List of final appearances by Somerset County Cricket Club

The Rose Bowl, under floodlights, for the final of the 2010 Friends Provident t20, which Somerset lost.

Somerset County Cricket Club have played first-class cricket continuously since 1891, and limited overs cricket since its introduction in 1963. English domestic cricket only ever staged finals in limited overs competitions prior to the abridged 2020 season: the first being the 1963 Gillette Cup Final. Somerset reached their first final in 1967, losing to Kent in the same competition. In total, Somerset have appeared in nineteen finals, of which they won eight and lost eleven. Their first victory came in the 1979 Gillette Cup Final, which was followed by three more victories in the following four years. After winning the 1983 NatWest Trophy Final, Somerset did not appear in another final until 1999, when they lost to Yorkshire in the same competition.

After winning four of their first six finals, Somerset have only won four of their thirteen since. The club finished as runners-up in both domestic finals in each of 2010 and 2011, losing the Friends Provident t20 in 2010 courtesy of having lost more wickets after the match was tied.

Finals

No. Season Competition Date Opponents Venue Result Ref
1 1967 Gillette Cup 2 September 1967 Kent Lord's, London Lost by 32 runs [1]
2 1978 Gillette Cup 2 September 1978 Sussex Lord's, London Lost by 5 wickets [2]
3 1979 Gillette Cup 8 September 1979 Northamptonshire Lord's, London Won by 45 runs [3]
4 1981 Benson & Hedges Cup 25 July 1981 Surrey Lord's, London Won by 7 wickets [4]
5 1982 Benson & Hedges Cup 24 July 1982 Nottinghamshire Lord's, London Won by 9 wickets [5]
6 1983 NatWest Trophy 3 September 1983 Kent Lord's, London Won by 24 runs [6]
7 1999 NatWest Trophy 29 August 1999 Gloucestershire Lord's, London Lost by 50 runs [7]
8 2001 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy 1 September 2001 Leicestershire Lord's, London Won by 41 runs [8]
9 2002 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy 31 August 2002 Yorkshire Lord's, London Lost by 6 wickets [9]
10 2005 Twenty20 Cup 30 July 2005 Lancashire The Oval, London Won by 7 wickets [10]
11 2009 Twenty20 Cup 15 August 2009 Sussex Edgbaston, Birmingham Lost by 63 runs [11]
12 2010 Friends Provident t20 14 August 2010 Hampshire The Rose Bowl, Southampton Lost by losing more wickets [12]
13 2010 Clydesdale Bank 40 18 September 2010 Warwickshire Lord's, London Lost by 3 wickets [13]
14 2011 Friends Life t20 27 August 2011 Leicestershire Edgbaston, Birmingham Lost by 18 runs [14]
15 2011 Clydesdale Bank 40 18 September 2011 Surrey Lord's, London Lost by 5 wickets [15]
16 2019 Royal London One-Day Cup 25 May 2019 Hampshire Lord's, London Won by 6 wickets [16]
17 2020 Bob Willis Trophy 23–27 September 2020 Essex Lord's, London Match drawn
(Essex won on 1st innings)
[17]
18 2021 Vitality T20 Blast 18 September 2021 Kent Edgbaston, Birmingham Lost by 25 runs [18]
19 2023 T20 Blast 15 July 2023 Essex Edgbaston, Birmingham Won by 14 runs [19]

References

  1. ^ "Kent v Somerset: Gillette Cup 1967 (Final)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 March 2011.
  2. ^ "Somerset v Sussex: Gillette Cup 1978 (Final)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 March 2011.
  3. ^ "Northamptonshire v Somerset: Gillette Cup 1979 (Final)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 March 2011.
  4. ^ "Somerset v Surrey: Benson and Hedges Cup 1981 (Final)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 March 2011.
  5. ^ "Nottinghamshire v Somerset: Benson and Hedges Cup 1982 (Final)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 March 2011.
  6. ^ "Kent v Somerset: National Westminster Bank Trophy 1983 (Final)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 March 2011.
  7. ^ "Gloucestershire v Somerset: National Westminster Bank Trophy 1999 (Final)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
  8. ^ "Leicestershire v Somerset: Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy 2001 (Final)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
  9. ^ "Somerset v Yorkshire: Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy 2002 (Final)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
  10. ^ "Lancashire v Somerset: Twenty20 Cup 2005 (Final)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
  11. ^ "Somerset v Sussex: Twenty20 Cup 2009 (Final)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
  12. ^ "Hampshire v Somerset: Friends Provident T20 2010 (Final)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
  13. ^ "Somerset v Warwickshire: Clydesdale Bank 40 2010 (Final)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
  14. ^ "Leicestershire v Somerset: Friends Life t20 2011 (Final)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
  15. ^ "Somerset v Surrey: Clydesdale Bank 40 2011 (Final)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
  16. ^ "Full Scorecard of Hampshire v Somerset, Royal London One-Day Cup, Final". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  17. ^ "Full Scorecard of Somerset v Essex, Bob Willis Trophy, Final". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  18. ^ "Full Scorecard of Kent v Somerset, Vitality Blast, Final". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  19. ^ "Full Scorecard of Somerset v Essex, Vitality Blast, Final". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
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