MetroBank Game 3 - v Warks and a change of Weather
By Grockles
July 26 2026
The weather has definitely taken a turn on Family Day at the County Ground as we welcome Warwickshire to Taunton and the chance to turn our present 50 over campaign to a predominently winning one as we have one win and one loss so far. Big queues at the gates at 10 this morning so the hope of a decent Sunday crowd for this one. Warwickshire have won the
Metrobank Game 3 - v Warwickshire @Taunton Sunday 26 July 2026
It's a gloomier start today and a whole bunch of people are NOT in shorts this morning as the weather has definitely changed. Lots of people waiting to get in this morning though as it is Family Day at the ground. The toss has been won by Warwickshire and they have decided to bowl first. Before play there is a Guard of Honour and a minute's silence in memory of Sir Christopher Onjaadtje who passed away in his 90s earlier this month. A patron of the club for a long period of time who has a pavilion and the Indoor School named after him on the ground.
The Somerset side has a couple of changes from Friday;
Vaughan, Perera, Lammonby, Thomas, Goldsworthy (c), Connell, Theedom, Church (wk), Shaw, Ball, Langridge
Ethan Bamber will bowl the first from the MT Pavilion (obviously not 'white ball' enough for the franchises) and must be seen as a real problem for the home side today as the highest CC1 wicket taker so far this season. He is bowling first to Archie Vaughan and takes out his off stump with his third ball without toomuch trouble. Through the gate and it's 1 for 0 as Vaughan passes Lammonby on the way out. His first ball to Tom L has him wondering if today is a good day to bat. Bamber starts with a wicket maiden.
Hannon-Dalby is also coming in from the River end so this is Warks first line opening bowling attack and it is good to see Sav make the first scoring shot driving the ball straight for four to get the scorebaord clicking over. Lammonby get off the mark in the third over. At the end of the 6th we have moved on to 13 for 1 courtesy of a weird bounce in the outfield that completely foxed the fielder as it bounced away from his at about 45 degrees to the Somerset Stand boundary.
Bamber is changed for he spin of Yates in the 10th as we move to 33 for 1 with most of the runs coming from the bat of Perera. The change becomes a dual one as 16 year old Charlie Taylor debuts in the 50 over by coming on at the River end for the 12th. The 50 partnership arrives in the 13th with Sav on 33 from 42 and Tom on 20 from 32. By 15 we have moved on considerably but we lose Perera as he goes down on one knee to Yates but misses the ball. After an age the Umpire decides he was in front and he has to go LBW for 39 from 49 with 5 four and a six. That was a mistake but you takes yer chances!!
Out comes Lewis to fnish off the 15th moving the score on to 73 for 2 by taking a single. Taz Ali comes on as the next new bowler in the 19th at 87 for 2 from the River. He is joined by young Taylor from the other end and the home side move towards 3 figures. We have another concussion check after a ball from Charlie and it is a bit surprising that the 12th man coming on to help is Riley Meredith - why is he still here? why is he doing duties? If he is here and doing official things, why isn't he playing in this?
The 100 arrives off an Ali wide in the 22nd with Tom very close to a 50 (47) with the skipper on 15. Lammonby moves to 53 off 63 balls from his fourth four pulled to the Somerset boundary at 110 for 2. Jake Lintott starts his bowling day in the 25th at 119 for 2. A flashed four to the Botham brings up the 50 partnership between the two at 123 for 2. We reach 124 for 2 at the halfway stage with Lammonby on 60 from 70 and his captain on 23 from 28.
Bamber returns for the 26th to partner Lintott and Somerset pass 150 during this bowling pairing in the 30th with a four off the bat of Lammonby who moves to a run a ball 80.
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Highly doubt there will be any major changes to the Somerset squad though after being rested on Friday one might expect a rota to see Jake Ball comes back into the side at the expense of resting another seamer.
It's a quick move from one game to another so I would expect the preview to arrive sometime this afternoon and we'll be at the game tomorrow before quite a layoff with no cricket at Taunton until Tuesday week as next week's Metrobank games are all away.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2026:07:25:19:22:41 by Grockle.
Grey and overcast but we'll probably start on time. Big queues to get in at 10:15 today so a decent crowd I'd assume.
But we do need to keep his hand in for after it so it would be good to see him playing some of the games.