Former Australia Test opener Chris Rogers(39) Announces Retirement Thursday Sep 22,2016

Former Australia Test opener Chris Rogers has announced his retirement following title-chasing Somerset's final match of 2016.

The 39-year-old Somerset captain played 313 first-class matches, scoring 25,470 runs at an average of 49.55.

Chris Rogers hit two centuries in his final match as Somerset kept their hopes of a first County Championship title alive with  a 325 Run victory over Nottinghamshire
Chris Rogers finished unbeaten on 100 at Taunton on Thursday Sep 22,2016 - the 76th first-class hundred of an 18-year career - having made 132 on Tuesday.

Victory took Somerset to the top of the table, although they will win the title only if Middlesex's game with Yorkshire at Lord's is drawn.

"It's a pretty special way to go out," Chris Rogers told

Chris Rogers,the former Middlesex and Northamptonshire batsman averaged 49.55 in 25 Tests for Australia between 2008 and 2015.