Tag: Taunton

Taunton has come a long way since 2004

22 May 2017 0 comments

By Jeremy Blackmore Somerset are marking the culmination of a 13-year journey to bring regular international cricket to Taunton as […]

Jerome jets in to give Sharks that extra bit of bite

28 April 2017 0 comments

Sussex v Somerset Sun, April 30, County Ground, Hove, 11:00 By Dan Barnes SUSSEX are hopeful the toplevel experience of […]

SOMERSET OUT TO PUT EARLY DENT IN REGULAR RUNNERS-UP

28 April 2017 0 comments

Somerset v Surrey Fri, April 28, County Ground, Taunton, 11:00 By Ross Lawson SOMERSET topped the South Group in last […]

Wagner is in awe of Cook’s work ethic

21 April 2017 0 comments

Jet-setter: Neil Wagner, centre, made his Essex debut soon after Test duty for New Zealand PICTURES: Getty Images Middlesex v […]

Young Tom left in awe of Cook’s masterclass

21 April 2017 0 comments

Richard Latham finds Essex star Tom Westley in defiant mood, while the ‘Chef’ is back cooking in the kitchen Richard […]

Simpson is the hero as champs clinch thriller

31 March 2017 0 comments

By Will Macpherson “WE never do it easy, do we?” laughed John Simpson as he was again the hero in […]

Penzance enjoys all the Lashings of club cricket

24 March 2017 0 comments

Home from homes: Penzance, who include Brad Wadlan, inset, in their ranks will welcome Lashings to their St Clare ground […]

Rogers is back at Taunton to help good times roll

31 January 2017 0 comments

By Jeremy Blackmore Chris Rogers, the man who led Somerset to within four points of a maiden County Championship title […]

Rogers returns to Taunton to mentor Somerset

24 January 2017 0 comments

(Photo: Getty Images) Somerset have appointed last season’s captain Chris Rogers to their backroom coaching staff, subject to a four-month […]

Paul Nixon column – Jennings and Daws sensible picks for England

6 December 2016 0 comments

Keaton Jennings and Liam Dawson have been picked to replace the injured duo of Haseeb Hameed and Zafar Ansari in […]

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. […]

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, […]

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 […]

Paul Nixon column – Thank God… it’s not like Nineties anymore

23 May 2016 0 comments

It wasn’t just in the international set-up that there were ups and downs in the 1990s. The Nineties era was […]

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 […]

Chris Gayle joins Somerset for t20 Blast

27 January 2016 0 comments

CONTROVERSIAL West Indian Chris Gayle will be back at Taunton this summer after agreeing a deal to play in the […]

England women to play Pakistan in 2016

1 December 2015 0 comments

ENGLAND women are set to play three ODIs and three twenty20s against Pakistan next summer, with Sky Sports showing all […]

Yorkshire groundsman picks up top award

1 December 2015 0 comments

YORKSHIRE have picked up another County Championship accolade as groundsman Andy Fogarty was awarded the main prize at the Groundsman […]

County Championship Division One fixtures

4 November 2015 0 comments

Sunday April 10 – April 13 Durham v Somerset, Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street Hampshire v Warwickshire, The Rose Bowl, Southampton Nottinghamshire […]

Alan Lee’s Verdict On Taunton

28 August 2014 1 comment

Turning off the M5, and nosing through untimely roadworks on the approach to this now sprawling market town, a certain dread assailed me.