 After promotion from the second division of the County Championship in 2007 , Somerset were among the first division title contenders in the 2008 . A loss to Lancashire in the final match of the season meant they finished in fourth place . David Foot , writing in Wisden , claimed that too many of the Somerset batsmen had " lost their way " in one @-@ day cricket , as they narrowly avoided relegation in the NatWest Pro40 , and were eliminated in the Friends Provident Trophy . 
 After promotion from the second division of the County Championship in 2007 , Somerset <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>were</mark></a> among the first division title contenders in the 2008 . A loss to Lancashire in the final match of the season meant they finished in fourth place . David Foot , writing in Wisden , claimed that too many of the Somerset batsmen <a href='been_done' title='2'><mark>had</mark></a> " lost their way " in one @-@ day cricket , as they narrowly avoided relegation in the NatWest Pro40 , and <a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>were</mark></a> eliminated in the Friends Provident Trophy . 
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