Specsavers County Championship 2017 · County Ground, Taunton · 25 Sept 2017 to 28 Sept 2017
Somerset 236 & 250/9d
Middlesex 142 & 113
Somerset won by 231 runs

Match summary

Somerset played Middlesex in the Specsavers County Championship 2017 at County Ground, Taunton, from 25 Sept 2017 to 28 Sept 2017. Somerset won by 231 runs.

Somerset won the toss and chose to bat first. Somerset made 236 in 84.4 overs, Middlesex made 142 in 50.3 overs, Somerset made 250/9 declared in 78 overs, Middlesex made 113 in 53.5 overs.

JC Hildreth top-scored with 150 runs in the match; RH Patel took 12/173 in the match.

Somerset Innings

236/10 (84.4 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
ME Trescothick
lbw b RH Patel
lbw b RH Patel 37111 4033.33
EJ Byrom
c AC Voges b PR Stirling
c AC Voges b PR Stirling 5690 11062.22
GA Bartlett
b RH Patel
b RH Patel 2554 3146.30
JC Hildreth
lbw b RH Patel
lbw b RH Patel 4198 2041.84
TB Abell
run out (RH Patel)
run out (RH Patel) 2538 5065.79
SM Davies
c AC Voges b RH Patel
c AC Voges b RH Patel 2778 3034.62
RE van der Merwe
c AC Voges b RH Patel
c AC Voges b RH Patel 01 000.00
C Overton
c NRD Compton b RH Patel
c NRD Compton b RH Patel 14 0025.00
DM Bess
c ST Finn b PR Stirling
c ST Finn b PR Stirling 04 000.00
MJ Leach
c ST Finn b RH Patel
c ST Finn b RH Patel 1426 2053.85
TD Groenewald
not out
not out 04 000.00
Extras(b 6, lb 4, w 0, nb 0)10
Total84.4 Ov (RR: 2.79)236/10

Fall of wickets: 1-93 (EJ Byrom, 30.2 ov), 2-114 (ME Trescothick, 38.1 ov), 3-139 (GA Bartlett, 48.4 ov), 4-176 (TB Abell, 59.1 ov), 5-206 (JC Hildreth, 72.1 ov), 6-206 (RE van der Merwe, 72.2 ov), 7-214 (C Overton, 74.5 ov), 8-214 (DM Bess, 75.4 ov), 9-230 (MJ Leach, 82.2 ov), 10-236 (SM Davies, 84.4 ov)

BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
TJ Murtagh 7410 01.43 3920 00
ST Finn 12436 03.00 5550 00
JAR Harris 12715 01.25 6520 00
RH Patel 29.4381 72.73 134101 00
PR Stirling 20370 23.50 83100 00
DJ Malan 309 03.00 1200 00
AC Voges 105 05.00 410 00

Middlesex Innings

142/10 (50.3 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
SD Robson
c ME Trescothick b MJ Leach
c ME Trescothick b MJ Leach 432 0012.50
NRD Compton
c SM Davies b C Overton
c SM Davies b C Overton 07 000.00
SS Eskinazi
c ME Trescothick b MJ Leach
c ME Trescothick b MJ Leach 13 0033.33
DJ Malan
lbw b MJ Leach
lbw b MJ Leach 3876 4250.00
AC Voges
c TB Abell b DM Bess
c TB Abell b DM Bess 430 0013.33
JA Simpson
run out (DM Bess)
run out (DM Bess) 01 000.00
PR Stirling
st SM Davies b MJ Leach
st SM Davies b MJ Leach 4164 5164.06
JAR Harris
b C Overton
b C Overton 1939 1248.72
ST Finn
lbw b RE van der Merwe
lbw b RE van der Merwe 110 0010.00
TJ Murtagh
not out
not out 1436 1038.89
RH Patel
c RE van der Merwe b C Overton
c RE van der Merwe b C Overton 05 000.00
Extras(b 16, lb 4, w 0, nb 0)20
Total50.3 Ov (RR: 2.81)142/10

Fall of wickets: 1-1 (NRD Compton, 2.6 ov), 2-4 (SS Eskinazi, 5.2 ov), 3-5 (SD Robson, 7.4 ov), 4-18 (AC Voges, 16.5 ov), 5-22 (JA Simpson, 17.4 ov), 6-95 (DJ Malan, 33.4 ov), 7-100 (PR Stirling, 37.1 ov), 8-117 (ST Finn, 40.3 ov), 9-128 (JAR Harris, 48.4 ov), 10-142 (RH Patel, 50.3 ov)

BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
C Overton 5.317 31.27 2800 00
MJ Leach 251254 42.16 12843 00
DM Bess 12343 13.58 5361 00
RE van der Merwe 8118 12.25 3911 00

Somerset Innings

250/9d (78 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
ME Trescothick
lbw b JAR Harris
lbw b JAR Harris 3165 3047.69
EJ Byrom
c JAR Harris b PR Stirling
c JAR Harris b PR Stirling 521 1023.81
GA Bartlett
lbw b RH Patel
lbw b RH Patel 59 1055.56
JC Hildreth
b JAR Harris
b JAR Harris 109192 12056.77
TB Abell
c AC Voges b RH Patel
c AC Voges b RH Patel 45123 4136.59
SM Davies
lbw b RH Patel
lbw b RH Patel 814 1057.14
RE van der Merwe
c ST Finn b RH Patel
c ST Finn b RH Patel 2419 21126.32
C Overton
st JA Simpson b RH Patel
st JA Simpson b RH Patel 16 0016.67
DM Bess
lbw b TJ Murtagh
lbw b TJ Murtagh 84 00200.00
MJ Leach
not out
not out 1013 0176.92
TD Groenewald
not out
not out 12 0050.00
Extras(b 0, lb 3, w 0, nb 0)3
Total78 Ov (RR: 3.21)250/9

Fall of wickets: 1-20 (EJ Byrom, 7.4 ov), 2-26 (GA Bartlett, 9.3 ov), 3-59 (ME Trescothick, 21.6 ov), 4-185 (TB Abell, 65.1 ov), 5-199 (SM Davies, 69.1 ov), 6-223 (JC Hildreth, 72.2 ov), 7-226 (C Overton, 73.4 ov), 8-237 (DM Bess, 74.6 ov), 9-239 (RE van der Merwe, 75.3 ov)

BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
TJ Murtagh 9334 13.78 3950 00
PR Stirling 18431 11.72 7900 00
ST Finn 8037 04.63 3360 00
RH Patel 26392 53.54 10972 00
JAR Harris 13133 22.54 5840 00
DJ Malan 105 05.00 410 00
AC Voges 3015 05.00 1111 00

Middlesex Innings

113/10 (53.5 ov)
BatterRB4s6sSR
NRD Compton
lbw b MJ Leach
lbw b MJ Leach 1046 0021.74
SD Robson
c C Overton b MJ Leach
c C Overton b MJ Leach 821 0038.10
SS Eskinazi
c ME Trescothick b RE van der Merwe
c ME Trescothick b RE van der Merwe 1651 3031.37
DJ Malan
c SM Davies b DM Bess
c SM Davies b DM Bess 05 000.00
AC Voges
c C Overton b MJ Leach
c C Overton b MJ Leach 1364 2020.31
JA Simpson
lbw b MJ Leach
lbw b MJ Leach 1954 2135.19
PR Stirling
c C Overton b RE van der Merwe
c C Overton b RE van der Merwe 512 1041.67
JAR Harris
c GA Bartlett b RE van der Merwe
c GA Bartlett b RE van der Merwe 1324 3054.17
ST Finn
lbw b MJ Leach
lbw b MJ Leach 529 1017.24
TJ Murtagh
b RE van der Merwe
b RE van der Merwe 89 0188.89
RH Patel
not out
not out 78 0187.50
Extras(b 4, lb 5, w 0, nb 0)9
Total53.5 Ov (RR: 2.10)113/10

Fall of wickets: 1-20 (SD Robson, 7.5 ov), 2-27 (NRD Compton, 13.3 ov), 3-28 (DJ Malan, 16.2 ov), 4-43 (SS Eskinazi, 24.5 ov), 5-71 (AC Voges, 37.2 ov), 6-80 (JA Simpson, 41.3 ov), 7-80 (PR Stirling, 42.4 ov), 8-93 (JAR Harris, 48.3 ov), 9-101 (TJ Murtagh, 50.5 ov), 10-113 (ST Finn, 53.5 ov)

BowlerOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
C Overton 316 02.00 1400 00
MJ Leach 26.51257 52.12 13881 00
RE van der Merwe 13622 41.69 7012 00
DM Bess 11319 11.73 5730 00

Frequently asked questions

Who won the Somerset vs Middlesex match on 25 Sept 2017?

Somerset won by 231 runs.

Who scored the most runs in Somerset vs Middlesex?

JC Hildreth (Somerset) with 150 runs across 2 innings.

Who took the most wickets in Somerset vs Middlesex?

RH Patel, with 12/173.

Who won the toss in Somerset vs Middlesex?

Somerset, who chose to bat first.

Where was Somerset vs Middlesex played?

At County Ground, Taunton.