Somerset County Cricket Club in 1883

In 1883, Somerset County Cricket Club played their second season of first-class cricket. They were captained by Stephen Newton, and played in seven matches, winning only one of them.

Somerset County Cricket Club

1883 season
Captain	Stephen Newton
Most runs	Edward Sainsbury (335)
Most wickets	Arnold Fothergill (27)
← 1882 1884 →

Squad

The following players made at least one appearance for Somerset in first-class cricket in 1883. Age given is at the start of Somerset's first match of the season (30 July 1883).

Key

• denotes that the player appeared as a wicket-keeper for Somerset in 1883
• Apps denotes the number of appearances made by the player for Somerset in 1883
• Ref denotes the reference for the player details

Name	Birth date	Batting style	Bowling style	Apps	Ref
Joe Ambler	28 February 1862 (aged 21)	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox	4	[1]
Edward Bastard	28 February 1862 (aged 21)	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox	7	[2]
Alfred Evans	14 June 1858 (aged 25)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	3	[3]
Arnold Fothergill	26 August 1854 (aged 28)	Left-handed	Left-arm medium-fast	7	[4]
Bill Fowler	28 May 1856 (aged 27)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast	5	[5]
Herbert Fox	1 August 1858 (aged 24)	Right-handed	—	3	[6]
Thomas Gregg	18 November 1859 (aged 23)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast	1	[7]
Lyonel Hildyard	5 February 1861 (aged 22)	Right-handed	—	6	[8]
George Lillington	31 October 1843 (aged 39)	Unknown	—	1	[9]
Stephen Newton (captain)	21 April 1853 (aged 30)	Right-handed	Unknown	6	[10]
James Parfitt	23 December 1857 (aged 25)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	4	[11]
Albert Porter	20 January 1964 (aged −80)	Unknown	Unknown	2	[12]
Farrant Reed	10 September 1865 (aged 17)	Right-handed	Unknown	1	[13]
Bill Roe	21 March 1861 (aged 22)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break / medium	6	[14]
Hamilton Ross	26 August 1849 (aged 33)	Right-handed	—	4	[15]
Edward Sainsbury	5 July 1851 (aged 32)	Right-handed	Underarm unknown-hand slow	6	[16]
Charles Sweet	29 November 1860 (aged 22)	Unknown	–	1	[17]
Francis Terry	26 October 1860 (aged 22)	Right-handed	—	2	[18]
Fred Welman	19 February 1849 (aged 34)	Right-handed	–	5	[19]
Charles Winter	9 October 1866 (aged 16)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast	3	[20]

County cricket

Season record

Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	Win%
7	1	5	1	14.29

Match log and statistics

County matches

No.	Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Ref
1	2–3 August	Surrey	Kennington Oval, London	Lost by an innings and 213 runs	[21]
2	6–7 August	Hampshire	Day's Ground, Southampton	Lost by 7 wickets	[22]
3	9–11 August	Gloucestershire	Clifton College Close Ground, Bristol	Lost by 114 runs	[23]
4	13–15 August	Gloucestershire	County Ground, Taunton	Lost by 8 wickets	[24]
5	16–17 August	Surrey	County Ground, Taunton	Lost by 75 runs	[25]
6	28–29 August	Hampshire	County Ground, Taunton	Won by 5 wickets	[26]

Other matches

No.	Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Ref
1	30–31 July	Marylebone Cricket Club	Lord's, London	Drawn	[27]

Batting averages

Player	Matches	Innings	Runs	Average	Highest Score	100s	50s
Francis Terry	2	3	195	65.00	121	1	1
Edward Sainsbury	6	11	335	30.45	116	1	2
Arnold Fothergill	7	13	214	19.45	45*	0	0
Bill Roe	6	10	189	18.90	45	0	0
Stephen Newton	6	12	209	17.41	63	0	1
Lyonel Hildyard	6	12	151	16.77	34	0	0
Qualification: 150 runs. Source: CricketArchive.[note 1]

Bowling averages

Player	Matches	Balls	Wickets	Average	BBI	5wi	10wi
Charles Winter	3	340	10	13.80	3/12	0	0
Arnold Fothergill	7	1,040	27	16.85	6/43	2	1
Alfred Evans	3	522	15	20.40	5/78	1	0
Edward Bastard	7	1,238	17	30.58	4/47	0	0
Qualification: 10 wickets. Source: CricketArchive.[note 2]

Notes and references

Notes

1. Statistics collated from the national batting averages,[28] and for those players who appeared for more than one side, their individual record for that season: Edward Sainsbury, Arnold Fothergill and Bill Roe.
2. Statistics collated from the national bowling averages,[29] and for those players who appeared for more than one side, their individual record for that season: Arnold Fothergill and Edward Bastard.

References

1. "Player Profile: Joe Ambler". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
2. "Player Profile: Edward Bastard". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
3. "Player Profile: Alfred Evans". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
4. "Player Profile: Arnold Fothergill". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
5. "Player Profile: Bill Fowler". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
6. "Player Profile: Herbert Fox". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
7. "Player Profile: Thomas Gregg". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
8. "Player Profile: Lyonel Hildyard". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
9. "Player Profile: George Lillington". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
10. "Player Profile: Stephen Newton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
11. "Player Profile: James Parfitt". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
12. "Player Profile: Albert Porter". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
13. "Player Profile: Farrant Reed". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
14. "Player Profile: Bill Roe". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
15. "Player Profile: Hamilton Ross". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
16. "Player Profile: Edward Sainsbury". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
17. "Player Profile: Charles Sweet". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
18. "Player Profile: Francis Terry". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
19. "Player Profile: Fred Welman". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
20. "Player Profile: Charles Winter". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
21. "Surrey v Somerset: County Match 1883". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
22. "Hampshire v Somerset: County Match 1883". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
23. "Gloucestershire v Somerset: County Match 1883". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
24. "Somerset v Gloucestershire: County Match 1883". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
25. "Somerset v Surrey: County Match 1883". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
26. "Somerset v Hampshire: County Match 1883". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
27. "Marylebone Cricket Club v Somerset: Other First-Class matches in England 1883". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
28. "First-class Batting and Fielding in England for 1883 (Ordered by Average)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
29. "First-class Bowling in England for 1883 (Ordered by Average)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2011-04-17.

Bibliography

• Roebuck, Peter. From Sammy to Jimmy: The Official History of Somerset County Cricket Club (1991 ed.). London: Partridge Press. ISBN 1-85225-085-2.
• Foot, David. Sunshine, Sixes and Cider: The History of Somerset Cricket (1986 ed.). Newton Abbot, Devon: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-8890-8.

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