Voges, Franklin pull off huge Middx chase
Composed centuries from captain Adam Voges and James Franklin led Middlesex to a five-wicket Championship victory over Somerset at Taunton after they had been set an unlikely 402 to win
26/04Result
LV= County Championship Division One at Taunton, Apr 26-29 2015
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![Somerset]( "Somerset")
408 & 310 -
![Middlesex]( "Middlesex")
317 & 405/5 (101.5 ov)
26/04Result
LV= County Championship Division One at Taunton, Apr 26-29 2015
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![Somerset]( "Somerset")
408 & 310 -
![Middlesex]( "Middlesex")
317 & 405/5 (101.5 ov)
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Match Details
Toss
Middlesex , elected to field first
Season
Hours of play (local time)
11am start, Lunch 13.00-13.40, Tea 15.40-16.00, Close 18.00
Match days
26,27,28,29 April 2015 (4-day match)
Points
Middlesex 22, Somerset 8
Scorecard Summary
SOMERSET 408 (89.2 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- James Hildreth187 (212)
- Marcus Trescothick140 (190)
- Tim Murtagh2/62 (17)
- James Harris5/83 (18)
MIDDLESEX 317 (87 OVERS)1ST INNINGS
- Adam Voges98 (135)
- Nick Gubbins92 (170)
- Lewis Gregory6/101 (23)
- Jamie Overton3/45 (13)
SOMERSET 310 (80.3 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- James Hildreth86 (153)
- Marcus Trescothick76 (115)
- Steven Finn3/66 (17.3)
- James Harris3/64 (18)
MIDDLESEX 405/5 (101.5 OVERS)2ND INNINGS
- Adam Voges132 (210)
- James Franklin*115 (221)
- Abdur Rehman2/100 (29.5)
- Lewis Gregory2/100 (27)
101.5
4
Abdur Rehman to Simpson, FOUR,
101.4
0
Abdur Rehman to Simpson, no run,
101.3
4
Abdur Rehman to Simpson, FOUR,
101.2
0
Abdur Rehman to Simpson, no run,
101.1
4
Abdur Rehman to Simpson, FOUR,
END OF OVER:101 | 10 Runs | MIDDX: 393/5
- James Franklin115 (221b)
- John Simpson6 (4b)
- Peter Trego10-0-55-0
- Abdur Rehman29-4-88-2
100.6
0
Trego to Franklin, no run,
Match Coverage
All Match NewsVoges, Franklin pull off huge Middx chase
Composed centuries from captain Adam Voges and James Franklin led Middlesex to a five-wicket Championship victory over Somerset at Taunton after they had been set an unlikely 402 to win
Hildreth gives Somerset the edge
In-form James Hildreth has given Somerset a good chance of victory on the final day as the Taunton wickets show signs of not being the featherbeds of old
Gubbins' turn has worth for Middlesex
Adam Voges are at opposite ends of their careers but their brace of 90s held Middlesex together against Somerset at Taunton
Trescothick and Hildreth gallop before Somerset stumble
Marcus Trescothick hit a 129-ball century as he and James Hildreth put Somerset in command before a major last-session collapse halted their momentum
