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Metro50 Game1 - Welcome to the next stage - Notts at Welbeck

While the cricket establishment pretends that the domestic cricket season moves to their franchises. the real peopleknow that the domestic cricket continues with the MetroBank 50 tournament.. Admittedly some of the franchise counties have to go to outgrounds to play - what's not to like? But we revamp our first team and move on while our mercenaries go and do their mercenary thing for a month or so. Jake Ball captains today because of Lewis Goldsworthy's concussion based absence and we welcome new players and give first team experienceto the younger guys. We face Notts at Welbeck today at 11.
Blast Finals Day Semi 1 - It's Northants Again!!

Here we go again then people. Another Blast Finals Day and another nailbiter as we pull ourselves into the day by the skin of Craig Overton's bat. We take on Northants - who must love us at the moment. We have won the toss and we will bowl first at 11 am. With Lewis Goldsworthy out because of a concussion, Jack Leach will be our spinner in the first game.
Blast Quarter Final Here We Go at Headingley

It's a trip to Yorkshire we probably mostly did not expect. The boys are there on merit and on a roll for the second half. Can they win? Most certainly. Can we lose also most certainly. Tom Abell and Tom Banton are both available and the strange thing is that that creates more problems than it solves. the team will be interesting. Jonny Bairstow has decide to bat after winning the toss and we go before the World Cup Semi. The prize? Finals Day on Satruday. If not Metro50 starts on Tuesday. Go well Boyz
Blast Game 12 - Simple Beat the Pears!!

The job is simple here. We need to beat Worcestershire tonight to qualifty for the Quartter Finals on Wednesday. All the other bits are fluff after that. If we llose our 2026 Blast is done if we don't we move on to the next stage. Worcestershire have won the toss and will bowl first. Jack Leach will play tonight taking Josh Thomas' place.
Women's Blast Game 12 - Fanx Tara Towie

So we will not be at the Finals day next Friday but we are so far on from where we were or expected to be in T20 cricket at the start of the season. We have not been anyone's kicking post in this tournament and now have players other sides fear. So let's say thank you to the women and enjoy the last Balst game of the season while llooking forward to what Erion Osborne has in stroe for us next year in the shortest form of the game.
Blast Game 11 - Northants Part 2 - Gregory Back?

An evening game in the furnace that is Taunton tonight. Northants will be here with revenge on their minds and Lewis Gregory is out in the middle taking the toss as captain so we are assuming he will play. Somerset have won the toss and will bowl.
Women's Blast Game 11 - Blazing Away\!!

Trent Bridge on a blistering day with a possioble Finals day place in a week's time as the reward for a win. Somerset win the toss and have decdided to bat first. Charlie Dean is back with the squad while her England team-mates take on India at Lord's
Blast Game 10 - Derby to the Wire as well

We are 'down to the wire' in the Blast and we are off the pace without FOUR wins to us before the end. We go to Derby for one of those games agaimnst those not in our region. We've only played Derbyshire once in this competition and that was in the 2022 QF when we handed them their backsides at taunton with a record win. Don't expect that tonight - but we are not changing the side from the one that gave Northants a spanking last weekend and Josh Thomas deerves his place in this side after that performance. We have won the toss and are batting first tonight. We need a win!!
Women's Blast Game 10 - Down to the Wire v Essex

Chloe Skelton returns in this 'do or die' game at Chelmsford where the loser of the game is probably out of the tournament as it moves on. England A players are back for this one so Skelton replaces Ruby Davis is the only change on a warm July evening.
Blast Game 9 - Northants Away

The last four games of the 2026 Blast and Somerset are neither in or out of the chase for a next stage place. They really have to win all four games left and even then they may not qualify for the knock out section and/or Finals Day. The consecutive four losses made it difficult and the other loss last Sunday compounded the problem. The face the Steelbacks at home who have won the toss and put Somerset in.