Somerset County Cricket Club in 1890

Somerset County Cricket Club1890 season

Captain| Herbie Hewett
'Second-class
County Championship'| Champions
Most runs| Herbie Hewett (543)
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The 1890 season saw Somerset County Cricket Club playing thirteen fixtures against other county teams. These matches were not considered first-class, after Somerset had five years earlier been removed from the County Championship due to playing too few matches against other first-class counties. In the summer of 1890, Somerset scheduled thirteen fixtures, winning twelve of them and tying one against Middlesex. As a result of this, they were readmitted to the County Championship for the following 1891 season.[1]

## Squad

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Players with international caps are listed in bold.

Name  | Nat  | Birth date[note 1] | Batting Style  | Bowling Style  | Notes

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Batsmen
Herbie Hewett |  |  (1864-05-25)25 May 1864 (aged 26) | Left-handed | Unknown arm medium pace | Club captain
John Challen |  |  (1863-03-26)26 March 1863 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right arm fast-medium |
Albert Clapp |  |  (1867-05-03)3 May 1867 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right arm medium pace |
Eustace Hill |  |  (1869-04-13)13 April 1869 (aged 21) | Right-handed | – |
Stephen Newton |  |  (1853-04-21)21 April 1853 (aged 37) | Right-handed | – |
Lionel Palairet |  |  (1870-05-27)27 May 1870 (aged 20) | Right-handed | Right arm medium pace / slow (underarm) | Two Test appearances for England in 1902.
Richard Palairet |  |  (1871-06-25)25 June 1871 (aged 18) | Right-handed | – |
Crescens Robinson |  |  (1864-05-21)21 May 1864 (aged 26) | Right-handed | – |
Bill Roe |  |  (1861-03-21)21 March 1861 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right arm off break / medium pace |
John Trask |  |  (1861-10-27)27 October 1861 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium pace |
Lower-order Batsmen
Joseph Gibbs |  |  (1867-11-25)25 November 1867 (aged 22) | Right-handed | – |
Vernon Hill |  |  (1871-01-30)30 January 1871 (aged 19) | Left-handed | Right arm fast-medium |
Edward Lock |  |  (1868-11-21)21 November 1868 (aged 21) | Unknown | – |
Henry Murray-Anderdon |  |  (1848-12-08)8 December 1848 (aged 41) | Unknown | – | Honorary club secretary
S Spencer |  | Unknown | Unknown-handed | – |
Thomas Spencer |  |  (1850-06-10)10 June 1850 (aged 39) | Unknown-handed | – | Assistant secretary
Clement Stock |  |  (1867-03-21)21 March 1867 (aged 23) | Unknown-handed | – |
Edward Whitting |  |  (1872-09-01)1 September 1872 (aged 17) | Right-handed | Right arm fast |
Wilfrid Young |  |  (1867-10-05)5 October 1867 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right arm slow |
All-rounders
Gerald Fowler |  |  (1866-07-27)27 July 1866 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right arm fast-medium |
Walter Hedley |  |  (1865-12-12)12 December 1865 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right arm fast-medium |
George Nichols |  |  (1862-06-14)14 June 1862 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right arm fast-medium |
Ted Tyler |  |  (1864-10-13)13 October 1864 (aged 25) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | One Test appearance for England in 1896.
Sammy Woods | / |  (1867-04-13)13 April 1867 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right arm fast-medium | Three Test appearances for Australia and three for England.
Wicket-keepers
Leonard Compton |  |  (1864-08-17)17 August 1864 (aged 25) | Unknown-handed | – |
Edward Ebdon |  |  (1870-04-22)22 April 1870 (aged 20) | Right-handed | – |
Arthur Newton |  |  (1862-09-12)12 September 1862 (aged 27) | Right-handed | – |
Hamilton Ross |  |  (1849-08-26)26 August 1849 (aged 40) | Right-handed | – |
Bowlers
Charles Winter |  |  (1866-10-09)9 October 1866 (aged 23) | Unknown-handed | Right arm fast |

## Matches

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26–27 May 1890
Scorecard

Somerset

Middlesex

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133 (39.4 overs)
Coote Hedley 36
Jim Phillips 7/48

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132 (55 overs)
PJT Henery 42
Ted Tyler 5/62

208 (58.3 overs)
Herbie Hewett 65
G Burton 5/80

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131 (41.4 overs)
Tim O'Brien 44
George Nichols 5/55

Somerset won by 78 runs
Lord's Cricket Ground, London
Umpires: RP Carpenter and CK Pullin

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26–28 June 1890[note 2]
Scorecard

Somerset

Hampshire

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127
Ted Tyler 35
William Roberts 7/?

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Teddy Wynyard 22
George Nichols 8/?

Ted Tyler 39*
Thomas Soar 4/?

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130
Russell Bencraft 52
Ted Tyler 5/?

Somerset won by 2 runs
County Ground, Southampton
Umpires: Unknown

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14–15 July 1890
Scorecard

Somerset

Leicestershire

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415 (125.0 overs)
Lionel Palairet 158
Dick Pougher 6/161

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61 (39.2 overs)
Dick Pougher 16
George Nichols 6/23

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197 (f/o) (83.0 overs)
Dick Pougher 44
Ted Tyler 5/85

Somerset won by an innings and 157 runs
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Unknown

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18–19 July 1890
Scorecard

Staffordshire

Somerset

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36 (37.1 overs)
Henry Briscoe 10*
George Nichols 4/14

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266/9d (95.4 overs)
John Trask 63
Charles Vale 3/86

81 (67.3 overs)
Arthur Heath 36*
George Nichols 6/54

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Somerset won by an innings and 149 runs
County Ground, Stoke-on-Trent
Umpires: H James and W Turner

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21–22 July 1890[note 2]
Scorecard

Somerset

Warwickshire

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149
George Nichols 50
Henry Pallett 4/?, Joseph Cresswell 4/?

