Last updated on .From the section CountiesSteven Davies guided Somerset to victory with a 71-ball unbeaten 44County Championship Group Two, The Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton (day four): Middlesex 357 & 117: Holden 30; Overton 5-34 Somerset 268 & 104-4: Abell 49, Davies 44*, Hildreth 43, Goldworthy 41*; Murtagh 4-53 Somerset (21 pts) beat Middlesex (7 pts) by four wickets ScorecardSteven Davies' unbeaten 44 helped Somerset chase down 207 to defeat Middlesex by four wickets at Taunton. Starting the day 104-4 and halfway towards their target, Somerset lost overnight pair Tom Abell (49) and George Bartlett in successive Tim Murtagh overs with 84 still needed. Lewis Goldworthy (41 not out) and Davies saw Somerset to 188-6 at lunch. Their third win from four matches leave them second in Group Two following Gloucestershire's four-wicket win over Leicestershire, while Middlesex sit fifth with one win and three defeats. A rain shower delayed the restart to add to any potential tension, but Goldworthy showed maturity beyond his years to follow up his first innings 39 with an unbeaten 41.

Source: BBC May 02, 2021 14:22 UTC