Somerset won the toss and after choosing to bat they got off to a great start before two wickets fell on 63, one of them being the Middlesex reject Keith Dutch who got a big fat zero. Cox was then well supported by Keith Parsons (38), James Hildreth (27) and Wes Durston (30) as Somerset tore the Middlesex bowling apart. Tim Bloomfield did get four wickets for the second time in three days, but they came at a cost of more than a run a ball.

Middlesex were in trouble early on in the reply as both openers fell for single figures. Weston and Shah both made 30's, but neither was really enough to have any influence on the game and despite Joyce's 50 and 38 from Jamie Dalrymple the 'sex suffered a heavy defeat.


SCORES:


SOMERSET INNINGS: (SOMERSET WON TOSS)

Cox c Shah b Bloomfield 130
Gazzard run out 19
Dutch c Dalrymple b Cook 9
Parsons c Nash b Bloomfield
Blackwell c Joyce b Dalrymple 14
Hildreth c Joyce b Weekes 27
Durston b Bloomfield 30
McLean c Shah b Bloomfield 3
Andrew not out 3
Jones not out 5

Extras 16

Total (for 8 wickets, 45 overs)

Did not bat: Gilder

MIDDLESEX INNINGS:

Weekes c Andrew b Gilder 2
Strauss c Parsons b McLean 7
Weston c Gazzard b McLean 34
Shah c Dutch b Jones 31
Joyce c Gazzard b Blackwell 59
Nash c Gazzard b Blackwell 11
Dalrymple c Hildreth b Gilder 38
Hutton st Gazzard b Blackwell 1
Cook not out 9
Dawes lbw b Dutch 2
Bloomfield b Jones 15

Extras 15

Total (all out, 39.1 overs) 216

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