Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset. Its limited overs team is called the Somerset Sabres. The club has its headquarters at the County Cricket Ground, Taunton. First-class games are also played at Bath. Former grounds include Yeovil, Weston-super-Mare, Frome, Glastonbury, Wells and the Imperial Tobacco ground in south Bristol. Origin of club: The formation of Somerset CCC was on 18 August 1875 by a team of amateurs at a meeting in Sidmouth, Devon immediately after a match against a local side. Somerset is the only one of the present first-class counties in English cricket whose county cricket club was founded outside the boundaries of the traditional county. In 1886, Somerset did not play any other first-class counties and dropped out of the Championship until 1891. Somerset was then able to arrange 12 matches against first-class counties and so force its way back into the Championship, which was now an official competition. Somerset CCC is therefore recognised as a first-class team from 1882 until 1885 and from 1891 to the present day. Team Composition:With the inclusion of English T20 runners up Somerset CCC in the CLT20, India sees the return of prolific batsman Marcus Trescothick for the first time since he broke down due to stress during the England tour in 2006. He is easily Somerset’s best batsman having scored 1024 runs in 30 matches at a strike rate of 156.33. The English side will be relying heavily on Trescothick to continue his good form at the top of the order along with fellow veteran opener and Captain Justin Langer. These two need to fire if Somerset is to make it to the latter stages of the tournament, although the rest of the side comprises of some handy cricketers who could make things uncomfortable for superior opponents. Somerset Squad: Justin Langer (capt), Marcus Trescothick, Zander de Bruyn, Omari Banks, James Hildreth, Craig Kieswetter, Pete Trego, Arul Suppiah, Alfonso Thomas, Max Waller, Charl Willoughby, Wes Durston, Mark … [Read more...]