24 days ago
Somerset are poised to finish second again – and after 136 years it still hurts
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a sports story. The Guardian Sport is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 23 Sept 2026, 07:00 UTC. The headline in use is “Somerset are poised to finish second again – and after 136 years it still hurts”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
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- First reported by The Guardian Sport
Somerset are poised to finish second again – and after 136 years it still hurts
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- The Guardian