- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras13 (b 6, lb 3, nb 4)TOTAL283 all out (93.1 Overs, RR: 3.03)Fall of wickets: 1-23 (Joe Burns, 6.2 ov), 1-69* (Nick Compton, retired not out ), 2-124 (Sam Robson, 38.2 ov), 3-128 (Eoin Morgan, 40.1 ov), 4-154 (James Franklin, 50.3 ov), 5-192 (John Simpson, 64.6 ov), 6-248 (Dawid Malan, 79.2 ov), 7-256 (Ollie Rayner, 80.6 ov), 8-283 (Nick Compton, 91.4 ov), 9-283 (Tim Murtagh, 91.5 ov), 10-283 (Steven Finn, 93.1 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB L Gregory 15.1 2 58 5 3.82 0 1 TD Groenewald 23 7 55 4 2.39 0 0 PD Trego 13 2 38 1 2.92 0 0 J Overton 15 3 44 0 2.93 0 1 J Allenby 12 3 27 0 2.25 0 0 Abdur Rehman 13 1 45 0 3.46 0 0 JG Myburgh 2 1 7 0 3.50 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras25 (b 8, lb 17)TOTAL197 all out (75 Overs, RR: 2.62)Fall of wickets: 1-76 (Tom Abell, 31.3 ov), 2-77 (Johann Myburgh, 32.2 ov), 3-86 (James Hildreth, 35.5 ov), 4-117 (Marcus Trescothick, 45.2 ov), 5-152 (Peter Trego, 56.3 ov), 6-167 (Lewis Gregory, 63.6 ov), 7-178 (Jim Allenby, 69.2 ov), 8-181 (Abdur Rehman, 70.1 ov), 9-185 (Tim Groenewald, 72.1 ov), 10-197 (Michael Bates, 74.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB TJ Murtagh 22 6 60 3 2.72 0 0 ST Finn 21 3 41 4 1.95 0 0 TS Roland-Jones 14 3 26 1 1.85 0 0 JEC Franklin 7 0 22 0 3.14 0 0 OP Rayner 9 2 20 1 2.22 0 0 JAR Harris 2 1 3 0 1.50 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras5 (lb 5)TOTAL132/6d (29 Overs, RR: 4.55)Fall of wickets: 1-23 (Sam Robson, 5.6 ov), 2-33 (Joe Burns, 8.4 ov), 3-66 (Dawid Malan, 19.4 ov), 4-79 (Nick Compton, 21.1 ov), 5-83 (Eoin Morgan, 22.6 ov), 6-128 (James Franklin, 28.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB L Gregory 6 0 33 1 5.50 0 0 TD Groenewald 7 2 27 1 3.85 0 0 PD Trego 9 2 39 2 4.33 0 0 J Overton 7 1 28 2 4.00 0 0
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSRExtras3 (lb 3)TOTAL147/7 (39.4 Overs, RR: 3.7)Fall of wickets: 1-39 (Tom Abell, 10.3 ov), 2-57 (Johann Myburgh, 14.1 ov), 3-99 (James Hildreth, 21.5 ov), 4-126 (Marcus Trescothick, 27.4 ov), 5-135 (Jamie Overton, 30.1 ov), 6-141 (Jim Allenby, 32.3 ov), 7-145 (Peter Trego, 36.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB TJ Murtagh 12 5 43 3 3.58 0 0 TS Roland-Jones 16 4 45 2 2.81 0 0 JAR Harris 10.4 0 49 2 4.59 0 0 OP Rayner 1 0 7 0 7.00 0 0
Match Details
Toss
Middlesex , elected to bat first
Season
Hours of play (local time)
11am start, Lunch 13.00-13.40, Tea 15.40-16.00, Close 18.00
Match days
11,12,13,14 July 2015 (4-day match)
Middlesex replacement
JAR Harris for ST Finn (Somerset 1st innings, 70.4 ov)
Umpires
Points
Middlesex 10, Somerset 8
Close of Play
- Sat, 11 Jul - day 1 - Middlesex 1st innings 283
- Sun, 12 Jul - day 2 - Somerset 1st innings 185/8 (MD Bates 2*, TD Groenewald 4*, 70.3 ov)
- Mon, 13 Jul - day 3 - no play
- Tue, 14 Jul - day 4 - Somerset 2nd innings 147/7 (39.4 ov) - end of match
Match Notes
- Middlesex 1st innings
- NRD Compton (1) retired hurt on 18* from 69/1 (18.3 ov) to 256/7 (80.6 ov)
Match Coverage
All Match NewsMiddlesex almost deliver on Franklin gamble
An entertaining finish to a weather-ravaged match at Merchant Taylors' School saw Somerset, set 219 to win from 40 overs by Middlesex, make a spirited attempt before accepting the draw at 147 for 7.
Finn makes mark as Middx take charge
Steven Finn took 4 for 41 to spearhead a second-day Middlesex thrust with the ball as Somerset slipped to 185 for 8 in their Championship Division One match
Compton felled as Somerset quicks thrive
Nick Compton made a courageous return to the crease, five hours after being forced to retire hurt when he was hit on the head by a Jamie Overton bouncer, to help Middlesex reach 283 all out on the first day of their LV= County Championship Division One ma