Head coach Jason Kerr says Somerset had a ‘good season, not a great one’ after coming close to winning three trophies but ending up with none.
The Cidermen were at one point qualified for the T20 finals day, in the final of the Metro Bank Cup and challenging for the County Championship.
Ultimately, Somerset lost in the T20 final against Gloucestershire, lost to Glamorgan in the Metro Bank final and finished third in the championship.
Reflecting on the season, Jason Kerr said: “The reality, its not a great season, it’s a really good season.
“A great season is where is achieve things and ultimately win trophies and we haven’t been able to do that.
“Credit to the group for putting ourselves in position to do that (win three trophies) – it was one of the aims – I think the depth of the squad to do that and the way we’ve done it, they’ll be proud of that.
“We need an opportunity to reflect and really think about it. But if we look at the nature of some of the games and then coming away from finals day, quick turnaround and going up to Old Trafford and day one there hit us hard emotionally and we haven’t quite recovered.”
Jason said that competing intensely in all three formats was ‘mentally demanding’ on the group.
“It’s hard to explain but you feel it within the group when people are mentally exhausted. The intensity of the cricket and what you trying to achieve – its not easy to do,” said the head coach.
“It’s a challenge that we relish and that will definitely be some of the learning – how you develop that mental robustness to actually ensure your in the same space as you are in April and May come September.”
He said the growth of the team has impressed him this season
“If you look at it as individuals, there’s been some huge growth there whether its Banton, Lammonby, James Rew…I think Lewis Gregory has been immense as a leader, but as a team, we’re moving forward,” said Jason.
“We want to keep putting ourselves in this position, the challenge is the expectation getting higher each year so you need to manage that as well.”
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