Somerset's late defeat leaves do-or-die finale
Somerset and Middlesex are not the only counties in danger of relegation but their meeting at Taunton next week has the makings of a sudden death affair
19/09Result
Specsavers County Championship Division One at London, Sep 19-22 2017
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![Somerset]( "Somerset")
269 & 306 -
![Surrey]( "Surrey")
433 & 146/4 (32.4 ov)
19/09Result
Specsavers County Championship Division One at London, Sep 19-22 2017
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![Somerset]( "Somerset")
269 & 306 -
![Surrey]( "Surrey")
433 & 146/4 (32.4 ov)
Day 4
Day 3
Somerset scrap after Sangakkara leaves the stage
Somerset will need to find rare batting resilience to avoid defeat on the final day at the Kia Oval
Day 2
'King' Kumar raises eighth hundred of purple season
Kumar Sangakkara's eighth Championship hundred of the season continued his run of imperious form and put Somerset on the back foot in the fight to avoid relegation
Day 1
Clarke caps homecoming with career-best 7 for 55
Rikki Clarke bowled with masterful precision and subtlety from the Vauxhall End to claim career-best figures of 7 for 55
