The Somerset Cricket Podcast
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Discussing all things Somerset County Cricket Club and Cider. May include frequent references to the Demon of Frome.
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Somerset results become detailed, good-humored conversations about tactics, selection, player development and the changing mood around the club.
Ian Sheppard turns Somerset results into lively round-table cricket analysis, moving quickly from the scorecard to the decisions that shaped it.
Somerset's Blast trophy is barely lifted before you want to debate the bowling after the power play.
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Somerset county-cricket chat with fixtures, travel complaints, and a lived-in club feel.
Somerset cricket talk keeps the table close to the ground: an AGM on the horizon, a house move still underway, and the familiar worry about whether the side can defend totals as well as it chases them.
A brisk Somerset check-in that moves from a winning chase into the club's future and the selection debate.
Somerset's chase of 194 gives the episode its pace, but the discussion soon shifts into board business, another season, and England's wicketkeeping puzzle.
Somerset cricket chat with match detail, easy banter, and a gripe about the Kookaburra ball.
Somerset cricket is the center of this one, with the Blast win over Hampshire, the Warwickshire Championship return, and the ongoing complaint about the Kookaburra ball and what it is doing to county cricket.
A Somerset season review that keeps James Roo, Tom Lamonby, and Archie Bourne in sharp view.
The episode lands as a familiar end-of-season Somerset Cricket Podcast discussion, moving through winter checks, travel chat, and the Metro Bank campaign without much fuss.
A Somerset supporters' chat that pairs a Blast win with candid captaincy talk.
Somerset's win over Essex gives the episode its clearest spark, and the conversation stays grounded in what matters to supporters: travel, arrival updates, and club detail that never drifts far from Somerset itself.
Supporter-led Somerset chat with selection tension, travel detail, and enough banter to feel lived-in.
The Somerset Cricket Podcast stays with the bits supporters actually argue over: the Vitality Blast win, Tom Banton's dismissal, Andrew Caddick's irritation that Ollie Robinson was not sent back for a second spell, and the uncertainty around Durham selection and travel.
A satisfying win, then a plainspoken look at how Somerset let second place slip away.
Somerset's six-wicket chase of 194 gives the episode its best lift, and Lewis Gregory's winning six is the moment that sticks. Will Smead's part in the chase gets its due too, but the real interest is the steady frustration around how the Championship finished.
A trophy-night debrief that puts the bowling first and the six at the end second.
Somerset's Blast final win is built around the last swing of the chase, but the piece keeps returning to how they got to 194 and why the target was brought back under control.
Local cricket, score by score.
Cricket analysis with the lid off.
Loose talk, sharp turns, real feeling.
Cricket reaction with memory and nerve.
Somerset's Metro Bank One Day Cup selection policy drives most of the discussion, with Ian Sheppard, Steve, and Anthony Gibson debating why Miguel Pretorius and Jack Leach were left out.
Sir Michael Barber, chair of Somerset CCC, talks with Ian Shepard about Somerset’s summer, the club’s schedule fight with the ECB, and what it takes to keep winning after Blast success.
It opens on Tom Cola-Cadmore's outrageous short third man catch and Somerset's Vitality Blast win over Essex.
Somerset's win over Essex sets the tone, with the episode opening on the brilliant catch and the relief of bowling Essex out for 131.
The panel picks through a rough Somerset week against Surrey, with Beckenham and the Oval both in the mix.
Tom Cola-Cadmore has caught the most magnificent catch—Somerset have won the Vitality Blast!
Ian Jeppard hosts a Somerset Cricket Podcast awards episode for the Women's Golden Apples 2025 with Harry Everett, Matt Kingdom, and Dan, and the first topic is a new signing, B.
Ian Shepherd and Ben discuss Somerset's T20 Blast campaign, starting with a match recap where Somerset beat Essex after bowling them out for 131.
Somerset finish by chasing 194 and winning by six wickets.
It opens on one of Somerset's great moments.
The show opens on a celebratory finish.
Somerset's panel opens with the memory of the Vitality Blast win over Essex.
