Somerset County Cricket Club in 1884

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Somerset County Cricket Club
1884 season
CaptainStephen Newton
Most runsStephen Newton (218)
Most wicketsEdward Bastard (24)
← 1883 1885 →

In 1884, Somerset County Cricket Club played their third season of first-class cricket. They were captained by Stephen Newton, and played in six matches, winning only one of them.

Squad[]

The following players made at least one appearance for Somerset in first-class cricket in 1884. Age given is at the start of Somerset's first match of the season (8 May 1884).

Key
  • dagger denotes that the player appeared as a wicket-keeper for Somerset in 1884
  • Apps denotes the number of appearances made by the player for Somerset in 1884
  • Ref denotes the reference for the player details
Name Birth date Batting style Bowling style Apps Ref
Edward Bastard (1862-02-28)28 February 1862 (aged 22) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 5 [1]
John Challen (1863-03-26)26 March 1863 (aged 21) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 4 [2]
Alfred Evans (1858-06-14)14 June 1858 (aged 25) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 1 [3]
Arnold Fothergill (1854-08-26)26 August 1854 (aged 29) Left-handed Left-arm medium-fast 1 [4]
Bill Fowler (1856-05-28)28 May 1856 (aged 27) Right-handed Right-arm fast 2 [5]
Herbert Fox (1858-08-01)1 August 1858 (aged 25) Right-handed Left-arm (unknown style) 2 [6]
Egerton Hall (1861-04-25)25 April 1861 (aged 23) Unknown Unknown 1 [7]
Herbie Hewett (1864-05-25)25 May 1864 (aged 19) Left-handed Unknown-arm medium 2 [8]
William Jewell (1855-01-01)1 January 1855 (aged 29) Unknown Unknown 1 [9]
Frederick Marks (1867-02-05)5 February 1867 (aged 17) Right-handed Right-arm fast 1 [10]
George Mirehouse (1863-05-11)11 May 1863 (aged 20) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 3 [11]
Stephen Newton (captain) (1853-04-21)21 April 1853 (aged 31) Right-handed Unknown 5 [12]
Farrant Reed (1865-09-10)10 September 1865 (aged 18) Right-handed Unknown 2 [13]
Francis Reed (1850-10-24)24 October 1850 (aged 33) Right-handed Right-arm medium 4 [14]
Theo Robinson (1866-02-16)16 February 1866 (aged 18) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2 [15]
Bill Roe (1861-03-21)21 March 1861 (aged 23) Right-handed Right-arm off break / medium 3 [16]
Edward Sainsbury (1851-07-05)5 July 1851 (aged 32) Right-handed Underarm unknown-hand slow 5 [17]
Frederick Smith (1854-05-10)10 May 1854 (aged 29) Right-handed Right-arm fast 1 [18]
Edward Stanley (1852-06-29)29 June 1852 (aged 31) Unknown – 1 [19]
Francis Terry dagger (1860-10-26)26 October 1860 (aged 23) Right-handed Right-arm medium 5 [20]
John Trask (1861-10-27)27 October 1861 (aged 22) Right-handed Right-arm medium 1 [21]
Fred Welman dagger (1849-02-19)19 February 1849 (aged 35) Right-handed – 3 [22]
Edward Western (1845-05-12)12 May 1845 (aged 38) Right-handed – 1 [23]
Charles Winter (1866-10-09)9 October 1866 (aged 17) Right-handed Right-arm fast 5 [24]
H E Winter Unknown Unknown Unknown 1 [25]
John Winter (1851-07-28)28 July 1851 (aged 32) Unknown – 1 [26]

County cricket[]

Season record[]

Played Won Lost Win%
6 1 5 16.67

Match log[]

No. Date Opponents Venue Result Ref
1 8–9 May Kent County Ground, Taunton Lost by an innings and 27 runs [27]
2 7–9 August Hampshire Antelope Ground, Southampton Lost by an innings and 169 runs [28]
3 11–12 August Lancashire County Ground, Taunton Lost by 8 wickets [29]
4 18–19 August Hampshire Lansdown Cricket Club Ground, Bath Won by an innings and 63 runs [30]
5 25–27 August Kent Higher Common Ground, Royal Tunbridge Wells Lost by 159 runs [31]
6 28–29 August Lancashire Old Trafford, Manchester Lost by 10 wickets [32]

Batting averages[]

Player Matches Innings Runs Average Highest Score 100s 50s
Bill Roe 3 5 164 32.80 132 1 0
John Challen 4 7 176 25.14 93 0 1
Stephen Newton 5 9 218 24.22 62 0 1
Francis Terry 5 9 209 23.22 51 0 1
Francis Reed 4 8 133 19.00 57* 0 1
William Trask 5 9 118 13.11 45 0 0
Qualification: 100 runs. Source: CricketArchive.[note 1]

Bowling averages[]

Player Matches Balls Wickets Average BBI 5wi 10wm
Edward Bastard 5 881 24 14.33 6/33 1 0
Charles Winter 5 640 12 25.08 3/37 0 0
Qualification: 10 wickets. Source: CricketArchive.[note 2]

Notes and references[]

Notes
  1. ^ Statistics collated from the national batting averages,[33] and for those players who appeared for more than one side, their individual record for that season: Edward Sainsbury, Arnold Fothergill, Bill Fowler, Fred Welman, Edward Bastard, and George Mirehouse.
  2. ^ Statistics collated from the national bowling averages,[34] and for those players who appeared for more than one side, their individual record for that season: Edward Sainsbury, Arnold Fothergill, Bill Fowler, Fred Welman, Edward Bastard, and George Mirehouse.
References
  1. ^ "Player Profile: Edward Bastard". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
  2. ^ "Player Profile: John Challen". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
  3. ^ "Player Profile: Alfred Evans". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
  4. ^ "Player Profile: Arnold Fothergill". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
  5. ^ "Player Profile: Bill Fowler". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
  6. ^ "Player Profile: Herbert Fox". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
  7. ^ "Player Profile: Egerton Hall". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
  8. ^ "Player Profile: Herbie Hewett". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
  9. ^ "Player Profile: William Jewell". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
  10. ^ "Player Profile: Frederick Marks". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
  11. ^ "Player Profile: George Mirehouse". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
  12. ^ "Player Profile: Stephen Newton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
  13. ^ "Player Profile: Farrant Reed". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
  14. ^ "Player Profile: Francis Reed". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
  15. ^ "Player Profile: Theo Robinson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
  16. ^ "Player Profile: Bill Roe". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
  17. ^ "Player Profile: Edward Sainsbury". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
  18. ^ "Player Profile: Frederick Smith". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
  19. ^ "Player Profile: Edward Stanley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
  20. ^ "Player Profile: Francis Terry". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
  21. ^ "Player Profile: John Trask". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
  22. ^ "Player Profile: Fred Welman". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
  23. ^ "Player Profile: Edward Western". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
  24. ^ "Player Profile: Charles Winter". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
  25. ^ "Player Profile: HE Winter". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
  26. ^ "Player Profile: John Winter". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
  27. ^ "Somerset v Kent in 1884". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
  28. ^ "Hampshire v Somerset in 1884". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
  29. ^ "Somerset v Lancashire in 1884". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
  30. ^ "Somerset v Hampshire in 1884". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
  31. ^ "Kent v Somerset in 1884". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
  32. ^ "Lancashire v Somerset in 1884". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 April 2011.
  33. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding in England for 1884 (Ordered by Average)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
  34. ^ "First-class Bowling in England for 1884 (Ordered by Average)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 April 2011.

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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