WORCESTERSHIRE paceman Charlie Morris claimed his second five-wicket haul for the County as Somerset were dismissed for 250 on the opening day of the LV= County Championship Division One clash at New Road.

Morris, who finished with 5-71 from 24 overs, picked up the first four wickets in a superb opening spell of 11-2-34-4 after the visitors had been put into bat by Worcestershire skipper Daryl Mitchell.

Morris received excellent support from the returning Joe Leach, who replaced the injured Gareth Andrew, the all-rounder continuing his consistent form of last season to finish with 3-76 from 22 overs.

The pair were backed up by some excellent fielding behind the wicket with Ben Cox claiming five catches - four of them off the bowling of Morris.

Worcestershire closed the day on 35-2 after the dismissal of Richard Oliver and Tom Fell - century-makers against Sussex and Yorkshire respectively.

Morris dismissed Marcus Trescothick (10), Johann Myburgh (11), Tom Cooper (30) and Jim Allenby (7) in his first spell and received rapturous applause when he finally came out of the attack.

He had taken three wickets in 15 balls for 10 runs before finally taking a well-earned breather and being replaced by Ross Whiteley.

Somerset reached 98-4 off 29 overs by lunch and either side of the interval James Hildreth and Alex Barrow added 61 in 23 overs.

But then the wickets started to tumble again. Sachithra Senanayake followed up his six wickets at Hove by accounting for Alex Barrow (26) who pushed forward and nicked through to Mitchell at slip.

Then, in the next over, Hildreth (41) edged a delivery from Leach and Cox collected his fourth victim of the innings at 134-6.

Peter Trego became Leach's second victim after making 14 when he tried to get out of the way of a short ball but it hit the bat and was pouched at second slip by Mitchell.

Somerset were then 169-7 but Lewis Gregory and Craig Overton lifted the total to 212-7 at tea.

Leach broke through again after the stand had reached 52 when Gregory (30) mistimed a drive to Senanayake at cover.

Morris completed his nap hand when Cox produced another good catch to his right from a nick by Overton on 41, and the innings ended when Abdur Rehman (13) turned Shantry to Fell at leg slip.

Oliver was caught and bowled by Gregory following through for three and Fell (1) turned a lifting ball from Thomas to Trego at third slip.