List of Somerset County Cricket Club players

This is a list in alphabetical order of cricketers who have played for Somerset County Cricket Club in top-class matches from 1882 to 1885 inclusive and then continuously from 1891. Founded in 1875, the club held minor status until 1881 and again from 1886 to 1890. Somerset is classified as an important team by substantial sources from 1882 to 1885 and from 1891 to 1894;[1][2] classified as an official first-class team from 1895 by Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and the County Championship clubs;[3] classified as a List A team since the beginning of limited overs cricket in 1963.[4] and classified as a first-class Twenty20 team since the inauguration of the Twenty20 Cup in 2003.[5] Note that there is disagreement in the sources about the status of certain Somerset matches before 1882.

The details are the player's usual name followed by the years in which he was active as a Somerset player. Seasons given are first and last seasons; the player did not necessarily play in all the intervening seasons. Note that many players represented other top-class teams besides Somerset. Current players are shown as active to the latest season in which they played for the club.[6] The list excludes Second XI and other players who did not play for the club's first team; and players whose first team appearances were in minor matches only. Click on the 'CA' to access the Cricket Archive entry for the player. For List A and Twenty20 players who did not represent Somerset in first-class cricket, see the appropriate sections below.

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

R

S

T

U

V

W

Y

List A cricketers

For a complete list of List A players for Somerset, see List of Somerset CCC List A players.

The following have not played first-class cricket for Somerset but have played at least one match for Somerset in a List A match.

Twenty20 cricketers

For a complete list of Twenty20 players for Somerset, see List of Somerset CCC Twenty20 players.

References

  1. ^ ACS, Important Matches, pp. 4–5.
  2. ^ ACS, First-Class Matches, p. 11.
  3. ^ ACS, First-Class Matches, pp. 4–5.
  4. ^ "List A events played by Somerset". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  5. ^ "Twenty20 matches played by Somerset". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  6. ^ "Somerset players". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 November 2015.

Bibliography

  • ACS (1981). A Guide to Important Cricket Matches Played in the British Isles 1709 – 1863. Nottingham: ACS.
  • ACS (1982). A Guide to First-Class Cricket Matches Played in the British Isles. Nottingham: ACS.
  • Johns, Nigel (1996), Somerset County Cricket Club First-Class Records 1882–1995 (County Record Books), Limlow Books Ltd, ISBN 1874524181