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Metro Bank One Day Cup Preview: Somerset v Lancashire
THE MATCH
Somerset welcome Lancashire to the Cooper Associates County Ground in the Metro Bank One Day Cup tomorrow (Sunday August 10th).
This match is also our annual Family Day!
🎈 Over 30 FREE kids activities including face painting, entertainers, petting zoo, virtual reality cricket and inflatable games!
🏏 Live cricket action
🍦 Delicious food stalls
🎉 Games, giveaways & more!
All the attractions will be hosted within our safe and secure fan village on the day. ☀️🏏
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Gates will open at 10am with play due to get underway at 11am.
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.
Bag searches will be in operation and spectators are reminded that no glass or sharp implements will be permitted within the Cooper Associates County Ground.
For full Ground Regulations please visit the link below:
Ticket buyers can download their online tickets via their SCCC account. All ticket or Membership collections or queries will be managed at the Jack White Gates (St James Street).
The Club Reception Desk is now permanently based in the Reception of the Marcus Trescothick Pavilion and not in the Andrew Caddick Pavilion.
Due to the busy nature of a matchday, our telephone lines will reopen at 10am on Monday August 11th.
Scorecards will be available from Reception in the Marcus Trescothick Pavilion. Completed scorecards can be downloaded after the match via the Membership section of this website.
FAN VILLAGE & CATERING
We will once again be hosting our fan village in the St James Street side of the Cooper Associates County Ground.
The fan village features a wide range of food and drink plus all of our Family Day activities.
Matchday food and drink will also be available from the SCCC concessions and bars around the ground.
HOW CAN I KEEP UP TO DATE?
Our award winning live stream is available for fans to watch via this website and our YouTube channel.
You can also keep up to date by using our dedicated matchday blog via this website’s Match Centre and on our X feed.
In association with Vertu, Somerset County Cricket Club will 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.
A report on the day’s play will also be posted on this website.
THE OPPOSITION
LANCASHIRE
Captain: Marcus Harris
2024 Position: Ninth (Group A)
2024 Most Runs: Josh Bohannon (274)
2024 Most Wickets: Charlie Barnard (8)
Overview: As mixed as their performances have been in the Rothesay County Championship this summer, Lancashire were excellent in the Vitality Blast, finishing top of the North Group and qualifying for the quarter-finals. If they can transfer that momentum into 50-over cricket, they will have a chance. But their senior players have to be better in this competition than they were last year.
Player to watch: Josh Bohannon is Lancashire’s linchpin batter in this format and has been their leading run-scorer in the past two campaigns, scoring a century in each of them. Former England Lions captain Bohannon is likely to bat at number three with the aim of batting through the innings and cashing in at the end.
Young gun: Left-arm spinner Charlie Barnard led the way for the Red Rose in last season’s competition with eight wickets and impressed hugely on their pre-season tour of India. A wily spinner, an old head on young shoulders type, the 20-year-old took four wickets in three Vitality Blast matches in late May and early June and should be front and centre over the next month.
Final thought: Lancashire, bottom of the pile last year, have not won a major List A title in more than a quarter of a century but came close in this competition in 2022 when they were beaten by Kent in a Trent Bridge final. Australian overseas batter Marcus Harris will captain the Red Rose, with Keaton Jennings and Sir James Anderson both having been selected in The Hundred. They have also signed emerging batting all-rounder Arav Shetty until the end of the season.
TEAM NEWS
Somerset have named the following squad for the match:
VIEW FROM THE DRESSING ROOM
Ahead of the match, Somerset Interim Head Coach, Paul Tweddle said: “We’re delighted to have won our opening two games in the competition and will be looking to continue that momentum on Sunday against Lancashire. Everyone has played their part so far and it’s important that we maintain the standards that we’ve demonstrated in the first two matches. There’s still work to do and we’ve had some good discussions today about how we can ensure that we continue to impact the game with bat and ball and in the field.
It’s always special to play in front of a big home crowd and the Members and supporters were amazing again on Friday. There will be another big crowd on Sunday and everyone in the dressing room is determined to put on another good performance.”
CLASSIC MATCH
We go back to May 2011 for the classic List A match between the two sides at Taunton.
It was a game that Somerset won by seven wickets thanks to an unbeaten century from Marcus Trescothick.
The Somerset Captain won the toss and invited the visitors to bat first.
Steven Croft contributed 107 to the Lancashire total of 248 for six from their 40 overs.
Lewis Gregory was the pick of the home attack, claiming four for 40.
Trescothick blasted his way to 111 not out from just 79 balls and received good support from Jos Buttler (51 not out) as the hosts reached their target for the loss of three wickets with eight overs to spare.
JUNIOR TAKEOVER
This match features our Junior Takeover scheme, with 15 children taking part in various matchday roles throughout the day. Keep an eye out on our social media platforms to find out how they get on in areas such as a pitch report, commentary on the live stream, blogging on the Match Centre and interviewing the coaches after the game!
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NEXT MATCH
Somerset’s next match is on Thursday August 14th when we take on Yorkshire at Clifton Park, York in the Metro Bank One Day Cup.
Tickets for this match are still available.
The next match at the Cooper Associates County Ground sees us take on Warwickshire in the Metro Bank One Day Cup on Sunday August 17th.
This match will see us hosting all manner of special events throughout the day to mark our 150th anniversary.
There will be live music, entertainment and everything else that you need to help make the party go with a swing, so make sure you don’t miss out on being a part of this historic match.
Tickets for this match are available now, so buy them soon because it will be a party to remember!
Why not enjoy this special birthday fixture in style my booking matchday hospitality for the occasion?
