made no more than the necessary three changes when they picked their final Cup Match eleven on Saturday night.

The selection process took about an hour as the panel had to find replacements for retired batsman Jeff Richardson and the injured pair of all-rounder Janeiro Tucker and fast bowler Roger Blades.

Brought in were all-rounders Richard Basden and Dwayne Leverock as well as fast bowler Kevin Hurdle -- the only Somerset colt this year.

The full squad is as follows: Dexter Basden (captain), Albert Steede (vice captain), Treadwell Gibbons, Andre Manders, Hasan Durham, Kevin Fubler, Corey Hill, Richard Basden, Dwayne Leverock, Roger Trott, Kevin Hurdle (colt).

Reserves: Daniel Morgan, Steval Mendes.

"We've chosen a team that is very much capable of winning at Wellington Oval.

It's deep in batting and we've added another option in the bowling department that we didn't have last year by having Leverock back,'' said chairman of the selection committee Ricky Swan.

Swan noted there had been no real difficulty picking the team, pointing to the fact that their meeting lasted only an hour.

He said the total involvement of the selectors who had been instrumental in training the squad from day one had also helped. Former Cup Match players Winston Reid, John Tucker and Jeff Richardson were among those on the selection committee.

"We are happy with the team. Hurdle bowled well during our trials and Leverock has proven to be a very capable all-rounder all season, while it has been well documented what Richard Basden can do. He has done it in so many Cup Matches for us,'' added Swan.

However, he admitted that young Daniel Morgan had been unlucky not to have earned a spot, especially after the Warwick all-rounder hammered a scintillating unbeaten 82 in Saturday's final trial.

In a superb performance that saw him stroke powerful drives to all parts of the field, Morgan finished with nine fours and two sixes. He reached his 50 off 133 balls, joining Leverock (34 not out) in a fifth-wicket stand of 95 when their team was in need of stability.

Swan admitted that Morgan's' knock had caused the selectors to think carefully, but in the end they decided to limit the changes to only those that they deemed absolutely necessary.

"Morgan stepped forward on the day and really played well. It was nice to see a young bat perform so well. He showed great composure and it's no secret that he did merit a lot of consideration during our deliberations,'' conceded Swan.

While no more than four changes were expected, those struggling to hold onto their positions were opening batsman Treadwell Gibbons and spinner Kevin Fubler, both of whom have had mediocre seasons so far. But the decision was made to stick with them.

Both appeared in danger of being dropped prior to Saturday's meeting.

Against Gibbons was the fact that there were other capable opening batsmen in the team such as skipper Basden, wicketkeeper Roger Trott and vice-captain Steede while the spin bowling looked more than adequate with Hasan Durham and Leverock.

"We now have three good spinners, it just worked out that way. We were forced to make three changes and were reluctant to make too many more,'' said Swan.

"We have to bowl St. George's out twice. They have always had a solid batting line-up and we know that we will have to put the emphasis on our bowling. We have the bowling to do so now and I think our selection has assured that it will be an exciting Cup Match.'' In addition to Morgan, Quinton Sherlock also forced the selectors to recognise his potential with a haul of three wickets for 41 runs off 14.5 overs, including four maidens.

But the selectors decided to go with the more experienced Hurdle who took two for 32 off 14 overs with two maidens.

DWAYNE LEVEROCK -- Cup Match return.