Cricket News

In some ways, every day is Marcus Trescothick Day at the county ground in Taunton, so greatly does his spirit seem to animate the place

A first century of the season for James Hildreth, that great, overlooked west country run-gatherer, provided Somerset supporters with something to clutch to their breasts on what was an otherwise trying day

Liam Livingstone arrived at the crease at the end of the first over of the day and spent much of the rest of it - either side of a three-and-a-half hour delay for rain - compiling an unbeaten 108 from 152 balls

Lancashire supporters have fond memories of Taunton, having clinched their first outright title in 77 years here in 2011, and after two relegations in the interim they had another good day on their return to the west country