BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Sam Robson	c †Davies b Gregory	6	23	23	1	0	26.08
Max Holden	c †Davies b Overton	49	94	120	6	0	52.12
Nick Gubbins	c Overton b Gregory	75	138	184	12	0	54.34
Peter Handscomb (c)	run out (sub [RE van der Merwe])	17	31	52	4	0	54.83
Robbie White	c Hildreth b Davey	92	224	259	13	0	41.07
John Simpson †	c Hildreth b Lammonby	33	51	75	4	1	64.70
Martin Andersson	lbw b Overton	38	35	48	8	0	108.57
Luke Hollman	b Overton	16	55	83	3	0	29.09
Tom Helm	not out	0	8	23	0	0	0.00
Steven Finn	lbw b Davey	0	2	3	0	0	0.00
Tim Murtagh	c Bartlett b Davey	8	3	5	2	0	266.66
Extras	(b 4, lb 11, nb 8)	23
TOTAL	110 Ov (RR: 3.24)	357
Fall of wickets: 1-17 (Sam Robson, 5.2 ov), 2-82 (Max Holden, 29.6 ov), 3-129 (Peter Handscomb, 42.2 ov), 4-170 (Nick Gubbins, 51.6 ov), 5-239 (John Simpson, 72.6 ov), 6-294 (Martin Andersson, 85.1 ov), 7-332 (Luke Hollman, 105.5 ov), 8-349 (Robbie White, 109.1 ov), 9-349 (Steven Finn, 109.3 ov), 10-357 (Tim Murtagh, 109.6 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Craig Overton	28	12	60	3	2.14	144	10	0	0	0
29.6 to MDE Holden, . 82/2 85.1 to MK Andersson, . 294/6 105.5 to LBK Hollman, . 332/7
Lewis Gregory	26	6	87	2	3.34	123	11	0	0	4
5.2 to SD Robson, . 17/1 51.6 to NRT Gubbins, . 170/4
Josh Davey	14	5	33	3	2.35	68	5	0	0	0
109.1 to RG White, . 349/8 109.3 to ST Finn, . 349/9 109.6 to TJ Murtagh, . 357/10
Tom Abell	23	7	66	0	2.86	111	11	0	0	0
Jack Leach	7	0	28	0	4.00	31	4	1	0	0
Tom Lammonby	12	1	68	1	5.66	47	12	0	0	0
72.6 to JA Simpson, . 239/5

Somerset 1st Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Tom Banton	lbw b Murtagh	3	30	49	0	0	10.00
Tom Lammonby	c †Simpson b Finn	13	40	45	2	0	32.50
Tom Abell (c)	c Andersson b Finn	41	68	91	6	0	60.29
James Hildreth	c †Simpson b Murtagh	39	44	64	6	0	88.63
George Bartlett	c †Simpson b Helm	55	114	140	11	0	48.24
Lewis Goldsworthy	c †Simpson b Helm	39	68	102	5	0	57.35
Steven Davies †	c Holden b Finn	2	22	38	0	0	9.09
Craig Overton	not out	38	58	72	5	0	65.51
Josh Davey	c Helm b Finn	8	8	9	1	0	100.00
Jack Leach	c Holden b Finn	16	28	38	3	0	57.14
Jack Brooks	c †Simpson b Murtagh	1	3	5	0	0	33.33
Extras	(b 4, lb 2, nb 2, pen 5)	13
TOTAL	80.2 Ov (RR: 3.33)	268
Fall of wickets: 1-16 (Tom Lammonby, 11.3 ov), 2-16 (Tom Banton, 12.1 ov), 3-86 (James Hildreth, 28.1 ov), 4-98 (Tom Abell, 33.2 ov), 5-188 (Lewis Goldsworthy, 59.2 ov), 6-195 (George Bartlett, 63.1 ov), 7-218 (Steven Davies, 67.3 ov), 8-228 (Josh Davey, 69.5 ov), 9-267 (Jack Leach, 79.5 ov), 10-268 (Jack Brooks, 80.2 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Tim Murtagh	22.2	7	49	3	2.19	110	6	0	0	0
12.1 to T Banton, . 16/2 28.1 to JC Hildreth, . 86/3 80.2 to JA Brooks, . 268/10
Tom Helm	20	5	56	2	2.80	96	10	0	0	0
59.2 to LP Goldsworthy, . 188/5 63.1 to GA Bartlett, . 195/6
Steven Finn	20	2	77	5	3.85	85	11	0	0	0
11.3 to TA Lammonby, . 16/1 33.2 to TB Abell, . 98/4 67.3 to SM Davies, . 218/7 69.5 to JH Davey, . 228/8 79.5 to MJ Leach, . 267/9
Martin Andersson	11	3	54	0	4.90	47	10	0	0	1
Luke Hollman	7	0	21	0	3.00	29	2	0	0	0

