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Somerset openers Terryn Fray and Chris Douglas have etched their names into the annals of Cup Match history with a record first-wicket partnership. The pair put on 153 runs, Douglas scoring 74 while Fray fell just ten shy of a century, as St George’s...

Somerset are fully in control after the first day of the Cup Match Classic, declaring on 378 for nine and limiting St George’s to 53 for four for a lead of 324. Stephen Outerbridge top scored on 92 for the home side at Somerset Cricket Club with 92, ...

Janeiro Tucker is backing Somerset colts Steven Bremar and Kwasi James to the rise to the big occasion at Cup Match. The pair are the only changes made by the champions and virtually picked themselves after producing solid displays with the bat and b...

Onias Bascome, the St George’s all-rounder, is convinced that the challengers have the necessary weapons in their bowling arsenal to keep Somerset’s batsmen under wraps. “We have a good bowling attack with a lot of variation,” Bascome said. “As long ...

Colt Chare Smith and the recalled Mishael Paynter virtually picked themselves for the St George’s Cup Match team, with good performances with the bat and ball for the Vice-President’s XI in the final trial on Saturday. Smith’s inclusion on Saturday n...

With a year under his belt as captain, Macai Simmons, of St George’s, is a lot more confident going into the 117th Cup Match, which starts tomorrow. Simmons took over the captaincy last year in only his third Cup Match and gained invaluable experienc...

The final Cup Match legend for 2018 provided me with the funniest experience that I have ever had during my 30-year cricket career. The incident took place in 1991, when the world’s best team at that time, Australia, who were fresh off a 4-1 series ...

Jordan DeSilva admits he would happily draw every match in which he is captain of Somerset, such is the emphasise on protecting the West End’s most prized possession. It has been six years since St George’s were dethroned as champions after losing by...

The dropping of Lionel Cann this year has signalled a new era in Cup Match, with no pre-millenlial players left in the classic. Somerset lost their own veteran two years ago, when Janeiro Tucker bowed out after more than two decades, and now with Ca...

Kamau Leverock was in imperious form with the bat playing for Clifton, in Derbyshire at the weekend. The Bermudian all-rounder produced a swashbuckling knock of 125 opening his team’s innings in their abandoned match against Lullington Park in the De...