Kieswetter, 75.4 ov), 6-373 (Peter Trego, 125.1 ov), 7-517 (Craig Overton, 155.5 ov), 8-521 (James Hildreth, 158.2 ov), 9-523 (Tim Groenewald, 159.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB TJ Murtagh 34 10 89 1 2.61 0 0 GS Sandhu 30 3 118 1 3.93 0 0 TS Roland-Jones 30 5 109 1 3.63 0 0 NJ Dexter 22 9 54 0 2.45 0 1 OP Rayner 33 4 101 2 3.06 0 0 JL Denly 7.2 0 31 2 4.22 0 0 DJ Malan 3 0 6 1 2.00 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras15 (b 2, lb 9, nb 4)TOTAL223 all out (82.4 Overs, RR: 2.69)Fall of wickets: 1-9 (Chris Rogers, 1.4 ov), 2-9 (Sam Robson, 2.4 ov), 3-11 (Dawid Malan, 3.4 ov), 4-11 (Joe Denly, 4.6 ov), 5-56 (Neil Dexter, 21.3 ov), 6-56 (John Simpson, 21.6 ov), 7-61 (Ollie Rayner, 24.6 ov), 8-191 (Toby Roland-Jones, 74.6 ov), 9-195 (Eoin Morgan, 75.4 ov), 10-223 (Tim Murtagh, 82.4 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB AC Thomas 13.4 4 32 3 2.34 0 0 PD Trego 13 4 34 2 2.61 0 2 TD Groenewald 16 3 51 0 3.18 0 0 C Overton 10.4 2 42 0 3.93 0 0 MJ Leach 23 12 40 3 1.73 0 0 JG Myburgh 6.2 1 13 2 2.05 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras15 (b 13, lb 2)TOTAL328/4d (f/o) (123 Overs, RR: 2.66, 450 minutes)Fall of wickets: 1-14 (Sam Robson, 3.1 ov), 2-140 (Dawid Malan, 47.1 ov), 3-284 (Joe Denly, 99.2 ov), 4-286 (Eoin Morgan, 101.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB AC Thomas 16 6 61 0 3.81 0 0 PD Trego 13 1 57 1 4.38 0 0 TD Groenewald 16 2 36 0 2.25 0 0 MJ Leach 42 11 76 1 1.80 0 0 JG Myburgh 21 5 38 0 1.80 0 0 TB Abell 2 0 11 0 5.50 0 0 C Overton 12 1 26 2 2.16 0 0 NRD Compton 1 0 8 0 8.00 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Middlesex , elected to field first
Season
Hours of play (local time)
10.30am start, Lunch 12.30-13.10, Tea 15.10-15.30, Close 17.30
Match days
15,16,17,18 September 2014 (4-day match)
Points
Somerset 11, Middlesex 7
Close of Play
- Mon, 15 Sep - day 1 - Somerset 1st innings 266/5 (JC Hildreth 70*, PD Trego 26*, 96 ov)
- Tue, 16 Sep - day 2 - Middlesex 1st innings 64/7 (EJG Morgan 36*, TS Roland-Jones 1*, 32 ov)
- Wed, 17 Sep - day 3 - Middlesex 2nd innings 140/1 (CJL Rogers 97*, DJ Malan 34*, 46 ov)
- Thu, 18 Sep - day 4 - Middlesex 2nd innings 328/4d (123 ov) - end of match
Match Notes
Match Coverage
All Match NewsRogers lifts Middlesex from the brink
If Middlesex do avoid relegation - and they really should now - they will owe it largely to Chris Rogers
Morgan and Rogers provide lifeline
Eoin Morgan demonstrated the technique and temperament that could yet render him a fine Test batsman and with it boosted Middlesex's hopes of avoiding relegation
Wretched Middlesex slip nearer drop
A match that started with Middlesex facing the outside possibility of relegation looks likely to end with them staring it in the face. It is entirely possible they will leave Taunton with only one point
Kieswetter puts career fears behind him
Craig Kieswetter marked his return to the Somerset side after a potentially career-threatening eye injury with a fluent half-century as Middlesex's survival hopes took a hit