Somerset took on Surrey on Monday for Day One of their Vitality County Championship Division One match-up.

After being sent out to bat first Somerset went on to hit 317 for their 10 wickets, with much of those runs being contributed by Tom Banton's 132 off 172 balls.

It could have been more for the home team as well, they found themselves at 305-5 after Banton fell but the bottom order batsmen were unable to add anything meaningful.

After the day's play Somerset centurion Tom Banton said: “Obviously, the day didn’t end as we wanted, but we would have settled for our score at the start of play. The wicket is starting to break up slowly, although it didn’t turn as much as expected today, having been under covers.

“We have an important few weeks coming up and my focus is on contributing as much as I can, firstly to this match and then when we play Surrey again on T20 Finals Day. We have to take each day as it comes and rest up well in between.

“Shakib coming into their side makes an already strong bowling attack even stronger. They bowled well, but I have full confidence in our attack and know we can bowl them out too.

“The ball swung a bit up top and when they came back with the new ball ‘Frankie’ Worrall got me with a googly, which made everyone laugh. Shakib was trying to beat you on the inside and target the stumps. The ball was starting to turn if put in the right areas.”

Surrey seamer Dan Worrall said: “Shakib has been one of the top bowlers in international cricket over the past 13 years and we are lucky to have him. He has fitted into the dressing room straight away and we are a big club who enjoy having big players join us.

“We would have taken their score if you had offered it to us in the morning. It’s a good pitch to bat on, with a few variables for spinners and quicks alike.

“With the Kookaburra ball, it is all about hanging in there and hoping you can do something special in a session, which we managed to do. I’m not sure what a par score it. Ask me when we have batted.

“When Banton and Rew were batting we knew we had to hold on and not let the game get away from us. I managed to get Tom out with a wrong ‘un, which I half expected him to hit out of the park, but sometimes these things come off."