Richard Walsh

Despite the return of their two England players Andy Caddick and Marcus Trescothick, Somerset continued their disappointing run in the Benson and Hedges Cup when they lost their penultimate first round match to old rivals Gloucestershire by 39 runs

Steffan Jones has at last received the international recognition that many Somerset supporters feel that he has more than earned, but not for England

Somerset fast bowler Richard Johnson is likely to be missing from the scene for the next few games after pulling a hamstring whilst bowling in the Benson and Hedges match against Northants at Taunton yesterday

Somerset slipped to their heaviest ever defeat in the Benson and Hedges Cup at Taunton today when they were beaten by Northamptonshire by 145 runs

Bathed in sunshine, the County Ground was a hive of activity this morning ahead of tomorrow's all important Benson and Hedges group match at home against Northamptonshire

With the first class season just underway, the official Somerset website is launching a regular feature entitled `hero of the week'

Somerset supporters will be heartened by the news that fast bowler Steffan Jones is back in training

Somerset's hopes of getting their Benson & Hedges campaign back on track were washed away at the County Ground when today's group match against Glamorgan was abandoned without a ball being bowled

It seems that Somerset all-rounder Keith Dutch has at last found his true vocation in life

Steffan Jones is still recovering from his hamstring injury so Somerset coach Kevin Shine has named the same twelve players that lost to Warwickshire on Sunday, for the Benson and Hedges match against Glamorgan at Taunton tomorrow

Somerset got off to a disappointing start in their quest to win the last-ever Benson and Hedges Cup, when they lost to Warwickshire at Edgbaston in a rain-affected match today

Following the conclusion of their championship match against Sussex at Hove Somerset face a hectic nine days, during which they will play their five zonal Benson & Hedges Cup matches

Somerset had to settle for a draw at Hove in their opening championship match of the season that ended today

With the first home game of the season, against Glamorgan on Tuesday, just a couple of days away, the builders at the County Ground are busy putting the finishing touches to the various improvements that have taken place over the winter months

As he sat in his office looking out over a rainswept County Ground this morning, Somerset chief executive Peter Anderson reflected upon a couple of issues which he has spoken about recently

At the end of a day that was restricted because of rain, Sussex had scored 178 for 3 off 42 overs, a lead of 114 over Somerset

Somerset ended the second day of their championship match against Sussex at Hove on 380 for 8, a first innings lead of 43

Somerset start the second day of their championship opener against Sussex knowing that it is unlikely that Steffan Jones will bowl again in the match

A number of the Somerset players chosen for the opening match of the season against Sussex tomorrow were at the County Ground early this morning, having a final net session before making the journey to Hove later in the day

Somerset, who were runners up in Division One of the county championship in 2001, travel to Hove on Wednesday to face Sussex, the Division Two champions last season, for their opening first class match of 2002