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Joe Clarke has the game to follow Joe Root into Test team, says man who discovered England captain

24 May 2018 0 comments

…first ball against Essex wasn’t the first time he’s done that this season. “He did it against (young fast bowler) Lewis Gregory in our match against Somerset at Taunton, and…

Joe Root talks Dom Bess and Jos Buttler as England get for their first Test of the summer

23 May 2018 0 comments

…move up the order to no 3. The Home of Cricket hosts the first of two Tests against Sarfraz Ahmed’s tourists and will see Somerset spinner Dom Bess handed his…

James Taylor among new England scouts appointed by Ed Smith

22 May 2018 0 comments

…21 years at the top level. Somerset opener Marcus Trescothick can draw on his international experience and will have some time to watch on from the stands after breaking his…

Top of the table and the sun is shining, now pass me the wine! – Notts boss Peter Moores

22 May 2018 0 comments

…a sensational quarter-final against Somerset, with both sides scoring more than 400 in a run-fest that eventually saw Notts come out on top by 24 runs thanks to 154 from…

Issues over The Hundred may cause some counties to break away from ECB, warns Andy Nash

17 May 2018 0 comments

…body. Like the Premier League in football and Premiership Rugby in rugby union, the ex-chairman of Somerset has warned The Hundred league the ECB is set to implement into the…

Ed Smith names England squad for Tests against Pakistan

15 May 2018 0 comments

(Photo: Getty Images) By Adam Ellis England may have a different national selector but the preference for a spinner who can also bat remains, as Somerset’s Dom Bess was picked…

Trescothick: My pal Justin Langer can change Aussie culture but still play hard

10 May 2018 0 comments

…knew Langer as a fierce Ashes opponent but also as a firm friend and colleague in county cricket with Somerset. Cricket Australia confirmed Langer’s appointment last week to replace the…

Hayter column: Go with the gut feeling if it overrules the stats, Ed…

1 May 2018 0 comments

…that, sometimes, a hunch is better than a thousand algorithms. Trescothick relates that, following his excellent first full season for Somerset in 1994, the version of second-season syndrome that afflicted…

Can Alastair Cook enjoy a late flowering like his mentor Graham Gooch?

1 May 2018 0 comments

…coach Gary Palmer, a former Somerset player, to rectify it. Palmer’s method, which uses two bowling machines, is based on angles and how batsmen set up to combat them. Yet,…

2019 World Cup fixtures released: England start their campaign at The Oval

26 April 2018 0 comments

…(Somerset), Trent Bridge (Nottingham), Ageas Bowl (Southampton) https://twitter.com/cricketworldcup/status/989518270750392320 England’s three group games are as follows: v South Africa (May 30, The Oval) v Pakistan (June 3, Trent Bridge) v Bangladesh…

Pringle column: Why two divisions have been toxic for the County Championship

24 April 2018 0 comments

…that the selectors back then did not venture further west than Reading. There are even those, like Nick Compton, who have ping-ponged between counties, Compton going from Middlesex to Somerset…

Cleaning up in Spring can decide where the Championship trophy lands

18 April 2018 0 comments

…seamer. Andy Caddick, a tall pace bowler for Somerset and England, had a natural trajectory and length more suited to true pitches, where containment is important. On helpful surfaces he…

3 Scots who can do wonders for a County this season

5 April 2018 0 comments

…almost hauled Scotland to victories. While a peripheral player at Somerset during a two-year stint that has just ended, Leask has the chutzpah to excel as a T20 specialist –…

Pringle column: Did a certain Australian just use the c-word?

4 April 2018 0 comments

…rookie, Cameron Bancroft, who has also been told he will not be joining Somerset this summer, as had been the plan. There is another reason behind Sutherland’s reluctance to use…

Somerset drop Cameron Bancroft as their Overseas signing for the 2018 season

29 March 2018 0 comments

(Photo: Getty Images) By Adam Ellis Somerset have confirmed they are seeking a new player to join them for the County Championship season after dropping Australia batsman Cameron Bancroft as…

Leach is pushing Moeen for starting spot, says Atherton

28 March 2018 0 comments

…last match of England’s gruelling five-month tour of Australia and New Zealand, Michael Atherton says Somerset spinner Jack Leach will be a serious consideration for Trevor Bayliss if Ben Stokes…

Emburey: County spinners need to feel some wind in their sails

20 March 2018 0 comments

…pitches that last season resulted in the likes of Somerset punished for producing turning wickets, have combined to create the kind of environment that was unthinkable when Emburey was coming…

Nixon column: What Moeen Ali needs to aim to improve to stave off the threat of Jack Leach

15 March 2018 0 comments

…been highlighted by the Test selectors as an area where more wickets need to be taken and the Somerset left-armer is a top young talent who is certainly capable of…

Pringle column: Money is at the root of all evil, it seems

14 March 2018 0 comments

By Derek Pringle The resignation of Somerset’s former chairman, Andy Nash, from the ECB Board of which he was a prominent member, has shone a spotlight on the murky deal-making…

Chris Rogers to become Australia’s high-performance batting coach

14 March 2018 0 comments

…similar role with Somerset and takes over from Matthew Elliott who stepped down last year due to personal reasons. Heading to Brisbane where Cricket Australia’s National Cricket Centre is stationed,…

An extra burst of pace will prove I’m not in over my head, says Craig Overton

28 February 2018 0 comments

…The Somerset all-rounder, who was this week called up for England’s one-day squad, made an immediate impression during the Ashes. He took six wickets in two Tests and top scored…

We’re challenging people this winter, says Warwickshire boss Ashley Giles

21 February 2018 0 comments

…last season.” Just so, and it was indicative of Warwickshire’s situation that recruitment began in mid-season. Adam Hose arrived from Somerset and Rikki Clarke was swapped with Surrey’s Dominic Sibley….

Ben Stokes pleads not guilty in court case

13 February 2018 0 comments

…of Avon & Somerset Police’s investigation meaning he missed England’s Ashes tour of Australia. With the ECB withdrawing the selection ban last month, Stokes is now eligible to travel to…

Tom Abell looks ahead to second year in charge of county big into the homegrown philosophy

7 February 2018 0 comments

By Jeremy Blackmore Somerset skipper Tom Abell hopes the experience of a “tough” first year in charge at Taunton will stand his side in good stead to challenge for honours…

Westbury column: Sibling rivalry not just confined to the home in cricket