Haseeb century as Notts begin their chase

CAPTAIN Haseeb Hameed’s third century of the season helped titlechasing Nottinghamshire build a solid foundation in reply to Somerset's 438 on day two of their Rothesay County Championship clash at Trent Bridge.

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Hameed, who struck 15 fours and two sixes, also passed 1,000 firstclass runs for the season with the same shot that completed his hundred.

He had earlier shared a stand of 101 for the second wicket with Freddie McCann (48).

At 189 for two, though, Nottinghamshire, who began this round one point behind Division One leaders and defending champions Surrey, still have much work to do, trailing by 249 runs even after third-placed Somerset lost their last seven wickets for 100, Mohammad Abbas (three for 60) and Dillon Pennington (three for 71) sharing the bowling honours for the home side.

Somerset's 438 all out - while a total not to be sniffed at after being asked to bat first - perversely still felt like fewer than Somerset probably should have accumulated on a pitch with little in it for the bowling side, given that they had been 338 for three before Tom Abell’s demise shortly before Tuesday’s close,