Sellsy's Monday Supplement

Hearing that Gareth Batty has been banned for the T20 finals made my pretty dour week a bit happier. Serves him right, giving Pete Trego a volley of abuse, for no reason, when he dismissed him during the T20 quarter-finals when Surrey hosted Somerset.

Well done to the ECB as well, the code of conduct is there for a reason, just hope now they get sentimental and award him with a medal, that’s of course if Surrey reach the final. I do have this uneasy feeling that they will win the competition; their bowling attack may be a bit to good for Michael Carberry & Co.

Somerset bounced back from that disappointment by hammering Gloucestershire on Sunday in the 40 over competition. The might Set chased down 234 to win, with seven overs to spare. The inform Craig Kieswetter smashing 126 not out, which included ten 4’s and 6 6’s. With three games left in the competition Somerset are now sitting pretty at the top of the table. An away game against Glamorgan tonight, (typical Kieswetter out cheaply), then home on Thursday against Yorkshire and the finally on the Bank Holiday Monday an away trip against Gloucestershire. Come on Somerset, a home semi-final would be great, but I have a feeling it will be another nail-biter!

The County Championship and survival in Division One is still paramount. Five games remaining, two off which are at home – against Surrey and Derbyshire – and I think they need to win at least three off them, and not lose against Surrey, I wonder if Batty will play? More twitchy bum time I think, especially now Abdur Rehman will be missing as he is on tour with Pakistan and Jos Buttler along with Jamie Overton will be representing England Lions. Anyway, what would you choose? A win at Lord’s in the 40 over competition or survival in Division One? I know what I would choose.

Well done To Micheal Barrow and Jack Rich who both played in LMS (Last Man Standing) with a Somerset contingent on Friday at Minehead CC. The likes of Pete Trego, Steve Kirby played. I am told that Jack smacked a six and four off the bowling of a Somerset player!

Their experienced inspired Over Stowey to victory on Saturday as they beat Churchinford by 140 runs, with Micheal taking five wickets. Stowey are in a comfortable third place in the league, so well done to them.

Stowey hosted Finals Day on Sunday where the Hinkley Point Cup and the West Somerset League Cup was contested. Well done to Stogumber 2^nd’s and Bishops Hull 1^st’s who won the cups respectively. A good show was put on bys Stowey and I am sure they won’t be far behind in being selected next season to hold the finals. Well doen to all those who helped, great effort.

England, looks like they are going to wrap up the series, I always said Stuart Broad was a good bowler, perhaps he read my blog last week!

Ok, 7.27, time to celebrate the Ashes. There is a pint on Thatchers with my name on it, on the bat at The Cottage.