10/07Result

Specsavers County Championship Division One at Taunton, Jul 10-13 2016

Middlesex won by 2 wkts

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Thrilling Middlesex chase strengthens lead at the top

Middlesex strengthened their hold at the top of Division One of the Specsavers Championship when John Simpson's six gave them a two-wicket win with two balls to spare in a thrilling run chase at Taunton

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Match Details

The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton

Series

Specsavers County Championship Division One 2016

Toss

Uncontested, Middlesex

Season

2016

Hours of play (local time)

11am start, Lunch 13.00-13.40, Tea 15.40-16.00, Close 18.00

Match days

10,11,12,13 July 2016 (4-day match)

Umpires

Steve Garratt

David Millns

Points

Middlesex 23, Somerset 3

Scorecard Summary

45.4

Allenby to Simpson, SIX,

45.3

Allenby to Simpson, no run,

45.2

Allenby to Harris, 1 run,

45.1

1lb

Allenby to Simpson, 1 leg bye,

END OF OVER:
45 | 3 Runs 1 Wkt | MIDDX: 294/8

John Simpson73 (77b)
James Harris1 (1b)

Tim Groenewald19-3-90-5
Jack Leach5-0-36-2

44.6

Groenewald to Simpson, 1 run,

44.5

Groenewald to Simpson, no run,

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Thrilling Middlesex chase strengthens lead at the top
Middlesex strengthened their hold at the top of Division One of the Specsavers Championship when John Simpson's six gave them a two-wicket win with two balls to spare in a thrilling run chase at Taunton
Somerset's old seafarers scupper Middlesex
Marcus Trescothick moved within one hundred of Harold Gimblett and as Peter Trego added his own century, Somerset made Middlesex fight all the way at Taunton
Allenby's best day still not good enough for Somerset
Good days have been few and far in the last season and a half, but against Middlesex Jim Allenby had something to savour - at least until James Harris and James Fuller intervened
Somerset gamble on late pitch change
Harry Podmore claimed four wickets on his first County Championship appearance for Middlesex as Somerset were bowled out for 236 on the opening day of the match at Taunton

Middlesex INNINGS		R	B
NRT Gubbins	caught	76	70
SD Robson	caught wk	22	23
DJ Malan	caught	32	28
JEC Franklin	lbw	28	32
GJ Bailey	bowled	4	10
JA Simpson	not out	79	80
JK Fuller	caught	36	18
OP Rayner	bowled	0	2
SS Eskinazi	caught	11	9
JAR Harris	not out	2	2
HW Podmore
EXTRAS	(b 1, lb 6, w 5)
TOTAL	302 (8 wkts; 45.4 ovs)

Somerset BOWLING	O	M	R	W	Econ
C Overton	10.0	0	94	0	9.40	(2w)
TD Groenewald	19.0	3	90	5	4.73	(1w)
MJ Leach	5.0	0	36	2	7.20
JG Myburgh	1.0	0	11	0	11.00
J Allenby	10.4	1	64	1	6.00

Middlesex 4th innings Partnerships

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	32	SD Robson	NRT Gubbins
2nd	76	DJ Malan	NRT Gubbins
3rd	42	JEC Franklin	NRT Gubbins
4th	5	JEC Franklin	GJ Bailey
5th	30	JEC Franklin	JA Simpson
6th	86	JA Simpson	JK Fuller
7th	0	JA Simpson	OP Rayner
8th	21	JA Simpson	SS Eskinazi
9th	10	JA Simpson	JAR Harris

County Championship Division One

Team	M	W	L	D	PT
MIDDX	16	6	0	10	230
SOM	16	6	1	9	226
YORKS	16	5	3	8	211
DURH	16	5	3	8	200
SUR	16	4	6	6	182
WARKS	16	3	4	9	176
LANCS	16	3	5	8	165
HANTS	16	2	4	10	155
NOTTS	16	1	9	6	124
DERBS	0	0	0	0	0
NHNTS	0	0	0	0	0
SUSS	0	0	0	0	0
WORCS	0	0	0	0	0

The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton

Series

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Points

SOMERSET 236(67 OVERS)1ST INNINGS

MIDDLESEX 381(119.4 OVERS)1ST INNINGS

SOMERSET 446/9d(134 OVERS)2ND INNINGS

MIDDLESEX 302/8(45.4 OVERS)2ND INNINGS

END OF OVER:45 | 3 Runs 1 Wkt | MIDDX: 294/8

Thrilling Middlesex chase strengthens lead at the top

Somerset's old seafarers scupper Middlesex

Allenby's best day still not good enough for Somerset

Somerset gamble on late pitch change

SOMERSET 236(67 OVERS)
1ST INNINGS

MIDDLESEX 381(119.4 OVERS)
1ST INNINGS

SOMERSET 446/9d(134 OVERS)
2ND INNINGS

MIDDLESEX 302/8(45.4 OVERS)
2ND INNINGS

END OF OVER:
45 | 3 Runs 1 Wkt | MIDDX: 294/8