Somerset 2011

Wisden Cricketer magazine seems to believe that Somerset will win everything this year, well it was the coaches from other counties who gave their opinion.

For me, well, it will still be difficult to pick themselves up from last year’s disappointment of coming runner’s-up in three competitions, plus the underlining factor of losing players to England.

On the subject of players, their is a lot of young talent which Brian Rose has recruited, George Dockrell, Gamil Hussain, Callum Hagget and the young German. Will they have the temperament to hold their nerve and step up to the plate in First Class cricket, or will they have a season in the 2^nd XI.

I wonder how max Waller feels, potentially a great leg spinner, however Somerset seems keen on recruiting other spinners, like Dockrell, Murali Kartik and Mendis.

With that, I’m sure Max will learn a lot from Kartik, as hew is a world class player and he could single handed win titles for Somerset, providing the batsmen give him a platform.

It’s not only Wisden who think Somerset will win loads this year, looks as if the Bookies are thinking the same, with them being favourites to win all three competitions.

Now this has put me in a dilemma, the last four seasons I’ve placed a bet that they will win the lot, narrowly missing out in 2010 of course. Shall I do the same this season, in a patent where if they win one, will get some sort of reward, but all four, well, maybe.

Widen has also surpassed itself with a pub guide to the County Grounds, well it’s from a book about cricketing pub names. The Ring of Bells in Taunton is mentioned in this months edition, and it’s a place I frequently visit on my lunch break from work, they will be happy with that I would of thought.