Middlesex 2nd Innings

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Max Holden	c †Davies b Overton	30	40	51	5	0	75.00
Sam Robson	c Banton b Davey	18	33	45	4	0	54.54
Nick Gubbins	c †Davies b Davey	3	25	35	0	0	12.00
Peter Handscomb (c)	c †Davies b Abell	0	13	17	0	0	0.00
Robbie White	lbw b Overton	10	38	65	1	0	26.31
John Simpson †	c Abell b Davey	7	10	9	1	0	70.00
Martin Andersson	c & b Overton	8	32	38	1	0	25.00
Luke Hollman	not out	21	52	84	2	1	40.38
Tom Helm	lbw b Overton	13	29	36	1	0	44.82
Steven Finn	lbw b Overton	1	19	27	0	0	5.26
Tim Murtagh	b Abell	0	9	15	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 1, lb 5)	6
TOTAL	50 Ov (RR: 2.34)	117
Fall of wickets: 1-44 (Sam Robson, 11.2 ov), 2-48 (Max Holden, 12.5 ov), 3-50 (Peter Handscomb, 16.6 ov), 4-54 (Nick Gubbins, 19.2 ov), 5-62 (John Simpson, 21.1 ov), 6-77 (Martin Andersson, 30.5 ov), 7-82 (Robbie White, 32.3 ov), 8-102 (Tom Helm, 40.5 ov), 9-110 (Steven Finn, 46.5 ov), 10-117 (Tim Murtagh, 49.6 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Craig Overton	19	7	34	5	1.78	100	6	0	0	0
12.5 to MDE Holden, . 48/2 30.5 to MK Andersson, . 77/6 32.3 to RG White, . 82/7 40.5 to TG Helm, . 102/8 46.5 to ST Finn, . 110/9
Jack Brooks	8	1	35	0	4.37	33	6	0	0	0
Josh Davey	16	5	28	3	1.75	83	2	1	0	0
11.2 to SD Robson, . 44/1 19.2 to NRT Gubbins, . 54/4 21.1 to JA Simpson, . 62/5
Tom Abell	7	3	14	2	2.00	34	1	0	0	0
16.6 to PSP Handscomb, . 50/3 49.6 to TJ Murtagh, . 117/10

Somerset 2nd Innings (T: 207 runs)

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Tom Banton	b Murtagh	0	1	1	0	0	0.00
Tom Lammonby	lbw b Murtagh	9	13	22	2	0	69.23
Tom Abell (c)	lbw b Murtagh	49	107	128	6	0	45.79
James Hildreth	c White b Andersson	43	38	64	8	0	113.15
Jack Leach	c Holden b Finn	5	9	17	0	0	55.55
George Bartlett	lbw b Murtagh	12	22	38	2	0	54.54
Lewis Goldsworthy	not out	41	86	110	7	0	47.67
Steven Davies †	not out	44	71	100	5	0	61.97
Extras	(b 4, nb 2)	6
TOTAL	57.4 Ov (RR: 3.62)	209/6
Did not bat: Craig Overton, Josh Davey, Jack Brooks
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Tom Banton, 0.1 ov), 2-17 (Tom Lammonby, 4.6 ov), 3-95 (James Hildreth, 20.2 ov), 4-104 (Jack Leach, 23.5 ov), 5-118 (Tom Abell, 30.4 ov), 6-123 (George Bartlett, 32.4 ov)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s	WD	NB
Tim Murtagh	21	4	53	4	2.52	104	8	0	0	0
0.1 to T Banton, . 0/1 4.6 to TA Lammonby, . 17/2 30.4 to TB Abell, . 118/5 32.4 to GA Bartlett, . 123/6
Tom Helm	12	1	52	0	4.33	53	9	0	0	0
Steven Finn	12	1	46	1	3.83	50	5	0	0	1
23.5 to MJ Leach, . 104/4
Martin Andersson	10	0	39	1	3.90	40	6	0	0	0
20.2 to JC Hildreth, . 95/3
Luke Hollman	2.4	0	15	0	5.62	7	2	0	0	0

