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Somerset season, 2016
Somerset County Cricket Club
2016 season
CoachMatthew Maynard
CaptainChris Rogers (First-class)
Jim Allenby (List A & T20)
Overseas playerChris Rogers
Mahela Jayawardene (List A & T20)
Chris Gayle (T20)
County ChampionshipDivision One, 2nd
One-Day CupSemi-finals
t20 BlastSouth Division, 9th
Most runsMarcus Trescothick (1,353)
Most wicketsJack Leach (68)
Most catchesMarcus Trescothick (34)
Most wicket-keeping dismissalsRyan Davies (33)

Somerset County Cricket Club competed in three domestic competitions during the 2016 English cricket season: the first division of the County Championship, the Royal London One-Day Cup and the NatWest t20 Blast.

They were captained for the first season by former Australia international, Chris Rogers.

Squad

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The following players made at least one appearance for Somerset in first-class cricket, List A cricket or Twenty20 during 2016. The age given is for the start of Somerset's first match of the season, on 10 April 2016.

Batsmen
Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Ref
Tom Abell   England (1994-03-05)5 March 1994 (aged 22) Right-handed Right arm medium [1]
Chris Gayle   West Indies (1979-09-21)21 September 1979 (aged 36) Right-handed Right arm off break [2]
James Hildreth   England (1984-09-09)9 September 1984 (aged 31) Right-handed Right arm medium-fast [3]
Adam Hose   England (1992-10-25)25 October 1992 (aged 23) Right-handed Right arm medium-fast [4]
Mahela Jayawardene   Sri Lanka (1977-05-27)27 May 1977 (aged 38) Right-handed Right arm medium [5]
Johann Myburgh   South Africa (1980-10-22)22 October 1980 (aged 35) Right-handed Right arm off break [6]
Chris Rogers   Australia (1977-08-31)31 August 1977 (aged 38) Left-handed Right arm leg break [7]
Tim Rouse   England (1996-04-09)9 April 1996 (aged 20) Right-handed Right arm off break [8]
Marcus Trescothick   England (1975-12-25)25 December 1975 (aged 40) Left-handed Right arm medium [9]
All-rounders
Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Ref
Jim Allenby   Australia (1982-09-12)12 September 1982 (aged 33) Right-handed Right arm medium [10]
Ben Green   England (1997-09-28)28 September 1997 (aged 18) Right-handed Right arm fast-medium [11]
Lewis Gregory   England (1992-05-24)24 May 1992 (aged 23) Right-handed Right arm fast-medium [12]
Michael Leask   Scotland (1990-10-29)29 October 1990 (aged 25) Right-handed Right arm off break [13]
Craig Overton   England (1994-04-10)10 April 1994 (aged 22) Right-handed Right arm medium-fast [14]
Peter Trego   England (1981-06-12)12 June 1981 (aged 34) Right-handed Right arm medium [15]
Roelof van der Merwe   Netherlands (1984-12-31)31 December 1984 (aged 31) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox [16]
Wicket-keepers
Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Ref
Alex Barrow   England (1992-05-06)6 May 1992 (aged 23) Right-handed Right arm off break [17]
Ryan Davies   England (1996-11-05)5 November 1996 (aged 19) Right-handed [18]
Bowlers
Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Ref
Dom Bess   England (1997-07-22)22 July 1997 (aged 18) Right-handed Right arm off break [19]
Josh Davey   Scotland (1990-08-03)3 August 1990 (aged 25) Right-handed Right arm medium-fast [20]
Tim Groenewald   South Africa (1984-01-10)10 January 1984 (aged 32) Right-handed Right arm fast-medium [21]
Jack Leach   England (1991-06-22)22 June 1991 (aged 24) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox [22]
Jamie Overton   England (1994-04-10)10 April 1994 (aged 22) Right-handed Right arm fast [23]
Ollie Sale   England (1995-10-05)5 October 1995 (aged 20) Right-handed Right arm medium-fast [24]
Paul van Meekeren   Netherlands (1993-01-15)15 January 1993 (aged 23) Right-handed Right arm fast-medium [25]
Max Waller   England (1988-03-03)3 March 1988 (aged 28) Right-handed Right arm leg break [26]
Yasir Arafat   Pakistan (1982-03-12)12 March 1982 (aged 34) Right-handed Right arm fast-medium [27]

County Championship

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Season standings

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Key: Pld = Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, D = Draws, T = Ties, A = Abandonments, Bat = Batting points, Bwl = Bowling points, Adj = Adjustments/Penalties, Pts = Points.

County Championship: Division One[28]
Team Pld W L D T A Bat Bwl Adj Pts
Middlesex (C) 16 6 0 10 0 0 46 37 0 230
Somerset 16 6 1 9 0 0 44 41 0 226
Yorkshire 16 5 3 8 0 0 45 39 0 211
Durham (R) 16 5 3 8 0 0 36 38 0 200
Surrey 16 4 6 6 0 0 46 42 0 182
Warwickshire 16 3 4 9 0 0 39 44 0 176
Lancashire 16 3 5 8 0 0 39 38 0 165
Hampshire 16 2 4 10 0 0 36 33 –3 155
Nottinghamshire (R) 16 1 9 6 0 0 34 44 0 124

Adjustments:[28]
Hampshire deducted 1 point for a slow over-rate in their match against Warwickshire.
Hampshire deducted 2 points for a slow over-rate in their match against Middlesex.
Notes:
Team marked  (C)  won the County Championship.
Teams marked  (R)  were relegated to Division Two of the County Championship.

Match log and statistics

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No. Date Opponents Venue Result Ref
1 10–13 April Durham Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street Drawn [29]
2 24–27 April Surrey The Oval, London Drawn [30]
3 1–4 May Lancashire County Ground, Taunton Drawn [31]
4 8–11 May Warwickshire Edgbaston, Birmingham Drawn [32]
5 15–17 May Yorkshire County Ground, Taunton Drawn [33]
6 22–25 May Middlesex Lord's, London Drawn [34]
7 28–30 May Surrey County Ground, Taunton Won by 1 wicket [35]
8 26–29 June Hampshire Rose Bowl, Southampton Drawn [36]
9 10–13 July Middlesex County Ground, Taunton Lost by 2 wickets [37]
10 17–20 July Nottinghamshire Trent Bridge, Nottingham Won by 10 wickets [38]
11 4–6 August Durham County Ground, Taunton Won by 39 runs [39]
12 23–26 August Hampshire County Ground, Taunton Drawn [40]
13 31 August – 3 September Lancashire Old Trafford, Manchester Drawn [41]
14 6–8 September Warwickshire County Ground, Taunton Won by 31 runs [42]
15 12–14 September Yorkshire Headingley, Leeds Won by 10 wickets [43]
16 20–22 September Nottinghamshire County Ground, Taunton Won by 325 runs [44]
Batting averages
Player Matches Innings Runs Average Highest Score 100s 50s
Marcus Trescothick 16 27 1,239 51.62 218 4 4
James Hildreth 16 23 1,012 48.19 166 4 2
Peter Trego 16 24 1,047 47.59 154* 2 6
Chris Rogers 16 25 1,010 43.91 132 3 6
Tom Abell 13 22 538 25.61 135 2 1
Qualification: 450 runs. Source: ESPNcricinfo[45]
Bowling averages
Player Matches Innings Wickets Average BBI BBM 5wi 10wi
Dom Bess 2 4 13 10.46 6/28 8/59 2 0
Jack Leach 15 25 65 21.87 6/42 9/115 5 0
Jamie Overton 6 9 17 22.47 5/42 5/77 1 0
Tim Groenewald 12 21 37 27.16 5/90 7/187 2 0
Roelof van der Merwe 7 13 22 27.90 4/45 8/104 0 0
Jim Allenby 12 20 21 28.47 4/67 5/67 0 0
Lewis Gregory 12 22 29 30.82 4/58 6/112 0 0
Craig Overton 13 23 34 34.35 4/54 6/91 0 0
Qualification: 10 wickets. Source: ESPNcricinfo[45]

t20 Blast

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Season standings

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Key: Pld = Played, W = Wins, T = Ties, L = Losses, NR = No result, Adj = Adjustments/Penalties, Pts = Points, NRR = Net run rate.

t20 Blast: South Division[46]
Team Pld W T L NR Adj Pts NRR
Gloucestershire* 14 10 0 3 1 0 21 +0.518
Glamorgan* 14 8 0 3 3 0 19 +1.005
Middlesex* 14 7 0 6 1 0 15 +0.395
Essex Eagles* 14 7 0 6 1 0 15 +0.174
Surrey 14 7 0 7 0 0 14 +0.153
Sussex Sharks 14 5 0 6 3 0 13 –0.053
Kent Spitfires 14 6 0 8 0 0 12 –0.643
Hampshire 14 4 0 8 2 0 10 −0.691
Somerset 14 3 0 10 1 0 7 −0.660

Notes:
Teams marked  *  progressed to the next stage of the competition.
Teams marked  †  were eliminated from the competition.

Match logs and statistics

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No. Stage Date Opponents Venue Result Ref
1 South Division 20 May Kent St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Lost by 8 wickets [47]
2 South Division 1 June Sussex County Ground, Hove Lost by 48 runs [48]
3 South Division 3 June Essex County Ground, Taunton Won by 7 wickets [49]
4 South Division 10 June Surrey County Ground, Taunton Won by 6 wickets [50]
5 South Division 15 June Glamorgan County Ground, Taunton No Result: Match abandoned without a ball bowled due to rain [51]
6 South Division 17 June Gloucestershire County Ground, Bristol Lost by 4 wickets [52]
7 South Division 19 June Hampshire County Ground, Taunton Won by 6 wickets [53]
8 South Division 23 June Middlesex Lord's, London Lost by 4 runs [54]
9 South Division 1 July Gloucestershire County Ground, Taunton Lost by 7 wickets [55]
10 South Division 7 July Kent County Ground, Taunton Lost by 12 runs [56]
11 South Division 8 July Surrey The Oval, London Lost by 15 runs [57]
12 South Division 15 July Middlesex County Ground, Taunton Lost by 5 wickets [58]
13 South Division 22 July Glamorgan Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Lost by 7 wickets [59]
14 South Division 29 July Hampshire Rose Bowl, Southampton Lost by 83 runs [60]
Batting averages
Player Matches Innings Runs Average Strike rate Highest Score 50s
Roelof van der Merwe 12 10 190 38.00 155.73 59 1
Chris Gayle 5 5 177 35.40 166.98 52 1
Jim Allenby 13 13 328 27.33 117.14 91 2
Mahela Jayawardene 10 10 239 26.55 131.31 51 1
Lewis Gregory 11 11 196 24.50 128.10 37* 0
Johann Myburgh 10 10 218 24.22 139.74 86* 1
Peter Trego 13 13 257 19.76 158.64 63 2
Qualification: 100 runs. Source: ESPNcricinfo[61]
Bowling averages
Player Matches Overs Wickets Average Economy BBI 4wi
Roelof van der Merwe 12 38.0 6 47.00 7.42 3/16 0
Max Waller 12 36.3 12 24.16 7.94 4/33 1
Lewis Gregory 11 38.2 9 36.44 8.55 2/25 0
Jamie Overton 10 34.3 14 22.92 9.30 4/22 1
Yasir Arafat 5 18.5 3 68.33 10.88 1/35 0
Qualification: 15 overs. Source: ESPNcricinfo[61]

One-Day Cup

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Match logs and statistics

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No. Stage Date Opponents Venue Result Ref
1 South Group 5 June Gloucestershire County Ground, Taunton Won by 1 wicket [63]
2 South Group 8 June Surrey The Oval, London Won by 8 wickets: Duckworth–Lewis method used [64]
3 South Group 12 June Essex County Ground, Chelmsford Match tied: Duckworth–Lewis method used [65]
4 South Group 14 June Kent St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Lost by 95 runs [66]
5 South Group 24 July Glamorgan County Ground, Taunton Won by 33 runs: Duckworth–Lewis method used [67]
6 South Group 26 July Middlesex County Ground, Taunton Won by 4 wickets [68]
7 South Group 30 July Sussex County Ground, Taunton Won by 10 runs [69]
8 South Group 2 August Hampshire Rose Bowl, Southampton Won by 5 runs [70]
9 Quarter-final 17 August Worcestershire County Ground, Taunton Won by 9 wickets [71]
10 Semi-final 29 August Warwickshire Edgbaston, Birmingham Lost by 8 runs [72]
Batting averages
Player Matches Innings Runs Average Highest Score 100s 50s
Mahela Jayawardene 5 5 240 60.00 117* 1 1
Jim Allenby 10 10 423 42.30 81 0 5
Peter Trego 10 10 321 40.12 104 1 2
Johann Myburgh 7 7 240 40.00 81 0 2
Qualification: 200 runs. Source: ESPNcricinfo[73]
Bowling averages
Player Matches Overs Wickets Average Economy BBI 4wi
Jim Allenby 10 33.0 1 149.00 4.51 1/22 0
Peter Trego 10 48.0 8 30.75 5.12 3/33 0
Roelof van der Merwe 9 61.5 14 23.07 5.22 3/51 0
Craig Overton 9 72.0 8 48.87 5.43 3/60 0
Lewis Gregory 9 66.0 17 22.11 5.69 4/23 1
Tim Groenewald 9 61.2 15 24.40 5.96 3/30 0
Max Waller 7 39.0 5 48.20 6.17 2/36 0
Qualification: 25 overs. Source: ESPNcricinfo[73]

Tourist match

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Match logs and statistics

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No. Date Opponents Venue Result Ref
1 3–5 July Pakistan County Ground, Taunton Drawn [74]

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2017

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Somerset season, 2017
Somerset County Cricket Club
2017 season
CoachMatthew Maynard
CaptainTom Abell (First-class)
Jim Allenby (List A & T20)
Overseas playerDean Elgar
Corey Anderson (T20)
County ChampionshipDivision One, 6th
One-Day CupPlay-off
t20 BlastQuarter-finals
Most runsSteven Davies (775)
Most wicketsJack Leach (51)
Most catchesMarcus Trescothick (21)
Most wicket-keeping dismissalsSteven Davies (46)

Somerset County Cricket Club competed in three domestic competitions during the 2017 English cricket season: the first division of the County Championship, the Royal London One-Day Cup and the NatWest t20 Blast.

