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Women's Metrobank Must Win v Lancashire

The Women have two games left to get into a position to go forward into a semi final and a possible place in the Final of the One Day Cup in Southampton in about a fortnight's time. Both our Somerset sides could be in a trophy final stages in the last week of the season. But the women have to win both games to be certain and may still need Warwickshire to mess up along the way. You can only do what you can do and each game left in the season counts. We face Lancashire at Taunton today in what could be Kate Cross's last professional match of a phenomenal career. Sophie luff has won the toss and elected to field first. The ground looks ready so we seem to be starting on time
CC1 v Leicestershire and Friends!!

We go to Leicestershire for the first time in a long time for a Championship match and Jake Ball returns to a sidse that is pretty much the one that beat Glamorgan in 3 days last week. the rain has delayed the start but the Foxes have won the toss and decided to bowl first. We face ex Somerset players, but not the ones you would expect. no Ben Green or Josh Davey in the side but we will be seeing Nathan Gilchrist who has been loaned to Leicestershire by rivals Warwickshire for this game. He'll then be returning to Birmingham to help in their attemp to win the CC1 when they play the Foxes in their lasat game. What a coincidence that he should be surplus to requirements when Somerset are pushing to for the title and then is necessary in their own Championship run in
CC1 Happy Grockles Day!! Glamorgan at Taunton

Welcome to the penultimate CC1 game of the season. it seems today is the day when Grockles users who are not in the vicinity most of the time or work for a living are meeting up at the ground to watch a bit of cricket together. First I knew about it but Yay!! The weather cold be better but we do start almost on time. The clouds are grey and rain is in the air. Somerset won the toss and have put Glamorgan in with Goldsworthy joining the XI picked for Hove in the place of Ball who was in for Shaw.
CC1 v Sussex at Hove

Sussex have won the toss and will bowl first and we are startying on time. No Jake Ball today. Josh Shaw comes in as the third seam bowler and Lewis Gregory will captain. Not sure yet whether he will bowl but one would assume he will. Craig Overton also comes back and Lewis Goldsworthy misses out from the eleven. There was a predicted thunderstorm in the early morning today but the rain has gone away and though it might be a bit moist it is a sunny morning in Hove.
Women's Metrobank v Durham - Last game to Taunton

The last game at the home ground in the Metro for Somerdset Women. They will be at Taunton Vale for a couple but this will be the final County Ground appearance of 2026. fter the excellent win in Hampshire last week the side will be preparing for their T20 Finals Day at Old Traffoed next weekend but first there is the little matter of Durham in a 50 over game.
CC1 Returns Essex at Home

We welcome Henry Nicholls to the squad for 6 games hot off a Test series and with a record we'd like to see him extend in Late August and September. He will not beomce our 60th opening bat in the CC1 as he is booked to enter at number 3 but we'd like to see a lot of him today as Essex have won the toss and decided to bowl first
Women Metro 50 - v Essex

Somoerset women return to the fight after the franchise break as they travel to Chelsmford to take on Essex in the return of the 50 over competitiom. This is the 11th of 16 and they need to win all of their remaining games toreally have a say in the next stage. Good to see Emma Corney return to the middle after 14 months away because of injury. Somerset have won the toss and decided to bowl first
Metrobank Game 8 Beat Lancs or Bust

The last of the first phase games in thios year's 50 over competition. We face Lancashire and have the position of still being able to qualify IF we win AND Warks win AND Glos win AND neither of them do it with a better NRR than us. Winning is our only priority today. if the rest falls into place then we will cntinue. If they don't we'll assess a 4:4 record with all the wins at home and all the losses away. That is IF we win. Lewis has won the toss and put Lancashire in. Sav Perera returns in the battnf and Migael Pretorius returns to the bowling. Let battle commence.
Metrobank Game 7 Away in Northamptonshire

The last away match of the first part of the Metrobank 50 over competition and it has not been very fertile ground for Somerset. They will hope a young side will change that this afternoon as they chase a possible qualifying spot after smashing Surrey on Friday. Lewis Goldsworthy won the toss and will bat first
Metrobank Game 6 - Surrey at Home

Welcome to gridlocked Taunton for the Surrey match at 2pm on a Friday when they've closed half the roads in and then started the Taunton Flower Show. Jack Leach is in a young side for this one - maybe we've decided it's worth playing the up and comers as the two losses last weekend have pretty much us out of the running in this competition. Surrey have won the toss and will bowl first.