Somerset / Features

County cricket's commercial crusade for the 21st century

Apr 16, 2013: Every club is trying its best to stay afloat, selling real estate, hosting concerts, borrowing heavily, but is the model sustainable?

Countyscape

Somerset could feel the strain

Apr 15, 2013: Somerset have a reputation for finishing second and, as their side ages, they may soon begin to wonder if their best chance of a trophy has gone

County previews

Warwickshire still ahead of the pack

Apr 9, 2013: ESPNcricinfo's senior correspondent George Dobell runs the rule over the Division One clubs

County preview

A county game to savour

Apr 9, 2013: Critics of county cricket ignore its importance to the England team and its relevance throughout the country - there is much to celebrate and admire

India v England, 4th ODI, Mohali

England ring for Buttler

Jan 22, 2013: Problems for Kieswetter and Bairstow bring opportunity for Buttler just eight games ahead of the Champions Trophy

County cricket

Homegrown champs and Middlesex's foreign influence

Nov 6, 2012: The second of our four-part series of statistical analysis on the 2012 County Championship

Go well, Martin

Oct 18, 2012: New Zealand's greatest batsman will bring to his fight against disease the qualities he set store by in his fine cricket career

'Doubting yourself is one of the worst things you can do'

Aug 28, 2012: Dropped by Lancashire, and playing out the rest of the season for Somerset, Sajid Mahmood tries to stay positive and believes he still has plenty to offer

'I don't care what I look like, I want to give the bowlers nothing'

Apr 30, 2012: Somerset's Nick Compton is an an old-school scrapper whose timeless virtues are paying dividends

County cricket 2012

Can Lancashire do it again?

Apr 4, 2012: We preview the 2012 season for teams in Division One of the County Championship

County cricket

A bad decision for English cricket

Jan 11, 2012: David Morgan will certainly leave his mark on the domestic game in England and Wales

County cricket

Five county clashes worth watching

Nov 29, 2011: The English domestic fixtures were announced early on Tuesday and ESPNcricinfo picks out five mouthwatering matches. Let us know which games have caught your eye

The coach who played no first-class cricket

Oct 30, 2011: Somerset's Andy Hurry is a notable exception in the modern game: an amateur at the helm of a top county side

Somerset v MI, 2nd semi-final, CLT20, Chennai

Brave Harbhajan wriggles out of a catch-22

Oct 8, 2011: Harbhajan Singh's gamble to hand James Franklin the 19th over ahead of himself was a brave decision, but worked out in Mumbai Indians' favour

Somerset v Mumbai Indians, 2nd semi-final, CLT20, Chennai

The fateful forearm and fast full tosses

Oct 8, 2011: ESPNcricinfo presents the Plays of the Day from the second semi-final of the Champions League T20, between Somerset and Mumbai Indians in Chennai

Somerset v Warriors, CLT20, Bangalore

van der Merwe's single gear

Oct 5, 2011: Plays of the Day from the match between Somerset and Warriors in Bangalore

Champions League scenarios, Group B

Knight Riders must pray for rain

Oct 4, 2011: The semi-final scenarios for group B

Royal Challengers v Somerset, CLT20 2011, Bangalore

A costly drop, and Trego's revenge

Oct 3, 2011: Plays of the Day from the Champions League T20 match between Somerset and Royal Challengers Bangalore

Champions League scenarios, Group B

Somerset best placed to make the cut

Oct 3, 2011: The semi-final scenarios for group B

The Twenty20 candyshop

Sep 30, 2011: The Twenty20 experience at the Champions League has exceeded all expectations