Robert Somervell

Robert Somervell
Personal information
Full name	Robert Cooke Somervell
Born	18 May 1892; Auckland, New Zealand
Died	8 June 1967 (aged 75); Auckland, New Zealand
Batting	Right-handed
Domestic team information
1911/12–1921/22	Auckland
Career statistics
Matches	9
Runs scored	270
Batting average	19.28
100s/50s	0/2
Top score	74*
Balls bowled	254
Wickets	3
Bowling average	59.66
5 wickets in innings	0
10 wickets in match	0
Best bowling	1/21
Catches/stumpings	2/–
	Source: Cricinfo, 9 April 2021

Robert Somervell (18 May 1892 – 8 June 1967) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played eight first-class matches for Auckland between 1911 and 1922.^[1]

Somervell was a batsman. He toured Australia with the New Zealand team in 1913-14, but made a pair in the only first-class match he played on the tour.^[2] His highest first-class score was 74 not out for Auckland against Hawke's Bay in 1912–13.^[3]

Somervell married Lulu Bates in the Auckland suburb of Devonport in March 1918.^[4]

References

^ "Robert Somervell". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
^ Don Neely & Richard Payne, Men in White: The History of New Zealand International Cricket, 1894–1985, Moa, Auckland, 1986, pp. 53–56.
^ "Hawke's Bay v Auckland 1912-13". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
^ "Weddings". Auckland Star: 3. 10 April 1918.

External links

Robert Somervell at ESPNcricinfo

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[Bio-1] "Robert Somervell". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 June 2016.

[2] Don Neely & Richard Payne, Men in White: The History of New Zealand International Cricket, 1894–1985, Moa, Auckland, 1986, pp. 53–56.

[3] "Hawke's Bay v Auckland 1912-13". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 April 2021.

[4] "Weddings". Auckland Star: 3. 10 April 1918.

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