Somerset County Cricket Club in 1884

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
  • † 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 † (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 † (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.

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