Author Archive - Sam Dalling

Durham and Derbyshire united in anguish

SAM DALLING AT CHESTER-LE-STREET: What was billed as a winner-take-all clash turned into a forgettable occasion for both sides, who will watch the latter stages of the One-Day Cup from the sidelines

14/08/2024 | Sam Dalling | All Members-Only | Premium | Men's One Day Cup | News | Durham Men | Derbyshire Men | County Cricket |

James Rew and a feat beyond his years

SAM DALLING: The 19-year-old Somerset wicketkeeper-batter went to the landmark of 1,000 County Championship runs for the season last week, an extraordinary effort by a teenager in his first full season of professional cricket

30/07/2023 | Sam Dalling | Somerset Men | News | Features | Editors Choice | County Cricket |

Will Jacks and Tom Latham show their class to tip match in Surrey's favour

SAM DALLING AT TAUNTON: They had joined forces on Tuesday night with the score 95 for 4, and the game in the balance. On Wednesday, Surrey asserted their dominance, both on the match and the County Championship more widely

26/07/2023 | Sam Dalling | Surrey Men | Somerset Men | News | Editors Choice | County Cricket | County Championship |

Serene Tom Lawes rips through Somerset to issue another reminder of his talents

SAM DALLING AT TAUNTON: The hopes for him at Surrey are high. Comparisons to a youthful Chris Woakes have been drawn by more than one observer, both the partial (club coaches) and the impartial (members of the press)

25/07/2023 | Sam Dalling | Surrey Men | Somerset Men | News | Editors Choice | County Cricket Homepage | County Cricket | County Championship |

Tom Kohler-Cadmore and the freedom to play his own way

SAM DALLING - INTERVIEW: Ahead of Somerset's third successive appearance at T20 Blast Finals Day, a member of their formidable top-order outlines why 2023 can be the year they end 18 years without the trophy

14/07/2023 | Sam Dalling | Men's T20 Blast | Somerset Men | News | Features | Editors Choice | County Cricket |

James Rew breaks new ground yet again as the circuit's breakout star

SAM DALLING AT TAUNTON: Even in his wildest dreams, Rew could not have imagined that 12 months on from taking to Southport's scorched fields, he would lead the County Championship both for runs scored and deliveries faced

11/07/2023 | Sam Dalling | Somerset Men | News | Hampshire Men | County Cricket | County Championship |

Something about Somerset brings out the best in Kyle Abbott

SAM DALLING AT TAUNTON: In what is now his 84th red-ball appearance for Hampshire, Abbott currently sits on 348 wickets at less than 20 runs apiece - 57 of which have come against Somerset

10/07/2023 | Sam Dalling | Somerset Men | News | Hampshire Men | County Cricket Homepage | County Cricket | County Championship |

Lewis Gregory's clear thinking ensures group-stage dominance doesn't go to waste

SAM DALLING AT TAUNTON: Gregory finished a tricky run-chase unbeaten on 57 from just 34 balls. But it was not just the runs, not even how he got them, but the clarity of thought when any mistake would have likely been a knockout blow

07/07/2023 | Sam Dalling | Men's T20 Blast | Somerset Men | All Members-Only | Premium | Nottinghamshire Men | News | County Cricket |

Middlesex inject life into another chastening campaign

SAM DALLING AT CHELMSFORD: It was a night Middlesex chased down their 226-run victory target, producing the kind of victory Stephen Eskinazi believed this young group needed to cement their learning

01/07/2023 | Sam Dalling | Men's T20 Blast | News | Middlesex Men | Essex Men | County Cricket Homepage | County Cricket |

Luke Wells finally reaping the fruits of his labours

SAM DALLING: After studying Rashid Khan while at Sussex, the Lancashire man is finally starting to deliver with the ball. Having also benefitted from injury to Keaton Jennings, he isnow a key man if silverware is to return to Old Trafford this summer

30/06/2023 | Sam Dalling | All Members-Only | Premium | News | Lancashire Men | County Cricket |

Precociousness of James Rew sets up Somerset for Notts trouncing

SAM DALLING AT TAUNTON: Rew's unbeaten century at Taunton was his fourth of the summer. It was the fifth his fledgling career. He is still only 19...

27/06/2023 | Sam Dalling | Somerset Men | Nottinghamshire Men | News | County Cricket | County Championship |

Big nights are for big game players and unsurprisingly, Sam Curran delivered

SAM DALLING AT TAUNTON: Curran bats, he bowls, he hustles, he bustles. Tonight, he silenced the Taunton crowd, both physically and with the occasional post-wicket gesture. Surrey were handsome victors

16/06/2023 | Sam Dalling | Men's T20 Blast | Surrey Men | Somerset Men | News | County Cricket Homepage | County Cricket |

Having done the hard yards, Shane Burger is back in the thick of it at Somerset

SAM DALLING - INTERVIEW: The former Scotland head coach oversees an often flimsy batting line-up at Taunton which has already shown dramatic signs of improvement during the 2023 summer

12/06/2023 | Sam Dalling | Somerset Men | All Members-Only | Premium | News | County Cricket | County Championship |

Shoaib Bashir puts Sir Alastair Cook's latest milestone in the shade

SAM DALLING AT CHELMSFORD: The 19-year-old offspinner, a replacement amid Jack Leach's absence, returned 29 wicketless overs but showed great skill to trouble the former England captain

11/06/2023 | Sam Dalling | Somerset Men | News | Essex Men | County Cricket | County Championship |

Ben Green outshines star names to keep Somerset juggernaut moving

SAM DALLING AT TAUNTON: The One-Day Cup captaincy, which he was given last summer, has brought the best out of Green; he has grown nicely into his role, into a side packed with international cricketers

04/06/2023 | Sam Dalling | Men's T20 Blast | Somerset Men | News | County Cricket |

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