Somerset County Cricket Club in 1884

Somerset County Cricket Club
1884 season
Captain Stephen Newton
Most runs Stephen Newton (218)
Most wickets Edward Bastard (24)
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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
Name Birth date Batting style Bowling style Apps Ref
Edward Bastard 28 February 1862 (aged 22) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 5 [1]
John Challen 26 March 1863 (aged 21) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 4 [2]
Alfred Evans 14 June 1858 (aged 25) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 1 [3]
Arnold Fothergill 26 August 1854 (aged 29) Left-handed Left-arm medium-fast 1 [4]
Bill Fowler 28 May 1856 (aged 27) Right-handed Right-arm fast 2 [5]
Herbert Fox 01 August 1858 (aged 25) Right-handed Left-arm (unknown style) 2 [6]
Egerton Hall 25 April 1861 (aged 23) Unknown Unknown 1 [7]
Herbie Hewett 25 May 1864 (aged 19) Left-handed Unknown-arm medium 2 [8]
William Jewell 01 January 1855 (aged 29) Unknown Unknown 1 [9]
Frederick Marks 05 February 1867 (aged 17) Right-handed Right-arm fast 1 [10]
George Mirehouse 11 May 1863 (aged 20) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 3 [11]
Stephen Newton (captain) 21 April 1853 (aged 31) Right-handed Unknown 5 [12]
Farrant Reed 10 September 1865 (aged 18) Right-handed Unknown 2 [13]
Francis Reed 24 October 1850 (aged 33) Right-handed Right-arm medium 4 [14]
Theo Robinson 16 February 1866 (aged 18) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2 [15]
Bill Roe 21 March 1861 (aged 23) Right-handed Right-arm off break / medium 3 [16]
Edward Sainsbury 05 July 1851 (aged 32) Right-handed Underarm unknown-hand slow 5 [17]
Frederick Smith 10 May 1854 (aged 29) Right-handed Right-arm fast 1 [18]
Edward Stanley 29 June 1852 (aged 31) Unknown – 1 [19]
Francis Terry dagger 26 October 1860 (aged 23) Right-handed Right-arm medium 5 [20]
John Trask 27 October 1861 (aged 22) Right-handed Right-arm medium 1 [21]
Fred Welman dagger 19 February 1849 (aged 35) Right-handed – 3 [22]
Edward Western 12 May 1845 (aged 38) Right-handed – 1 [23]
Charles Winter 09 October 1866 (aged 17) Right-handed Right-arm fast 5 [24]
H E Winter Unknown Unknown Unknown 1 [25]
John Winter 28 July 1851 (aged 32) Unknown – 1 [26]

County cricket

Season record

Played Won Lost Win%
6 1516.67

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
Roe, BillBill Roe 3 5 164 32.80 132 1 0
Challen, JohnJohn Challen 4 7 176 25.14 93 0 1
Newton, StephenStephen Newton 5 9 218 24.22 62 0 1
Terry, FrancisFrancis Terry 5 9 209 23.22 51 0 1
Reed, FrancisFrancis Reed 4 8 133 19.00 57* 0 1
Trask, WilliamWilliam 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 10wi
Bastard, EdwardEdward Bastard 5 881 24 14.33 6/33 1 0
Winter, CharlesCharles 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 2011-04-17.
  2. ↑ "Player Profile: John Challen". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2011-04-17.
  3. ↑ "Player Profile: Alfred Evans". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2011-04-17.
  4. ↑ "Player Profile: Arnold Fothergill". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2011-04-17.
  5. ↑ "Player Profile: Bill Fowler". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2011-04-17.
  6. ↑ "Player Profile: Herbert Fox". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2011-04-17.
  7. ↑ "Player Profile: Egerton Hall". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2011-04-17.
  8. ↑ "Player Profile: Herbie Hewett". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2011-04-17.
  9. ↑ "Player Profile: William Jewell". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2011-04-17.
  10. ↑ "Player Profile: Frederick Marks". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2011-04-17.
  11. ↑ "Player Profile: George Mirehouse". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2011-04-17.
  12. ↑ "Player Profile: Stephen Newton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2011-04-17.
  13. ↑ "Player Profile: Farrant Reed". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2011-04-17.
  14. ↑ "Player Profile: Francis Reed". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2011-04-17.
  15. ↑ "Player Profile: Theo Robinson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2011-04-17.
  16. ↑ "Player Profile: Bill Roe". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2011-04-17.
  17. ↑ "Player Profile: Edward Sainsbury". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2011-04-17.
  18. ↑ "Player Profile: Frederick Smith". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2011-04-17.
  19. ↑ "Player Profile: Edward Stanley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2011-04-17.
  20. ↑ "Player Profile: Francis Terry". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2011-04-17.
  21. ↑ "Player Profile: John Trask". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2011-04-17.
  22. ↑ "Player Profile: Fred Welman". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2011-04-17.
  23. ↑ "Player Profile: Edward Western". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2011-04-17.
  24. ↑ "Player Profile: Charles Winter". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2011-04-17.
  25. ↑ "Player Profile: HE Winter". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2011-04-17.
  26. ↑ "Player Profile: John Winter". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2011-04-17.
  27. ↑ "Somerset v Kent in 1884". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2011-04-16.
  28. ↑ "Hampshire v Somerset in 1884". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2011-04-16.
  29. ↑ "Somerset v Lancashire in 1884". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2011-04-16.
  30. ↑ "Somerset v Hampshire in 1884". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2011-04-16.
  31. ↑ "Kent v Somerset in 1884". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2011-04-16.
  32. ↑ "Lancashire v Somerset in 1884". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2011-04-16.
  33. ↑ "First-class Batting and Fielding in England for 1884 (Ordered by Average)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2011-04-17.
  34. ↑ "First-class Bowling in England for 1884 (Ordered by Average)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2011-04-17.

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