Tag: Somerset

County archives – Durham 2013

6 December 2016 0 comments

When Onions and the boys showed that Northeast spirit… Continuing our new series, Paul Edwards rewinds only three years to […]

Fast man Thomas will give it all back to kids at Taunton

6 December 2016 0 comments

Jeremy Blackmore catches up with Alfonso Thomas after his return to Somerset as a coach Alfonso Thomas, the spearhead of […]

Flamin’ Nora, England spin their way out of trouble

27 October 2016 0 comments

They say about young up-and-coming sportsman that if you’re good enough, you’re old enough when it comes to being selected. […]

No ignoring prolific Jennings’ haul of seven centuries

12 October 2016 0 comments

The Cricket Paper’s experts offer their team of the season from Division One The dust has settled in the County […]

Essex lead way but Duckett catches eye

5 October 2016 1 comment

The Cricket Paper’s experts offer their team of the season from Division Two Essex earned the only promotion spot available […]

Martin Johnson column – Old game springs to life just as T20 moves in for kill

4 October 2016 0 comments

Scientists have made a couple of important discoveries in the past week, but exciting though it is to think that […]

Derek Pringle column – Work to be done for Essex to shake off yo-yo tag

4 October 2016 0 comments

The biggest challenge of promotion it seems, for those teams which manage it like my old county Essex, is adapting […]

Outgrounds – Surrey

20 September 2016 0 comments

Tree-lined Guildford still able to deliver the festival fun for Surrey Dan Whiting’s journey through cricket’s more unlikely venues takes […]

It was a battle that Tres simply could never win

13 September 2016 0 comments

Ten years on, Peter Hayter looks at the brave call by Marcus Trescothick to face his demons and leave the […]

Outgrounds – Somerset

13 September 2016 0 comments

Somerset have cut back on road trips but Taunton has festival vibe Dan Whiting explains why traditional outgrounds of Somerset, […]

Barrow to leave Somerset at end of current campaign

23 August 2016 0 comments

Alex Barrow will leave Somerset at the end of his season, with the county not renewing his contract. The wicketkeeper, […]

Outgrounds – Middlesex

23 August 2016 0 comments

Dan Whiting looks at the stories behind some of the venues that Middlesex have used over the years Middlesex might […]

Where are they now? Yorkshire – C&G Trophy winners 2002

16 August 2016 0 comments

By Neil Fissler Yorkshire had endured a long 14-year wait for trophies between winning the Benson & Hedges Cup in […]

Injury ends season for Overton

20 July 2016 0 comments

Somerset bowlerJamie Overton has suffered a stress fracture of the back and will miss the remainder of the 2016 season. […]

Mark Wood added to England Lions squad

12 July 2016 0 comments

Mark Wood has been added to the England Lions squad for the Tri-Series against the A-teams of Sri Lanka and […]

Peter Hayter column – Cheating Amir will be judged in house of Lord’s

12 July 2016 0 comments

The people of Taunton have spoken. The people of Hove will get their chance in the coming days. But the […]

Martin Johnson column – Try Yeovil as there’d never be a ‘murder’ at Lord’s!

20 June 2016 0 comments

Some cricket grounds have more of an aura about them than others, and when a friend phoned the other day […]

England players set to make T20 Blast and One-Day Cup appearances

14 June 2016 0 comments

A host of England players will be in action for their counties over the coming weeks with national team mates […]

Paul Nixon column – All counties need equal TV exposure

14 June 2016 1 comment

With the One-Day Cup and T20 Blast now in full flow, there is plenty of county action on our TV […]

Where are they now? Warwickshire – John Player Sunday League Champions 1980

14 June 2016 0 comments

By Neil Fissler Andy Lloyd remembers well Bob Willis’ first season in charge of Warwickshire as it brought about a […]

Where are they now? Leicestershire – 2001 runners up Sunday League and C&G Trophy

7 June 2016 0 comments

By Neil Fissler Neil Burns admits that Leicestershire were disappointed not to have ended the 2001 season with at least […]

Umpires are unsung heroes of our game

6 June 2016 0 comments

Neil Bainton, in his tenth season as a first-class umpire, reveals to Rob Johnstone that the growth of T20 means […]

Where are they now? Glamorgan – National League winners 2002 & 2004

30 May 2016 0 comments

By Neil Fissler Mike Powell believes that the key strength of Glamorgan at the turn of the millennium was that […]

Martin Johnson column – ‘Sorry, you will have to write it in office. I can’t cope’

29 May 2016 0 comments

It’s not difficult to conjure up the scene in the Sri Lankan dressing room just before the start of the […]

Where are they now? Buckinghamshire – Minor Counties champions 1969

9 May 2016 0 comments

By Neil Fissler Tom Hickling admits that Buckinghamshire winning a record eighth Minor Counties Championship was the highlight of his […]