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Thu, 29 Apr - day 1 - Middlesex 1st innings 308/6 (Robbie White 70*, Luke Hollman 3*, 96 ov)

Fri, 30 Apr - day 2 - Somerset 1st innings 178/4 (George Bartlett 43*, Lewis Goldsworthy 34*, 55 ov)

Sat, 01 May - day 3 - Somerset 2nd innings 104/4 (Tom Abell 43*, 23.5 ov)

Sun, 02 May - day 4 - Somerset 2nd innings 209/6 (57.4 ov) - end of match

MATCH FLOW

General

Somerset 1st innings:
Somerset were awarded 5 penalty runs on Ball 78.1 for the ball hitting the helmet of the fielding side
Batting and Bowling points: Somerset 3, Middlesex 6

MATCH DETAILS

The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton
Toss	Somerset, elected to field first
Series	County Championship
Season	2021
Match days	29,30 April, 1, 2 May 2021 - day (4-day match)
SOM Player Replacement	Substitute: Jack Brooks in, Lewis Gregory out (2nd innings, 55 ov)
FC debut	Lewis Goldsworthy
Umpires	Ian Gould Mike Burns
Match Referee	Wayne Noon
Points	Somerset 21, Middlesex 7

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Somerset Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
T Banton	bowled	0	1
TA Lammonby	lbw	9	13
TB Abell	lbw	49	107
JC Hildreth	caught	43	38
MJ Leach	caught	5	9
GA Bartlett	lbw	12	22
LP Goldsworthy	not out	41	86
SM Davies	not out	44	71
Extras	(b 4, nb 2)
Total	209(6 wkts; 57.4 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
TJ Murtagh	21	4	53	4	2.52
TG Helm	12	1	52	0	4.33
ST Finn	12	1	46	1	3.83 (1 nb)
MK Andersson	10	0	39	1	3.9
LBK Hollman	2.4	0	15	0	5.62

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	0	Tom Banton	Tom Lammonby
2nd	17	Tom Abell	Tom Lammonby
3rd	78	James Hildreth	Tom Abell
4th	9	Jack Leach	Tom Abell
5th	14	Tom Abell	George Bartlett
6th	5	George Bartlett	Lewis Goldsworthy
7th	86	Steven Davies	Lewis Goldsworthy

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County Championship

Division 1

TEAM	M	W	L	D	PT
WARKS	4	2	1	1	77
LANCS	4	2	1	1	73.5
NOTTS	4	3	1	0	73
HANTS	4	2	1	1	61.5
YORKS	4	1	2	1	44.5
SOM	4	0	4	0	32.5

Division 2

TEAM	M	W	L	D	PT
ESSEX	4	3	0	1	96
GLOUC	4	3	1	0	76
DURH	3	1	1	1	44
NHNTS	4	1	2	1	54
SURR	3	0	1	2	40
GLAM	4	0	3	1	34.5

Division 3

TEAM	M	W	L	D	PT
KENT	4	4	0	0	94
MIDDX	4	3	1	0	80
WORCS	4	2	2	0	67.5
LEICS	4	1	2	1	54.5
DERBS	4	1	2	1	51.5
SUSS	4	0	4	0	30

Group 1

TEAM	M	W	L	D	PT
NOTTS	10	4	2	4	151
WARKS	10	4	1	5	145
DURH	10	3	2	5	132
ESSEX	10	3	2	5	129
WORCS	10	1	3	6	109
DERBS	10	0	5	5	72

Group 2

TEAM	M	W	L	D	PT
SOM	10	4	1	5	148
HANTS	10	4	2	4	145
GLOUC	10	5	3	2	131
SURR	10	2	2	6	123
LEICS	10	2	4	4	111
MIDDX	10	2	7	1	84

Group 3

TEAM	M	W	L	D	PT
LANCS	10	4	1	5	150
YORKS	10	5	1	4	149
GLAM	10	2	2	6	127
NHNTS	10	3	3	4	123
KENT	10	0	3	7	97
SUSS	10	1	5	4	94

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