Somerset vs Middlesex, at Taunton, , Sep 25 2017 - Cricket Photos

RESULT

Taunton, September 25 - 28, 2017, Specsavers County Championship Division One

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Somerset

236 & 250/9d

Middlesex

(T:345) 142 & 113

Somerset won by 231 runs

Jack Leach and Dom Bess celebrate after Somerset's escape from relegation in 2017•Sep 28, 2017•Getty Images

Jack Leach gets a hug from his captain, Tom Abell, Somerset v Middlesex, Specsavers Championship Division One, Taunton, September 27, 2017

Jack Leach gets a hug from his captain, Tom Abell•Sep 27, 2017•Getty Images

James Hildreth made his second hundred of the season, Somerset v Middlesex, Specsavers Championship Division One, September 27, 2017

James Hildreth made his second hundred of the season•Sep 27, 2017•Getty Images

Dom Bess celebrates the run out of John Simpson, Somerset v Middlesex, Specsavers Championship Division One, Old Trafford, September 26, 2017

Dom Bess celebrates the run out of John Simpson•Sep 26, 2017•Getty Images

Ravi Patel claims another wicket, Somerset v Middlesex, Specsavers Championship Division One, Taunton, September 25, 2017

Ravi Patel claims another wicket•Sep 25, 2017•Getty Images

Marcus Trescothick salutes the crowd after Somerset secured Division One status, Tom Abell, Somerset v Middlesex, Specsavers Championship Division One, Taunton, September 28, 2017

Marcus Trescothick salutes the crowd after Somerset secured Division One status•Sep 28, 2017•Getty Images

England's Ashes call-up Craig Overton strives to keep Somerset in Division One, Somerset v Middlesex, Specsavers Championship Division One, Taunton, September 27, 2017

England's Ashes call-up Craig Overton strives to keep Somerset in Division One•Sep 27, 2017•Getty Images

James Hildreth batted Somerset into a dominant position, Somerset v Middlesex, Specsavers Championship Division One, September 26, 2017

James Hildreth batted Somerset into a dominant position•Sep 26, 2017•Getty Images

Craig Overton celebrates his early wicket, Somerset v Middlesex, Specsavers Championship Division One, Taunton, September 25, 2017

Craig Overton celebrates his early wicket•Sep 25, 2017•Getty Images

Ravi Patel claimed seven first-innings wickets, Somerset v Middlesex, Specsavers Championship Division One, Taunton, September 25, 2017

Ravi Patel claimed seven first-innings wickets•Sep 25, 2017•Getty Images

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Leach redemption secures Somerset survival

Jack Leach began the season with a remodelled action and doubts about his effectiveness. He finished it with 50 Championship wickets as he bowled Somerset to safety

Leach strikes as relegation fight goes to wire

Somerset claimed three Middlesex wickets before the rain arrived at Taunton as the looked to secure the victory that keeps them in Division One for 2018

Hildreth digs in to help dig Somerset out of trouble

James Hildreth's fine, unbeaten 82 quietened concerns about the Taunton pitch and put Somerset in an excellent position to escape relegation

High Noon for Somerset amid threat of pitch penalty

Ravi Patel's seven wickets on a turning pitch rocked Somerset but they claimed three wickets in return in this relegation decider

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Middlesex Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
NRD Compton	lbw	10	46
SD Robson	caught	8	21
SS Eskinazi	caught	16	51
DJ Malan	caught	0	5
AC Voges	caught	13	64
JA Simpson	lbw	19	54
PR Stirling	caught	5	12
JAR Harris	caught	13	24
ST Finn	lbw	5	29
TJ Murtagh	bowled	8	9
RH Patel	not out	7	8
Extras	(b 4, lb 5)
Total	113(10 wkts; 53.5 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
C Overton	3	1	6	0	2
MJ Leach	26.5	12	57	5	2.12
RE van der Merwe	13	6	22	4	1.69
DM Bess	11	3	19	1	1.72

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	20	Nick Compton	Sam Robson
2nd	7	Nick Compton	Stephen Eskinazi
3rd	1	Dawid Malan	Stephen Eskinazi
4th	15	Adam Voges	Stephen Eskinazi
5th	28	Adam Voges	John Simpson
6th	9	John Simpson	Paul Stirling
7th	0	James Harris	Paul Stirling
8th	13	Steven Finn	James Harris
9th	8	Tim Murtagh	Steven Finn
10th	12	Steven Finn	Ravi Patel

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Specsavers County Championship Division One

TEAM	M	W	L	D	PT
ESSEX	14	10	0	4	248
LANCS	14	5	3	6	176
SUR	14	2	2	10	163
YORKS	14	4	5	5	148
HANTS	14	3	3	8	148
SOM	14	4	6	4	147
MIDDX	14	3	4	7	146
WARKS	14	1	9	4	86
DERBS	-	-	-	-	-
DURH	-	-	-	-	-
NHNTS	-	-	-	-	-
NOTTS	-	-	-	-	-
SUSS	-	-	-	-	-
WORCS	-	-	-	-	-

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