After seeing his side end the day on 385 for 9, 65 ahead of Lancashire, Somerset Coach Kevin Shine said: "It was an excellent day for us; good fighting cricket on a wicket where the ball was turning a lot.

"Peter Bowler, Jamie Cox, Rob Turner, Ian Blackwell and Mike Burns all batted well for us, and at the end there was a super little knock by Matt Bulbeck and Steffan Jones."

Looking forward to Saturday the caoch went on: "Tomorrow we will be hoping that the last pair can stay together to get us past 400 to gain maximum batting points."

He added: "Keedy and Schofield bowled well for them, and the wicket is not getting any better. We have two spinners in our team and will be looking to get as many runs as possible so that we don't have a nasty little run chase at the end."

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