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Somerset County Cricket Club in 1890

The 1890 season saw Somerset County Cricket Club playing thirteen fixtures against other county teams. These matches were not considered first-class, after Somerset had five years earlier been removed from the County Championship due to playing too few matches against other first-class counties. In the summer of 1890, Somerset scheduled thirteen fixtures, winning twelve of them and tying one against Middlesex. As a result of this, they were readmitted to the County Championship for the following 1891 season.[1]

Somerset County Cricket Club
1890 season
CaptainHerbie Hewett
'Second-class
County Championship'		Champions
Most runsHerbie Hewett (543)
1891 →

Squad edit

Players with international caps are listed in bold.

Name Nat Birth date[note 1] Batting Style Bowling Style Notes
Batsmen
Herbie Hewett   (1864-05-25)25 May 1864 (aged 26) Left-handed Unknown arm medium pace Club captain
John Challen   (1863-03-26)26 March 1863 (aged 27) Right-handed Right arm fast-medium
Albert Clapp   (1867-05-03)3 May 1867 (aged 23) Right-handed Right arm medium pace
Eustace Hill   (1869-04-13)13 April 1869 (aged 21) Right-handed –
Stephen Newton   (1853-04-21)21 April 1853 (aged 37) Right-handed –
Lionel Palairet   (1870-05-27)27 May 1870 (aged 20) Right-handed Right arm medium pace / slow (underarm) Two Test appearances for England in 1902.
Richard Palairet   (1871-06-25)25 June 1871 (aged 18) Right-handed –
Crescens Robinson   (1864-05-21)21 May 1864 (aged 26) Right-handed –
Bill Roe   (1861-03-21)21 March 1861 (aged 29) Right-handed Right arm off break / medium pace
John Trask   (1861-10-27)27 October 1861 (aged 28) Right-handed Right-arm medium pace
Lower-order Batsmen
Joseph Gibbs   (1867-11-25)25 November 1867 (aged 22) Right-handed –
Vernon Hill   (1871-01-30)30 January 1871 (aged 19) Left-handed Right arm fast-medium
Edward Lock   (1868-11-21)21 November 1868 (aged 21) Unknown –
Henry Murray-Anderdon   (1848-12-08)8 December 1848 (aged 41) Unknown – Honorary club secretary
S Spencer   Unknown Unknown-handed –
Thomas Spencer   (1850-06-10)10 June 1850 (aged 39) Unknown-handed – Assistant secretary
Clement Stock   (1867-03-21)21 March 1867 (aged 23) Unknown-handed –
Edward Whitting   (1872-09-01)1 September 1872 (aged 17) Right-handed Right arm fast
Wilfrid Young   (1867-10-05)5 October 1867 (aged 22) Right-handed Right arm slow
All-rounders
Gerald Fowler   (1866-07-27)27 July 1866 (aged 23) Right-handed Right arm fast-medium
Walter Hedley   (1865-12-12)12 December 1865 (aged 24) Right-handed Right arm fast-medium
George Nichols   (1862-06-14)14 June 1862 (aged 27) Right-handed Right arm fast-medium
Ted Tyler   (1864-10-13)13 October 1864 (aged 25) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox One Test appearance for England in 1896.
Sammy Woods  /  (1867-04-13)13 April 1867 (aged 23) Right-handed Right arm fast-medium Three Test appearances for Australia and three for England.
Wicket-keepers
Leonard Compton   (1864-08-17)17 August 1864 (aged 25) Unknown-handed –
Edward Ebdon   (1870-04-22)22 April 1870 (aged 20) Right-handed –
Arthur Newton   (1862-09-12)12 September 1862 (aged 27) Right-handed –
Hamilton Ross   (1849-08-26)26 August 1849 (aged 40) Right-handed –
Bowlers
Charles Winter   (1866-10-09)9 October 1866 (aged 23) Unknown-handed Right arm fast

