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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 April 27th).
This is a historic day for the Club, with a professional women’s team taking to the field for the very first time at home.
Be a part of history and join us for this important fixture.
Gates open at 9:30am with play due to start at 10:30am.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Entry to the Cooper Associates County Ground will be via the Jack White Gates (St James Street) only.
Somerset Men’s Membership cards will not grant you access to the venue for this fixture.
Seating will be available in the following stands:
- Marcus Trescothick Pavilion Upper (Somerset Women Members only)
- Marcus Trescothick Pavilion Lower
- Ondaatje Family Stand
- Ondaatje Alcohol Free Stand
- Gimblett’s Hill (accessible viewing area)
- Colin Atkinson Pavilion (Somerset Women Members only)
- Somerset Women 1875 Club and Long Room Members will be able to access the 1875 Club 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 Monday April 28th.
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.
FAN ZONE & CATERING
There will be a fan zone in the St James Street side of the Cooper Associates County Ground for this match.
This will feature live music from the brilliant Stevie Nicole Brown before play and during the interval.
Somerset Cricket Foundation will also be hosting a cricket themed activation in the fan zone before the match.
Food and drink will be available in the fan zone as well as from the lower concession in the Marcus Trescothick Pavilion and the County Room.
Free commemorative autograph clappers will be available from the fan village courtesy of Brown & Brown Insurance.
HOW CAN I KEEP UP TO DATE?
A live stream of the match will be available via this website and at our YouTube channel.
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.
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.
THE OPPOSITION
Captain:Â Ellie Threlkeld
Head Coach:Â Chris Read
The big questions: Will this be Lancashire’s year? They only progressed beyond the group stages of both 50-over and T20 cricket once combined in five years of regional cricket. But confidence is high that, following a winter’s work and some key signings, they can make their mark immediately on English domestic cricket’s new era.
Player to watch: Lancashire have signed two players from Central Sparks, or Warwickshire as they are now. First up, linchpin top order batter Eve Jones. If the experienced left-hander maintains her recent domestic form, Ellie Threlkeld’s side will have a great chance of success. There won’t be many better players without senior England recognition than Jones.
Young gun:Â Fast bowler Grace Potts has made the same journey from the West Midlands. She is on the verge of senior England honours having toured South Africa with them before Christmas. A sparkling summer will give the 22-year-old a great chance of debuting under new national coach Charlotte Edwards.
Final thought: Lancashire’s squad on paper is better than previous results have suggested. If their England stars Kate Cross and Sophie Ecclestone play a good number of games, that will be a huge boost. Big impacts from fringe internationals Mahika Gaur, Emma Lamb and Seren Smale will also go a long way. Australian batter Katie Mack and compatriot leg-spinner Alana King will share overseas duties during the first half of 2025.
Squad:Â Ellie Threlkeld (captain), Olivia Bell, Alice Clarke, Danielle Collins, Kate Cross, Sophie Ecclestone, Mahika Gaur, Phoebe Graham, Liberty Heap, Hannah Jones, Alana King, Emma Lamb, Ailsa Lister, Katie Mack, Fi Morris, Sophie Morris, Tara Norris, Hannah Rainey, Seren Smale.
TEAM NEWS
England Internationals Heather Knight and Charlie Dean will be available for selection but Somerset will be without Dani Gibson (back), Niamh Holland (back), Amelie Munday (shin) and Lola Harris (exams).
The following squad has been named for this fixture:
VIEW FROM THE DRESSING ROOM
Ahead of the match, Head Coach, Trevor Griffin said: “We’ve had a fantastic start to the season and that brings with it a lot of confidence. Lancashire are coming into the game off the back of a good win too, so it should be a great game on Sunday. Hopefully, we can come out on top in front of a good crowd.
“There was a lot of emotion surrounding the win over Surrey and our job now is to focus on this weekend and turn our attention to Lancashire. It’s a long season and whilst we got the result that we were looking for earlier this week by doing some things well, there are still some things that we need to continue working on.
“Lancashire will be in confident mood so we need to focus on what we do and make sure that we do it better than the opposition.”
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NEXT MATCH
Somerset Women are next in action on Thursday May 1st when we take on Essex in the Metro Bank One Day Cup at Taunton Vale Sports Club.
Tickets for this match are still available.
