County Championship: Gloucestershire need 125 more runs to beat Somerset on final day

Ryan Higgins took four wickets, including Somerset captain Tom Abell

Gloucestershire will chase 153 for victory over local rivals Somerset on the final day at Taunton.

The visitors closed day two on 28-1, after a superb bowling display saw Somerset dismissed for just 149.

Ryan Higgins again starred with the ball, claiming 4-29, while debutant Dom Goodman took the key wicket of James Hildreth, who was well set on 64.

Gloucestershire lost opener Chris Dent before the close, but will still be favourites to reach their target.

Kraigg Brathwaite and James Bracey will resume on day four, with Dent having diverted a Craig Overton delivery onto his own stumps attempting a leave.

The chase was set up by a combination of fine Gloucestershire bowling and Somerset's top order again misfiring, with Josh Davey's 22 the next best score after Hildreth's well-constructed knock.

Tom Lammonby was first to go, caught behind off Higgins for a third successive County Championship duck, while Tom Abell, Tom Banton and George Bartlett also failed.

After Steven Davies was dismissed by David Payne for 12, Hildreth and Davey shared 54 to at least drag their side to a competitive total.

But, once Hildreth was trapped in front by Goodman (2-19), Gloucestershire were able to polish off the tail with relative ease.

Somerset top scorer James Hildreth:

"We would have liked more second innings runs, but that is something we will reflect on when the match is over. At the moment our full focus is on winning.

"The most important thing is to have a belief that it will happen. There is enough in the pitch for our bowlers and sometimes what seem small targets are tricky to chase down.

"If we can get a couple of early wickets in the morning it might cause a few nerves in their dressing room.

"There were signs of turn and wear in the pitch, as well as lateral movement for the seamers, so I am sure Jack Leach will play an important role."

Gloucestershire interim head coach Ian Harvey:

"There is a good feeling among the boys but no one is underestimating how tough it will be against this Somerset bowling attack.

"They are going to put us under pressure and we have to deal with that. It is a decent pitch, but scoring can become difficult as the ball gets softer.

"We are all delighted with the way Dom Goodman has bowled on his debut. We had a couple of injuries and he only came into the squad a couple of days before the game.

"For a young lad to do so well against one of the top teams in the country is fantastic."