Somerset Cricket Board XI continue their challenge for a place in the second round of the 2003 Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy this morning when they will be looking to beat Cornwall at Camborne, after rain brought an early finish to proceedings yesterday.

Batting first the Minor County side scored 301 for 8 in their allotted fifty overs, with young Michael Parsons being the pick of the Somerset bowlers, ending with 3 for 70 and Matt Dimond taking 2 for 65.

There were also good returns from the slow men with left armer Arul Suppiah having just 36 scored from his ten overs, and Wes Durston taking 1 for 43 in his ten over stint.

Opener's Kevin Parsons and Kevin Sedgebeer got the Somerset reply off to a good start putting on 68 before Parsons was out for 33. Sedgebeer stayed a little longer until with the score on 89 he was out for 37.

Somerset had moved onto 93 when with Durston and Michael Coles at the wicket the rain came down and the game was called off for the day.

Play resumes today with Somerset requiring 209 for victory with 36.5 overs and 8 wickets remaining.

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