Somerset all-rounder Craig Overton says he wants to make England selectors’ jobs “as hard as possible” by continuing his excellent form for his county. Overton was named men’s player of the year at the Professional Cricketers’ Association awards after an impressive season Somerset, who finished second in the County Championship. Overton took 53 wickets –
A few weeks ago Somerset fans might have been daring to dream that 2026 would finally be the year their team would turn from nearly men into County Championship winners. With two games to go, Somerset were top of the table by four points, destiny was in their hands as they sought to win their
Rothesay County Championship, Division One, Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton (day three) Surrey 422: Lawrence 139, Sibley 72, Foakes 64; Leach 4-91, Gregory 3-85 Somerset 691-8: Abell 284*, Lammonby 229, Pretorius 72*; Lomror 4-196 Somerset (5 pts) lead Surrey (4 pts) by 269 runs with two wickets remaining Match scorecard Double centurions Tom Lammonby and
Batting conditions looked near perfect at the start of play and soon Lawrence, unbeaten on 105 overnight, was continuing his assault on the short boundaries. What looked a leisurely flick off Craig Overton in the second over of the morning sent the ball flying into the James Hildreth Stand for six. Surrey lost their fifth
Soon it was Surrey capitalising on the favourable batting conditions. As early as the eighth over, Somerset skipper Lewis Gregory turned to spin, introducing Jack Leach from the River End. Rory Burns had no intention of letting the experienced left-armer settle into a line and length, slog-sweeping him for six in only his second over.
England all-rounder Dani Gibson has signed a new deal to stay with Somerset until the end of the 2028 season. The 25-year-old has played eight matches for Somerset over the past two campaigns, scoring 262 runs with a highest score of 77. Gibson has played six One-Day and 35 T20 Internationals for England, scoring 722
