Somerset County Cricket Club in 2010
2010 season of an English cricket team
The 2010 season saw Somerset County Cricket Club competing in three domestic competitions; the first division of the County Championship , the Clydesdale Bank 40 and the Friends Provident t20 . They finished as runners-up in both the County Championship and the Friends Provident t20, and reached the final in the Clydesdale Bank 40 competition.
They were captained for the first season by former England international, Marcus Trescothick .
Background
The 2009 season saw Somerset play consistently well, but they fell short of winning in all four domestic competitions; prompting Director of Cricket Brian Rose to say "We've had enough of being cricket's nearly men."[ 1]
Justin Langer , captain of the side from 2007 to 2009 retired from all forms of cricket at the end of the 2009 season, as did fast bowler Andy Caddick . Somerset signed Murali Kartik as their overseas player for 2010, although he would miss the first four weeks of the season they also added Damien Wright to play during this period. In the Friends Provident t20 , county sides are allowed to play two overseas players, and signed Kieron Pollard and Cameron White to fulfil these roles. Nick Compton was signed from Middlesex as a batting replacement for Langer.
Squad
The following players made at least one appearance for Somerset in first-class, List A or Twenty20 cricket in 2010. Age given is at the start of Somerset's first match of the season (15 April 2010).
County Championship
Season standings
Note: Pld = Played, W = Wins , L = Losses , D = Draws , T = Ties , A = Abandonments , Bat = Batting points , Bwl = Bowling points , Adj = Adjustments/Penalties, Pts = Points.
County Championship: Division One
Team
Pld
W
L
D
T
A
Bat
Bwl
Adj
Pts
Nottinghamshire (C)
16
7
5
4
0
0
47
43
0
214
Somerset
16
6
2
8
0
0
53
41
0
214
Yorkshire
16
6
2
8
0
0
41
42
0
203
Lancashire
16
5
3
8
0
0
35
43
0
182
Durham
16
5
3
8
0
0
30
39
0
173
Warwickshire
16
6
9
1
0
0
20
47
0
166
Hampshire
16
3
6
7
0
0
47
41
0
157
Kent (R)
16
3
7
6
0
0
42
44
−1
151
Essex (R)
16
2
6
8
0
0
29
43
−2
126
Adjustments: Kent deducted 1 point for a slow over-rate in their match against Lancashire. Essex deducted 2 points for a slow over-rate in their match against Somerset. Source: CricketArchive[ 22]
Match log
No.
Date
Opponents
Venue
Result
Ref
1
15–18 April
Yorkshire
Headingley , Leeds
Lost by 6 wickets
[ 23]
2
21–23 April
Nottinghamshire
Trent Bridge , Nottingham
Lost by 2 wickets
[ 24]
3
27–30 April
Essex
County Ground , Taunton
Drawn
[ 25]
4
4–7 May
Lancashire
Old Trafford , Manchester
Drawn
[ 26]
5
10–13 May
Hampshire
The Rose Bowl , Southampton
Drawn
[ 27]
6
17–20 May
Yorkshire
County Ground , Taunton
Won by 6 wickets
[ 28]
7
24–26 May
Warwickshire
County Ground , Taunton
Won by 9 wickets
[ 29]
8
4–6 June
Warwickshire
Edgbaston , Birmingham
Won by 181 runs
[ 30]
9
20–23 July
Kent
County Ground , Taunton
Drawn
[ 31]
10
29–31 July
Nottinghamshire
County Ground , Taunton
Won by 10 wickets
[ 32]
11
3–6 August
Kent
St Lawrence Ground , Canterbury
Drawn
[ 33]
12
9–12 August
Hampshire
County Ground , Taunton
Drawn
[ 34]
13
18 August
Essex
Castle Park Cricket Ground , Colchester
Won by 219 runs
[ 35]
14
24 August
Durham
County Ground , Taunton
Drawn
[ 36]
15
7 September
Lancashire
County Ground , Taunton
Won by 9 wickets
[ 37]
16
13 September
Durham
Riverside , Chester-le-Street
Drawn
[ 38]
Batting averages
Bowling averages
Clydesdale Bank 40
Season standings
Clydesdale Bank 40: Group A
Team
Pld
W
L
T
N/R
Adj
Pts
Net R/R
Somerset *
12
10
2
0
0
0
20
+1.491
Sussex Sharks †
12
7
3
1
1
0
16
+0.903
Surrey Lions †
12
6
4
1
1
0
14
−0.006
Lancashire Lightning †
12
6
6
0
0
0
12
−0.315
Worcestershire Royals †
12
4
8
0
0
0
8
−0.196
Unicorns †
12
3
7
0
2
0
8
−0.470
Glamorgan Dragons †
12
2
8
0
2
−1
5
−1.585
Teams marked * progressed to the next stage of the competition. Team marked † were eliminated from the competition. Source: CricketArchive[ 40]
Match logs
No.
