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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

Brian Rose is the man that Alec Stewart calls ‘Mr Somerset’. One of the most endearing images I hold from my childhood days watching Somerset County Cricket Club was the sight of our two ‘blond bombshells’ walking out to open the batting in an era before the wearing of helmets became mandatory. Brian Rose – the captain of the crew - strolling out to the middle with … [Read more...] about Cider & Rosey

Peter Wanless has had a sneak preview of Brian Rose’s book published on Thursday. For those of you wondering whether it is for you (and if you are a Somerset supporter why wouldn’t it be?) here are Peter’s initial impressions. Like Peter, and our very own Steve Jennings, Brian Charles Rose was a bit of a hero for me. Like Peter my Dad never got to see his beloved Somerset … [Read more...] about Rosey’s book: First Impressions by Peter Wanless