Who’s going where this winter?
The end of the English summer doesn’t mean an end to the action for many of the Somerset squad.
Several players will be plying their trade overseas this winter and over the next few months we will be keeping you up to date with how they are performing abroad.
Here is a brief overview of who is going where!
Jack Leach and Shoaib Bashir are currently with the England Test squad in Pakistan. The Somerset pair have taken 20 wickets between them in the opening two matches of the series and will be hoping that their impressive performances will earn them a place in the squad for England’s tour of New Zealand which begins late next month.
Tom Abell, Craig Overton and Roelof van der Merwe will be playing in the SA20 for Sunrisers Eastern Cape. The tournament takes place in South Africa from January 9th to February 8th.
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β Sunrisers Eastern Cape (@SunrisersEC) October 2, 2024
Will Smeed will also feature in the competition for Pretoria Capitals alongside former Somerset players Rilee Rossouw and Migael Pretorius.
Here they are β the Pretoria Capitals! Prepared and primed for victory in the 3rd season of the SA20! π―π #PretoriaCapitals #BetwaySA20Auction pic.twitter.com/ifUcaX3CEZ
β Pretoria Capitals (@PretoriaCapsSA) October 1, 2024
Tom Kohler Cadmore will once again represent Deccan Gladiators in the Abu Dhabi T10 after they retained his services for this year’s competition. The tournament begins next month.
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The @TeamDGladiators have retained THREE players from their season 8 squad! π₯
Welcome back, Zaheer Kahn, TKC & Dre Russ π₯ #AbuDhabiT10 #ADT10 #CricketsFastestFormat #InAbuDhabi pic.twitter.com/NTY10QzgP4
β T10 Global (@T10League) October 12, 2024
Tom Banton will also appear in the tournament for Delhi Bulls
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The English wicketkeeper-batter is ready to make an impact for @DelhiBullsT10 this year! π #AbuDhabiT10 #ADT10 #CricketsFastestFormat #InAbuDhabi pic.twitter.com/FJKPNZpGBX
β T10 Global (@T10League) October 17, 2024
TKC will also play in the ILT20 competition, where he will represent Sharjah Warriorz, whilst Tom Banton will take to the field for MI Emirates. The competition commences in January.
Welcoming our new #OneFamily members! π#MIEmirates | @ILT20Official @ilt20onzee pic.twitter.com/byG9rXAV0r
β MI Emirates (@MIEmirates) September 19, 2024
James Rew and Kasey Aldridge will be representing England Lions in South Africa from November 20th to December 14th.
The camp will focus on supporting the development of the highest potential players, with a focus on individualised and high-quality training.
The tour will conclude with a four-day match against South Africa A in Western Province. The tour is designed to further develop Englandβs talent pool across both formats and all skills.
Andy Umeed has been named in the Scotland squad for the ICC Cricket World Cup League two series against the USA and Nepal which takes place in the USA in October and November.
Fin Hill will be spending the winter in Australia playing for Eastern Suburbs.
We will be keeping you up to date with how our players are getting on overseas with regular updates on this site throughout the winter.