Metro Bank One Day Cup Preview: Somerset v Durham
THE MATCH
Somerset welcome Durham to the Cooper Associates County Ground in the Metro Bank One Day Cup tomorrow (Wednesday August 26th).
Tickets for this match are available now!
Somerset are currently fifth in the Metro Bank One Day Cup table with 23 points from 11 fixtures whilst Durham are in fourth place with 24 points from 12 matches.
MATCHDAY INFORMATION
Gates open at 9:30am with play due to start at 10:30am.
Entry to the Cooper Associates County Ground will be via the Jack White Gates (St James Street) and Sir Vivian Richards Gate (Priory Bridge Road) only.
Seating will be available in the following stands:
- Marcus Trescothick Pavilion Lower
- Ondaatje Family Stand
- Ondaatje Alcohol Free Stand
- Rotec Stand
- Gimblett’s Hill (accessible viewing area)
- Somerset Stand Block 1 (subject to demand)
- Somerset Women 1875 Club and Long Room Members will be able to access the 1875 Club for this fixture.
Somerset Men’s Membership cards will NOT grant you access to the venue for this fixture.
Bag searches will be in operation and spectators are reminded that no cans, glass or sharp implements will be permitted within the Cooper Associates County Ground.
Members and supporters are not permitted to bring alcohol into Metro Bank One Day Cup fixtures.
For full Ground Regulations please visit the link below:
Ticket buyers can download their online tickets via their SCCC account, and all ticket or Membership collections will be from the Jack White Gates (St James Street).
Due to the busy nature of a matchday, our telephone lines will reopen at 10am on Thursday August 27th.
Information on everything that you will need for a matchday at SCCC, including how to download your e-tickets and how to use the SCCC Ticket App can all be found in our Visiting Guide.
CATERING
Food and drink will be available from Stragglers Coffee House and the Marcus Trescothick Pavilion Upper Concession.
HOW CAN I KEEP UP TO DATE?
A live stream of the match will be available via this website and on our YouTube channel.
You can also keep up to date via our social media channels.
In addition to this, a report on the day’s play along with quotes will be posted on this website.
Somerset County Cricket Club will also be providing radio ear pieces to enable Members and supporters to enjoy our live ball-by-ball match commentary. These will be available to purchase from Reception in the Marcus Trescothick Pavilion at a cost of £12 and these will last all season.
Radio ear pieces are free of charge for visually impaired Members and supporters.
THE OPPOSITION
Captain: Hollie Armitage
Head Coach: Dani Hazell
2025 finish: 6th
2025 highest run-scorer: Hollie Armitage (624)
2025 highest wicket-taker: Phoebe Turner (22)
The big question: Durham showed encouraging signs last summer, winning five of their 14 games, with one of those victories at home to eventual champions Lancashire in late July. They had a chance of semi-final qualification going into the final round of group games, only to lose to Surrey at the Banks Homes Riverside. With a year’s experience under their belts, can they kick on and mount a bigger challenge for the semi-finals?
Player to watch: All-rounder Phoebe Turner was the second leading wicket-taker in last season’s One Day Cup. Her 22 wickets actually made her the most prolific seamer, with only Warwickshire off-spinner Georgia Davis (23) bettering her haul. Turner, 22, has just signed a contract extension through until the end of 2027 and has England A experience under her belt. She was also part of England’s Performance Programme during the winter.
TEAM NEWS
Somerset will be without Mollie Robbins and Heather Knight (unavailable) whilst Erin Vukusic (back) also misses out.
Somerset have named the following squad for this fixture:
VIEW FROM THE DRESSING ROOM
Ahead of the match, Somerset Head Coach, Erin Osborne said: “We know that every game we play now is a really important game, especially in terms of keeping our finals hopes alive. We know that Durham are a really good team, so we’re going to have to play some of our best cricket to make sure we get the win at home. It’s always nice playing important games at home because we know that we’re well supported here and it’s a great place to play cricket. Our batters thoroughly enjoy the wickets that Nick and his team produce, so we’re looking for a good day out with hopefully lots of supporters to come get us over the line.
“We’re always looking to take the positive approach, so we’re going to take any opportunity we get to progress the game. It doesn’t matter what format it is and I don’t think it’s that big of a concern that we’re crossing over from T20 into 50-over cricket. We want to play a nice attacking brand and I think we’ve been doing that all year, so it’ll either come off or it won’t, and we can live with that as long as we continue to play the way we want to play.
“Charlie Dean and Dani Gibson will be available for selection, which is a boost and I think it just gives the other players that extra bit of freedom to know that we have players of that quality in the side.”
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NEXT MATCH
Somerset have qualified for Saturday’s Vitality T20 Women’s County Cup Finals Day at Emirates Old Trafford.
Somerset will face Surrey in the second semi-final which is due to begin at 2:30pm.
The first semi-final will see The Blaze take on Essex at 11am.
The winners of the two semi-finals will clash in the final at 6:45pm.
Tickets can be purchased via the link below:
If there is enough interest from our Members and supporters, the Club will provide return coach travel to Emirates Old Trafford for Vitality T20 County Cup Finals Day.
The cost of coach travel is £75 for Members and £80 for non-members.
The coach would leave the Cooper Associates County Ground at 5:30am.
If you would like to book coach travel, you need to register your interest via the form below before 12pm on Wednesday August 26th.
