Somerset County Cricket Club have just been given the staggering news that their official website www.somerset.cricinfo.com received well over a million visits during the month of July.

Over the months since it was first established in May 2001, the official Somerset website has enjoyed increasing popularity even through the winter, with its up-to-the-minute news, views and information from the county club, but this figure far exceeds what was expected when it was launched.

Chief executive Peter Anderson told me: "We have been totally amazed but grateful for the interest shown in our website. We thank you all for your support, especially those who live outside the UK in mainland Europe, the USA and even further afield, and welcome to you all.

"The August 31st final will be a very special day for the club, the players and all of our supporters. We hope to report on a success and will have a detailed report for our loyal supporters outside the United Kingdom, but if we should lose then I promise that it won't be a black-edged page!"

Tom Faulkner, Head of UK Business Development for CricInfo, who host the site said: "These page impressions are absolutely fantastic. Well done to everybody."

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