MARCUS Trescothick hit his 60th first-class century to lead Somerset to a comfortable draw on the final day of the Specsavers County Championship match with Lancashire at Taunton.

Needing 180 to avoid an innings defeat, the hosts were 229 for two when the players shook hands at 4.50pm, Trescothick having contributed 129 not out and skipper Chris Rogers an undefeated 75.

The two veteran left-handers, with combined ages of 78 and the small matter of more than 48,000 first-class runs between them, defied everything Lancashire could throw at them in an unbroken partnership of 168.

In the end, the only winner was a flat, dry pitch, which did offer some turn on the final day, but never gave much assistance to the seamers. Somerset took nine points and Lancashire 11.

The day began encouragingly for Lancashire when Kyle Jarvis removed the off stump of nightwatchman Tim Groenewald with the total on 13.

Left-arm spinner Simon Kerrigan was introduced from the River End as early as the 16th over and he soon dismissed Tom Abell for 10, taking a return catch off a leading edge to make it 61 for two.

At that stage Somerset looked in for a real battle. But Trescothick rode his luck at times to reach his fifty off 83 balls and Rogers provided solid support as they set about saving the game.

By lunch the pair had taken the score to 97 for two.

Mindful of Somerset's middle-order collapse the previous day, Lancashire would still have fancied their chances.

With a bit more luck it might have been a different story for the visiting bowlers. Twice in one James Anderson over early in the afternoon session, Trescothick edged boundaries between first and third slip, with no second slip posted.

The former England opener had not been at his best, but reached an invaluable hundred in the final over before tea, off 196 balls, with 12 fours.

Rogers had just moved his half-century, off 147 deliveries, with six boundaries, and both he and Trescothick used all their experience to combat Kerrigan, bowling into the rough outside their off stumps.

It made for fascinating cricket in the Taunton sunshine and by tea Somerset were out of danger on 178 for two. With the pressure receding, Rogers began to play more shots and for all their commendable efforts Lancashire resigned themselves to the inevitable.

A curtailed final session saw both batsmen relax, without giving their wickets away. They now boast a combined total of 133 first-class centuries.