Southampton Rangers begin their quest to land the last remaining piece of silverware when they face Somerset in the Premier Division 40-Over Knockout Cup semi-finals at Somerset tomorrow (10.30am).

Rangers have won every competition they have played in this season. That success started with the First Division Champion of Champions trophy, before they won the Premier Division T20 league and knockout, Western Counties and 50-over league.

Herbie Bascome’s side boast of massive firepower in both departments. Onias Bascome, Allan Douglas Jr, captain Alex Dore, Dalin Richardson, Oronde Bascome, Deunte Darrell, Delray Rawlins and Dion Stovell have torn apart bowling attacks this season.

Douglas, Stovell and Rawlins have also contributed immensely to the bowling attack, spearheaded by Donte Brangman, Jordan DeSilva and Nyrhobi Carmichael.

Somerset, who finished fourth in the league, will count on the likes of JJ Nel, captain Dominic Sabir, Kwasi James, Isaiah Richardson, Amari Ebbin and Brianna Ray as they seek to stop the Rangers juggernaut.

St George’s coach Clay Smith is eyeing ending the season with a flourish. Smith’s side clash with Warwick Workmen’s Club in the other semi-final at Wellington Oval.

The two teams were meant to play a league encounter today, but that was cancelled after Warwick forfeited the match.

“Ideally, we were looking forward to playing both games because we have a squad of about 15 players,” Smith told The Royal Gazette.

“Some players can only play on Saturdays, so we’re just trying to rotate and give them a chance to play.

“At this time of the season, you always have one or two players travelling. We have Jonté Smith away and I know they have some players missing, so it gives other players a chance to come in and perform.

“The semi-final and the final are at Wellington Oval. We would love to get to the final and play at him in front of our home fans.”

Smith was one of the spectators when Alex Brown struck an unbeaten 203 against St David’s last Sunday. While Warwick will be without some of their star players, including Luke Horan, the St George’s coach expects them to show

“Alex is one player, and all it takes is one ball to remove him,” he said.

“But they have other players on the team, guys like Kamau Leverock and Tre Manders, so we expect them to give us a good run.

“We have to play to the best of our ability to ensure that we get the result that we want. For the last couple of years, we’ve been winning at least one trophy and it would be nice to do it this season.

“Obviously, we have two tough teams in the other semi-final, Rangers and Somerset. We have to take care of business this weekend before we even think about other teams.”

Warwick coach Lorenzo Tucker expects his players to put on a strong performance in a bid to end what has been a successful season on a high note.

“We are without several key players for the knockout semi-final against St George’s,” Tucker said.

“Despite their absence, I expect our team to be competitive, give a strong and positive effort.

“St George's are a quality side and will be difficult to beat, but I have confidence in the players available for us.

“On any given day, I believe we have the talent to compete with and defeat any team. We are looking forward to what should be an excellent game of cricket.

“Regardless of Sunday's result, we can reflect positively on our 2026 campaign. Retaining our status in both leagues was a major objective at the start of the season, for us to successfully achieve that goal represents a strong year for the club.”

In First Division fixtures, PHC go up against Cleveland County today. Tomorrow, PHC are back in action, this time finishing off the season by taking on Flatts, while Somerset Bridge face Cleveland.