They were captained for the first season by young batsman, Tom Abell.

Squad

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The following players made at least one appearance for Somerset in first-class cricket, List A cricket or Twenty20 during 2017. The age given is for the start of Somerset's first match of the season, on 14 April 2017.

Batsmen
Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Ref
Tom Abell   England (1994-03-05)5 March 1994 (aged 23) Right-handed Right arm medium [1]
George Bartlett   England (1998-03-14)14 March 1998 (aged 19) Right-handed Right arm off break [2]
Eddie Byrom   Zimbabwe (1997-06-17)17 June 1997 (aged 19) Left-handed Right arm off break [3]
Dean Elgar   South Africa (1987-06-11)11 June 1987 (aged 29) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox [4]
James Hildreth   England (1984-09-09)9 September 1984 (aged 32) Right-handed Right arm medium-fast [5]
Adam Hose   England (1992-10-25)25 October 1992 (aged 24) Right-handed Right arm medium-fast [6]
Johann Myburgh   South Africa (1980-10-22)22 October 1980 (aged 36) Right-handed Right arm off break [7]
Tim Rouse   England (1996-04-09)9 April 1996 (aged 21) Right-handed Right arm off break [8]
Marcus Trescothick   England (1975-12-25)25 December 1975 (aged 41) Left-handed Right arm medium [9]
All-rounders
Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Ref
Jim Allenby   Australia (1982-09-12)12 September 1982 (aged 34) Right-handed Right arm medium [10]
Corey Anderson   New Zealand (1990-12-13)13 December 1990 (aged 26) Left-handed Left arm medium-fast [11]
Lewis Gregory   England (1992-05-24)24 May 1992 (aged 24) Right-handed Right arm fast-medium [12]
Michael Leask   Scotland (1990-10-29)29 October 1990 (aged 26) Right-handed Right arm off break [13]
Craig Overton   England (1994-04-10)10 April 1994 (aged 23) Right-handed Right arm medium-fast [14]
Peter Trego   England (1981-06-12)12 June 1981 (aged 35) Right-handed Right arm medium [15]
Roelof van der Merwe   Netherlands (1984-12-31)31 December 1984 (aged 32) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox [16]
Wicket-keepers
Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Ref
Tom Banton   England (1998-11-11)11 November 1998 (aged 18) Right-handed [17]
Ryan Davies   England (1996-11-05)5 November 1996 (aged 20) Right-handed [18]
Steven Davies   England (1986-06-17)17 June 1986 (aged 30) Left-handed [19]
Bowlers
Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Ref
Dom Bess   England (1997-07-22)22 July 1997 (aged 19) Right-handed Right arm off break [20]
Josh Davey   Scotland (1990-08-03)3 August 1990 (aged 26) Right-handed Right arm medium-fast [21]
Tim Groenewald   South Africa (1984-01-10)10 January 1984 (aged 33) Right-handed Right arm fast-medium [22]
Jack Leach   England (1991-06-22)22 June 1991 (aged 25) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox [23]
Jamie Overton   England (1994-04-10)10 April 1994 (aged 23) Right-handed Right arm fast [24]
Paul van Meekeren   Netherlands (1993-01-15)15 January 1993 (aged 24) Right-handed Right arm fast-medium [25]
Max Waller   England (1988-03-03)3 March 1988 (aged 29) Right-handed Right arm leg break [26]

County Championship

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Season standings

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Key: Pld = Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, D = Draws, T = Ties, A = Abandonments, Bat = Batting points, Bwl = Bowling points, Adj = Adjustments/Penalties, Pts = Points.

County Championship: Division One[27]
Team Pld W L D T A Bat Bwl Adj Pts
Essex (C) 14 10 0 4 0 0 28 40 0 248
Lancashire 14 5 3 6 0 0 29 37 0 176
Surrey 14 2 2 10 0 0 47 34 0 163
Yorkshire 14 4 5 5 0 0 24 35 0 148
Hampshire 14 3 3 8 0 0 24 36 0 148
Somerset 14 4 6 4 0 0 24 39 0 147
Middlesex (R) 14 3 4 7 0 0 28 37 –2 146
Warwickshire (R) 14 1 9 4 0 0 19 31 0 86

Adjustments:[27]
Middlesex deducted 2 points for a slow over-rate in their match against Surrey.
Notes:
Team marked  (C)  won the County Championship.
Teams marked  (R)  were relegated to Division Two of the County Championship.

Match log and statistics

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No. Date Opponents Venue Result Ref
1 14–16 April Essex County Ground, Taunton Lost by 8 wickets [28]
2 21–24 April Lancashire Old Trafford, Manchester Lost by 164 runs [29]
3 19–22 May Warwickshire County Ground, Taunton Match drawn [30]
4 26–28 May Hampshire County Ground, Taunton Lost by 90 runs [31]
5 2–5 June Middlesex Lord's, London Match drawn [32]
6 9–12 May Yorkshire County Ground, Taunton Lost by 3 runs [33]
7 26–29 June Hampshire Rose Bowl, Southampton Match drawn [34]
8 3–6 July Yorkshire North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough Won by 179 runs [35]
9 7–10 August Surrey County Ground, Taunton Match drawn [36]
10 28–31 August Essex County Ground, Chelmsford Lost by 179 runs [37]
11 5–8 September Warwickshire Edgbaston, Birmingham Won by 169 runs [38]
12 12–15 September Lancashire County Ground, Taunton Won by 7 wickets [39]
13 19–22 September Surrey The Oval, London Lost by 6 wickets [40]
14 25–28 September Middlesex County Ground, Taunton Won by 231 runs [41]
Batting averages
Player Matches Innings Runs Average Highest Score 100s 50s
Dean Elgar 6 12 517 47.00 158 2 2
Steven Davies 14 26 775 35.22 142 2 3
James Hildreth 14 26 756 30.24 109 2 2
Marcus Trescothick 14 27 714 28.56 119* 2 1
Tom Abell 13 25 572 26.00 96 0 4
Qualification: 450 runs. Source: ESPNcricinfo[42]
Bowling averages
Player Matches Innings Wickets Average BBI BBM 5wi 10wi
Roelof van der Merwe 3 5 11 17.18 4/22 5/40 0 0
Craig Overton 13 24 46 22.39 5/47 9/134 2 0
Lewis Gregory 7 13 21 23.04 5/74 5/85 1 0
Dom Bess 9 15 36 23.41 7/117 10/162 3 1
Tim Groenewald 10 16 26 24.84 5/58 5/65 1 0
Jack Leach 14 23 51 25.78 6/78 9/111 4 0
Jamie Overton 5 8 12 26.00 3/30 3/67 0 0
Qualification: 10 wickets. Source: ESPNcricinfo[42]

One-Day Cup

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Match logs and statistics

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No. Stage Date Opponents Venue Result Ref
1 South Group 28 April Surrey County Ground, Taunton Won by 4 wickets [44]
2 South Group 30 April Sussex County Ground, Hove Won by 9 runs: Duckworth–Lewis method used [45]
3 South Group 2 May Kent County Ground, Taunton Won by 4 wickets [46]
4 South Group 5 May Glamorgan Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Won by 170 runs [47]
5 South Group 10 May Hampshire County Ground, Taunton Lost by 4 wickets [48]
6 South Group 12 May Gloucestershire County Ground, Bristol Won by 81 runs: Duckworth–Lewis method used [49]
7 South Group 14 May Essex County Ground, Taunton Lost by 72 runs [50]
8 South Group 17 May Hampshire Lord's, London No result: Match abandoned without a ball bowled due to rain [51]
9 Play-offs 13 June Nottinghamshire County Ground, Taunton Lost by 24 runs [52]
Batting averages
Player Matches Innings Runs Average Highest Score 100s 50s
Dean Elgar 6 6 519 103.80 131* 1 5
Roelof van der Merwe 8 7 280 70.00 165* 1 0
Adam Hose 8 7 330 55.00 101* 1 2
Jim Allenby 8 8 377 53.85 144* 1 2
Peter Trego 8 8 313 39.12 135 1 2
Qualification: 200 runs. Source: ESPNcricinfo[53]
Bowling averages
Player Matches Overs Wickets Average Economy BBI 4wi
Tim Groenewald 6 56.0 5 67.20 6.00 2/48 0
Roelof van der Merwe 8 64.0 11 35.00 6.01 3/21 0
Craig Overton 8 63.0 16 24.06 6.11 3/21 0
Josh Davey 5 35.0 7 32.85 6.57 2/26 0
Jamie Overton 4 31.0 9 25.11 7.29 4/64 1
Lewis Gregory 4 31.0 8 30.62 7.90 4/60 1
Qualification: 25 overs. Source: ESPNcricinfo[53]

t20 Blast

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Match logs and statistics

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No. Stage Date Opponents Venue Result Ref
1 South Division 9 July Surrey The Oval, London Lost by 4 runs [55]
2 South Division 13 July Essex County Ground, Chelmsford Lost by 22 runs [56]
3 South Division 15 July Glamorgan Sophia Gardens, Cardiff No result: Match abandoned after 17.2 overs of the first innings due to rain [57]
4 South Division 16 July Middlesex Uxbridge Cricket Ground, Uxbridge Won by 21 runs [58]
5 South Division 21 July Gloucestershire County Ground, Taunton No result: Match abandoned without a ball bowled due to rain [59]
6 South Division 23 July Middlesex County Ground, Taunton Won by 5 wickets [60]
7 South Division 26 July Hampshire County Ground, Taunton Won by 14 runs [61]
8 South Division 27 July Kent St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Lost by 7 wickets: Duckworth–Lewis method used [62]
9 South Division 30 July Sussex County Ground, Taunton Won by 32 runs: Duckworth-Lewis method used [63]
10 South Division 4 August Gloucestershire County Ground, Bristol Lost by 7 wickets [64]
11 South Division 6 August Surrey County Ground, Taunton Won by 4 wickets [65]
12 South Division 12 August Kent County Ground, Taunton Lost by 6 wickets [66]
13 South Division 13 August Glamorgan County Ground, Taunton Lost by 1 run [67]
14 South Division 18 August Hampshire Rose Bowl, Southampton Won by 95 runs [68]
15 Quarter-final 24 August Nottinghamshire Trent Bridge, Nottingham Lost by 5 wickets [69]
Batting averages
Player Matches Innings Runs Average Strike rate Highest Score 50s
Corey Anderson 4 4 142 71.00 184.41 81 1
Johann Myburgh 9 9 290 36.25 171.59 87 3
Craig Overton 14 8 141 35.25 135.57 35* 0
James Hildreth 14 12 293 29.30 147.97 63 1
Peter Trego 10 9 199 28.42 119.87 84* 1
Roelof van der Merwe 14 12 179 25.57 140.94 36 0
Steven Davies 12 11 214 19.45 156.20 62 2
Lewis Gregory 14 12 203 16.91 158.59 43 0
Jim Allenby 13 11 156 14.18 105.40 37 0
Qualification: 100 runs. Source: ESPNcricinfo[70]
Bowling averages
Player Matches Overs Wickets Average Economy BBI 4wi
Roelof van der Merwe 14 53.0 15 26.13 7.39 3/13 0
Max Waller 14 49.0 16 23.68 7.73 2/13 0
Craig Overton 14 48.0 15 27.33 8.54 3/17 0
Tim Groenewald 11 31.2 11 25.54 8.96 2/26 0
Lewis Gregory 14 41.2 12 34.08 9.89 2/42 0
Qualification: 15 overs. Source: ESPNcricinfo[70]

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2018

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Somerset season, 2018
Somerset County Cricket Club
2018 season
CoachJason Kerr
CaptainTom Abell (First-class & List A)
Lewis Gregory (T20)
Overseas playerMatt Renshaw
Azhar Ali
Corey Anderson (T20)
Jerome Taylor (T20)
County ChampionshipDivision One, 2nd
One-Day CupSouth Group, 4th
t20 BlastSemi-finals
Most runsJames Hildreth (1,089)
Most wicketsLewis Gregory (37)
Craig Overton (37)
Most catchesMarcus Trescothick (16)
Most wicket-keeping dismissalsSteven Davies (41)

Somerset County Cricket Club competed in three domestic competitions during the 2018 English cricket season: the first division of the County Championship, the One-Day Cup and the t20 Blast.

