2010 season | |||
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Coach | Andy Hurry | ||
Captain | Marcus Trescothick | ||
Overseas player | Murali Kartik Damien Wright Kieron Pollard (T20) | ||
County Championship | Division One, 2nd | ||
Clydesdale Bank 40 | Runners-up | ||
Friends Provident t20 | Runners-up | ||
Most runs | James Hildreth (1,440) | ||
Most wickets | Charl Willoughby (58) | ||
Most catches | Marcus Trescothick (26) | ||
Most wicket-keeping dismissals | Craig Kieswetter (29) | ||
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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.
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.
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).
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 | ||||||||||
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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] |
Player | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | Highest Score | 100s | 50s |
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James Hildreth | 16 | 23 | 1,440 | 65.45 | 151 | 7 | 5 |
Marcus Trescothick | 16 | 28 | 1,397 | 58.20 | 228* | 4 | 6 |
Zander de Bruyn | 14 | 21 | 814 | 38.76 | 95 | 0 | 5 |
Arul Suppiah | 16 | 26 | 771 | 33.52 | 125 | 1 | 4 |
Jos Buttler | 13 | 20 | 569 | 33.47 | 144 | 1 | 2 |
Nick Compton | 11 | 17 | 465 | 33.21 | 72 | 0 | 2 |
Peter Trego | 16 | 23 | 693 | 33.00 | 108 | 1 | 5 |
Craig Kieswetter | 12 | 18 | 467 | 27.47 | 84 | 0 | 4 |
Qualification: 450 runs. Source: Cricinfo [39] |
Player | Matches | Innings | Wickets | Average | BBI | BBM | 5wi | 10wm |
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Murali Kartik | 11 | 20 | 45 | 19.60 | 6/42 | 11/72 | 5 | 2 |
Ben Phillips | 11 | 19 | 29 | 22.79 | 5/72 | 5/72 | 1 | 0 |
Alfonso Thomas | 15 | 26 | 49 | 24.53 | 5/40 | 7/117 | 2 | 0 |
Damien Wright | 5 | 9 | 14 | 26.92 | 5/41 | 6/89 | 1 | 0 |
Charl Willoughby | 16 | 29 | 58 | 27.27 | 6/101 | 7/97 | 1 | 0 |
Zander de Bruyn | 14 | 17 | 12 | 32.16 | 4/23 | 4/23 | 0 | 0 |
Peter Trego | 16 | 25 | 22 | 33.13 | 4/26 | 6/121 | 0 | 0 |
Qualification: 10 wickets. Source: Cricinfo [39] |
Clydesdale Bank 40: Group A | ||||||||
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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] |
No. | Stage | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Ref |
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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] |
Player | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | Highest Score | 100s | 50s |
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James Hildreth | 14 | 14 | 627 | 69.66 | 100* | 1 | 5 |
Jos Buttler | 14 | 13 | 440 | 55.00 | 90* | 0 | 4 |
Craig Kieswetter | 9 | 9 | 391 | 43.44 | 107 | 1 | 2 |
Peter Trego | 14 | 12 | 396 | 39.60 | 147 | 1 | 1 |
Zander de Bruyn | 12 | 12 | 433 | 39.36 | 106* | 1 | 3 |
Nick Compton | 14 | 14 | 382 | 27.28 | 73 | 0 | 5 |
Marcus Trescothick | 14 | 14 | 366 | 26.14 | 79 | 0 | 4 |
Qualification: 300 runs. Source: Cricket Archive [55] |
Player | Matches | Overs | Wickets | Average | Economy | BBI | 4wi |
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Murali Kartik | 10 | 69.3 | 20 | 16.05 | 4.61 | 4/30 | 1 |
Alfonso Thomas | 14 | 81.1 | 27 | 15.92 | 5.29 | 4/34 | 2 |
Max Waller | 8 | 39.0 | 4 | 51.75 | 5.30 | 2/24 | 0 |
Ben Phillips | 13 | 83.5 | 19 | 24.52 | 5.55 | 4/31 | 1 |
Peter Trego | 14 | 75.3 | 13 | 33.00 | 5.68 | 2/29 | 0 |
Zander de Bruyn | 12 | 47.2 | 15 | 19.40 | 6.14 | 3/27 | 0 |
Mark Turner | 6 | 31.5 | 9 | 26.00 | 7.35 | 4/36 | 1 |
Qualification: 30 overs. Source: Cricket Archive [56] |
Note: Pld = Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, NR = No result, Pts = Points, NRR = Net run rate.
South Division [57] | |||||||
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Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
Somerset* | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 22 | +0.418 |
Essex Eagles* | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20 | +0.395 |
Sussex Sharks* | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 18 | +0.606 |
Hampshire Royals* | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 16 | +0.385 |
Surrey Lions † | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 16 | +0.183 |
Middlesex Panthers † | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 16 | +0.018 |
Kent Spitfires † | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 14 | −0.163 |
Glamorgan Dragons † | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 12 | −0.979 |
Gloucestershire Gladiators † | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 10 | −0.943 |
Teams marked * progressed to the next stage of the competition. Team marked † were eliminated from the competition. |
No. | Stage | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Ref |
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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] |
Player | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | Strike rate | Highest Score | 50s |
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James Hildreth | 19 | 19 | 459 | 32.78 | 110.60 | 77* | 2 |
Kieron Pollard | 17 | 16 | 354 | 32.18 | 175.24 | 89* | 2 |
Marcus Trescothick | 19 | 19 | 572 | 31.77 | 157.14 | 83 | 6 |
Zander de Bruyn | 19 | 18 | 303 | 30.30 | 124.18 | 95* | 1 |
Jos Buttler | 19 | 14 | 240 | 30.00 | 160.00 | 55* | 1 |
Peter Trego | 16 | 15 | 294 | 22.61 | 135.48 | 72* | 1 |
Craig Kieswetter | 10 | 10 | 220 | 22.00 | 102.32 | 71 | 1 |
Qualification: 200 runs. Source: Cricinfo [77] |
Player | Matches | Overs | Wickets | Average | Economy | BBI | 4wi |
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Alfonso Thomas | 19 | 72.5 | 33 | 13.93 | 6.31 | 3/11 | 0 |
Murali Kartik | 17 | 61.0 | 13 | 30.92 | 6.59 | 3/18 | 0 |
Kieron Pollard | 17 | 58.2 | 29 | 15.10 | 7.50 | 4/15 | 1 |
Ben Phillips | 18 | 60.0 | 19 | 24.52 | 7.76 | 3/33 | 0 |
Mark Turner | 15 | 42.0 | 14 | 26.57 | 8.85 | 3/25 | 0 |
Zander de Bruyn | 19 | 28.0 | 7 | 35.42 | 8.85 | 2/21 | 0 |
Peter Trego | 16 | 31.0 | 11 | 25.18 | 8.93 | 2/19 | 0 |
Qualification: 20 overs. Source: Cricinfo [77] |
No. | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Ref |
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1 | 2 September | Pakistan | County Ground, Taunton | Lost by 8 runs | [78] |
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