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Dedicated coverage of county cricket is a bit down on its uppers.

Unless it's game day, it's pretty fair to say major broadcasters and other national and local cricket media are working with restricted budgets to bring you such dedicated coverage.

This is where Cider Press aims to step in. To bring you unrivalled and compelling coverage of all things Somerset CCC.

Cider Press is part of the CounterPress network, which is aiming to reinvigorate community sports journalism, for example with coverage of professional football clubs, most of whom get scant in-depth coverage, particularly those in the lower divisions.

The same goes for dedicated coverage of many of the first class cricket counties, including Somerset CCC of course.

Our aim is not to repeat what is already out there but to bring you fresh material offering behind the scenes reporting, in-depth interviews with players, analysis, and more.

As a professional journalist and cricket enthusiast, I'll be doing the bulk of the writing and will be responsible for the site but there will also be regular contributions from Somerset legends Vic Marks and Sophie Luff with their columns. Other well known Somerset cricket journalists will also be contributing.

I hope you will join us on this ride as we enter out debut season. Your financial support and general promotion of this work will be hugely appreciated as we develop the offering.

This site is for you as the fan and I hope it provides you with enough compelling material to believe in it.

I'm always open to suggestions as you will likely know a lot more about the club than I do. Please do email us at editor@ciderpress.news. And follow us on Instagram @nickciderpress.

Thanks for getting on board and for your leap of faith.

Best,

Nick Thomas