They were captained for the second season by young batsman, Tom Abell.

Squad

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The following players made at least one appearance for Somerset in first-class cricket, List A cricket or Twenty20 during 2018. The age given is for the start of Somerset's first match of the season, on 20 April 2018.

Batsmen
Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Ref
Tom Abell   England (1994-03-05)5 March 1994 (aged 24) Right-handed Right arm medium [1]
Azhar Ali   Pakistan (1985-02-19)19 February 1985 (aged 33) Right-handed Right arm leg break [2]
George Bartlett   England (1998-03-14)14 March 1998 (aged 20) Right-handed Right arm off break [3]
Eddie Byrom   Zimbabwe (1997-06-17)17 June 1997 (aged 20) Left-handed Right arm off break [4]
James Hildreth   England (1984-09-09)9 September 1984 (aged 33) Right-handed Right arm medium-fast [5]
Johann Myburgh   South Africa (1980-10-22)22 October 1980 (aged 37) Right-handed Right arm off break [6]
Matt Renshaw   Australia (1996-03-28)28 March 1996 (aged 22) Left-handed Right arm off break [7]
Marcus Trescothick   England (1975-12-25)25 December 1975 (aged 42) Left-handed Right arm medium [8]
All-rounders
Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Ref
Corey Anderson   New Zealand (1990-12-13)13 December 1990 (aged 27) Left-handed Left arm medium-fast [9]
Ben Green   England (1997-09-28)28 September 1997 (aged 20) Right-handed Right arm fast-medium [10]
Lewis Gregory   England (1992-05-24)24 May 1992 (aged 25) Right-handed Right arm fast-medium [11]
Craig Overton   England (1994-04-10)10 April 1994 (aged 24) Right-handed Right arm medium-fast [12]
Peter Trego   England (1981-06-12)12 June 1981 (aged 36) Right-handed Right arm medium [13]
Roelof van der Merwe   Netherlands (1984-12-31)31 December 1984 (aged 33) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox [14]
Wicket-keepers
Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Ref
Tom Banton   England (1998-11-11)11 November 1998 (aged 19) Right-handed [15]
Steven Davies   England (1986-06-17)17 June 1986 (aged 31) Left-handed [16]
Bowlers
Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Ref
Dom Bess   England (1997-07-22)22 July 1997 (aged 20) Right-handed Right arm off break [17]
Josh Davey   Scotland (1990-08-03)3 August 1990 (aged 27) Right-handed Right arm medium-fast [18]
Tim Groenewald   South Africa (1984-01-10)10 January 1984 (aged 34) Right-handed Right arm fast-medium [19]
Jack Leach   England (1991-06-22)22 June 1991 (aged 26) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox [20]
Jamie Overton   England (1994-04-10)10 April 1994 (aged 24) Right-handed Right arm fast [21]
Jerome Taylor   West Indies (1984-06-22)22 June 1984 (aged 33) Right-handed Right arm fast [22]
Paul van Meekeren   Netherlands (1993-01-15)15 January 1993 (aged 25) Right-handed Right arm fast-medium [23]
Max Waller   England (1988-03-03)3 March 1988 (aged 30) Right-handed Right arm leg break [24]

County Championship

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Season standings

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Key: Pld = Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, D = Draws, T = Ties, A = Abandonments, Bat = Batting points, Bwl = Bowling points, Adj = Adjustments/Penalties, Pts = Points.

County Championship: Division One[25]
Team Pld W L D T A Bat Bwl Adj Pts
Surrey (C) 14 10 1 3 0 0 41 38 0 254
Somerset 14 7 2 4 1 0 33 35 0 208
Essex 14 7 4 3 0 0 25 35 0 187
Yorkshire 14 5 5 4 0 0 25 33 0 158
Hampshire 14 4 5 5 0 0 16 39 0 144
Nottinghamshire 14 4 8 2 0 0 21 38 0 133
Lancashire (R) 14 3 7 3 1 0 23 40 0 133
Worcestershire (R) 14 2 10 2 0 0 23 39 0 104

Notes:
Team marked  (C)  won the County Championship.
Teams marked  (R)  were relegated to Division Two of the County Championship.

Match log and statistics

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No. Date Opponents Venue Result Ref
1 20–22 April Worcestershire County Ground, Taunton Won by 83 runs [26]
2 27–30 April Yorkshire County Ground, Taunton Won by 118 runs [27]
3 4–7 May Lancashire Old Trafford, Manchester Drawn [28]
4 11–14 May Hampshire County Ground, Taunton Drawn [29]
5 9–12 June Nottinghamshire County Ground, Taunton Won by 6 wickets [30]
6 20–22 June Surrey Woodbridge Road, Guildford Lost by an innings and 69 runs [31]
7 25–28 June (D/N) Essex County Ground, Chelmsford Drawn [32]
8 22–25 July Worcestershire New Road, Worcester Won by 141 runs [33]
9 19–22 August Essex County Ground, Taunton Won by 45 runs [34]
10 29 August – 1 September Yorkshire Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds Won by 224 runs [35]
11 4–5 September Lancashire County Ground, Taunton Match tied [36]
12 10–11 September Hampshire Rose Bowl, Southampton Lost by 6 wickets [37]
13 18–21 September Surrey County Ground, Taunton Match drawn [38]
14 24–26 September Nottinghamshire Trent Bridge, Nottingham Won by an innings and 146 runs [39]
Batting averages
Player Matches Innings Runs Average Highest Score 100s 50s
Matt Renshaw 6 11 513 51.30 112 3 1
James Hildreth 14 26 1,089 45.37 184 3 6
Tom Abell 14 26 883 40.13 132* 1 5
Steven Davies 14 25 756 32.86 92* 0 5
Marcus Trescothick 10 18 491 27.27 100 1 4
Qualification: 450 runs. Source: ESPNcricinfo[40]
Bowling averages
Player Matches Innings Wickets Average BBI BBM 5wi 10wi
Jack Leach 11 16 30 24.06 8/85 12/102 3 2
Tim Groenewald 7 10 21 24.23 4/85 5/63 0 0
Jamie Overton 8 15 26 24.84 4/25 8/143 0 0
Lewis Gregory 12 22 37 25.08 4/33 7/86 0 0
Josh Davey 11 20 34 25.35 5/65 7/111 1 0
Tom Abell 14 15 19 25.89 4/43 4/43 0 0
Craig Overton 11 20 37 27.40 4/27 7/95 0 0
Dom Bess 7 10 11 54.72 3/81 5/213 0 0
Qualification: 10 wickets. Source: ESPNcricinfo[40]

One-Day Cup

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Season standings

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Key: Pld = Played, W = Wins, T = Ties, L = Losses, NR = No result, Pts = Points, NRR = Net run rate.

One-Day Cup: South Group[41]
Team Pld W T L NR Pts NRR
Hampshire* 8 5 0 2 1 11 +0.327
Essex Eagles* 8 5 0 3 0 10 +0.791
Kent Spitfires* 8 5 0 3 0 10 +0.010
Somerset† 8 4 0 3 1 9 +0.548
Surrey 8 4 0 3 1 9 –0.848
Middlesex 8 4 0 4 0 8 +0.089
Gloucestershire 8 2 0 3 3 7 –0.025
Sussex Sharks 8 2 0 4 2 6 +0.075
Glamorgan 8 1 0 7 0 2 –0.784

Notes:
Teams marked  *  progressed to the next stage of the competition.
Teams marked  †  were eliminated from the competition.

Match logs and statistics

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No. Stage Date Opponents Venue Result Ref
1 South Group 18 May Surrey The Oval, London Won by 8 wickets [42]
2 South Group 20 May Glamorgan County Ground, Taunton Won by 83 runs [43]
3 South Group 22 May Sussex County Ground, Taunton Lost by 75 runs [44]
4 South Group 25 May Essex County Cricket Ground, Chelmsford Lost by 40 runs [45]
5 South Group 27 May Middlesex County Ground, Taunton Won by 53 runs [46]
6 South Group 29 May Kent St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Lost by 28 runs: Duckworth–Lewis method used [47]
7 South Group 1 June Gloucestershire County Ground, Taunton No result: Match abandoned after 6 overs of the second innings due to rain [48]
8 South Group 6 June (D/N) Hampshire Rose Bowl, Southampton Won by 3 wickets [49]
Batting averages
Player Matches Innings Runs Average Highest Score 100s 50s
James Hildreth 8 8 438 62.57 159 1 2
Peter Trego 8 8 376 47.00 100 1 4
Roelof van der Merwe 8 7 195 39.00 61 0 2
Lewis Gregory 5 4 151 37.75 60 0 2
Johann Myburgh 8 8 218 31.14 75* 0 2
Matt Renshaw 6 6 180 30.00 56 0 2
Steven Davies 8 8 158 19.75 56 0 1
Qualification: 150 runs. Source: ESPNcricinfo[50]
Bowling averages
Player Matches Overs Wickets Average Economy BBI 4wi
Peter Trego 8 50.0 7 34.85 4.88 2/23 0
Lewis Gregory 5 33.0 6 31.00 5.63 2/41 0
Tim Groenewald 4 34.0 9 22.00 5.82 3/43 0
Craig Overton 6 56.2 12 28.00 5.96 4/27 1
Jamie Overton 5 22.0 2 72.50 6.59 1/42 0
Roelof van der Merwe 8 41.3 6 47.83 6.91 2/64 0
Qualification: 20 overs. Source: ESPNcricinfo[50]

t20 Blast

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Match logs and statistics

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No. Stage Date Opponents Venue Result Ref
1 South Division 6 July (D/N) Gloucestershire County Ground, Taunton Won by 6 wickets [52]
2 South Division 8 July Kent County Ground, Taunton Lost by 8 wickets [53]
3 South Division 13 July (D/N) Gloucestershire County Ground, Bristol Lost by 4 wickets [54]
4 South Division 19 July (D/N) Middlesex Lord's, London Won by 4 wickets [55]
5 South Division 20 July (D/N) Glamorgan Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Won by 30 runs [56]
6 South Division 27 July (D/N) Surrey The Oval, London Lost by 9 wickets [57]
7 South Division 29 July Middlesex County Ground, Taunton Won by 38 runs: Duckworth–Lewis method used [58]
8 South Division 1 August (D/N) Hampshire County Ground, Taunton Won by 16 runs [59]
9 South Division 3 August (D/N) Essex County Ground, Taunton Won by 10 wickets [60]
10 South Division 5 August Sussex County Ground, Hove Won by 3 wickets [61]
11 South Division 8 August (D/N) Hampshire Rose Bowl, Southampton Won by 6 wickets [62]
12 South Division 10 August (D/N) Surrey County Ground, Taunton Won by 4 wickets [63]
13 South Division 12 August Glamorgan County Ground, Taunton Won by 29 runs [64]
14 South Division 16 August (D/N) Kent St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Lost by 5 runs [65]
15 Quarter-final 26 August Nottinghamshire County Ground, Taunton Won by 19 runs [66]
16 Semi-final 15 September Sussex Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham Lost by 35 runs [67]
Batting averages
Player Matches Innings Runs Average Strike rate Highest Score 50s
Roelof van der Merwe 16 10 118 59.00 173.52 34* 0
Lewis Gregory 16 13 328 46.85 202.46 62 3
Corey Anderson 16 15 514 42.83 169.07 72 3
Tom Abell 16 15 292 29.20 132.12 48 0
James Hildreth 16 15 403 28.78 139.93 57 4
Johann Myburgh 16 16 372 26.57 151.21 103* 2
Peter Trego 16 15 328 23.42 138.98 72* 3
Steven Davies 14 14 213 15.21 141.05 60 1
Qualification: 100 runs. Source: ESPNcricinfo[68]
Bowling averages
Player Matches Overs Wickets Average Economy BBI 4wi
Max Waller 16 56.0 16 23.87 6.82 4/25 1
Roelof van der Merwe 16 58.3 12 41.83 8.58 2/26 0
Jerome Taylor 11 41.0 22 16.63 8.92 5/15 1
Lewis Gregory 16 58.0 18 31.88 9.89 4/28 1
Jamie Overton 16 52.4 24 22.50 10.25 5/47 2
Qualification: 15 overs. Source: ESPNcricinfo[68]

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2019

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Somerset season, 2019
Somerset County Cricket Club
2019 season
CoachJason Kerr
CaptainTom Abell (First-class & List A)
Lewis Gregory (T20)
Overseas playerAzhar Ali
Babar Azam
Murali Vijay
Jerome Taylor (T20)
County ChampionshipDivision One, 2nd
One-Day CupWinners
t20 BlastSouth Division, 6th
Most runsTom Abell (756)
Most wicketsLewis Gregory (51)
Most catchesJames Hildreth (17)
Most wicket-keeping dismissalsSteven Davies (50)

Somerset County Cricket Club competed in three domestic competitions during the 2019 English cricket season: the first division of the County Championship, the One-Day Cup and the t20 Blast.

