Somerset County Cricket Club in 1883

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Somerset County Cricket Club
1883 season
CaptainStephen Newton
Most runsEdward Sainsbury (335)
Most wicketsArnold Fothergill (27)

In 1883, Somerset County Cricket Club played their second season of first-class cricket. They were captained by Stephen Newton, and played in seven matches, winning only one of them.

Squad[]

The following players made at least one appearance for Somerset in first-class cricket in 1883. Age given is at the start of Somerset's first match of the season (30 July 1883).

Key
  • dagger denotes that the player appeared as a wicket-keeper for Somerset in 1883
  • Apps denotes the number of appearances made by the player for Somerset in 1883
  • Ref denotes the reference for the player details
Name Birth date Batting style Bowling style Apps Ref
Joe Ambler dagger (1862-02-28)28 February 1862 (aged 21) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 4 [1]
Edward Bastard (1862-02-28)28 February 1862 (aged 21) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 7 [2]
Alfred Evans (1858-06-14)14 June 1858 (aged 25) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 3 [3]
Arnold Fothergill (1854-08-26)26 August 1854 (aged 28) Left-handed Left-arm medium-fast 7 [4]
Bill Fowler (1856-05-28)28 May 1856 (aged 27) Right-handed Right-arm fast 5 [5]
Herbert Fox (1858-08-01)1 August 1858 (aged 24) Right-handed 3 [6]
Thomas Gregg (1859-11-18)18 November 1859 (aged 23) Right-handed Right-arm fast 1 [7]
Lyonel Hildyard (1861-02-05)5 February 1861 (aged 22) Right-handed 6 [8]
George Lillington dagger (1843-10-31)31 October 1843 (aged 39) Unknown 1 [9]
Stephen Newton (captain) (1853-04-21)21 April 1853 (aged 30) Right-handed Unknown 6 [10]
James Parfitt (1857-12-23)23 December 1857 (aged 25) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 4 [11]
Albert Porter (1864-01-20)20 January 1864 (aged 19) Unknown Unknown 2 [12]
Farrant Reed (1865-09-10)10 September 1865 (aged 17) Right-handed Unknown 1 [13]
Bill Roe (1861-03-21)21 March 1861 (aged 22) Right-handed Right-arm off break / medium 6 [14]
Hamilton Ross (1849-08-26)26 August 1849 (aged 33) Right-handed 4 [15]
Edward Sainsbury (1851-07-05)5 July 1851 (aged 32) Right-handed Underarm unknown-hand slow 6 [16]
Charles Sweet (1860-11-29)29 November 1860 (aged 22) Unknown 1 [17]
Francis Terry (1860-10-26)26 October 1860 (aged 22) Right-handed 2 [18]
Fred Welman dagger (1849-02-19)19 February 1849 (aged 34) Right-handed 5 [19]
Charles Winter (1866-10-09)9 October 1866 (aged 16) Right-handed Right-arm fast 3 [20]

County cricket[]

Season record[]

Played Won Lost Drawn Win%
7 1 5 1 14.29

Match log and statistics[]

County matches
No. Date Opponents Venue Result Ref
1 2–3 August Surrey Kennington Oval, London Lost by an innings and 213 runs [21]
2 6–7 August Hampshire Day's Ground, Southampton Lost by 7 wickets [22]
3 9–11 August Gloucestershire Clifton College Close Ground, Bristol Lost by 114 runs [23]
4 13–15 August Gloucestershire County Ground, Taunton Lost by 8 wickets [24]
5 16–17 August Surrey County Ground, Taunton Lost by 75 runs [25]
6 28–29 August Hampshire County Ground, Taunton Won by 5 wickets [26]
Other matches
No. Date Opponents Venue Result Ref
1 30–31 July Marylebone Cricket Club Lord's, London Drawn [27]
Batting averages
Player Matches Innings Runs Average Highest Score 100s 50s
Francis Terry 2 3 195 65.00 121 1 1
Edward Sainsbury 6 11 335 30.45 116 1 2
Arnold Fothergill 7 13 214 19.45 45* 0 0
Bill Roe 6 10 189 18.90 45 0 0
Stephen Newton 6 12 209 17.41 63 0 1
Lyonel Hildyard 6 12 151 16.77 34 0 0
Qualification: 150 runs. Source: CricketArchive.[note 1]
Bowling averages
Player Matches Balls Wickets Average BBI 5wi 10wm
Charles Winter 3 340 10 13.80 3/12 0 0
Arnold Fothergill 7 1,040 27 16.85 6/43 2 1
Alfred Evans 3 522 15 20.40 5/78 1 0
Edward Bastard 7 1,238 17 30.58 4/47 0 0
Qualification: 10 wickets. Source: CricketArchive.[note 2]

Notes and references[]

Notes
  1. ^ Statistics collated from the national batting averages,[28] and for those players who appeared for more than one side, their individual record for that season: Edward Sainsbury, Arnold Fothergill and Bill Roe.
  2. ^ Statistics collated from the national bowling averages,[29] and for those players who appeared for more than one side, their individual record for that season: Arnold Fothergill and Edward Bastard.
References
  1. ^ "Player Profile: Joe Ambler". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
  2. ^ "Player Profile: Edward Bastard". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
  3. ^ "Player Profile: Alfred Evans". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
  4. ^ "Player Profile: Arnold Fothergill". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
  5. ^ "Player Profile: Bill Fowler". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
  6. ^ "Player Profile: Herbert Fox". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
  7. ^ "Player Profile: Thomas Gregg". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
  8. ^ "Player Profile: Lyonel Hildyard". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
  9. ^ "Player Profile: George Lillington". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
  10. ^ "Player Profile: Stephen Newton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
  11. ^ "Player Profile: James Parfitt". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
  12. ^ "Player Profile: Albert Porter". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
  13. ^ "Player Profile: Farrant Reed". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
  14. ^ "Player Profile: Bill Roe". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
  15. ^ "Player Profile: Hamilton Ross". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
  16. ^ "Player Profile: Edward Sainsbury". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
  17. ^ "Player Profile: Charles Sweet". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
  18. ^ "Player Profile: Francis Terry". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
  19. ^ "Player Profile: Fred Welman". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
  20. ^ "Player Profile: Charles Winter". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
  21. ^ "Surrey v Somerset: County Match 1883". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
  22. ^ "Hampshire v Somerset: County Match 1883". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
  23. ^ "Gloucestershire v Somerset: County Match 1883". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
  24. ^ "Somerset v Gloucestershire: County Match 1883". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
  25. ^ "Somerset v Surrey: County Match 1883". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
  26. ^ "Somerset v Hampshire: County Match 1883". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
  27. ^ "Marylebone Cricket Club v Somerset: Other First-Class matches in England 1883". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
  28. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding in England for 1883 (Ordered by Average)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
  29. ^ "First-class Bowling in England for 1883 (Ordered by Average)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2011-04-17.

Bibliography[]

  • Roebuck, Peter. From Sammy to Jimmy: The Official History of Somerset County Cricket Club (1991 ed.). London: Partridge Press. ISBN 1-85225-085-2.
  • Foot, David. Sunshine, Sixes and Cider: The History of Somerset Cricket (1986 ed.). Newton Abbot, Devon: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-8890-8.

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