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Metro Bank One Day Cup Preview: Somerset v Warwickshire
THE MATCH
Somerset welcome Warwickshire to the Cooper Associates County Ground in the Metro Bank One Day Cup tomorrow (Sunday August 17th).
This match will see us hosting all manner of special events throughout the day to mark our 150th birthday.
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.
FREE RAFFLE!
There will be a free raffle f0r every supporter on the day with 150 prizes up for grabs! To enter, simply head to a Gazebo at the Marcus Trescothick Pavilion and collect a ticket before the 40th over in the first innings. Winning tickets will be announced over the PA and via www.somersetcountycc.co.uk/raffle later in the day.
LIMITED EDITION SCORECARDS
To mark the occasion, we will be producing a special limited edition scorecard for this Metro Bank One Day Cup match against Warwickshire. To purchase this exclusive memorabilia for just £2, head to a Gazebo outside the Marcus Trescothick Pavilion.
You can find out all of the activities that are happening below!
Tickets for this match are available now, so buy them soon because it will be a party to remember!
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 18th.
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 live music.
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
WARWICKSHIRE
Captain: Ed Barnard
2024 Position: Semi-finals
2024 Most Runs: Ed Barnard (433)
2024 Most Wickets: Ed Barnard (19)
Overview: Semi-finalists last season, Warwickshire have some talented young players who drive the team in this competition. A year on from the under-performance in the last four against Glamorgan at Cardiff, those emerging players are more experienced and better-equipped to handle the bigger, make-or-break games.
Player to watch: Kai Smith. The wicketkeeper batter is pushing hard to become a regular in all formats. Solid behind the stumps, he bats with a freedom and power which can transform games. His unbeaten 130 from 104 balls against Worcestershire at Edgbaston in this competition last season was a scintillating exhibition of how to turn pressure back on the opposition.
Young gun: Hamza Shaikh. Although only just turned 19, top-order batter Shaikh has some first-team cricket under his belt now in both first-class and 50-over formats. His 84 and 112 as captain of England Men U19s against India at Beckenham last month suggests he is ready to take the next step and deliver match-shaping innings for his county.
Final thought: Ian Westwood’s first season as head coach at Edgbaston has contained some promising signs – Warwickshire have delivered some eye-catching Rothesay County Championship wins and qualification for the Vitality Blast quarter-finals. To lift the Metro Bank One-Day Cup would assure supporters that their side is settling again after the long period of transition since winning the 2021 County Championship – and also underline Ed Barnard’s credentials to be the next club captain.
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 love playing at home and it will be good to get back to the Cooper Associates County Ground on Sunday. We had incredible support at the opening two home games and I can’t emphasise enough how much that support means to the players. It’s such a special environment to be able to play in front of. It makes the players feel like the hard work they put in makes people want to come and watch them. To have people being excited to watch them play gives them a huge amount of confidence.
“Warwickshire, like a lot of teams in this competition, have a good blend of youth and experience. They’ve got some quality players and some exciting youngsters, so we’ll need to be at our best to get the victory on Sunday.”
CLASSIC MATCH
We go back to 1978 for the classic List A encounter between the two sides at Taunton.
It was a match which saw Viv Richards smash an unbeaten century as Somerset won by six wickets.
Warwickshire Captain, John Whitehouse won the toss and elected to bat first.
The visiting skipper top scored with 94 whilst there were half centuries for Dennis Amiss (70) and Geoff Humpage (58) as Warwickshire reached 291 for five from their 60 overs.
Brian Rose fell early but Peter Denning (60) and Richards shared a second wicket stand of 137.
Richards went on to make a career best 139 not out as Somerset reached their designated target with 17 balls to spare.
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NEXT MATCH
Somerset’s next match is on August 21st when we take on Sussex Sharks in the Metro Bank One Day Cup at the 1st Central County Ground.
Tickets for this match are still available.
