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Durham v Somerset, Chester-le-Street, 3rd day

Kieswetter gives Somerset hope

Apr 12, 2013: Craig Kieswetter has had a fine match, taking everything that came his way behind the stumps and playing an instrumental role with the bat to put Somerset in a position from which they are well placed to win

Durham v Somerset, Chester-le-Street, 2nd day

Rushworth stars as the ball rules

Apr 11, 2013: Durham stumbled to 92 for 8 - a lead of 210 - in their second innings after Chris Rushworth's best figures had helped blow Somerset away

Durham v Somerset, Chester-le-Street, 1st day

Stokes' sober approach suits Durham

Apr 10, 2013: Ben Stokes' restrained 49 for Durham exhibited a willingness to buckle down after a winter in which he was sent home early from the England Lions tour for disciplinary reasons

County news

Petersen to miss Somerset opener

Apr 8, 2013: Somerset are likely to be without Alviro Petersen for the first game of the Championship season

County previews

Bowling Somerset's one sticking point

Apr 4, 2013: With some ageing stalwarts and raw youngsters, whether Somerset have the bowling firepower to bowl sides out twice remains to be seen

County news

Haggett wins second chance at Kent

Mar 5, 2013: Kent have signed former Somerset allrounder Calum Haggett

County news

Former Somerset captain Brian Langford dies

Feb 12, 2013: Brian Langford, a former Somerset captain and one of the most respected players the county has ever produced, has died at the age of 76

County news

Petersen to extend Somerset stay

Jan 9, 2013: Alviro Petersen, the South Africa opening batsman, has agreed to extend his early-season stint with Somerset and will now play in the Friends Life t20.

County news

Nosworthy gets Somerset job

Dec 20, 2012: Dave Nosworthy, the former Lions coach in South Africa, has been named Somerset's new director of cricket

County news

Rehman returns to Somerset in 2013

Dec 18, 2012: Abdur Rehman, the Pakistan left-arm spinner, will again play for Somerset in 2013 having signed for the latter part of the domestic season

County news

Somerset post record profit for 2012

Dec 6, 2012: Somerset have continued to cement their reputation as one of the best run, and financially secure, county set-ups after they announced a record profit

County news

Nosworthy in frame for Somerset role

Dec 3, 2012: Dave Nosworthy, the former Highveld Lions coach, has emerged as a leading candidate for the vacant role of director of cricket at Somerset

County news

Championship returns to late September in 2013

Nov 26, 2012: County cricket will return to the latter half of September, with the 2013 fixture list confirming that the window in the ICC's Future Tours Programme reserved for the T20 Champions League will not be kept free

County news

Somerset bring in Petersen

Nov 9, 2012: Alviro Petersen, the South Africa opener, will join Somerset as their overseas player for the first part of the 2013 season

County news

Trescothick sets sights on 40 and beyond

Nov 8, 2012: Marcus Trescothick has expressed a desire to continue playing for Somerset into his forties

County cricket

Somerset in talks with Langer

Oct 18, 2012: Justin Langer, Australia's assistant coach, has emerged as a leading candidate for the position of director of cricket at Somerset.

England news

Buttler earns incremental contract

Sep 22, 2012: Jos Buttler's continued presence in England's Twenty20 side has been rewarded with an ECB incremental contract.

England news

Compton named PCA Player of the Year

Sep 21, 2012: Nick Compton's good week continued when he was named the NatWest PCA Player of the Year

County news

Mahmood let go by Lancashire

Sep 19, 2012: Lancashire have released former England faster bowler Saj Mahmood after ten years at the club

World Twenty20 2012

Buttler propelled into the spotlight

Sep 16, 2012: Jos Buttler's international career finally came alive at Edgbaston and in an instant his stock has rocketed