Marcus Trescothick

Marcus Trescothick has expressed a desire to continue playing for Somerset into his forties

Nick Compton boosted his chances of England selection with a timely century as Somerset tightened their grip on Worcestershire at Taunton.

Abdur Rehman weaved through Worcestershire with 9 for 65 to leave Somerset wondering how close they could have got to the title

Gareth Batty effectively admitted that he made a mistake "in the heat of battle" in not withdrawing appeal after Murali Kartik after he had run out a Somerset batsman while backing up

Kevin Pietersen has not made a habit of helping himself off the field - at least not this summer - and it could be argued that maintaining his recent vow of silence today was counter-productive

By this stage of an English summer, Marcus Trescothick customarily has scored around 1500 runs at a rather superior average than any other batsman in the country

Those arriving at Aigburth early will have witnessed a duel good enough to compensate for the later frustration

Somerset, given the fillip of having their adored captain back in their side, will contest FLt20 finals day for the fourth year in succession after a 27-run win over Essex

Craig Kieswetter continued his superb form with a hard-hitting 103 as Somerset moved off the bottom of Clydesdale Bank 40 Group B with an eight-wicket victory over Durham at Taunton

Jim Troughton and Chris Woakes built Warwickshire's total on the second day at Taunton

On a shortened day in which Somerset took five Lancashire wickets, they also discovered that Marcus Trescothick will be out for longer than first thought

Marcus Trescothick, the Somerset captain, will miss "a minimum of six or seven weeks" cricket as a result of the injury he sustained in the County Championship match against Nottinghamshire.

If good leadership is about setting an example, Chris Read might have to be considered a masterful captain

Marcus Trescothick was named PCA player of the year for the third time at the annual end of season awards in London on Thursday evening

Another English domestic season has drawn to a close with silverware for Lancashire, Leicestershire, Surrey and Middlesex. George Dobell hands out his awards for 2011

Marcus Trescothick has admitted he is lost for answers when it comes to Somerset's record of falling at the final hurdle after they came up short against Surrey at Lord's in the Clydesdale Bank 40 final

On Saturday the final piece of silverware will be contested as Somerset and Surrey go head-to-head for the Clydesdale Bank 40 trophy

Somerset are likely to have to field a weakened side at the Champions League Twenty20 despite naming key players in their initial squad