# Somerset County Cricket Club in 2010

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 |
| Jos Buttler (WK) | England | 19 | Right-handed | — |
| Nick Compton | England | 26 | Right-handed | Right arm off break |
| Zander de Bruyn | South Africa | 34 | Right-handed | Right arm fast-medium |
| Lewis Gregory | England | 17 | Right-handed | Right arm fast-medium |
| James Hildreth | England | 25 | Right-handed | Right arm medium-fast |
| Chris Jones | England | 19 | Right-handed | — |
| Murali Kartik | India | 33 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox |
| Craig Kieswetter (WK) | England | 22 | Right-handed | — |
| Michael Munday | England | 25 | Right-handed | Right arm leg break |
| Ben Phillips | England | 35 | Right-handed | Right arm fast-medium |
| Kieron Pollard | West Indies | 22 | Right-handed | Right arm medium pace |
| David Stiff | England | 25 | Right-handed | Right arm fast |
| Arul Suppiah | Malaysia | 26 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox |
| Alfonso Thomas | South Africa | 33 | Right-handed | Right arm fast-medium |
| Peter Trego | England | 28 | Right-handed | Right arm medium pace |
| Marcus Trescothick (captain) | England | 34 | Left-handed | Right arm medium pace |
| Mark Turner | England | 25 | Right-handed | Right arm medium-fast |
| Max Waller | England | 22 | Right-handed | Right arm leg break |
| Charl Willoughby | South Africa | 35 | Left-handed | Left arm fast-medium |
| Damien Wright | Australia | 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 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 |||||||||||

### Match log

| No. | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result |
| 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 |
| 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 ||||||||

### Bowling averages

| Player | Matches | Innings | Wickets | Average | BBI | BBM | 5wi | 10wm |
| 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 |||||||||

## Clydesdale Bank 40
### Season standings

Clydesdale Bank 40: Group A :
| 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 |||||||||

### Match logs

| No. | Stage | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result |
| 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 |
| 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 ||||||||

### Bowling averages

| Player | Matches | Overs | Wickets | Average | Economy | BBI | 4wi |
| 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 ||||||||

## Friends Provident t20
### Season standings

Note: Pld = Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, NR = No result, Pts = Points, NRR = Net run rate.
South Division :
| 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. ||||||||

### Match logs

| No. | Stage | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result |
| 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 |
| 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 ||||||||

### Bowling averages

| Player | Matches | Overs | Wickets | Average | Economy | BBI | 4wi |
| 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 ||||||||

## Tourist match
### Match log

| No. | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Ref |
| 1 | 2 September | Pakistan | County Ground, Taunton | Lost by 8 runs | |