Stage
Date
Opponents
Venue
Result
Ref
1
Group A
25 April
Glamorgan
SWALEC Stadium , Cardiff
Won by 38 runs: Duckworth–Lewis method used
[ 41]
2
Group A
3 May
Lancashire
Old Trafford , Manchester
Won by 42 runs
[ 42]
3
Group A
9 May
Unicorns
County Ground , Taunton
Won by 7 wickets
[ 43]
4
Group A
15 May
Sussex
County Ground , Taunton
Won by 4 wickets
[ 44]
5
Group A
23 May
Worcestershire
Recreation Ground , Bath
Won by 71 runs
[ 45]
6
Group A
25 July
Surrey
The Oval , London
Won by 94 runs
[ 46]
7
Group A
8 August
Unicorns
The Maer Ground , Exmouth
Won by 3 wickets
[ 47]
8
Group A
16 August
Lancashire
County Ground , Taunton
Won by 115 runs
[ 48]
9
Group A
22 August
Sussex
Cricket Field Road Ground , Horsham
Lost by 17 runs: Duckworth–Lewis method used
[ 49]
10
Group A
29 August
Surrey
County Ground , Taunton
Won by 64 runs: Duckworth–Lewis method used
[ 50]
11
Group A
30 August
Worcestershire
New Road , Worcester
Lost by 49 runs
[ 51]
12
Group A
4 September
Glamorgan
County Ground , Taunton
Won by 249 runs
[ 52]
13
Semi-final
11 September
Essex
County Ground , Taunton
Won by 95 runs
[ 53]
14
Final
18 September
Warwickshire
Lord's , London
Lost by 3 wickets
[ 54]
Batting averages
Bowling averages
Friends Provident t20
Season standings
Note: Pld = Played, W = Wins , L = Losses , T = Ties , NR = No result , Pts = Points, NRR = Net run rate .
Match logs
No.
Stage
Date
Opponents
Venue
Result
Ref
1
South Division
1 June
Sussex
County Ground , Hove
Won by 52 runs
[ 58]
2
South Division
9 June
Middlesex
Lord's , London
Won by 5 wickets
[ 59]
3
South Division
11 June
Hampshire
The Rose Bowl , Southampton
Won by 7 runs
[ 60]
4
South Division
12 June
Surrey
County Ground , Taunton
Lost by 21 runs
[ 61]
5
South Division
16 June
Essex
County Ground , Taunton
Lost by 10 runs
[ 62]
6
South Division
18 June
Gloucestershire
County Ground , Taunton
Won by 6 wickets
[ 63]
7
South Division
20 June
Kent
County Cricket Ground , Beckenham
Won by 84 runs
[ 64]
8
South Division
25 June
Sussex
County Ground , Taunton
Won by 7 wickets
[ 65]
9
South Division
28 June
Glamorgan
County Ground , Taunton
Won by 6 wickets
[ 66]
10
South Division
2 July
Surrey
The Oval , London
Lost by 39 runs
[ 67]
11
South Division
4 July
Middlesex
County Ground , Taunton
Won by 79 runs
[ 68]
12
South Division
9 July
Hampshire
County Ground , Taunton
Won by 6 wickets
[ 69]
13
South Division
11 July
Essex
County Ground , Chelmsford
Won by 6 wickets
[ 70]
14
South Division
14 July
Glamorgan
SWALEC Stadium , Cardiff
Won by 6 wickets: Duckworth–Lewis method used.
[ 71]
15
South Division
16 July
Gloucestershire
County Ground , Bristol
Won by 6 wickets
[ 72]
16
South Division
18 June
Kent
County Ground , Taunton
Lost by 59 runs
[ 73]
17
Quarter-final
27 July
Northamptonshire
County Ground , Taunton
Won by 7 wickets
[ 74]
18
Semi-final
14 August
Nottinghamshire
The Rose Bowl , Southampton
Won by 3 runs: Duckworth–Lewis method used.
[ 75]
19
Final
14 August
Hampshire
The Rose Bowl , Southampton
Lost by losing more wickets
[ 76]
Batting averages
Bowling averages
Tourist match
Match log
References