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Jason Anderson, the St George’s wicketkeeper, has been chosen as this year’s Warrington “Soup” Zuill Cup Match Sportsmanship Award winner.
Anderson was chosen by a panel of judges for his perseverance after fracturing a finger on his right hand while...
DATE: Aug 05, 2014
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Cricket
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
One way or the other, Janeiro Tucker always makes his presence felt during Cup Match.
And this year proved to be no exception as the Somerset all-rounder produced some outstanding fielding over the two days to earn an unprecedented third Safe Hands A...
DATE: Aug 04, 2014
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Cricket
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Terryn Fray, the Somerset batsman, had to pinch himself to make sure he was not dreaming after his match-winning century swept the hosts to an emphatic eight-wicket victory and earned him man-of-the-match accolades.
“It is so surreal, I could not bel...
DATE: Aug 02, 2014
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Cricket
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
With successive boundaries off the bowling of Greg Maybury, the Somerset swing bowler, St George’s batsman OJ Pitcher fulfilled a promise to his late mother, Roseann, who passed away nearly three years ago from illness.
Those two boundaries carried P...
DATE: Jul 31, 2014
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Cricket
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Playing with a maturity belying his tender years, Delray Rawlins, the St George’s colt, made a dream start to his Cup Match career at Somerset Cricket Club.
The teenaged all-rounder repaid the St George’s selectors for choosing him this year over sev...
DATE: Jul 31, 2014
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Cricket
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Shannon Rayner, the St George’s colt, will find himself in a somewhat awkward position in this year’s Cup Match.
The big occasion will pit the all-rounder against Southampton Rangers team-mates Janeiro Tucker and Derrick Brangman who both play for So...
DATE: Jul 30, 2014
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Cricket
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
In 1983, Noel Gibbons and Jeff Richardson were members of Clevie Wade’s victorious St George’s team that defeated Somerset by three wickets in a low-scoring match at Somerset Cricket Club.
Now some 31 years later, Richardson and Gibbons find themselv...
DATE: Jul 30, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Cricket
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
This year marks the 40th anniversary of one of the most extraordinary feats in Cup Match history.
In 1974, St George’s pair Rupert Scotland and Lee Raynor produced an unbroken 229-run sixth-wicket partnership at Somerset Cricket Club — the highest pa...
DATE: Jul 29, 2014
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Cricket
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
There were few surprises when Somerset Cricket Club hierarchy announced their squad to defend the coveted Cup Match trophy on home turf this week to the club’s general membership in the early hours of yesterday morning.
Perhaps the only real surprise...
DATE: Jul 28, 2014
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Cricket
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson
Somerset will be without the services of top all-rounder Dion Stovell for at least another year.
The Southampton Rangers and Bermuda cricketer attended his first training session at Somerset this week and had originally been included in the Vice-Pres...
DATE: Jul 25, 2014
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CATEGORY:
Cricket
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AUTHOR:
Colin Thompson