Article: Clarke: We could have won top flight

Somerset chairman Giles Clarke believes Justin Langer's side would have been strong contenders for the overall County Championship title this season, had they been in the first division.

Captain Langer will be handed the LV Championship Division Two trophy this evening, at the close of play of the third day of the game against Nottinghamshire.

With that title wrapped up Somerset will be interested bystanders as the Division One crown is finalised - with Lancashire, Sussex and Durham all in contention this week.

Next year they will get their chance for a first outright Championship title.

But Clarke says his men would have more than held their own this summer in one of the most open title ...

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