They were captained for the third season by batsman, Tom Abell.

Squad

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The following players made at least one appearance for Somerset in first-class cricket, List A cricket or Twenty20 during 2019. The age given is for the start of Somerset's first match of the season, on 26 March 2019.

Batsmen
Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Ref
Tom Abell   England (1994-03-05)5 March 1994 (aged 25) Right-handed Right arm medium [1]
Azhar Ali   Pakistan (1985-02-19)19 February 1985 (aged 34) Right-handed Right arm leg break [2]
Babar Azam   Pakistan (1994-10-15)15 October 1994 (aged 24) Right-handed Right arm off break [3]
George Bartlett   England (1998-03-14)14 March 1998 (aged 21) Right-handed Right arm off break [4]
Eddie Byrom   Zimbabwe (1997-06-17)17 June 1997 (aged 21) Left-handed Right arm off break [5]
James Hildreth   England (1984-09-09)9 September 1984 (aged 34) Right-handed Right arm medium-fast [6]
Marcus Trescothick   England (1975-12-25)25 December 1975 (aged 43) Left-handed Right arm medium [7]
Murali Vijay   India (1984-04-01)1 April 1984 (aged 34) Right-handed Right arm off break [8]
All-rounders
Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Ref
Lewis Gregory   England (1992-05-24)24 May 1992 (aged 26) Right-handed Right arm fast-medium [9]
Tom Lammonby   England (2000-06-02)2 June 2000 (aged 18) Left-handed Left arm medium-fast [10]
Craig Overton   England (1994-04-10)10 April 1994 (aged 24) Right-handed Right arm medium-fast [11]
Peter Trego   England (1981-06-12)12 June 1981 (aged 37) Right-handed Right arm medium [12]
Roelof van der Merwe   Netherlands (1984-12-31)31 December 1984 (aged 34) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox [13]
Wicket-keepers
Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Ref
Tom Banton   England (1998-11-11)11 November 1998 (aged 20) Right-handed [14]
Steven Davies   England (1986-06-17)17 June 1986 (aged 32) Left-handed [15]
Bowlers
Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Ref
Dom Bess   England (1997-07-22)22 July 1997 (aged 21) Right-handed Right arm off break [16]
Jack Brooks   England (1984-06-04)4 June 1984 (aged 34) Right-handed Right arm medium-fast [17]
Josh Davey   Scotland (1990-08-03)3 August 1990 (aged 28) Right-handed Right arm medium-fast [18]
Tim Groenewald   South Africa (1984-01-10)10 January 1984 (aged 35) Right-handed Right arm fast-medium [19]
Jack Leach   England (1991-06-22)22 June 1991 (aged 27) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox [20]
Jamie Overton   England (1994-04-10)10 April 1994 (aged 24) Right-handed Right arm fast [21]
Jerome Taylor   West Indies (1984-06-22)22 June 1984 (aged 34) Right-handed Right arm fast [22]
Max Waller   England (1988-03-03)3 March 1988 (aged 31) Right-handed Right arm leg break [23]

County Championship

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Season standings

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Key: Pld = Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, D = Draws, T = Ties, A = Abandonments, Bat = Batting points, Bwl = Bowling points, Adj = Adjustments/Penalties, Pts = Points.

County Championship: Division One[24]
Team Pld W L D T A Bat Bwl Adj Pts
Essex (C) 14 9 1 4 0 0 26 38 0 228
Somerset 14 9 3 2 0 0 25 38 0 217
Hampshire 14 5 3 6 0 0 31 36 –1 176
Kent 14 5 5 4 0 0 36 36 0 172
Yorkshire 14 5 4 5 0 0 24 36 0 165
Surrey 14 2 6 6 0 0 33 38 0 133
Warwickshire 14 3 6 5 0 0 26 32 0 131
Nottinghamshire (R) 14 0 10 4 0 0 16 32 –1 67

Notes:
Team marked  (C)  won the County Championship.
Team marked  (R)  were relegated to Division Two of the County Championship.

Match log and statistics

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No. Date Opponents Venue Result Ref
1 5–8 April Kent County Ground, Taunton Won by 74 runs [25]
2 11–13 April Nottinghamshire Trent Bridge, Nottingham Won by an innings and 14 runs [26]
3 14–17 May Surrey County Ground, Taunton Drawn [27]
4 20–22 May Warwickshire County Ground, Taunton Won by 49 runs [28]
5 3–6 June Surrey Woodbridge Road, Guildford Won by 102 runs [29]
6 10–13 June Kent St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Won by 10 wickets [30]
7 23–25 June Essex County Ground, Chelmsford Lost by 151 runs [31]
8 30 June – 3 July Hampshire County Ground, Taunton Won by 313 runs [32]
9 7–9 July Nottinghamshire County Ground, Taunton Won by 132 runs [33]
10 13–16 July Yorkshire Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds Lost by an innings and 73 runs [34]
11 18–21 August Warwickshire Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham Won by 5 wickets [35]
12 10–12 September Yorkshire County Ground, Taunton Won by 298 runs [36]
13 16–18 September Hampshire Rose Bowl, Southampton Lost by 136 runs [37]
14 23–26 September Essex County Ground, Taunton Drawn [38]
Batting averages
Player Matches Innings Runs Average Highest Score 100s 50s
Tom Abell 14 25 756 31.50 101 1 5
George Bartlett 14 24 718 31.21 137 2 3
Tom Banton 10 18 533 29.61 79 0 5
Lewis Gregory 11 18 465 29.06 129* 1 1
Steven Davies 14 24 642 27.91 109 1 3
James Hildreth 14 24 553 23.04 105 1 3
Qualification: 450 runs. Source: ESPNcricinfo[39]
Bowling averages
Player Matches Innings Wickets Average BBI BBM 5wi 10wi
Lewis Gregory 11 21 51 15.76 6/32 11/53 4 1
Jack Leach 9 15 34 17.52 6/36 7/121 2 0
Roelof van der Merwe 4 6 10 17.70 4/41 4/59 0 0
Josh Davey 5 10 17 17.70 5/21 8/51 1 0
Jamie Overton 8 15 28 18.60 5/70 7/94 1 0
Craig Overton 10 18 37 21.89 5/31 7/69 2 0
Dom Bess 7 12 19 23.52 5/59 7/93 1 0
Tom Abell 14 16 13 24.07 4/39 6/70 0 0
Tim Groenewald 7 12 18 26.22 5/51 7/96 1 0
Jack Brooks 8 14 25 29.12 5/33 6/90 1 0
Qualification: 10 wickets. Source: ESPNcricinfo[39]

One-Day Cup

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Match logs and statistics

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No. Stage Date Opponents Venue Result Ref
1 South Group 19 April Kent County Ground, Taunton Won by 264 runs [41]
2 South Group 21 April Glamorgan Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Won by 2 runs [42]
3 South Group 24 April Sussex County Ground, Hove Won by 64 runs (DLS method) [43]
4 South Group 26 April (D/N) Essex County Ground, Taunton Won by 36 runs (DLS method) [44]
5 South Group 28 April Gloucestershire County Ground, Bristol Lost by 4 wickets [45]
6 South Group 1 May Middlesex Brunton Memorial Ground, Radlett Lost by 118 runs [46]
7 South Group 5 May Hampshire County Ground, Taunton Lost by 7 wickets [47]
8 South Group 7 May (D/N) Surrey County Ground, Taunton Won by 5 wickets [48]
9 Play-offs 10 May Worcestershire New Road, Worcester Won by 147 runs [49]
10 Semi-finals 12 May Nottinghamshire Trent Bridge, Nottingham Won by 115 runs [50]
11 Final 25 May Hampshire Lord's, London Won by 6 wickets [51]
Batting averages
Player Matches Innings Runs Average Highest Score 100s 50s
Craig Overton 11 9 213 71.00 66* 0 1
James Hildreth 11 11 457 45.70 93 0 4
Tom Banton 11 11 454 41.27 112 2 3
Azhar Ali 11 11 451 41.00 110 1 2
Peter Trego 11 11 389 35.36 141 1 1
George Bartlett 9 9 207 34.50 57* 0 1
Lewis Gregory 11 10 287 31.88 52 0 3
Tom Abell 11 10 253 25.30 44 0 0
Qualification: 150 runs. Source: ESPNcricinfo[52]
Bowling averages
Player Matches Overs Wickets Average Economy BBI 4wi
Craig Overton 11 83.0 20 20.10 4.84 5/18 1
Josh Davey 11 78.3 14 27.28 4.86 4/36 1
Roelof van der Merwe 11 73.1 11 36.09 5.37 3/29 0
Lewis Gregory 11 73.4 10 43.80 5.94 2/35 0
Jamie Overton 5 38.0 8 28.50 6.00 4/64 1
Tim Groenewald 6 38.3 7 36.14 6.57 3/34 0
Qualification: 20 overs. Source: ESPNcricinfo[52]

t20 Blast

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Season standings

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Key: Pld = Played, W = Wins, T = Ties, L = Losses, NR = No result, Adj = Adjustments/Penalties, Pts = Points, NRR = Net run rate.

t20 Blast: South Division[53]
Team Pld W T L NR Adj Pts NRR
Sussex Sharks* 14 8 3 1 2 0 19 +0.803
Gloucestershire* 14 7 3 1 3 0 18 +0.242
Middlesex* 14 7 6 0 1 0 15 +0.216
Essex Eagles* 14 5 4 1 4 0 15 –0.464
Kent Spitfires 14 6 6 0 2 0 14 +0.000
Somerset 14 6 7 0 1 0 13 +0.448
Hampshire 14 5 6 0 2 0 13 +0.021
Surrey 14 5 7 1 1 0 12 –0.246
Glamorgan 14 1 8 1 4 0 7 –1.381

Notes:
Teams marked  *  progressed to the next stage of the competition.
Teams marked  †  were eliminated from the competition.

