Walking from the train station for Somerset’s Metro Bank One Day Cup game against Durham, I joined a trail of people of all ages, uniformly clad in shorts and hats, excitedly chattering.
We swelled the population of Taunton and crowded their pavements.
Somerset have marketed their One Day Cup campaign perfectly. This game was advertised as a Beer & Cider Festival, the next a ‘family day’ with entertainment laid on throughout the day. Each event attracted over 6,500 people from the South West and further afield.
Of course, because of the skewed schedule, Somerset have only got four days...
