Marcus Trescothick relishing Somerset title challenge
Monday 19 September 2016 13:41, UK
Somerset captain Marcus Trescothick remains hopeful his team can snatch the Specsavers County Championship crown this week.
Bottom-of-the-table Notts visit Taunton for their final match of the Division One season, which starts on Tuesday, with Somerset needing a win to be in with a chance of overtaking leaders Middlesex and second-placed Yorkshire at the summit to clinch their first title.
Middlesex host Yorkshire at Lord's and a victory will guarantee them the title as they are nine points clear of defending champions Yorkshire and 10 clear of third-placed Somerset, but Trescothick is keeping his fingers crossed.
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"It will be a huge day and a huge year if we can manage to pull it off," Trescothick told Sky Sports News HQ.
"I don't see we are favourites in any way - you have got Middlesex with an extra 10 points on where we are at the moment and you have got to be backing them, but we will see.
"It's been a good week. We had a great performance up at Headingley last week against Yorkshire [winning by 10 wickets] and then a few days off. We have had a good preparation the last two days and then away we go on Tuesday.
"We have obviously got to chase the game and see what we can do and try and get out with a result. But we are all looking forward to see how it's going to be and the club will be delighted if we can manage it."