Matches edit

26–27 May 1890
Scorecard
Somerset
v
133 (39.4 overs)
Coote Hedley 36
Jim Phillips 7/48
132 (55 overs)
PJT Henery 42
Ted Tyler 5/62
208 (58.3 overs)
Herbie Hewett 65
G Burton 5/80
131 (41.4 overs)
Tim O'Brien 44
George Nichols 5/55
Somerset won by 78 runs
Lord's Cricket Ground, London
Umpires: RP Carpenter and CK Pullin
26–28 June 1890[note 2]
Scorecard
Somerset
v
Somerset won by 2 runs
County Ground, Southampton
Umpires: Unknown
14–15 July 1890
Scorecard
Somerset
v
415 (125.0 overs)
Lionel Palairet 158
Dick Pougher 6/161
61 (39.2 overs)
Dick Pougher 16
George Nichols 6/23
197 (f/o) (83.0 overs)
Dick Pougher 44
Ted Tyler 5/85
Somerset won by an innings and 157 runs
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Unknown
18–19 July 1890
Scorecard
v
Somerset
36 (37.1 overs)
Henry Briscoe 10*
George Nichols 4/14
266/9d (95.4 overs)
John Trask 63
Charles Vale 3/86
81 (67.3 overs)
Arthur Heath 36*
George Nichols 6/54
Somerset won by an innings and 149 runs
County Ground, Stoke-on-Trent
Umpires: H James and W Turner
21–22 July 1890[note 2]
Scorecard
Somerset
v
Somerset won by 121 runs
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Unknown
25–26 July 1890
Scorecard
Somerset
v
300 (102.3 overs)
George Nichols 49
Theo Robinson 3/71
84 (48.0 overs)
Bill Gwynn 24
Ted Tyler 7/37
140 (f/o) (75.4 overs)
William Williams 37
Ted Tyler 7/61
Somerset won by an innings and 76 runs
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
Umpires: JHG Devey and R Humphrey
4–5 August 1890
Scorecard
Somerset
v
296 (120.3 overs)
George Nichols 110
Samuel Wright 3/45
130 (61.1 overs)
Samuel Wright 32
Sammy Woods 7/76
5 (2.0 overs)
Coote Hedley 4*
170 (f/o) (44.3 overs)
John Turnerr 61
Ted Tyler 3/51
Somerset won by 10 wickets
Grace Road, Leicester
Umpires: Unknown
11–12 August 1890
Scorecard
v
Somerset
43 (46.1 overs)
Francis Marlow 22
Ted Tyler 6/21
338/7d (78.0 overs)
Herbie Hewett 203*
William Calkin 2/84
124 (66.1 overs)
John Brown 43
George Nichols 4/34
Somerset won by an innings and 171 runs
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: FH Farrands and T Mycroft
14–15 August 1890[note 2]
Scorecard
Somerset
v
Somerset won by 168 runs
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Unknown
18–19 August 1890[note 2]
Scorecard
Somerset
v
Somerset won by an innings and 87 runs
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Unknown
21–22 August 1890
Scorecard
Somerset
v
107 (73.2 overs)
John Challen 49
Jack Hearne 8/55
108 (43.2 overs)
Alexander Webbe 43
Ted Tyler 5/64
127 (75.1 overs)
Herbie Hewett 34
Jack Hearne 3/44
126 (57.4 overs)
Alexander Webbe 57
Sammy Woods 5/61
Match tied
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: A Hill and CK Pullin
27–28 August 1890
Scorecard
v
Somerset
172 (92.1 overs)
John Copleston 45
Ted Tyler 6/76 (47.1 overs)
159 (50 overs)
Bill Roe 32
Montagu Toller 6/71 (24 overs)
46 (61.2 overs)
BL Gerrish 12
Ted Tyler 7/16 (31 overs)
60/4 (12.1 overs)
John Challen 15
Byron Drury 3/31 (6 overs)
Somerset won by 6 wickets
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: W Hearn and T Mycroft
29–30 August 1890
Scorecard
v
Somerset
27 (35.2 overs)
Willie Llewelyn 8
Ted Tyler 6/17
245 (79.1 overs)
WN Roe 82
William Morgan 6/62
115 (41.2 overs)
Robert Lewis 52
Ted Tyler 5/49
Somerset won by an innings and 103 runs
Lansdown Cricket Club Ground, Bath
Umpires: W Hearne and T Mycroft

Batting averages edit

Player Matches Innings Runs Average 100s 50s
Herbie Hewett 10 15 543 38.79 1 2
Lionel Palairet 10 14 408 29.14 1 1
Bill Roe 8 12 316 28.73 0 1
George Nichols 13 18 497 27.61 1 3
John Challen 9 14 286 20.43 0 1
Ted Tyler 13 18 297 18.56 0 0
Crescens Robinson 9 13 162 14.73 0 0
Albert Clapp 11 15 159 10.60 0 0
Qualification: 150 runs. Source: CricketArchive[note 3]

Notes edit

  1. ^ Age refers to player's age at the start of the season (27 May 1890).
  2. ^ a b c d Number of overs and full bowling statistics not recorded, only number of wickets.
  3. ^ Statistics collated from match scorecards.

References edit

  1. ^ Foot (1986), p27.

Bibliography edit

  • Foot, David. Sunshine, Sixes and Cider: The History of Somerset Cricket (1986 ed.). David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-8890-8.

External links edit

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