Match logs and statistics

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No. Stage Date Opponents Venue Result Ref
1 South Division 18 July (D/N) Glamorgan Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Won by 8 wickets [54]
2 South Division 20 July (D/N) Kent St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Lost by 41 runs [55]
3 South Division 26 July (D/N) Hampshire County Ground, Taunton Lost by 4 wickets [56]
4 South Division 28 July Sussex County Ground, Taunton Lost by 13 runs [57]
5 South Division 2 August (D/N) Surrey County Ground, Taunton Won by 8 wickets [58]
6 South Division 4 August Middlesex Old Deer Park, Richmond Lost by 35 runs [59]
7 South Division 7 August (D/N) Essex County Ground, Chelmsford Won by 114 runs [60]
8 South Division 9 August (D/N) Hampshire Rose Bowl, Southampton Won by 63 runs (DLS method) [61]
9 South Division 10 August (D/N) Kent County Ground, Taunton Won by 55 runs [62]
10 South Division 16 August (D/N) Gloucestershire County Ground, Taunton No result: Match abandoned without a ball bowled due to rain [63]
11 South Division 23 August (D/N) Gloucestershire County Ground, Bristol Lost by 25 runs [64]
12 South Division 24 August (D/N) Glamorgan County Ground, Taunton Won by 25 runs [65]
13 South Division 27 August (D/N) Surrey The Oval, London Lost by 6 wickets [66]
14 South Division 30 August (D/N) Middlesex County Ground, Taunton Lost by 6 wickets [67]
Batting averages
Player Matches Innings Runs Average Strike rate Highest Score 50s
Babar Azam 13 13 578 52.54 149.35 102* 5
Tom Abell 13 10 354 44.25 177.88 101* 3
Tom Banton 13 13 549 42.23 161.47 100 5
Peter Trego 4 4 116 38.66 124.73 47* 0
Eddie Byrom 9 9 185 23.12 196.80 54* 1
James Hildreth 13 13 216 19.63 122.72 40 0
Qualification: 100 runs. Source: ESPNcricinfo[68]
Bowling averages
Player Matches Overs Wickets Average Economy BBI 4wi
Max Waller 13 46.5 13 27.76 7.70 3/19 0
Roelof van der Merwe 13 46.0 15 25.80 8.41 5/32 1
Tim Groenewald 7 20.0 8 21.87 8.75 2/22 0
Jerome Taylor 13 43.5 14 29.64 9.46 2/12 0
Craig Overton 12 38.0 11 33.27 9.63 3/32 0
Tom Lammonby 12 20.0 8 27.25 10.90 2/32 0
Qualification: 15 overs. Source: ESPNcricinfo[68]

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2020

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Somerset season, 2020
Somerset County Cricket Club
2020 season
CoachJason Kerr
CaptainTom Abell (First-class)
Lewis Gregory (T20)
Overseas playerBabar Azam (T20)
Bob Willis TrophyRunners-up
t20 BlastSouth Division, 4th
Most runsTom Lammonby (459)
Most wicketsCraig Overton (30)
Most catchesJames Hildreth (10)
Most wicket-keeping dismissalsSteven Davies (19)

Somerset County Cricket Club competed in two domestic competitions during a shortened 2020 English cricket season: the Bob Willis Trophy and the t20 Blast.

They were captained for the fourth season by batsman, Tom Abell.

Squad

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The following players made at least one appearance for Somerset in first-class cricket or Twenty20 during 2020. The age given is for the start of Somerset's first match of the season, on 1 August 2020.

Batsmen
Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Ref
Tom Abell   England (1994-03-05)5 March 1994 (aged 26) Right-handed Right arm medium [1]
Babar Azam   Pakistan (1994-10-15)15 October 1994 (aged 25) Right-handed Right arm off break [2]
Tom Banton   England (1998-11-11)11 November 1998 (aged 21) Right-handed [3]
George Bartlett   England (1998-03-14)14 March 1998 (aged 22) Right-handed Right arm off break [4]
Eddie Byrom   Zimbabwe (1997-06-17)17 June 1997 (aged 23) Left-handed Right arm off break [5]
James Hildreth   England (1984-09-09)9 September 1984 (aged 35) Right-handed Right arm medium-fast [6]
Will Smeed   England (2001-10-26)26 October 2001 (aged 18) Right-handed Right arm off break [7]
All-rounders
Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Ref
Lewis Goldsworthy   England (2001-01-08)8 January 2001 (aged 19) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox [8]
Ben Green   England (1997-09-28)28 September 1997 (aged 22) Right-handed Right arm medium-fast [9]
Lewis Gregory   England (1992-05-24)24 May 1992 (aged 28) Right-handed Right arm medium-fast [10]
Tom Lammonby   England (2000-06-02)2 June 2000 (aged 20) Left-handed Left arm medium-fast [11]
Craig Overton   England (1994-04-10)10 April 1994 (aged 26) Right-handed Right arm medium-fast [12]
Roelof van der Merwe   Netherlands (1984-12-31)31 December 1984 (aged 35) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox [13]
Wicket-keepers
Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Ref
Steven Davies   England (1986-06-17)17 June 1986 (aged 34) Left-handed [14]
Bowlers
Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Ref
Jack Brooks   England (1984-06-04)4 June 1984 (aged 36) Right-handed Right arm medium-fast [15]
Josh Davey   Scotland (1990-08-03)3 August 1990 (aged 29) Right-handed Right arm medium-fast [16]
Jack Leach   England (1991-06-22)22 June 1991 (aged 29) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox [17]
Jamie Overton   England (1994-04-10)10 April 1994 (aged 26) Right-handed Right arm fast [18]
Ollie Sale   England (1995-09-30)30 September 1995 (aged 24) Right-handed Right arm fast-medium [19]
Max Waller   England (1988-03-03)3 March 1988 (aged 32) Right-handed Right arm leg break [20]

Bob Willis Trophy

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Season standings

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Key: Pld = Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, D = Draws, T = Ties, A = Abandonments, Bat = Batting points, Bwl = Bowling points, Adj = Adjustments/Penalties, Pts = Points.

Bob Willis Trophy: Central Group[21]
Team Pld W L D T A Bat Bwl Adj Pts
Somerset* 5 4 0 1 0 0 10 15 0 97
Worcestershire 5 2 1 2 0 0 14 12 0 74
Warwickshire 5 0 1 4 0 0 7 14 0 53
Northamptonshire 5 1 2 2 0 0 4 13 0 49
Gloucestershire 5 1 2 2 0 0 3 10 0 45
Glamorgan 5 0 2 3 0 0 6 13 0 43

Notes:
Teams marked  *  progressed to the next stage of the competition.
Teams marked  †  were eliminated from the competition.

Match log and statistics

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No. Stage Date Opponents Venue Result Ref
1 Central Group 1–4 August Glamorgan County Ground, Taunton Won by 289 runs [22]
2 Central Group 8–9 August Northamptonshire County Ground, Northampton Won by 167 runs [23]
3 Central Group 15–18 August Warwickshire Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham Drawn [24]
4 Central Group 22–25 August Gloucestershire County Ground, Taunton Won by 314 runs [25]
5 Central Group 6–9 September Worcestershire New Road, Worcester Won by 60 runs [26]
6 Final 23–27 September Essex Lord's, London Drawn (Essex won on 1st innings) [27]
Batting averages
Player Matches Innings Runs Average Highest Score 100s 50s
Tom Lammonby 6 11 459 51.00 116 3 0
Steven Davies 6 10 320 40.00 123* 1 1
Tom Abell 6 11 386 38.60 119 2 1
Jamie Overton 4 6 206 34.33 120 1 1
Craig Overton 6 10 248 31.00 66 0 2
Eddie Byrom 6 11 271 24.63 117 1 0
Qualification: 200 runs. Source: ESPNcricinfo[28]
Bowling averages
Player Matches Innings Wickets Average BBI BBM 5wi 10wi
Jamie Overton 4 8 15 12.40 5/48 7/64 1 0
Craig Overton 6 12 30 13.43 5/26 9/51 2 0
Josh Davey 6 12 24 13.79 4/25 7/46 0 0
Lewis Gregory 3 6 18 17.66 6/72 8/124 1 0
Jack Brooks 5 10 13 19.53 4/40 5/56 0 0
Qualification: 5 wickets. Source: ESPNcricinfo[28]

t20 Blast

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Season standings

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Key: Pld = Played, W = Wins, T = Ties, L = Losses, NR = No result, Adj = Adjustments/Penalties, Pts = Points, NRR = Net run rate.

t20 Blast: Central Division[29]
Team Pld W T L NR Adj Pts NRR
Gloucestershire* 10 7 0 2 1 0 15 +1.017
Northamptonshire Steelbacks* 10 5 0 4 1 0 11 +0.053
Birmingham Bears 10 5 0 4 1 0 11 –0.634
Somerset 10 4 0 5 1 0 9 +0.653
Glamorgan 10 4 0 5 1 0 9 –0.304
Worcestershire Rapids 10 2 0 7 1 0 5 –0.789

Notes:
Teams marked  *  progressed to the next stage of the competition.
Teams marked  †  were eliminated from the competition.

Match log and statistics

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No. Stage Dat Opponents Venue Result Ref
1 Central Group 28 August (D/N) Birmingham Bears Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham No result: Match abandoned without a ball bowled due to rain [30]
2 Central Group 30 August Northants Steelbacks County Ground, Northampton Lost by 9 runs [31]
3 Central Group 1 September (D/N) Glamorgan County Ground, Taunton Won by 8 wickets [32]
4 Central Group 3 September Worcestershire Rapids Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham Won by 16 runs [33]
5 Central Group 4 September (D/N) Birmingham Bears County Ground, Taunton Lost by 4 runs (DLS method) [34]
6 Central Group 11 September (D/N) Worcestershire Rapids County Ground, Taunton Lost by 3 runs [35]
7 Central Group 13 September Gloucestershire County Ground, Taunton Lost by 11 runs [36]
8 Central Group 16 September (D/N) Glamorgan Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Won by 66 runs [37]
9 Central Group 18 September (D/N) Northants Steelbacks County Ground, Taunton Won by 7 wickets [38]
10 Central Group 20 September Gloucestershire County Ground, Bristol Lost by 2 wickets [39]
Batting averages
Player Matches Innings Runs Average Strike rate Highest Score 50s
Roelof van der Merwe 9 6 127 42.33 176.38 41* 0
Tom Lammonby 6 5 121 40.33 177.94 43* 0
James Hildreth 4 4 119 39.66 141.66 34* 0
Babar Azam 7 7 218 36.33 137.97 114* 1
Tom Abell 9 9 227 32.42 136.75 74* 2
Lewis Gregory 7 5 118 23.60 157.33 50 1
Steven Davies 9 9 182 20.22 131.88 60 1
Qualification: 100 runs. Source: ESPNcricinfo[40]
Bowling averages
Player Matches Overs Wickets Average Economy BBI 4wi
Max Waller 9 34.0 8 26.50 6.23 3/18 0
Roelof van der Merwe 9 29.0 3 69.66 7.20 2/15 0
Lewis Goldsworthy 3 11.0 5 17.20 7.81 2/21 0
Josh Davey 5 15.0 11 11.18 8.20 4/41 1
Craig Overton 5 14.5 6 22.83 9.23 3/36 0
Lewis Gregory 7 19.0 9 19.55 9.26 2/18 0
Ollie Sale 9 29.4 13 23.15 10.14 3/68 0
Qualification: 10 overs. Source: ESPNcricinfo[40]

References

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  2. ^ "Player Profile: Babar Azam". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Player Profile: Tom Banton". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Player Profile: George Bartlett". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Player Profile: Edward Byrom". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Player Profile: James Hildreth". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Player Profile: Will Smeed". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Player Profile: Lewis Goldsworthy". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  9. ^ "Player Profile: Ben Green". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  10. ^ "Player Profile: Lewis Gregory". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  11. ^ "Player Profile: Tom Lammonby". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  12. ^ "Player Profile: Craig Overton". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  13. ^ "Player Profile: Roelof van der Merwe". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  14. ^ "Player Profile: Steven Davies". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  15. ^ "Player Profile: Jack Brooks". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  16. ^ "Player Profile: Josh Davey". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  17. ^ "Player Profile: Jack Leach". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  18. ^ "Player Profile: Jamie Overton". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  19. ^ "Player Profile: Ollie Sale". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  20. ^ "Player Profile: Max Waller". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
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2021

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Somerset season, 2021
Somerset County Cricket Club
2021 season
CoachJason Kerr (First-class & T20)
Paul Tweddle (List A)
CaptainTom Abell (First-class)
Ben Green (List A)
Lewis Gregory (T20)
Overseas playerAzhar Ali
Devon Conway
Marchant de Lange
County ChampionshipDivision One, 6th
One-Day CupGroup B, 7th
T20 BlastRunners-up
Most runsTom Abell (711)
Most wicketsCraig Overton (42)
Most catchesJames Hildreth (14)
Most wicket-keeping dismissalsSteven Davies (38)

Somerset County Cricket Club competed in three domestic competitions during the 2021 English cricket season: the County Championship, the One-Day Cup and the t20 Blast.

They were captained for the fifth season by batsman, Tom Abell.

Squad

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The following players made at least one appearance for Somerset in first-class cricket, List A cricket or Twenty20 during 2021. The age given is for the start of Somerset's first match of the season, on 8 April 2021.

