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 21 finals, of which they won eight and lost 13. 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 15 since. The club finished as runners-up in both domestic finals in each of 2010, 2011 and 2024, 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
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
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
[ 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]
20
2024 T20 Blast 14 September 2024 Gloucestershire Edgbaston , Birmingham Lost by 8 wickets
[ 20]
21
One-Day Cup Glamorgan Trent Bridge , Notingham Lost by 15 runs
[ 21]
References
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