Robert Somervell

New Zealand cricketer

Robert Somervell

Personal information

Full name|

Robert Cooke Somervell

Born| (1892-05-18)18 May 1892
Auckland, New Zealand
Died| 8 June 1967(1967-06-08) (aged 75)
Auckland, New Zealand
Batting| Right-handed
Domestic team information
Years| Team
1911/12–1921/22| Auckland
Career statistics
| Competition | First-class

|

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

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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.

## External links

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* Robert Somervell at ESPNcricinfo

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