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."
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.
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). + Somerset players in 2010 Name Nationality Age Batting stance Bowling style Ref () 19 Right-handed — 26 Right-handed Right arm off break 34 Right-handed Right arm fast-medium 17 Right-handed Right arm fast-medium 25 Right-handed Right arm medium-fast 19 Right-handed — 33 Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox () 22 Right-handed — 25 Right-handed Right arm leg break 35 Right-handed Right arm fast-medium 22 Right-handed Right arm medium pace 25 Right-handed Right arm fast 26 Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 33 Right-handed Right arm fast-medium 28 Right-handed Right arm medium pace (captain) 34 Left-handed Right arm medium pace 25 Right-handed Right arm medium-fast 22 Right-handed Right arm leg break 35 Left-handed Left arm fast-medium 34 Right-handed Right arm fast-medium
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 OneTeamPldWLDTABatBwlAdjPtsNottinghamshire (C)167540047430214Somerset166280053410214Yorkshire166280041420203Lancashire165380035430182Durham165380030390173Warwickshire166910020470166Hampshire163670047410157Kent (R)16376004244−1151Essex (R)16268002943−2126Adjustments: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
Match log No.DateOpponentsVenueResultRef 1 15–18 April Yorkshire Headingley, Leeds Lost by 6 wickets 2 21–23 April Nottinghamshire Trent Bridge, Nottingham Lost by 2 wickets 3 27–30 April Essex County Ground, Taunton Drawn 4 4–7 May Lancashire Old Trafford, Manchester Drawn 5 10–13 May Hampshire The Rose Bowl, Southampton Drawn 6 17–20 May Yorkshire County Ground, Taunton Won by 6 wickets 7 24–26 May Warwickshire County Ground, Taunton Won by 9 wickets 8 4–6 June Warwickshire Edgbaston, Birmingham Won by 181 runs 9 20–23 July Kent County Ground, Taunton Drawn 10 29–31 July Nottinghamshire County Ground, Taunton Won by 10 wickets 11 3–6 August Kent St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury Drawn 12 9–12 August Hampshire County Ground, Taunton Drawn 13 18 August Essex Castle Park Cricket Ground, Colchester Won by 219 runs 14 24 August Durham County Ground, Taunton Drawn 15 7 September Lancashire County Ground, Taunton Won by 9 wickets 16 13 September Durham Riverside, Chester-le-Street Drawn
Batting averages Player Matches Innings Runs Average Highest Score 100s 50s 16 23 7 5 16 28 4 6 14 21 0 5 16 26 1 4 13 20 1 2 11 17 0 2 16 23 1 5 12 18 0 4 Qualification: 450 runs. Source: Cricinfo
Bowling averages Player Matches Innings Wickets Average BBI BBM 5wi 10wm 11 20 45 5 2 11 19 29 1 0 15 26 49 2 0 5 9 14 1 0 16 29 58 1 0 14 17 12 0 0 16 25 22 0 0 Qualification: 10 wickets. Source: Cricinfo
Clydesdale Bank 40 Season standings Clydesdale Bank 40: Group ATeamPldWLTN/RAdjPtsNet R/RSomerset*1210200020+1.491Sussex Sharks†127311016+0.903Surrey Lions†126411014−0.006Lancashire Lightning†126600012−0.315Worcestershire Royals†12480008−0.196Unicorns†12370208−0.470Glamorgan Dragons†122802−15−1.585Teams marked progressed to the next stage of the competition.Team marked were eliminated from the competition.Source: CricketArchive