Somerset Cricket Podcast opens with Ian Sheppard, Steve Tancock, Ben Warren and Anthony Gibson reacting to four imminent departures: Andy Umeed, Ben Green, Casey Aldridge and Josh Davey.
Ian Sheppard, Steve Towncock, and Anthony Gibson spend much of this Somerset Cricket Podcast episode on Roloff van der Merwe’s exit, including his 165 against Surrey, his South Africa catch, and a 2021 Hampshire game at Taunton.
Somerset’s 2025 Golden Apples episode opens with a six-wicket chase of 194 against Will Smead’s backdrop, then moves into season awards with Ian Shepard, Steve, Sir Peter Wanless, and Anthony Gibson.
Somerset Cricket Podcast opens with Tom Colacadmore’s catch to beat Essex in the Vitality Blast 2023, then quickly shifts to a row over Taunton’s pitch and whether it should trigger ECB sanctions.
Somerset Cricket Podcast host Ian Shepard opens with the Vitality Blast 2023 title moment, then turns to the county championship loss to Sussex at Hove by 260 runs.
Somerset’s Vitality Blast run is assessed through two very different nights: a five-wicket win over Kent at Canterbury and a heavy defeat to Surrey at the Oval.
Ian Shepard, Steve Tancock, Dan Kingdom, and Anthony Gibson open with Somerset's 2023 Vitality Blast win over Essex, then move into a county-championship discussion built around Chester-le-Street and Surrey.
Somerset come in on the back of a six-wicket win chasing 194, with Will Smead setting the tone and Lewis Gregory closing it out.
Always Look on the Bright Side of Life discusses Somerset's Vitality Blast 2023 success alongside deeper analysis of squad management challenges.
Somerset Cricket Podcast hosts Ian Sheppard, Steve, and Gibbo open with a Vitality Blast win over Essex, then work through Hampshire at Taunton, Glamorgan in Cardiff, and Warwickshire at Edgbaston.
Somerset's cricket podcast opens with Lewis Gregory finishing a six-wicket chase of 194, then moves quickly to Thomas Rew's under-19 World Cup hundred against Australia and his captaincy against Pakistan.
Somerset Cricket Podcast hosts Ian Shepherd, Steve Tancock, and Anthony Gibson react to Somerset beating Essex by bowling them out for 131 and discuss a string of Blast wins.
Somerset’s Metro Bank One Day Cup form drives a long selection debate in this episode, with Dan Kingdom and the host weighing Archie Vaughan, Josh Thomas, Goldsworthy, Finn Hill, and the impact of Jack Leach, Jake Ball, and Alfie Ogborne.
Somerset's Vitality Blast quarter-final win over Essex opens the show, with Tom Cola-Cadmore's catch and Daniel Sams' dismissal sealing a victory after Essex were bowled out for 131.
Somerset Cricket Podcast host Ian Sheppard opens after Somerset beat Lancashire by six wickets, chasing 194 and finishing with Lewis Gregory's winning six.
Somerset Cricket Podcast opens with Tom Colacadmore taking the catch that seals a Vitality Blast win over Essex, then turns to a first-ever men's and women's doubleheader at Taunton and a sold-out crowd.
A cricket podcast discussing Somerset County Cricket Club's recent victories and match analysis.
A cricket podcast discussing Somerset's pre-season performance, player fitness, and team dynamics ahead of the 2026 season.
A cricket podcast discussing Somerset County Cricket Club, including match highlights, player updates, and franchise cricket.
A Christmas special episode of a Somerset cricket podcast discussing the team's recent T20 victory and upcoming 2025 fixtures.
A cricket podcast celebrating Somerset's Vitality Blast win and discussing upcoming 150th anniversary events.
A cricket podcast discussing Somerset County Cricket Club, including match highlights and player analysis.
A cricket podcast discussing Somerset County Cricket Club's recent match, including their One Day Cup win and a collapse at Trent Bridge.
A cricket podcast discussing Somerset County Cricket Club's recent matches, including a One Day Cup victory and a county championship draw.
A cricket podcast discussing Somerset County Cricket Club's recent One Day Cup victory and previewing the upcoming county championship season.
A panel discusses Somerset County Cricket Club, including Tom Abel's England call-up and recent match highlights.