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
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ME Trescothick lbw b RH Patel |
lbw b RH Patel | 37 | 111 | 4 | 0 | 33.33 |
| EJ Byrom c AC Voges b PR Stirling |
c AC Voges b PR Stirling | 56 | 90 | 11 | 0 | 62.22 |
| GA Bartlett b RH Patel |
b RH Patel | 25 | 54 | 3 | 1 | 46.30 |
| JC Hildreth lbw b RH Patel |
lbw b RH Patel | 41 | 98 | 2 | 0 | 41.84 |
| TB Abell run out (RH Patel) |
run out (RH Patel) | 25 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 65.79 |
| SM Davies c AC Voges b RH Patel |
c AC Voges b RH Patel | 27 | 78 | 3 | 0 | 34.62 |
| RE van der Merwe c AC Voges b RH Patel |
c AC Voges b RH Patel | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| C Overton c NRD Compton b RH Patel |
c NRD Compton b RH Patel | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
| DM Bess c ST Finn b PR Stirling |
c ST Finn b PR Stirling | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| MJ Leach c ST Finn b RH Patel |
c ST Finn b RH Patel | 14 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 53.85 |
| TD Groenewald not out |
not out | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras | (b 6, lb 4, w 0, nb 0) | 10 | ||||
| Total | 84.4 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)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TJ Murtagh | 7 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1.43 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ST Finn | 12 | 4 | 36 | 0 | 3.00 | 55 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JAR Harris | 12 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 1.25 | 65 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RH Patel | 29.4 | 3 | 81 | 7 | 2.73 | 134 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| PR Stirling | 20 | 3 | 70 | 2 | 3.50 | 83 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DJ Malan | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3.00 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AC Voges | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5.00 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Middlesex Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD Robson c ME Trescothick b MJ Leach |
c ME Trescothick b MJ Leach | 4 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 12.50 |
| NRD Compton c SM Davies b C Overton |
c SM Davies b C Overton | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| SS Eskinazi c ME Trescothick b MJ Leach |
c ME Trescothick b MJ Leach | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| DJ Malan lbw b MJ Leach |
lbw b MJ Leach | 38 | 76 | 4 | 2 | 50.00 |
| AC Voges c TB Abell b DM Bess |
c TB Abell b DM Bess | 4 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 13.33 |
| JA Simpson run out (DM Bess) |
run out (DM Bess) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| PR Stirling st SM Davies b MJ Leach |
st SM Davies b MJ Leach | 41 | 64 | 5 | 1 | 64.06 |
| JAR Harris b C Overton |
b C Overton | 19 | 39 | 1 | 2 | 48.72 |
| ST Finn lbw b RE van der Merwe |
lbw b RE van der Merwe | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10.00 |
| TJ Murtagh not out |
not out | 14 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 38.89 |
| RH Patel c RE van der Merwe b C Overton |
c RE van der Merwe b C Overton | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Extras | (b 16, lb 4, w 0, nb 0) | 20 | ||||
| Total | 50.3 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)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C Overton | 5.3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1.27 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MJ Leach | 25 | 12 | 54 | 4 | 2.16 | 128 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| DM Bess | 12 | 3 | 43 | 1 | 3.58 | 53 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| RE van der Merwe | 8 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 2.25 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Somerset Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ME Trescothick lbw b JAR Harris |
lbw b JAR Harris | 31 | 65 | 3 | 0 | 47.69 |
| EJ Byrom c JAR Harris b PR Stirling |
c JAR Harris b PR Stirling | 5 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 23.81 |
| GA Bartlett lbw b RH Patel |
lbw b RH Patel | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 55.56 |
| JC Hildreth b JAR Harris |
b JAR Harris | 109 | 192 | 12 | 0 | 56.77 |
| TB Abell c AC Voges b RH Patel |
c AC Voges b RH Patel | 45 | 123 | 4 | 1 | 36.59 |
| SM Davies lbw b RH Patel |
lbw b RH Patel | 8 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 57.14 |
| RE van der Merwe c ST Finn b RH Patel |
c ST Finn b RH Patel | 24 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 126.32 |
| C Overton st JA Simpson b RH Patel |
st JA Simpson b RH Patel | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16.67 |
| DM Bess lbw b TJ Murtagh |
lbw b TJ Murtagh | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 200.00 |
| MJ Leach not out |
not out | 10 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 76.92 |
| TD Groenewald not out |
not out | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Extras | (b 0, lb 3, w 0, nb 0) | 3 | ||||
| Total | 78 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)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TJ Murtagh | 9 | 3 | 34 | 1 | 3.78 | 39 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PR Stirling | 18 | 4 | 31 | 1 | 1.72 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ST Finn | 8 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 4.63 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RH Patel | 26 | 3 | 92 | 5 | 3.54 | 109 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| JAR Harris | 13 | 1 | 33 | 2 | 2.54 | 58 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DJ Malan | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5.00 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AC Voges | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 5.00 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Middlesex Innings
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NRD Compton lbw b MJ Leach |
lbw b MJ Leach | 10 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 21.74 |
| SD Robson c C Overton b MJ Leach |
c C Overton b MJ Leach | 8 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 38.10 |
| SS Eskinazi c ME Trescothick b RE van der Merwe |
c ME Trescothick b RE van der Merwe | 16 | 51 | 3 | 0 | 31.37 |
| DJ Malan c SM Davies b DM Bess |
c SM Davies b DM Bess | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| AC Voges c C Overton b MJ Leach |
c C Overton b MJ Leach | 13 | 64 | 2 | 0 | 20.31 |
| JA Simpson lbw b MJ Leach |
lbw b MJ Leach | 19 | 54 | 2 | 1 | 35.19 |
| PR Stirling c C Overton b RE van der Merwe |
c C Overton b RE van der Merwe | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 41.67 |
| JAR Harris c GA Bartlett b RE van der Merwe |
c GA Bartlett b RE van der Merwe | 13 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 54.17 |
| ST Finn lbw b MJ Leach |
lbw b MJ Leach | 5 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 17.24 |
| TJ Murtagh b RE van der Merwe |
b RE van der Merwe | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 88.89 |
| RH Patel not out |
not out | 7 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 87.50 |
| Extras | (b 4, lb 5, w 0, nb 0) | 9 | ||||
| Total | 53.5 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)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C Overton | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2.00 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MJ Leach | 26.5 | 12 | 57 | 5 | 2.12 | 138 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| RE van der Merwe | 13 | 6 | 22 | 4 | 1.69 | 70 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| DM Bess | 11 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 1.73 | 57 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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- Match
- Specsavers County Championship 2017
- Venue
- County Ground, Taunton
- Date
- 25 Sept 2017 to 28 Sept 2017
- Toss
- Somerset, elected to bat first
- Result
- Somerset won by 231 runs
- Format
- MDM
- Season
- 2017
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.