Match logs No.StageDateOpponentsVenueResultRef 1 Group A 25 April Glamorgan SWALEC Stadium, Cardiff Won by 38 runs: Duckworth–Lewis method used 2 Group A 3 May Lancashire Old Trafford, Manchester Won by 42 runs 3 Group A 9 May Unicorns County Ground, Taunton Won by 7 wickets 4 Group A 15 May Sussex County Ground, Taunton Won by 4 wickets 5 Group A 23 May Worcestershire Recreation Ground, Bath Won by 71 runs 6 Group A 25 July Surrey The Oval, London Won by 94 runs 7 Group A 8 August Unicorns The Maer Ground, Exmouth Won by 3 wickets 8 Group A 16 August Lancashire County Ground, Taunton Won by 115 runs 9 Group A 22 August Sussex Cricket Field Road Ground, Horsham Lost by 17 runs: Duckworth–Lewis method used 10 Group A 29 August Surrey County Ground, Taunton Won by 64 runs: Duckworth–Lewis method used 11 Group A 30 August Worcestershire New Road, Worcester Lost by 49 runs 12 Group A 4 September Glamorgan County Ground, Taunton Won by 249 runs 13 Semi-final 11 September Essex County Ground, Taunton Won by 95 runs 14 Final 18 September Warwickshire Lord's, London Lost by 3 wickets
Batting averages Player Matches Innings Runs Average Highest Score 100s 50s 14 14 627 1 5 14 13 440 0 4 9 9 391 1 2 14 12 396 1 1 12 12 433 1 3 14 14 382 0 5 14 14 366 0 4 Qualification: 300 runs. Source: Cricket Archive
Bowling averages Player Matches Overs Wickets Average Economy BBI 4wi 10 1 14 2 8 0 13 1 14 0 12 0 6 1 Qualification: 30 overs. Source: Cricket Archive
Friends Provident t20 Season standings Note: Pld = Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, NR = No result, Pts = Points, NRR = Net run rate. South DivisionTeamPldWLTNRPtsNRRSomerset*161150022+0.418Essex Eagles*161060020+0.395Sussex Sharks*16970018+0.606Hampshire Royals*16880016+0.385Surrey Lions†16880016+0.183Middlesex Panthers†16880016+0.018Kent Spitfires†16790014−0.163Glamorgan Dragons†166100012−0.979Gloucestershire Gladiators†165110010−0.943Teams marked progressed to the next stage of the competition.Team marked were eliminated from the competition.
Match logs No.StageDateOpponentsVenueResultRef 1 South Division 1 June Sussex County Ground, Hove Won by 52 runs 2 South Division 9 June Middlesex Lord's, London Won by 5 wickets 3 South Division 11 June Hampshire The Rose Bowl, Southampton Won by 7 runs 4 South Division 12 June Surrey County Ground, Taunton Lost by 21 runs 5 South Division 16 June Essex County Ground, Taunton Lost by 10 runs 6 South Division 18 June Gloucestershire County Ground, Taunton Won by 6 wickets 7 South Division 20 June Kent County Cricket Ground, Beckenham Won by 84 runs 8 South Division 25 June Sussex County Ground, Taunton Won by 7 wickets 9 South Division 28 June Glamorgan County Ground, Taunton Won by 6 wickets 10 South Division 2 July Surrey The Oval, London Lost by 39 runs 11 South Division 4 July Middlesex County Ground, Taunton Won by 79 runs 12 South Division 9 July Hampshire County Ground, Taunton Won by 6 wickets 13 South Division 11 July Essex County Ground, Chelmsford Won by 6 wickets 14 South Division 14 July Glamorgan SWALEC Stadium, Cardiff Won by 6 wickets: Duckworth–Lewis method used. 15 South Division 16 July Gloucestershire County Ground, Bristol Won by 6 wickets 16 South Division 18 June Kent County Ground, Taunton Lost by 59 runs 17 Quarter-final 27 July Northamptonshire County Ground, Taunton Won by 7 wickets 18 Semi-final 14 August Nottinghamshire The Rose Bowl, Southampton Won by 3 runs: Duckworth–Lewis method used. 19 Final 14 August Hampshire The Rose Bowl, Southampton Lost by losing more wickets
Batting averages Player Matches Innings Runs Average Strike rate Highest Score 50s 19 19 459 2 17 16 354 2 19 19 572 6 19 18 303 1 19 14 240 1 16 15 294 1 10 10 220 1 Qualification: 200 runs. Source: Cricinfo
Bowling averages Player Matches Overs Wickets Average Economy BBI 4wi 19 0 17 0 17 1 18 0 15 0 19 0 16 0 Qualification: 20 overs. Source: Cricinfo
Tourist match Match log No.DateOpponentsVenueResultRef 1 2 September Pakistan County Ground, Taunton Lost by 8 runs
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