Warwickshire County Cricket Club is one of eighteen first-class county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales. It represents the historic county of Warwickshire.
Worcestershire County Cricket Club is one of eighteen first-class county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales. It represents the historic county of Worcestershire. Its Vitality Blast T20 team has been rebranded the Worcestershire Rapids,but the county is known by most fans as 'the Pears'. The club is based at New Road,Worcester. Founded in 1865,Worcestershire held minor status at first and was a prominent member of the early Minor Counties Championship in the 1890s,winning the competition three times. In 1899,the club joined the County Championship and the team was elevated to first-class status. Since then,Worcestershire have played in every top-level domestic cricket competition in England except the 1919 County Championship.
Somerset County Cricket Club is one of eighteen first-class county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales. It represents the historic county of Somerset. Founded in 1875,Somerset was initially regarded as a minor county until official first-class status was acquired in 1895. Somerset has competed in the County Championship since 1891 and has subsequently played in every top-level domestic cricket competition in England. The club's limited overs team was formerly named the Somerset Sabres,but is now known only as Somerset.
Moeen Munir Ali is an English cricketer,who was formerly vice-captain of England in limited overs cricket. He played Test cricket for his country between 2014 and 2023,becoming only the 16th person to hit 3,000 runs and take 200 wickets in Tests. In domestic cricket he represents Warwickshire,having previously played for Worcestershire. He has also played in multiple Twenty20 leagues,including for Royal Challengers Bangalore and Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League.
Darren Ian Stevens is an English former professional cricketer who played for Leicestershire and Kent County Cricket Clubs between 1997 and 2022. An all-rounder,he played as right-handed batsman and bowled right-arm medium-pace deliveries. He scored over 16,000 first-class runs and after the age of 35 took more than 500 wickets and more than 30 five-wicket hauls. Stevens was named as one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in the 2021 edition of the almanack.
Maximilian Thomas Charles Waller is a former English professional cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a leg break bowler. He played first-class,List A and Twenty20 cricket for Somerset County Cricket Club.
Jack David Shantry is a former English cricketer who played county cricket for Worcestershire. He is now an umpire.
Joseph Charles Buttler is an English cricketer who is the captain of the England cricket team in limited-overs cricket,and previously played for the England Test team. In domestic cricket he represents Lancashire,having previously played for Somerset,and has played in multiple Twenty20 leagues,including for Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League. Widely regarded as England cricket team's greatest ever batter in limited-overs cricket,Buttler is known for his highly innovative and aggressive batting style. He was part of the England team that won the 2019 Cricket World Cup. Under his captaincy,England won the 2022 ICC T20 World Cup.
Sophie Jane Le Marchand is an English cricketer who plays as a wicket-keeper batsman. She is currently part of the England women's academy,having previously represented her country at Under-21 level. A right-handed batsman,she has played for Somerset since 2008.
The 2011 season saw Somerset County Cricket Club competing in three domestic competitions;the first division of the County Championship in which despite being within a shout of winning the Championship with two games to go a lack of consistency cost them and they finished 4th,and reached the finals of both one day domestic competitions the Clydesdale Bank 40 and the Friends Life t20. While in international competitions they failed to make it past the group stage in the Caribbean Twenty20 but impressed in the Champions League Twenty20 reaching the semi-finals.
Joshua Patrick Inglis is an English-born Australian cricketer who plays as a wicket-keeper and right-handed batsman. Inglis was born in Leeds,England,and moved to Australia with his family when he was 14. Inglis was a member of the Australian team that won the 2021 T20 World Cup,but did not play in the tournament. He made his international debut for the Australia cricket team in February 2022. In 2023,Inglis was a member of the squad that won the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup.
Benjamin George Frederick Green is an English cricketer who plays for Somerset County Cricket Club. He is a right-arm fast-medium pace bowler who also bats right-handed. He progressed through the Devon age group system before being offered a first team contract during the 2016 season. On 29 July 2016 he made his Twenty20 debut for Somerset against Hampshire in the 2016 NatWest t20 Blast.
The 2019 Vitality Blast was the seventeenth edition of the T20 Blast currently known as the Vitality Blast,a professional Twenty20 cricket league that was played in England and Wales which was run by the ECB,has been branded as the Vitality Blast due to a new sponsorship deal. The league consisted of the 18 first-class county teams divided into two divisions of nine teams each with fixtures played,slightly later than usual,between July and September. Finals Day took place at Edgbaston Cricket Ground in Birmingham on 21 September 2019. Worcestershire Rapids were the defending champions.
Thomas Alexander Lammonby is an English cricketer who plays for Somerset.
The 2020 Bob Willis Trophy was a first-class cricket tournament held in the 2020 English cricket season,and the inaugural edition of the Bob Willis Trophy. It was separate from the County Championship,which was not held in 2020 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. The eighteen county cricket teams were split into three regional groups of six,with the two group winners with the most points advancing to a final held at Lord's. The maximum number of overs bowled in a day was reduced from 96 to 90,and the team's first innings could be no longer than 120 overs.
The 2020 Vitality Blast was the eighteenth edition of the T20 Blast currently known as the Vitality Blast,a professional Twenty20 cricket league being played in England and Wales. run by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB),which was branded as the Vitality Blast due to the tournament's sponsorship deal. On 12 August 2020,following a delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic,the ECB confirmed the fixtures for the tournament.
The 2021 Vitality Blast was the ninteenth edition of the T20 Blast currently known as the Vitality Blast,a professional Twenty20 cricket league played in England and Wales. run by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB),that was branded as the Vitality Blast due to the tournament's sponsorship deal. The Notts Outlaws were the defending champions.
Jacques Banton is an English cricketer. He is the brother of Somerset and England wicket-keeper batsman Tom Banton. His father Colin Banton played seven first-class and two List A games for Nottinghamshire in 1995. A former pupil at Bromsgrove School and King's College,Taunton,Jacques was part of the Worcestershire Academy intake for 2018-2019 after switching from Warwickshire,and signed a rookie contract with Worcestershire on 16 June 2021. He made his List A debut on 25 July 2021,for Worcestershire in the 2021 Royal London One-Day Cup. He made his Twenty20 debut on 9 June 2022,for Worcestershire in the 2022 T20 Blast.
The 2022 Vitality Blast was the twentieth edition of the T20 Blast,a professional Twenty20 cricket league played in England and Wales. The tournament was held from 25 May to 16 July 2022. The tournament was run by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB),was branded as the Vitality Blast due to the tournament's sponsorship reason. The Kent Spitfires were the defending champions,having won their second title during previous season. On 20 January 2022,the ECB announced the fixtures for the tournament.
The 2024 T20 Blast was the 22nd edition of the T20 Blast,a professional Twenty20 cricket league played in England and Wales. The tournament ran from 30 May to 14 September 2024. The domestic T20 competition was run by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and was branded as the Vitality Blast due to the tournament's sponsorship. Somerset were the defending champions,having won their second title during the previous season. On 23 November 2023,the ECB announced the fixtures for the tournament.
