Seasons will only be remembered for winning trophies and of course this season Somerset County Cricket Club have fallen at the final hurdle on all three fronts, but rather than being downbeat. I feel all members and supporters should be proud of what Somerset have achieved this season write Merv Colenutt.

We all know that having been the bridesmaids in both the T20 Blast and the Metro One Day Cup, what a farce that is, a cricket cup final in the late Autumn month of September is now followed by an end of season four day county championship match with Hampshire, which will decide who becomes runners up to Surrey, but once again weather and not the players could settle that position and it’s financial gains.

Since the start of the campaign at the beginning of April, Somerset are the only county to have challenged on all three fronts, whereas almost of the other counties have struggled to maintain an interest in any of the three main competitions.

The season of 2025 appears to be a long way off, yet you feel that Somerset will only have to do a minimal amount of tinkering to maintain teams that can once again challenge on all three fronts of red ball and white ball cricket, possibly an opening bowler with the class of a Matt Henry and another opening batsman, but that is just one man’s opinion.

It’s always a good feeling to catch up with those who have been there and done it, so when I spoke to former Somerset left arm seamer Mark Davis what his thoughts were prior to the farcical Metro Bank game with Glamorgan, Mark who was commentating on the game, was also upbeat about the counties 2024 season.

Davis said “I still believe it has been a good season, in fact one to be proud of”.

“You have to remember, following, following the lottery of playing a 20 over game on the reserve day, Glamorgan were only affected by losing 2 of their regular championship side to the Hundred competition, whereas Somerset almost lost a complete side with 9 of their players playing in the Hundred”.

“Somerset do have quality in depth, but playing against a team, albeit from the second division, the Somerset team were made up from players who have in the main not played as much cricket first class cricket as Glamorgan who were fielding almost their normal side”.

Along with former Morlands stylish left handed batsman Adrian Sparks, I am in total agreement, that the ECB needs to get the fixtures sorted out and changed for next season, two finals in late September is ludicrous, but I believe that with money now the most important factor, it’s highly unlikely that the fixture pile up will change, the Hundred looks as though it’s here to stay

Surely with a season starting in early April and ending on the final day of September when the weather is at it’s worst, at least a one day game can be settled by delayed starts, but the game has changed and members and supporters have to accept that decision.