Batters
Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Ref
Tom Abell   England (1994-03-05)5 March 1994 (aged 27) Right-handed Right arm medium [1]
Azhar Ali   Pakistan (1985-02-19)19 February 1985 (aged 36) Right-handed Right arm leg break [2]
George Bartlett   England (1998-03-14)14 March 1998 (aged 23) Right-handed Right arm off break [3]
Eddie Byrom   Zimbabwe (1997-06-17)17 June 1997 (aged 23) Left-handed Right arm off break [4]
James Hildreth   England (1984-09-09)9 September 1984 (aged 36) Right-handed Right arm medium-fast [5]
Will Smeed   England (2001-10-26)26 October 2001 (aged 19) Right-handed Right arm off break [6]
Sam Young   England (2000-07-30)30 July 2000 (aged 20) Right-handed Right arm off break [7]
All-rounders
Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Ref
Lewis Goldsworthy   England (2001-01-08)8 January 2001 (aged 20) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox [8]
Ben Green   England (1997-09-28)28 September 1997 (aged 23) Right-handed Right arm medium-fast [9]
Lewis Gregory   England (1992-05-24)24 May 1992 (aged 28) Right-handed Right arm medium-fast [10]
Tom Lammonby   England (2000-06-02)2 June 2000 (aged 20) Left-handed Left arm medium-fast [11]
Craig Overton   England (1994-04-10)10 April 1994 (aged 26) Right-handed Right arm medium-fast [12]
George Thomas   England (2003-11-14)14 November 2003 (aged 17) Right-handed Right arm medium [13]
Roelof van der Merwe   Netherlands (1984-12-31)31 December 1984 (aged 36) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox [14]
Wicket-keepers
Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Ref
Tom Banton   England (1998-11-11)11 November 1998 (aged 22) Right-handed [15]
Devon Conway   New Zealand (1991-07-08)8 July 1991 (aged 29) Left-handed Right arm medium [16]
Steven Davies   England (1986-06-17)17 June 1986 (aged 34) Left-handed [17]
James Rew   England (2004-01-11)11 January 2004 (aged 17) Left-handed [18]
Bowlers
Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Ref
Kasey Aldridge   England (2000-12-24)24 December 2000 (aged 20) Right-handed Right arm fast-medium [19]
Sonny Baker   England (2003-03-13)13 March 2003 (aged 18) Right-handed Right arm fast-medium [20]
Jack Brooks   England (1984-06-04)4 June 1984 (aged 36) Right-handed Right arm medium-fast [21]
Josh Davey   Scotland (1990-08-03)3 August 1990 (aged 30) Right-handed Right arm medium-fast [22]
Marchant de Lange   South Africa (1990-10-13)13 October 1990 (aged 30) Right-handed Right arm fast [23]
George Drissell   England (1999-01-20)20 January 1999 (aged 22) Right-handed Right arm off break [24]
Jack Leach   England (1991-06-22)22 June 1991 (aged 29) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox [25]
Ned Leonard   England (2002-08-15)15 August 2002 (aged 18) Right-handed Right arm fast-medium [26]
Max Waller   England (1988-03-03)3 March 1988 (aged 33) Right-handed Right arm leg break [27]

County Championship

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Match log and statistics

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No. Date Stage Opponents Venue Result Ref
1 Group 2 8–11 April Middlesex Lord's, London Won by 4 wickets [30]
2 Group 2 15–18 April Gloucestershire County Ground, Taunton Lost by 8 wickets [31]
3 Group 2 22–24 April Leicestershire Grace Road, Leicester Won by 9 wickets [32]
4 Group 2 29 April – 2 May Middlesex County Ground, Taunton Won by 4 wickets [33]
5 Group 2 6–9 May Hampshire Rose Bowl, Southampton Won by 10 wickets [34]
6 Group 2 13–16 May Surrey County Ground, Taunton Drawn [35]
7 Group 2 20–23 May Gloucestershire County Ground, Bristol Drawn [36]
8 Group 2 3–6 June Hampshire County Ground, Taunton Drawn [37]
9 Group 2 4–7 July Leicestershire County Ground, Taunton Drawn [38]
10 Group 2 11–14 July Surrey The Oval, London Drawn [39]
11 Division 1 30 August – 1 September Nottinghamshire County Ground, Taunton Lost by an innings and 160 runs [40]
12 Division 1 5–6 September Yorkshire North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough Lost by an innings and 33 runs [41]
13 Division 1 12–14 September Lancashire County Ground, Taunton Lost by 10 wickets [42]
14 Division 1 21–24 September Warwickshire Edgbaston, Birmingham Lost by 118 runs [43]
Batting averages
Player Matches Innings Runs Average Highest Score 100s 50s
Tom Abell 12 20 711 39.50 132* 1 4
Steven Davies 13 22 634 31.70 87 0 5
James Hildreth 13 20 456 22.80 107 1 1
Qualification: 450 runs. Source: ESPNcricinfo[44]
Bowling averages
Player Matches Innings Wickets Average BBI BBM 5wi 10wi
Craig Overton 8 14 42 15.47 5/25 8/64 4 0
Josh Davey 12 18 35 22.31 5/30 7/62 2 0
Lewis Gregory 9 12 21 30.71 5/68 6/115 1 0
Jack Leach 10 14 18 31.22 6/43 7/66 1 0
Marchant de Lange 10 14 20 34.25 4/55 5/76 0 0
Jack Brooks 6 8 12 41.58 4/77 4/92 0 0
Tom Abell 12 15 13 42.92 3/63 3/63 0 0
Qualification: 10 wickets. Source: ESPNcricinfo[44]

T20 Blast

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Match logs and statistics

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No. Stage Date Opponents Venue Result Ref
1 South Group 9 June (D/N) Essex Eagles County Ground, Taunton Lost by 3 wickets [46]
2 South Group 11 June (D/N) Surrey County Ground, Taunton Lost by 7 wickets [47]
3 South Group 15 June (D/N) Kent Spitfires County Ground, Taunton Won by 47 runs [48]
4 South Group 18 June (D/N) Sussex Sharks County Ground, Hove No result: Match abandoned without a ball bowled due to rain [49]
5 South Group 19 June (D/N) Glamorgan County Ground, Taunton No result: Match abandoned without a ball bowled due to rain [50]
6 South Group 23 June (D/N) Surrey The Oval, London Won by 7 wickets [51]
7 South Group 25 June (D/N) Hampshire Hawks County Ground, Taunton Won by 7 runs [52]
8 South Group 28 June (D/N) Kent Spitfires St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Won by 10 wickets [53]
9 South Group 29 June (D/N) Essex Eagles County Ground, Chelmsford Lost by 6 wickets (DLS method) [54]
10 South Group 1 July (D/N) Gloucestershire County Ground, Bristol Won by 8 wickets [55]
11 South Group 2 July (D/N) Middlesex County Ground, Taunton Won by 5 runs (DLS method) [56]
12 South Group 9 July (D/N) Hampshire Hawks Rose Bowl, Southampton Lost by 75 runs [57]
13 South Group 16 July (D/N) Glamorgan Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Won by 74 runs [58]
14 South Group 18 July (D/N) Gloucestershire County Ground, Taunton Won by 23 runs [59]
15 Quarter-final 26 August (D/N) Lancashire Lightning County Ground, Taunton Won by 7 wickets [60]
16 Semi-final 18 September Hampshire Hawks Edgbaston, Birmingham Won by 2 wickets [61]
17 Final 18 September Kent Spitfires Edgbaston, Birmingham Lost by 25 runs [62]
Batting averages
Player Matches Innings Runs Average Strike rate Highest Score 50s
Devon Conway 8 8 309 61.80 125.60 81* 4
Tom Abell 6 6 295 59.00 161.20 78* 4
Will Smeed 14 13 385 32.08 132.30 63* 1
Tom Lammonby 11 10 219 27.37 162.22 90 1
Tom Banton 10 10 243 27.00 176.08 107* 2
James Hildreth 9 9 206 25.75 132.05 72* 1
Ben Green 14 8 129 21.50 135.78 43* 0
Lewis Goldsworthy 12 11 172 17.20 110.25 48 0
Qualification: 100 runs. Source: ESPNcricinfo[63]
Bowling averages
Player Matches Overs Wickets Average Economy BBI 4wi
Craig Overton 11 37.0 13 20.30 7.13 3/28 0
Roelof van der Merwe 7 27.4 11 18.09 7.19 4/27 1
Lewis Goldsworthy 12 31.0 9 25.11 7.29 3/14 0
Jack Brooks 9 29.1 8 28.00 7.68 2/33 0
Ben Green 14 21.0 4 44.00 8.38 2/34 0
Marchant de Lange 14 48.0 18 22.72 8.52 3/18 0
Max Waller 10 28.0 5 48.20 8.60 2/26 0
Josh Davey 8 25.5 13 19.46 9.79 4/34 1
Lewis Gregory 10 23.0 12 18.83 9.82 5/24 2
Qualification: 15 overs. Source: ESPNcricinfo[63]

One-Day Cup

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Season standings

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Key: Pld = Played, W = Wins, T = Ties, L = Losses, NR = No result, Pts = Points, NRR = Net run rate.

One-Day Cup: Group B[64]
Team Pld W T L NR Pts NRR
Glamorgan* 8 4 0 2 2 10 +0.818
Surrey* 8 4 0 2 2 10 +0.409
Yorkshire Vikings* 8 4 0 2 2 10 –0.024
Leicestershire Foxes 8 4 0 3 1 9 –0.428
Notts Outlaws 8 3 0 3 2 8 +0.686
Warwickshire Bears 8 4 0 4 0 8 –0.025
Somerset 8 3 0 3 2 8 –0.412
Northamptonshire Steelbacks 8 2 0 4 2 6 –0.412
Derbyshire Falcons 8 1 0 6 1 3 –0.558

Notes:
Teams marked  *  progressed to the semi-finals of the competition.
Teams marked  *  progressed to the play-offs of the competition.
Teams marked  †  were eliminated from the competition.

Match logs and statistics

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No. Stage Date Opponents Venue Result Ref
1 Group B 25 July (D/N) Derbyshire County Ground, Taunton Won by 6 wickets [65]
2 Group B 28 July Glamorgan County Ground, Taunton Won by 1 run (DLS method) [66]
3 Group B 30 July Nottinghamshire John Fretwell Sporting Complex, Warsop No result: Match abandoned after 21 overs of the first innings due to rain [67]
4 Group B 1 August Yorkshire County Ground, Taunton Won by 5 wickets [68]
5 Group B 5 August Surrey The Oval, London No result: Match abandoned after 8 overs of the second innings due to rain [69]
6 Group B 8 August Northamptonshire County Ground, Northampton Lost by 81 runs (DLS method) [70]
7 Group B 10 August Leicestershire County Ground, Taunton Lost by 4 wickets [71]
8 Group B 12 August Warwickshire Edgbaston, Birmingham Lost by 3 wickets [72]
Batting averages
Player Matches Innings Runs Average Highest Score 100s 50s
Lewis Goldsworthy 8 7 381 63.50 96 0 4
James Hildreth 8 7 306 51.00 110 1 2
Steven Davies 8 7 269 38.42 94 0 2
George Bartlett 6 5 159 31.80 108 1 0
Qualification: 150 runs. Source: ESPNcricinfo[73]
Bowling averages
Player Matches Overs Wickets Average Economy BBI 4wi
Ben Green 5 34.3 8 22.37 5.18 3/64 0
Lewis Goldsworthy 8 40.0 3 70.00 5.25 1/17 0
Josh Davey 5 35.0 8 24.62 5.62 4/57 1
Sonny Baker 7 54.4 10 33.00 6.03 3/46 0
Kasey Aldridge 6 30.0 6 34.83 6.96 3/39 0
Ned Leonard 4 22.0 3 55.33 7.54 2/84 0
Qualification: 20 overs. Source: ESPNcricinfo[73]

National Counties matches

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Match logs

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No. Date Opponents Venue Result Ref
1 20 July Cornwall County Ground, Taunton Lost by 5 wickets [74]

References

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2022

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Somerset season, 2022
Somerset County Cricket Club
2022 season
CoachJason Kerr (FC & T20)
Paul Tweddle (LA)
CaptainTom Abell (FC & T20)
Ben Green (LA)
Overseas playerMarchant de Lange
Imam-ul-Haq
Matt Renshaw
Sajid Khan
Peter Siddle
Rilee Rossouw (T20)
County ChampionshipDivision One, 7th
One-Day CupGroup A, 8th
T20 BlastSemi-finals
Most runsTom Abell (1,039)
Most wicketsCraig Overton (36)
Most catchesTom Abell (14)
Most wicket-keeping dismissalsSteven Davies (26)

Somerset County Cricket Club competed in three domestic competitions during the 2022 English cricket season: the County Championship, the One-Day Cup and the T20 Blast.

They were captained for the sixth season by batsman, Tom Abell.

Squad

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The following players made at least one appearance for Somerset in first-class cricket, List A cricket or Twenty20 during 2022. The age given is for the start of Somerset's first match of the season, on 7 April 2022.

