VICTORY IN CHELMSFORD!!! 🔥
What a performance from the boys, as we win in Chelmsford in the County Championship for the first time since 2010!!
Archie finishes in a flurry, with 41 off just 25 balls!!!
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CAPTAIN CRAIG O!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥
What a performance from Craig Overton, a 2nd First-Class century!! ⚡️⚡️⚡️
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LUNCH: Brilliant session for Somerset! Craig Overton is 98* with Will Smeed 17* - Somerset 264/6 and lead by 115 runs
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ALL OUT: After winning the toss and electing to bowl, Somerset have bowled Essex out for 149!
Josh Shaw gets three wickets on his Somerset debut 🙌
Lammonby 2⃣ wickets
Pretorious 1⃣ wicket
Overton 2⃣ wickets
Shaw 3⃣ wickets
Ball 2⃣ wickets
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👏 2ND XI: Will Smeed finished his innings on 2⃣0⃣9⃣ not out, as Somerset 2ND XI declared against Cardiff UCCE.
2️⃣1️⃣ Fours
3️⃣ Sixes
That’s 357 runs for him in just two innings 👊
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Why on earth was Alfie Ogborne dropped for this game?! #YouAreSomerset #cricket🏏
TEAM NEWS: Here is your Somerset XI to take on Essex today 👊
Josh Shaw makes his Somerset debut, replacing Alfie Ogborne.
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It's MATCHDAY!
🏏 Essex 🆚 Somerset
📌 Ambassador Cruise Line Ground
🏆 County Championship, Day One
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🔥 Two innings. Two centuries.
Will Smeed is in great form for Somerset 2ND XI!
1️⃣4️⃣ Fours
3️⃣ Sixes
SCORECARD ➡️ somer.st/Cardiff
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⏪ Flashback: Essex v Somerset (2010)
Marcus Trescothick showed his class with a legendary 2️⃣2️⃣8️⃣* to dismantle Essex to set up a massive 200+ run win.
Inspiration for the boys tomorrow! 👊
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👊 Here's our squad for tomorrow's County Championship fixture against Essex.
Skipper Lewis Gregory is included after missing out last week with a pectoral injury, but we remain without Tom Banton (IPL).
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🙌 We’re supporting this year’s #CountyCricketDay on Saturday 16th May!
For this specific day, we'll be offering kids for a QUID to encourage more youngsters to get involved with County Cricket.
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1⃣0⃣0⃣ up for Will Smeed for Somerset 2nd XI!
His innings has so far included 14 fours and two sixes. Keep it going, Will 👊
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🎉 Wishing our Head Coach, Jason Kerr a very Happy Birthday!
Here’s to a successful season ahead 🙌
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MATCH DRAWN: Notts end 140/3 after 45 overs. A good four days of cricket to begin our 2026 County Championship campaign 🙌
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The awesome Jack Leach has 2 for 20 in 14 overs. Control and potency. ARE YOU WATCHING ENGLAND SELECTORS!!
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#BankHolidayMondaying sees the ☀️ on my face, blue skies over the CACG & there’s good vibes around on day 4/4 of #SOMvNOTTS in the 2026 County Championship.
(🏏 Yes, there’s a ‘freshness’ in the air requiring a 🧥 & a ☕️ - but the season has started! 🧡)
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Beautiful
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REEEEEEEEEW!!
1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ Up for James Rew, his first century of the 2026 season 👏
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Sound. Off. The. Bat. 😍
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Four for Pretorius 🇿🇦🔥
Migael Pretorius claimed figures of 4/65 from 25 overs on his return to Somerset 👏
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A masterclass in swing bowling from Ogborne today 🔥
Three massive wickets for the left-armer, including two in a single over to remove Verreynne and Clarke.
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Great angle of that Tom Lammonby catch! 👏👏👏
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Our first innings of 2026 comes to an end, as Somerset reach 3⃣4⃣7⃣.
Craig Overton finished unbeaten on 60.
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5️⃣0️⃣ up for Craig Overton!
That’s a brilliant half century for the skipper, marking his 20th in First-Class cricket! 🙌
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