Somerset

Craig Overton and Sophie Luff have put Somerset firmly in the spotlight after both claimed the top honours at the 2026 Professional Cricketers' Association awards ceremony in London.

Craig Overton has put England selectors on notice following a superb County Championship campaign for Somerset. Can the 32-year-old force his way back into the international setup?

Tom Abell produced one of the innings of the County Championship season, scoring 307 to help Somerset compile a mammoth 731 all out in a draw against Surrey at Taunton.

Somerset have been left to rue what might have been after finishing runners-up in the County Championship for the sixth time since 2010, with senior figures pointing to a critical lack of ruthlessness in the middle of the campaign.

Somerset posted their highest ever total against Surrey — a mammoth 691-8 — as Tom Abell and Tom Lammonby both cashed in with career-best double centuries on day three at Taunton.

Dan Lawrence struck an imperious unbeaten century as Surrey posted 327-4 on the opening day at Taunton, leaving Somerset's Championship aspirations hanging by the thinnest of threads.

England all-rounder Dani Gibson has put pen to paper on a two-year contract extension with Somerset, securing her future at the county until the close of the 2028 season.

Somerset's hopes of a first County Championship title have taken a significant hit after Yorkshire dismantled them at Headingley, winning by 185 runs to hand Division One leadership to Warwickshire.

Ben Cliff announced himself on the county scene with a stunning 8-76, but Craig Overton's defiant half-century and George Hill's unbeaten 50 have left the Yorkshire-Somerset contest hanging in the balance after a gripping day two at Headingley.

Surrey secured a last-gasp one-wicket victory over Somerset at The Oval, claiming the final semi-final berth in the Women's One-Day Cup with just three balls to spare.

Somerset's 377-run demolition of Leicestershire keeps them in pole position for a first ever County Championship title, heading into the final two rounds five points clear of Warwickshire.

Somerset ended day two at Grace Road with a commanding 372-run advantage over relegation-threatened Leicestershire, keeping their pursuit of a first-ever County Championship title firmly on course.