Batters
Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Ref
Tom Abell (28)   England (1994-03-05)5 March 1994 (aged 28) Right-handed Right arm medium [1]
George Bartlett (14)   England (1998-03-14)14 March 1998 (aged 24) Right-handed Right arm off break [2]
James Hildreth (25)   England (1984-09-09)9 September 1984 (aged 37) Right-handed Right arm medium-fast [3]
Imam-ul-Haq (26)   Pakistan (1995-12-22)22 December 1995 (aged 26) Left-handed Right arm leg break
Matt Renshaw (77)   Australia (1996-03-28)28 March 1996 (aged 26) Left-handed Right arm off break [4]
Rilee Rossouw (4)   South Africa (1989-10-09)9 October 1989 (aged 32) Left-handed Right arm off break [5]
Will Smeed (23)   England (2001-10-26)26 October 2001 (aged 20) Right-handed Right arm off break [6]
Andrew Umeed (1)   Scotland (1996-04-19)19 April 1996 (aged 25) Right-handed Right arm leg break
All-rounders
Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Ref
Ben Green (54)   England (1997-09-28)28 September 1997 (aged 24) Right-handed Right arm medium-fast [7]
Lewis Gregory (24)   England (1992-05-24)24 May 1992 (aged 29) Right-handed Right arm medium-fast [8]
Lewis Goldsworthy (44)   England (2001-01-08)8 January 2001 (aged 21) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox [9]
Tom Lammonby (15)   England (2000-06-02)2 June 2000 (aged 21) Left-handed Left arm medium-fast [10]
Craig Overton (7)   England (1994-04-10)10 April 1994 (aged 27) Right-handed Right arm medium-fast [11]
George Scott (27)   England (1995-11-06)6 November 1995 (aged 26) Right-handed Right arm medium-fast
Josh Thomas (8)   England (2005-01-11)11 January 2005 (aged 17) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Roelof van der Merwe (52)   Netherlands (1984-12-31)31 December 1984 (aged 37) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox [12]
Wicket-keepers
Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Ref
Tom Banton (18)   England (1998-11-11)11 November 1998 (aged 23) Right-handed [13]
Steven Davies (11)   England (1986-06-17)17 June 1986 (aged 35) Left-handed [14]
James Rew (55)   England (2004-01-11)11 January 2004 (aged 18) Left-handed [15]
Bowlers
Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Ref
Kasey Aldridge (5)   England (2000-12-24)24 December 2000 (aged 21) Right-handed Right arm fast-medium [16]
Sonny Baker (16)   England (2003-03-13)13 March 2003 (aged 19) Right-handed Right arm fast-medium
Jack Brooks (70)   England (1984-06-04)4 June 1984 (aged 37) Right-handed Right arm medium-fast [17]
Josh Davey (38)   Scotland (1990-08-03)3 August 1990 (aged 31) Right-handed Right arm medium-fast [18]
Marchant de Lange (90)   South Africa (1990-10-13)13 October 1990 (aged 31) Right-handed Right arm fast [19]
Jack Harding (73)   England (2004-04-25)25 April 2004 (aged 17) Right-handed Left arm fast-medium
Jack Leach (17)   England (1991-06-22)22 June 1991 (aged 30) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox [20]
Ned Leonard (19)   England (2002-08-15)15 August 2002 (aged 19) Right-handed Right arm fast-medium [21]
Alfie Ogborne (3)   England (2003-07-15)15 July 2003 (aged 18) Right-handed Left arm fast-medium
Sajid Khan (68)   Pakistan (1993-09-03)3 September 1993 (aged 28) Right-handed Right arm off break
Ollie Sale (82)   England (1995-09-30)30 September 1995 (aged 26) Right-handed Right arm fast-medium
Peter Siddle (54)   Australia (1984-11-25)25 November 1984 (aged 37) Right-handed Right arm fast-medium [22]
Amar Virdi   England (1998-07-19)19 July 1998 (aged 23) Right-handed Right arm off break [23]
Max Waller (10)   England (1988-03-03)3 March 1988 (aged 34) Right-handed Right arm leg break [24]
Not selected
Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Ref
George Thomas   England (2003-11-14)14 November 2003 (aged 18) Right-handed Right arm medium

County Championship

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Division standings

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Key: Pld = Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, D = Draws, T = Ties, A = Abandonments, Bat = Batting points, Bwl = Bowling points, Adj = Adjustments/Penalties, Pts = Points.

County Championship: Division One[25]
Team Pld W L D T A Bat Bwl Adj Pts
Surrey (C) 14 8 1 5 0 0 48 34 0 250
Lancashire 14 7 1 6 0 0 32 39 –6 225
Hampshire 14 9 4 1 0 0 37 37 –2 224
Essex 14 7 3 4 0 0 24 34 0 202
Kent 14 4 5 5 0 0 30 27 –3 158
Northamptonshire 14 2 5 7 0 0 31 35 0 154
Somerset 14 3 6 5 0 0 28 33 0 149
Warwickshire 14 2 6 6 0 0 26 36 –1 141
Yorkshire (R) 14 1 6 7 0 0 33 35 –2 138
Gloucestershire (R) 14 2 8 4 0 0 26 29 –5 114

Notes:
Team marked  (C)  won the County Championship.
Teams marked  (R)  were relegated to Division Two of the County Championship.

Match log and statistics

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No. Date Opponents Venue Result Ref
1 7–9 April Hampshire Rose Bowl, Southampton Lost by an innings and 113 runs [26]
2 14–16 April Essex County Ground, Taunton Lost by 1 wicket [27]
3 21–24 April Surrey The Oval, London Lost by 3 wickets [28]
4 28–30 April Warwickshire County Ground, Taunton Won by an innings and 82 runs [29]
5 12–15 May Gloucestershire Bristol County Ground, Bristol Won by an innings and 246 runs [30]
6 19–21 May Hampshire County Ground, Taunton Lost by 10 wickets [31]
7 12–15 June Surrey County Ground, Taunton Lost by 3 wickets [32]
8 11–14 July Lancashire Trafalgar Road Ground, Southport Drawn [33]
9 19–22 July Yorkshire County Ground, Taunton Drawn [34]
10 25–28 July Essex County Ground, Chelmsford Drawn [35]
11 5–8 September Gloucestershire County Ground, Taunton Drawn [36]
12 12–15 September Warwickshire Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham Drawn [37]
13 20–23 September Northamptonshire County Ground, Taunton Won by 352 runs [38]
14 26–28 September Kent St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Lost by an innings and 113 runs [39]
Batting averages
Player Matches Innings Runs Average Highest Score 100s 50s
Tom Abell 13 22 1,039 51.95 150* 5 4
Matt Renshaw 8 13 620 47.69 146 2 1
George Bartlett 7 12 456 41.45 111 1 2
Lewis Goldsworthy 10 17 558 37.20 130 1 3
Lewis Gregory 11 18 532 35.46 110* 1 3
Tom Lammonby 14 25 685 28.54 110 1 2
Qualification: 450 runs. Source: ESPNcricinfo[40]
Bowling averages
Player Matches Innings Wickets Average BBI BBM 5wi 10wi
Craig Overton 9 14 36 17.97 7/57 13/87 3 1
Josh Davey 8 13 21 21.38 3/25 6/79 0 0
Peter Siddle 8 14 27 23.92 6/51 7/86 1 0
Jack Brooks 7 11 23 28.78 4/40 6/68 0 0
Kasey Aldridge 8 13 23 30.60 6/110 6/110 1 0
Jack Leach 7 10 13 31.69 5/49 8/90 1 0
Lewis Gregory 11 17 15 53.06 4/62 4/121 0 0
Qualification: 10 wickets. Source: ESPNcricinfo[40]

T20 Blast

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Match logs and statistics

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No. Stage Date Opponents Venue Result Ref
1 South Group 25 May (D/N) Kent Spitfires St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Won by 8 wickets [42]
2 South Group 29 May Essex Eagles County Ground, Taunton Won by 6 wickets (DLS method) [43]
3 South Group 30 May (D/N) Hampshire Hawks Rose Bowl, Southampton Won by 4 wickets [44]
4 South Group 1 June (D/N) Sussex Sharks County Ground, Taunton Lost by 47 runs [45]
5 South Group 3 June (D/N) Glamorgan County Ground, Taunton Won by 9 wickets [46]
6 South Group 9 June (D/N) Gloucestershire Bristol County Ground, Bristol Won by 3 wickets (DLS method) [47]
7 South Group 10 June (D/N) Kent Spitfires County Ground, Taunton Lost by 32 runs [48]
8 South Group 17 June (D/N) Gloucestershire County Ground, Taunton Won by 7 runs [49]
9 South Group 19 June Essex Eagles County Ground, Chelmsford Won by 8 wickets [50]
10 South Group 21 June (D/N) Surrey The Oval, London Lost by 3 wickets [51]
11 South Group 23 June (D/N) Hampshire Hawks County Ground, Taunton Lost by 14 runs [52]
12 South Group 24 June (D/N) Glamorgan Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Won by 16 runs [53]
13 South Group 1 July (D/N) Middlesex Lord's, London Won by 2 wickets [54]
14 South Group 3 July (D/N) Surrey County Ground, Taunton Won by 47 runs [55]
15 Quarter-final 9 July (D/N) Derbyshire Falcons County Ground, Taunton Won by 191 runs [56]
16 Semi-final 16 July Hampshire Hawks Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham Lost by 37 runs
Batting averages
Player Matches Innings Runs Average Strike rate Highest Score 50s
Rilee Rossouw 16 16 623 47.92 192.28 93 7
Tom Abell 16 15 400 33.33 136.98 70 2
Will Smeed 16 16 407 27.13 158.36 98 3
Tom Banton 16 16 359 22.43 129.13 73 2
Roelof van der Merwe 16 10 104 20.80 170.49 48* 0
Ben Green 16 12 148 18.50 143.68 40 0
Tom Lammonby 16 13 221 18.41 139.87 34 0
Lewis Gregory 16 13 140 12.72 121.73 60* 1
Qualification: 100 runs. Source: ESPNcricinfo[57]
Bowling averages
Player Matches Overs Wickets Average Economy BBI 4wi
Tom Lammonby 16 17.0 3 43.33 7.64 1/9 0
Roelof van der Merwe 16 41.0 9 35.11 7.77 2/24 0
Craig Overton 6 16.0 10 13.00 8.12 4/25 1
Peter Siddle 11 36.1 17 17.88 8.40 3/10 0
Josh Davey 11 36.0 15 21.13 8.80 3/21 0
Lewis Gregory 16 34.0 15 20.26 8.94 3/25 0
Jack Brooks 5 20.0 5 35.80 8.95 2/23 0
Marchant de Lange 5 17.0 8 19.25 9.05 4/9 1
Lewis Goldsworthy 9 17.0 6 25.66 9.05 2/24 0
Ben Green 16 50.2 21 21.76 9.07 5/29 1
Qualification: 15 overs. Source: ESPNcricinfo[57]

One-Day Cup

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Season standings

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Key: Pld = Played, W = Wins, T = Ties, L = Losses, NR = No result, Pts = Points, NRR = Net run rate.

One-Day Cup: Group A
Team Pld W T L NR Pts NRR
Sussex Sharks* 8 6 0 2 0 12 +1.929
Leicestershire Foxes* 8 6 0 2 0 12 +0.039
Notts Outlaws* 8 5 0 3 0 10 +1.143
Middlesex 8 5 0 3 0 10 +0.322
Gloucestershire 8 5 0 3 0 10 +0.027
Warwickshire Bears 8 4 1 3 0 9 –0.369
Surrey 8 2 1 5 0 5 –0.977
Somerset 8 1 0 7 0 2 –1.636
Durham 8 1 0 7 0 0 –0.651

Notes:
Teams marked  *  progressed to the semi-finals of the competition.
Teams marked  *  progressed to the play-offs of the competition.
Teams marked  †  were eliminated from the competition.

Adjustments:
Durham deducted 2 points for exceeding the threshold of five disciplinary breaches within a 12-month period.

