All posts tagged "Somerset"
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County Championships
/ 3 months agoCrtichley crushes Hants as Essex soar away
By Alex Smith April 3-6, Utilita Bowl, Southampton Essex 461-7 dec (Critchley 173, Allison 80, Abbott 2-76, Baker 2-68) Hampshire 48-3...
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County Championships
/ 3 months agoEven stevens as bat dominates ball
By Richard Latham Sometimes you make a connection with a teammate and James Rew and I love batting together. SOMERSET BATTER...
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Columnists
/ 3 months agoRichard Clarke: The start of summer! Get ready for a spectacular season of county red-ball cricket
The start of every county season is a process of reacquaintance. There are familiar friends and foes, customs and traditions, sights...
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County Championships
/ 3 months agoIs this the year for Derbyshire?
Mickey Arthur is backing Mohammad Abbas to provide the missing piece in Derbyshire’s Division Two promotion puzzle – and reckons if...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoFixtures
SUNDAY APRIL 5 COUNTY CHAMPIONSHIP DIVISION ONE Warwickshire v Surrey (Edgvaston, Day 3 of 4, 11am) Hampshire v Essex (Southampton, Day...
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County Championships
/ 3 months agoProject promotion at Derbyshire as Mickey Arthur’s side look primed for a long-awaited Division One return
The Mickey Arthur reign as head of cricket at Derbyshire so far has failed to deliver the upturn in fortunes many...
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County Championships
/ 3 months agoNottinghamshire’s Haseeb Hameed sees ‘whole picture’ and eyes an England return
Haseeb Hameed feels in a “better space” than when he last represented England as he attempts to reignite his international ambitions...
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County Championships
/ 3 months ago“We don’t want it to look like a fluke year” – Nottinghamshire squad ready to embrace title defence
Nottinghamshire begin their County Championship campaign at Somerset on Friday in rather unfamiliar territory, stepping onto the field as the defending...
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County Championships
/ 3 months agoCounty by County 2026 Season Preview – Division One – Surrey
Surrey will be doing the chasing this summer, and even though they came close to making it four straight Championship wins...
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County Championships
/ 3 months agoCounty by County 2026 Season Preview – Division One – Somerset
Somerset celebrated its 150th anniversary as a county club in 2025, and did so with an outstanding season. To finish third...
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County Championships
/ 3 months agoCounty by County 2026 Season Preview – Division One – Sussex
Last season was a success for Sussex; fourth place in the County Championship was a tremendous effort, having only been promoted...
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County Championships
/ 3 months agoCounty by County 2026 Season Preview – Division One – Warwickshire
Finishing mid-table in the Championship and falling short of the final in the two white-ball competitions was an unspectacular result, but...
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County Championships
/ 3 months agoCounty by County 2026 Season Preview – Division One – Yorkshire
2025 was yet another year of change for Yorkshire, with Anthony McGrath taking over as head coach, Gavin Hamilton as general...
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County Championships
/ 3 months agoCounty by County 2026 Season Preview – Division One – Hampshire
For a team that’s been used to competing at the top end of the County Championship table, last season’s narrow escape...
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County Championships
/ 3 months agoCounty by County 2026 Season Preview – Division One – Leicestershire
Last season was Leicestershire’s best for at least a decade. After years of struggle, particularly in the red-ball game, Alfonso Thomas...
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County Championships
/ 3 months agoCounty by County 2026 Season Preview – Division Two – Durham
Richie Benaud used to say “disasters happen at sea, not on cricket fields”. But the manner in which Durham were relegated...
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County Championships
/ 3 months agoCounty by County 2026 Season Preview – Division Two – Worcestershire
Disappointing to be relegated, after being in a good position in a lot of games, but brilliant to win the One-Day...
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County Championships
/ 3 months agoCounty by County 2026 Season Preview – Division Two – Derbyshire
Having finished bottom of the second division in 2024, most would have expected Derbyshire to go into the 2025 campaign with...
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County Championships
/ 3 months agoCounty by County 2026 Season Preview – Division Two – Middlesex
Last year was a season of disappointment for Middlesex, a failure to push for promotion and the usual T20 struggles, although...
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County Championships
/ 3 months agoCounty by County 2026 Season Preview – Division Two – Lancashire
The season can be split into two parts really, the first half of the season made for pretty grim viewing at...
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County Championships
/ 3 months agoCounty by County 2026 Season Preview – Division Two – Gloucestershire
After the highs of the previous September, there was always going to be the question of how to reset for 2025....
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoFixtures 2026
Here we go: Championship cricket returns in early April REGULAR WEEKLY EDITION RETURNS FROM EASTER SUNDAY, 5 APRIL FRIDAY APRIL 3...
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County News/The Hundred
/ 3 months agoThe Hundred 2026 Auction: How the squads stack up after James Coles and Jordan Cox land huge deals
The first-ever player auction in British sport has now taken place. It was chaotic, gripping and somewhat tedious all in equal...
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County News/The Hundred
/ 4 months agoThe Men’s Hundred 2026: All you need to know ahead of the inaugural auction
History will be made in London across March 11 and 12, as a new dawn for the Hundred edges closer with...
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England News
/ 5 months agoCricket news: How are England shaping up ahead of the T20 World Cup?
What everyone associated with English cricket would give for some tournament success after a miserable winter, particularly none more so than...
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Young players to watch in the 2025 County Championship season
