Two finals, one top-3 finish but no titles for Somerset in 2024

English county side Somerset could call themselves the unluckiest team of this English summer as they had a chance to finish with a treble of titles, but ended up winning nothing at the end, with the latest loss coming against Glamorgan in the final of the One-Day Cup 2024 on September 23 (Monday). 

Playing on the reserve day, the final was reduced to 20 overs per side as rain finally gave way to some play at Trent Bridge in Nottingham. Sean Dickson, the Somerset skipper won the toss and decided to field first. However, Glamorgan got going instantly and with the help of Sam Northeast’s 69* and Billy Root’s 39, reached 186/7. 

In reply, Somerset could not get a great start and lost opener George Thomas with the team score at 14. From thereon, it was a case of wickets falling at regular intervals and the entire team could manage only 164/6 in their 20 overs, losing the match by 15 runs. 

Earlier, Somerset had also made it to the final of the T20 Blast, the 20-over tournament of England. However, they lost to cross-region rivals Gloucestershire in the final by 8 wickets on the final day of the competition. 

Somerset, who have never won the county championships in the tournament’s 134-year-old recorded history, once again failed to capitalise on the momentum and finished at the third position. The best that the Taunton-based side achieved in the historical tournament are six second-place finishes in 2001, 2010, 2012, 2016, 2018 and 2019. 

At the end of the penultimate round of the championship, Somerset and league leader Surrey had a difference of eight points while Yorkshire placed third was 18 points behind the Lewis Gregory-led side. Thus, all Somerset needed was to get the maximum of 24 points from the game and then hope that Surrey at best drew the game or even if they won accumulated only eight points at max. 

However, as things turned out Somerset lost their match and could only get three points from their final encounter against Lancashire. Both Yorkshire and Surrey won their last games with the former leapfrogging Somerset to the second place and the latter winning their third Championship title in a row.

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