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Everything evolves, but so to does everything erode if we aren’t careful. If we don’t look after our bodies, our bodies will struggle to survive the test if time. As a cricket coach who specialises in batting, I see the same happening in the world of batting, or batsmanship. Obviously, the modern cricketer may well call me a dinosaur, although anyone that works with me will … [Read more...] about The Future of Batting: Julian Wyatt

2019 is a year of some momentous anniversaries, not least the 75th anniversary of the D-Day Landings. It's also the 40th Anniversary of Somerset's first silverware and it's forty-five years since the 1974 season, when a promising group of cricketing hopefuls first hit the scene. That was the year when there were three debutants at Somerset. It's arguably the county's best … [Read more...] about Somerset Cricketers 1971-2000: 1974 season

Up and down the country all ages of cricketer will be turning up for training sessions ahead of their weekend cricket matches. The premise being to ‘be prepared’, although each environment, each level will focus in their own special way. As a cricket player and coach I have been party to all manner of training sessions over the years. Some excellent, some distracted … [Read more...] about Training Principles: Julian Wyatt

As The Incider's correspondent from a distance, it has been great to keep track of the fantastic run the club have been on en-route to the final of the Royal London One-Day Cup. It seems like only yesterday that I was in Birmingham watching us sadly lose the semi-final, yet that was three years ago. Whilst a number of faces who played that day are still around, the added … [Read more...] about Off to Lord’s: An Outsider’s view on the One Day Success

Regular readers of The Incider would have noted that the writers here are all big fans of the Somerset Cricketers book series, so are delighted to hear that the fourth volume in the series will be available to buy very soon. This latest book focuses on those players who made their first-class debuts for Somerset from the start of the 1971 season until the close of the 2000 … [Read more...] about Somerset Cricketers 1971-2000: Exclusive Signing