Hundred plundering leaves Hurry happy

By Richard Edwards

Somerset are reaping the rewards of the Hundred – with a generation of west country talent on a fast-track to success thanks to the Metro Bank One-Day Cup.
The county made it to the final of the competition on Sunday, seeing off Leicestershire in a breathless encounter at Taunton. They will meet Glamorgan in the final at Trent Bridge on Sunday 22 September.
Andy Hurry, the county’s director of cricket, watched on as a young Somerset side sprinted past the Foxes. And he believes that the One-Day Cup is offering the county’s young starlets the kind of opportunities that w...

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