Experienced seamer Alfonso Thomas will be released by Somerset at the end of the season. The 38-year-old South African, a former Somerset skipper, has taken 556 wickets since arriving at Taunton ahead of the 2008 season. Having initially impressed for the second XI, Thomas soon became an integral player for Somerset in all formats. He …
Australian-born Netherlands international batsman Tom Cooper is set for his first taste of county cricket after signing for Somerset for the duration of the 2015 season. The 28-year-old has recently played Sheffield Shield cricket for South Australia and featured in the Big Bash League for Melbourne Renegades. He has scored 2,967 runs in 46 first-class …
Nick Compton has parted ways with Somerset by mutual agreement, the club confirmed today. Compton joined Somerset in 2010 from Middlesex, and spent five years with the south-west county. During his time at Somerset Compton amassed 5,140 first-class runs at an average of nearly 56, including a career-best of 254 not out against Durham in 2011. …
Northamptonshire produced a spirited rearguard on the final day of their LV= County Championship game with Somerset but it ultimately came to nothing as the visitors to Wantage Road went top of Division One for the time being with victory. Resuming on 108 for five, Northants dragged the contest into the final session but fell …
A brilliant unbeaten 126 from Craig Kieswetter put Somerset clear at the top of Yorkshire Bank 40 Group C after they beat Gloucestershire Gladiators by seven wickets with 39 balls to spare at Taunton. Gloucestershire posted a challenging 263 for eight a total based on an unbeaten 131 from Michael Klinger but he had little …