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 Andrew 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
Player | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | Highest Score | 100s | 50s |
Hildreth, JamesJames Hildreth | 16 | 23 | 1440 !1,440 | 6545 !65.45 | 1510 !151 | 7 | 5 |
Trescothick, MarcusMarcus Trescothick | 16 | 28 | 1397 !1,397 | 5820 !58.20 | 2285 !228* | 4 | 6 |
de Bruyn, ZanderZander de Bruyn | 14 | 21 | 0814 !814 | 3876 !38.76 | 0950 !95 | 0 | 5 |
Suppiah, ArulArul Suppiah | 16 | 26 | 0771 !771 | 3352 !33.52 | 1250 !125 | 1 | 4 |
Buttler, JosJos Buttler | 13 | 20 | 0569 !569 | 3347 !33.47 | 1440 !144 | 1 | 2 |
Compton, NickNick Compton | 11 | 17 | 0465 !465 | 3321 !33.21 | 0720 !72 | 0 | 2 |
Trego, PeterPeter Trego | 16 | 23 | 0693 !693 | 3300 !33.00 | 1080 !108 | 1 | 5 |
Kieswetter, CraigCraig Kieswetter | 12 | 18 | 0467 !467 | 2747 !27.47 | 0840 !84 | 0 | 4 |
Qualification: 450 runs. Source: Cricinfo[39] |
Bowling averages
Clydesdale Bank 40
Season standings
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
Player | Matches | Overs | Wickets | Average | Economy | BBI | 4wi |
Kartik, MuraliMurali Kartik | 10 | 7001693000000000000♠69.3 | 20 !20 | 1605 !16.05 | 461 !4.61 | 425 !4/30 | 1 |
Thomas, AlfonsoAlfonso Thomas | 14 | 7001811009999900000♠81.1 | 27 !27 | 1592 !15.92 | 529 !5.29 | 420 !4/34 | 2 |
Waller, MaxMax Waller | 8 | 7001390000000000000♠39.0 | 04 !4 | 5175 !51.75 | 530 !5.30 | 240 !2/24 | 0 |
Phillips, BenBen Phillips | 13 | 7001835000000000000♠83.5 | 19 !19 | 2452 !24.52 | 555 !5.55 | 424 !4/31 | 1 |
Trego, PeterPeter Trego | 14 | 7001753000000000000♠75.3 | 13 !13 | 3300 !33.00 | 568 !5.68 | 226 !2/29 | 0 |
de Bruyn, ZanderZander de Bruyn | 12 | 7001472000000000000♠47.2 | 15 !15 | 1940 !19.40 | 614 !6.14 | 330 !3/27 | 0 |
Turner, MarkMark Turner | 6 | 7001315000000000000♠31.5 | 09 !9 | 2600 !26.00 | 735 !7.35 | 415 !4/36 | 1 |
Qualification: 30 overs. Source: Cricket Archive[56] |
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
Player | Matches | Overs | Wickets | Average | Economy | BBI | 4wi |
Thomas, AlfonsoAlfonso Thomas | 19 | 7001725000000000000♠72.5 | 33 !33 | 1393 !13.93 | 631 !6.31 | 339 !3/11 | 0 |
Kartik, MuraliMurali Kartik | 17 | 7001610000000000000♠61.0 | 13 !13 | 3092 !30.92 | 659 !6.59 | 332 !3/18 | 0 |
Pollard, KieronKieron Pollard | 17 | 7001582000000000000♠58.2 | 29 !29 | 1510 !15.10 | 750 !7.50 | 435 !4/15 | 1 |
Phillips, BenBen Phillips | 18 | 7001600000000000000♠60.0 | 19 !19 | 2452 !24.52 | 776 !7.76 | 317 !3/33 | 0 |
Turner, MarkMark Turner | 15 | 7001420000000000000♠42.0 | 14 !14 | 2657 !26.57 | 885 !8.85 | 325 !3/25 | 0 |
de Bruyn, ZanderZander de Bruyn | 19 | 7001280000000000000♠28.0 | 07 !7 | 3542 !35.42 | 885 !8.85 | 229 !2/21 | 0 |
Trego, PeterPeter Trego | 16 | 7001310000000000000♠31.0 | 11 !11 | 2518 !25.18 | 893 !8.93 | 231 !2/19 | 0 |
Qualification: 20 overs. Source: Cricinfo[77] |
Tourist match
Match log
References
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County seasons |
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CC Division One |
- Durham
- Essex
- Hampshire
- Kent
- Lancashire
- Nottinghamshire
- Somerset
- Warwickshire
- Yorkshire
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CC Division Two |
- Derbyshire
- Glamorgan
- Gloucestershire
- Leicestershire
- Middlesex
- Northamptonshire
- Surrey
- Sussex
- Worcestershire
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