Somerset pace bowler Jake Ball has signed a one-year contract extension which will see him stay at the County Ground until at least the end of the next season. The 35-year-old arrived at Taunton from Nottinghamshire in 2024 and has made 59 appearances, taking 97 wickets across the three formats. Ball helped Somerset win the
One-Day Cup, Taunton Lancashire 443-6 50 overs: Jennings 156 (127), Flintoff 123 (76) Somerset: Yet to bat Scorecard Rocky Flintoff, the 18-year-old son of legendary former England all-rounder Andrew, hit his first senior professional century in Lancashire’s One-Day Cup match against Somerset at Taunton. The right-hander dominated the bowling in crashing 10 fours and seven
Middlesex clinched their fifth win of the competition with a brilliantly measured chase to add insult to injury for Durham, who had England opener Gay retire hurt earlier in the day. Durham posted 303 from their 50 overs and, although Gay left the field unable to continue with a shoulder complaint on nine, his opening
While George and his team-mates are not short of experience, with hundreds of international caps and English Prem games between them, on the cricket pitch it is, of course, a different story compared to their opponents. However, the rugby squad do have some experience to call upon. Daly represented Surrey as a teenager and played
Somerset got off to a bright start after winning the toss and electing to bowl, reducing Northants to 26-3 in five overs with Riley Meredith trapping Ricardo Vasconcelos in front for 15 before Craig Overton removed Nathan McSweeney (1) and Willey (6) cheaply. Chris Lynn, the second-highest run-scorer in this season’s T20 Blast so far,
Record of the day of the final: Winners – 2013 and 2016 2026 leading run scorer: Chris Lynn – 475 Best wicket-taker of 2026: James sales – 21 Group registration: Nine wins, three losses – 1st in the Central and West Group Unlike their Central and West Group rivals Somerset, Northants’ participation in the knockout