- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras33 (b 14, lb 11, nb 6, w 2)TOTAL408 all out (89.2 Overs, RR: 4.56)Fall of wickets: 1-50 (Tom Abell, 12.6 ov), 2-51 (Tom Cooper, 13.3 ov), 3-312 (Marcus Trescothick, 61.5 ov), 4-377 (Jim Allenby, 78.2 ov), 5-391 (Alex Barrow, 80.3 ov), 6-397 (Peter Trego, 82.2 ov), 7-400 (James Hildreth, 84.1 ov), 8-404 (Tim Groenewald, 85.1 ov), 9-404 (Lewis Gregory, 88.4 ov), 10-408 (Abdur Rehman, 89.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB TJ Murtagh 17 4 62 2 3.64 0 0 ST Finn 21.2 3 82 2 3.84 0 0 JAR Harris 18 1 83 5 4.61 1 0 NJ Dexter 6 1 31 0 5.16 0 0 JEC Franklin 6 0 45 0 7.50 0 3 OP Rayner 16 1 61 0 3.81 0 0 AC Voges 5 0 19 1 3.80 1 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras17 (b 10, lb 7)TOTAL317 all out (87 Overs, RR: 3.64)Fall of wickets: 1-10 (Sam Robson, 4.2 ov), 2-60 (Nick Compton, 16.6 ov), 3-199 (Nick Gubbins, 54.4 ov), 4-246 (Adam Voges, 64.2 ov), 5-256 (Neil Dexter, 66.5 ov), 6-297 (John Simpson, 81.2 ov), 7-297 (Ollie Rayner, 81.4 ov), 8-313 (James Franklin, 86.2 ov), 9-317 (Steven Finn, 86.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB L Gregory 23 1 101 6 4.39 0 0 TD Groenewald 18 2 64 0 3.55 0 0 Abdur Rehman 13 1 39 0 3.00 0 0 PD Trego 9 1 25 0 2.77 0 0 J Overton 13 1 45 3 3.46 0 0 J Allenby 9 2 20 0 2.22 0 0 TLW Cooper 2 0 6 0 3.00 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras12 (b 8, nb 4)TOTAL310 all out (80.3 Overs, RR: 3.85)Fall of wickets: 1-26 (Tom Abell, 9.4 ov), 2-108 (Tom Cooper, 29.3 ov), 3-159 (Marcus Trescothick, 39.4 ov), 4-196 (Jim Allenby, 48.5 ov), 5-206 (Alex Barrow, 52.5 ov), 6-254 (Peter Trego, 68.3 ov), 7-289 (Lewis Gregory, 77.4 ov), 8-297 (Tim Groenewald, 78.6 ov), 9-304 (James Hildreth, 80.1 ov), 10-310 (Jamie Overton, 80.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB ST Finn 17.3 3 66 3 3.77 0 0 JAR Harris 18 2 64 3 3.55 0 1 NJ Dexter 11 2 48 0 4.36 0 1 OP Rayner 28 3 90 3 3.21 0 0 JEC Franklin 4 0 25 0 6.25 0 0 AC Voges 2 0 9 0 4.50 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras32 (b 13, lb 14, w 5)TOTAL405/5 (101.5 Overs, RR: 3.97)Fall of wickets: 1-37 (Sam Robson, 8.5 ov), 2-45 (Nick Compton, 10.6 ov), 3-137 (Nick Gubbins, 31.1 ov), 4-337 (Adam Voges, 87.2 ov), 5-381 (Neil Dexter, 99.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB L Gregory 27 2 100 2 3.70 0 0 J Overton 1.1 0 1 0 0.85 0 0 TD Groenewald 19.5 5 78 1 3.93 0 0 PD Trego 10 0 55 0 5.50 0 0 Abdur Rehman 29.5 4 100 2 3.35 1 0 J Allenby 8 0 25 0 3.12 0 0 TLW Cooper 6 0 19 0 3.16 0 0
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
Close of Play
- Sun, 26 Apr - day 1 - Middlesex 1st innings 10/0 (SD Robson 5*, NRT Gubbins 5*, 4 ov)
- Mon, 27 Apr - day 2 - Middlesex 1st innings 306/7 (JEC Franklin 41*, JAR Harris 5*, 83 ov)
- Tue, 28 Apr - day 3 - Middlesex 2nd innings 31/0 (NRT Gubbins 8*, SD Robson 15*, 7 ov)
- Wed, 29 Apr - day 4 - Middlesex 2nd innings 405/5 (101.5 ov) - end of match
Match Notes
- AC Voges 100 off 163 balls in 219 minutes, 10x4
- JEC Franklin 100 off 210 balls in 244 minutes, 13x4
- Middlesex 2nd innings
- Jamie Overton left the field after bowling the first ball of the 4th over of the Middlesex 2nd innings. The over was completed by Tim Groenewald.
- Somerset 1st innings
- ME Trescothick 100 off 129 balls in 168 minutes, 19x4, 1x6
- JC Hildreth 100 off 119 balls in 143 minutes, 14x4, 2x6
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