Over recent years there has been an ongoing debate as to whether Somerset County Cricket Club should sell their town centre ground and relocate to a new out of town venue.

At the AGM in December last year the question was raised and points of view from both sides were voiced, since when there has been little public airing of the matter.

During the last few months however, chief executive Peter Anderson has attended several meetings with the Taunton Deane planners and given evidence with a view to the future development of Taunton town centre and the clubs future role in it.

Mr Anderson has now written about the latest situation regarding the matter in tomorrow's programme notes for the NUL game at Bath between the Sabres and Leicester Foxes.

The chief executive says: "The whole future of the County Ground revolves around what is planned for the development of Taunton and the club has put forward proposals which may pave the way for the retention of the County Ground in it's present location."

He continues: "Christopher Ondaatje (the club patron ) is very keen to assist the club to stay and has also suggested ways in which the club could expand on the edges of it's current site."

The Somerset boss concludes: "The club has a bright future if everything falls into place. We need, however, the team to do well on the field, which is the principle reason why you all support in the magnificent way you do."

These new developments will be very good news to the large numbers of supporters who have expressed their reservations about leaving their traditional town centre home and relocating to new out of town site, and doubtless they will be watching any further developments on this matter closely.

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