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Metro Bank One Day Cup Preview: Somerset v Surrey
THE MATCH
Somerset take on Surrey at the Cooper Associates County Ground in the Women’s Metro Bank One Day Cup tomorrow (Sunday May 11th).
Somerset are currently second in the table with 17 points from five matches whilst Surrey are sixth with five points from the same number of fixtures.
MATCHDAY INFORMATION
Gates open at 9:30am with play due to start at 10:30am.
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)
- James Hildreth Stand (Somerset Women Members only)
- Lord Botham Stand (Somerset Women Members only)
- Somerset Stand Block 5
- Somerset Women 1875 Club and Long Room Members will be able to access the Long Room 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 May 12th.
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.
Free commemorative autograph clappers will be available from the fan village courtesy of Brown & Brown Insurance.
CATERING
Food and drink will be available from the lower concession in the Marcus Trescothick Pavilion, Lord Botham Bar, Great Catch Fish & Chips and the County Room.
HOW CAN I KEEP UP TO DATE?
A live stream of the match will be available via this website and on 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 Bryony Smith
Head Coach:Â Johann Myburgh
The big questions: Surrey’s predecessors, the South East Stars, were consistently one of the strongest sides in the country, but only had one Charlotte Edwards Trophy to show for it. Will some exceptionally smart new signings in Danni Wyatt-Hodge and Alice Monaghan from the Southern Vipers help them convert a series of second and third-places into silverware?
Player to watch:Â Alice Capsey is the type of cricketer that can take a game away from the opposition with the bat and ball. After a difficult winter with England, the 20-year-old will be looking to get off to a strong start with her home county to consolidate her position as a key player for England moving forward.
Young gun: Tilly Corteen-Coleman was The Hundred’s youngest-ever player when she made her debut for the Southern Brave last year, aged just 16. She was part of the Stars’ academy and instantly looked at home in the first team.
Final thought:Â Surrey have plenty of star quality with England players Alice Capsey, Sophia Dunkley, Danni Wyatt-Hodge and Ryana MacDonald-Gay no doubt eager to get to work back in domestic ranks after they were on the winter tour to Australia.
Squad:Â Bryony Smith (captain), Alice Capsey, Kira Chathli, Priyanaz Chatterji, Tilly Corteen-Coleman, Aylish Cranstone, Alice Davidson-Richards, Sophia Dunkley, Tash Farrant, Phoebe Franklin, Danielle Gregory, Charlotte Lambert, Emma Jones, Ryana MacDonald-Gay, Bethan Miles, Alice Monaghan, Kalea Moore, Paige Scholfield, Jemima Spence, Alexa Stonehouse, Danni Wyatt-Hodge.
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: “I thought we played some really good cricket against Warwickshire last time out. There were things that we’d reflected on after the Durham game and it was good to see that transferred onto the field.
“Playing well breeds confidence but it’s important that we don’t get ahead of ourselves. We need to focus on our next game and that’s what we are doing.
“Surrey are a formidable side with some very good players and we need to be wary of that and we will be doing everything we can to be on our A-game. Our main focus will be on making sure that we play the game in the way that we want to play. It was a great game against them at the start of the campaign but now we must be focused on tomorrow.
“Taunton is a fantastic place to play cricket. We’re always well supported here and hopefully we can entertain the crowd and send them home happy.”
MATCH SPONSOR – Glastonbury Abbey
Glastonbury Abbey is a heritage site and visitor attraction in the heart of Somerset that welcomes around 180,000 visitors per year.
Famous as one of the wealthiest abbey’s during the medieval period, the abbey today offers visitors a glimpse into the past through its museum and guided, costumed tours as well as 36 acres of grounds and gardens and an award winning events programme.
NEXT MATCH
Somerset Women are next in action on Tuesday May 13th when we take on Hampshire in the Metro Bank One Day Cup at the Cooper Associates County Ground.
Tickets for this match are still available.