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144
Herbert Bainbridge 37
Ted Tyler 7/?

212
George Nichols 67
Henry Pallett 4/?, John Shilton 4/?

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John Hill 25*
Ted Tyler 6/?

Somerset won by 121 runs
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Unknown

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25–26 July 1890
Scorecard

Somerset

Glamorgan

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300 (102.3 overs)
George Nichols 49
Theo Robinson 3/71

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84 (48.0 overs)
Bill Gwynn 24
Ted Tyler 7/37

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140 (f/o) (75.4 overs)
William Williams 37
Ted Tyler 7/61

Somerset won by an innings and 76 runs
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
Umpires: JHG Devey and R Humphrey

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4–5 August 1890
Scorecard

Somerset

Leicestershire

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296 (120.3 overs)
George Nichols 110
Samuel Wright 3/45

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130 (61.1 overs)
Samuel Wright 32
Sammy Woods 7/76

5 (2.0 overs)
Coote Hedley 4*

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170 (f/o) (44.3 overs)
John Turnerr 61
Ted Tyler 3/51

Somerset won by 10 wickets
Grace Road, Leicester
Umpires: Unknown

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11–12 August 1890
Scorecard

Staffordshire

Somerset

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43 (46.1 overs)
Francis Marlow 22
Ted Tyler 6/21

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338/7d (78.0 overs)
Herbie Hewett 203*
William Calkin 2/84

124 (66.1 overs)
John Brown 43
George Nichols 4/34

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Somerset won by an innings and 171 runs
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: FH Farrands and T Mycroft

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14–15 August 1890[note 2]
Scorecard

Somerset

Hampshire

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140
Lionel Palairet 44
Ledger Hill 4/?

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Harry Baldwin 31
Ted Tyler 6/?

179
WN Roe 48
Harry Baldwin 4/?, William Roberts 4/?

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Teddy Wynyard 33
George Nichols 7/?

Somerset won by 168 runs
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Unknown

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18–19 August 1890[note 2]
Scorecard

Somerset

Warwickshire

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211
Bill Roe 42
Joseph Cresswell 8/45

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John Hill 6
Ted Tyler 5/?

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97 (f/o)
Ludford Docker 26
Ted Tyler 6/?

Somerset won by an innings and 87 runs
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: Unknown

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21–22 August 1890
Scorecard

Somerset

Middlesex

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107 (73.2 overs)
John Challen 49
Jack Hearne 8/55

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108 (43.2 overs)
Alexander Webbe 43
Ted Tyler 5/64

127 (75.1 overs)
Herbie Hewett 34
Jack Hearne 3/44

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126 (57.4 overs)
Alexander Webbe 57
Sammy Woods 5/61

Match tied
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: A Hill and CK Pullin

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27–28 August 1890
Scorecard

Devon

Somerset

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172 (92.1 overs)
John Copleston 45
Ted Tyler 6/76 (47.1 overs)

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159 (50 overs)
Bill Roe 32
Montagu Toller 6/71 (24 overs)

46 (61.2 overs)
BL Gerrish 12
Ted Tyler 7/16 (31 overs)

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60/4 (12.1 overs)
John Challen 15
Byron Drury 3/31 (6 overs)

Somerset won by 6 wickets
County Ground, Taunton
Umpires: W Hearn and T Mycroft

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29–30 August 1890
Scorecard

Glamorgan

Somerset

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27 (35.2 overs)
Willie Llewelyn 8
Ted Tyler 6/17

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245 (79.1 overs)
WN Roe 82
William Morgan 6/62

115 (41.2 overs)
Robert Lewis 52
Ted Tyler 5/49

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Somerset won by an innings and 103 runs
Lansdown Cricket Club Ground, Bath
Umpires: W Hearne and T Mycroft

## Batting averages

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Player | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | 100s | 50s

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Herbie Hewett | 10 | 15 | 543 | 38.79 | 1 | 2
Lionel Palairet | 10 | 14 | 408 | 29.14 | 1 | 1
Bill Roe | 8 | 12 | 316 | 28.73 | 0 | 1
George Nichols | 13 | 18 | 497 | 27.61 | 1 | 3
John Challen | 9 | 14 | 286 | 20.43 | 0 | 1
Ted Tyler | 13 | 18 | 297 | 18.56 | 0 | 0
Crescens Robinson | 9 | 13 | 162 | 14.73 | 0 | 0
Albert Clapp | 11 | 15 | 159 | 10.60 | 0 | 0
Qualification: 150 runs. Source: CricketArchive[note 3]

## Notes

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1. ^ Age refers to player's age at the start of the season (27 May 1890).
2. ^ a b c d Number of overs and full bowling statistics not recorded, only number of wickets.
3. ^ Statistics collated from match scorecards.

## References

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1. ^ Foot (1986), p27.

## Bibliography

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* Foot, David. Sunshine, Sixes and Cider: The History of Somerset Cricket (1986 ed.). David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-8890-8.

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