Match logs and statistics

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No. Stage Date Opponents Venue Result Ref
1 Group A 4 August Notts Outlaws County Ground, Taunton Lost by 10 wickets
2 Group A 7 August Gloucestershire Bristol County Ground, Bristol Lost by 5 wickets
3 Group A 10 August Durham County Ground, Taunton Lost by 9 runs
4 Group A 12 August Leicestershire Foxes Grace Road, Leicester Lost by 45 runs
5 Group A 14 August Middlesex County Ground, Taunton Lost by 1 wicket
6 Group A 17 August Surrey The Oval, London Lost by 43 runs (DLS method)
7 Group A 19 August (D/N) Sussex Sharks County Ground, Taunton Lost by 201 runs
8 Group A 23 August Warwickshire Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham Won by 14 runs
Batting averages
Player Matches Innings Runs Average Highest Score 100s 50s
Ben Green 5 5 211 52.75 157 1 0
Matt Renshaw 7 7 271 38.71 120 1 1
James Rew 8 8 307 38.37 114 1 1
Lewis Goldsworthy 8 8 251 35.85 111 1 1
George Bartlett 8 8 157 26.16 46 0 0
Qualification: 150 runs. Source: ESPNcricinfo[58]
Bowling averages
Player Matches Overs Wickets Average Economy BBI 4wi
Jack Brooks 7 59.3 10 32.30 5.42 4/38 1
Lewis Goldsworthy 8 45.0 3 87.66 5.84 2/58 0
Kasey Aldridge 8 63.0 13 29.30 6.04 5/50 1
Ben Green 5 33.0 3 67.33 6.12 2/82 0
Alfie Ogborne 5 38.0 4 61.25 6.44 3/49 0
Sonny Baker 3 21.1 9 17.00 7.22 6/46 1
Ollie Sale 3 24.0 3 60.66 7.58 3/80 0
Qualification: 20 overs. Source: ESPNcricinfo[58]

Tourist match

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Match logs and statistics

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No. Date Opponents Venue Result Ref
1 27 May Sri Lanka Cricket Development XI County Ground, Taunton Won by 66 runs [59]

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2023

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Somerset season, 2023
Somerset County Cricket Club
2023 season
CoachJason Kerr (FC & T20)
Paul Tweddle (LA)
CaptainTom Abell
Sean Dickson (LA)
Lewis Gregory (T20)
Overseas playerCameron Bancroft
Matt Henry
Peter Siddle
Neil Wagner
Curtis Campher (LA)
Ish Sodhi (T20)
County ChampionshipDivision One, 7th
One-Day CupGroup B, 7th
T20 BlastWinners
Most runsJames Rew (1,086)
Most wicketsLewis Gregory (34)
Most catchesCraig Overton (15)
Most wicket-keeping dismissalsJames Rew (42)

Somerset County Cricket Club competed in three domestic competitions during the 2023 English cricket season: the County Championship, the One-Day Cup and the T20 Blast.

They were captained for the seventh season by batsman, Tom Abell.

Squad

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The following players made at least one appearance for Somerset in first-class cricket, List A cricket or Twenty20 during 2023. The age given is for the start of Somerset's first match of the season, on 6 April 2023.

Batters
Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Ref
Tom Abell (28)   England (1994-03-05)5 March 1994 (aged 29) Right-handed Right arm medium [1]
Cameron Bancroft (4)   Australia (1992-11-19)19 November 1992 (aged 30) Right-handed Right arm off break
George Bartlett (14)   England (1998-03-14)14 March 1998 (aged 25) Right-handed Right arm off break [2]
Sean Dickson (58)   South Africa (1991-09-02)2 September 1991 (aged 31) Right-handed Right arm medium
Fin Hill (9)   England (2006-06-21)21 June 2006 (aged 16) Right-handed Right-arm medium
Tom Kohler-Cadmore (32)   England (1994-08-19)19 August 1994 (aged 28) Right-handed Right arm off break
Tom Lammonby (15)   England (2000-06-02)2 June 2000 (aged 22) Left-handed Left arm medium-fast [3]
Will Smeed (23)   England (2001-10-26)26 October 2001 (aged 21) Right-handed Right arm off break [4]
Andrew Umeed (1)   Scotland (1996-04-19)19 April 1996 (aged 26) Right-handed Right arm leg break
All-rounders
Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Ref
Kasey Aldridge (5)   England (2000-12-24)24 December 2000 (aged 22) Right-handed Right arm fast-medium [5]
Dom Bess (47)   England (1997-07-22)22 July 1997 (aged 25) Right-handed Right arm off break
Curtis Campher (85)   Ireland (1999-04-20)20 April 1999 (aged 23) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
Lewis Goldsworthy (44)   England (2001-01-08)8 January 2001 (aged 22) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox [6]
Ben Green (54)   England (1997-09-28)28 September 1997 (aged 25) Right-handed Right arm medium-fast [7]
Lewis Gregory (24)   England (1992-05-24)24 May 1992 (aged 30) Right-handed Right arm medium-fast [8]
Danny Lamb (27)   England (1995-09-07)7 September 1995 (aged 27) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
Craig Overton (7)   England (1994-04-10)10 April 1994 (aged 28) Right-handed Right arm medium-fast [9]
George Thomas (46)   England (2003-11-14)14 November 2003 (aged 19) Right-handed Right arm medium
Josh Thomas (8)   England (2005-01-11)11 January 2005 (aged 18) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Roelof van der Merwe (52)   Netherlands (1984-12-31)31 December 1984 (aged 38) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox [10]
Wicket-keepers
Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Ref
Tom Banton (18)   England (1998-11-11)11 November 1998 (aged 24) Right-handed [11]
Steven Davies (11)   England (1986-06-17)17 June 1986 (aged 36) Left-handed [12]
James Rew (55)   England (2004-01-11)11 January 2004 (aged 19) Left-handed [13]
Bowlers
Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Ref
Shoaib Bashir (13)   England (2003-10-13)13 October 2003 (aged 19) Right-handed Right arm off break
Jack Brooks (70)   England (1984-06-04)4 June 1984 (aged 38) Right-handed Right arm medium-fast [14]
Josh Davey (38)   Scotland (1990-08-03)3 August 1990 (aged 32) Right-handed Right arm medium-fast [15]
Matt Henry (21)   New Zealand (1991-12-14)14 December 1991 (aged 31) Right-handed Right arm fast-medium
JT Langridge (26)   England (2005-11-03)3 November 2005 (aged 17) Left-handed Left-arm fast-medium
Jack Leach (17)   England (1991-06-22)22 June 1991 (aged 31) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox [16]
Ned Leonard (19)   England (2002-08-15)15 August 2002 (aged 20) Right-handed Right arm fast-medium [17]
Alfie Ogborne (3)   England (2003-07-15)15 July 2003 (aged 19) Right-handed Left arm fast-medium
Peter Siddle (54)   Australia (1984-11-25)25 November 1984 (aged 38) Right-handed Right arm fast-medium [18]
Ish Sodhi (61)   New Zealand (1992-10-31)31 October 1992 (aged 30) Right-handed Right arm leg break
Neil Wagner (10)   New Zealand (1986-03-13)13 March 1986 (aged 37) Left-handed Left-arm fast-medium
Not selected
Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Ref
Sonny Baker (16)   England (2003-03-13)13 March 2003 (aged 20) Right-handed Right arm fast-medium

County Championship

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Division standings

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Match log and statistics

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Batting averages
Player Matches Innings Runs Average Highest Score 100s 50s
James Rew 14 22 1,086 57.15 221 5 2
Kasey Aldridge 8 13 451 41.00 101* 1 3
Tom Kohler-Cadmore 12 20 735 38.68 130 1 4
Tom Abell 13 21 622 31.10 151 1 2
Tom Lammonby 14 24 657 29.86 109 1 4
Qualification: 450 runs. Source: ESPNcricinfo[19]
Bowling averages
Player Matches Innings Wickets Average BBI BBM 5wi 10wi
Matt Henry 6 10 32 16.18 6/59 8/78 4 0
Lewis Gregory 9 15 34 21.55 7/84 11/148 1 1
Peter Siddle 5 8 16 24.12 3/34 5/71 0 0
Jack Brooks 5 8 12 27.58 5/56 6/75 1 0
Jack Leach 6 9 18 29.55 4/119 6/92 0 0
Craig Overton 9 15 26 30.30 5/46 7/120 1 0
Josh Davey 7 11 15 31.53 4/17 4/28 0 0
Kasey Aldridge 8 13 16 47.37 4/36 6/144 0 0
Shoaib Bashir 6 10 10 67.00 3/67 6/155 0 0
Qualification: 10 wickets. Source: ESPNcricinfo[19]

T20 Blast

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Season standings

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Match logs and statistics

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No. Stage Date Opponents Venue Result Ref
1 South Group 24 May (D/N) Hampshire Hawks County Ground, Taunton Won by 8 wickets [20]
2 South Group 26 May (D/N) Sussex Sharks County Ground, Hove Won by 5 wickets [21]
3 South Group 28 May (D/N) Glamorgan County Ground, Taunton Won by 4 wickets [22]
4 South Group 30 May (D/N) Kent Spitfires St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Won by 13 runs (DLS method) [23]
5 South Group 2 June (D/N) Middlesex County Ground, Taunton Won by 9 wickets [24]
6 South Group 4 June Essex County Ground, Taunton Won by 11 runs
7 South Group 7 June (D/N) Hampshire Hawks Rose Bowl, Southampton Lost by 5 runs
8 South Group 9 June (D/N) Gloucestershire Bristol County Ground, Bristol Won by 80 runs
9 South Group 16 June (D/N) Surrey County Ground, Taunton Lost by 28 runs
10 South Group 19 June (D/N) Essex Eagles County Ground, Chelmsford Won by 7 wickets
11 South Group 21 June (D/N) Glamorgan Sophia Gardens, Cardiff Won by 8 wickets
12 South Group 23 June (D/N) Gloucestershire County Ground, Taunton Won by 4 wickets
13 South Group 30 June (D/N) Surrey The Oval, London Won by 18 runs
14 South Group 2 July (D/N) Kent Spitfires County Ground, Taunton Won by 15 runs
15 Quarter-final 7 July (D/N) Notts Outlaws County Ground, Taunton Won by 5 wickets
16 Semi-final 15 July Surrey Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham Won by 24 runs
17 Final 15 July (D/N) Essex Eagles Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham Won by 14 runs
Batting averages
Player Matches Innings Runs Average Strike rate Highest Score 50s
Sean Dickson 11 10 263 37.57 146.92 53 1
Tom Kohler-Cadmore 17 17 489 34.92 160.32 72 3
Tom Banton 16 16 468 31.20 149.04 84 3
Will Smeed 17 17 523 30.76 175.70 94 5
Lewis Gregory 14 11 189 27.00 138.97 57* 1
Ben Green 17 12 183 26.14 142.96 40* 0
Tom Abell 16 16 312 26.00 117.73 42 0
Qualification: 100 runs. Source: ESPNcricinfo[25]
Bowling averages
Player Matches Overs Wickets Average Economy BBI 4wi
Ish Sodhi 5 20.0 8 17.37 6.95 3/22 0
Roelof van der Merwe 10 29.0 13 15.84 7.10 3/24 0
Craig Overton 14 51.0 18 20.83 7.35 3/8 0
Lewis Gregory 14 38.1 15 18.80 7.38 2/13 0
Matt Henry 14 52.2 31 13.25 7.85 4/24 2
Peter Siddle 7 22.4 7 29.14 9.00 2/28 0
Josh Davey 9 31.0 14 20.50 9.25 3/26 0
Ben Green 17 54.1 30 16.66 9.23 4/20 2
Qualification: 15 overs. Source: ESPNcricinfo[25]

One-Day Cup

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Match logs and statistics

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No. Stage Date Opponents Venue Result Ref
1 Group B 4 August Warwickshire Bears County Ground, Taunton Lost by 4 wickets
2 Group B 6 August Worcestershire County Ground, Taunton Won by 36 runs
3 Group B 9 August Northamptonshire Steelbacks Wantage Road, Northampton Lost by 87 runs
4 Group B 11 August Sussex Sharks County Ground, Taunton Lost by 4 wickets
5 Group B 13 August Gloucestershire Bristol County Ground, Bristol Lost by 198 runs
6 Group B 17 August Durham Roseworth Terrace, Gosforth Won by 6 wickets
7 Group B 20 August Glamorgan County Ground, Taunton Lost by 2 wickets
8 Group B 22 August Derbyshire Falcons County Ground, Derby Won by 72 runs
Batting averages
Player Matches Innings Runs Average Highest Score 100s 50s
Andrew Umeed 8 8 613 87.57 172* 3 2
Lewis Goldsworthy 5 5 250 50.00 78 0 1
Curtis Campher 5 5 193 38.60 101 1 0
Sean Dickson 8 8 259 37.00 67 0 2
James Rew 8 8 239 29.87 101 1 0
George Bartlett 8 8 209 29.85 74 0 2
Qualification: 150 runs. Source: ESPNcricinfo[26]
Bowling averages
Player Matches Overs Wickets Average Economy BBI 4wi
George Thomas 8 32.0 6 29.50 5.53 2/42 0
Jack Brooks 6 46.0 8 31.87 5.54 3/75 0
Josh Thomas 5 30.0 5 37.40 6.23 3/40 0
Lewis Goldsworthy 5 39.0 5 43.20 5.53 2/30 0
Danny Lamb 8 57.1 8 46.62 6.52 3/25 0
Ned Leonard 7 56.5 8 47.12 6.63 3/40 0
Curtis Campher 5 40.3 6 47.33 7.01 3/47 0
Shoaib Bashir 7 46.1 3 99.66 6.47 1/46 0
Qualification: 20 overs. Source: ESPNcricinfo[26]

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