By Jeremy Blackmore

Prolific: James Hildreth has provided runs and raw courage to the Somerset cause
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TCP VERDICT
With teams now familiar with the new toss rule, and seemingly getting better against spin, as the ECB want, you wouldn’t expect Somerset to be up there again. But it’s a funny game and momentum could be key. A few early wins, and maybe that title can make its way to Taunton…
FOR Somerset fans, James Hildreth’s courageous century on a fractured ankle was an abiding memory of a dramatic end to last year’s Championship as he fo...