Somerset County Cricket Club in 1893

In the 1893 season, Somerset County Cricket Club played their seventh season of first-class cricket, and participated in the County Championship for the third season. They finished eighth in the competition, falling five positions from the previous year. Their captain, Herbie Hewett, completed the season as the club's leading run-scorer, accruing 669 runs in the Championship. The left-arm spinner Ted Tyler took the most wickets for the county, with 86. Matches were also played against Oxford University, and the touring Australians.

Somerset County Cricket Club
1893 season
CaptainHerbie Hewett
County Championship8th
Most runsHerbie Hewett (669)[1]
Most wicketsTed Tyler (86)[2]
Most catchesSammy Woods (16)[1]
← 1892 1894 →

County Championship

Season standings

Note: Pld = Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, D = Draws, Pts = Points.

County Championship[3]
Team Pld W L D Pts
Yorkshire (C) 1612319
Lancashire 169524
Middlesex 169613
Kent 166462
Surrey 16781–1
Nottinghamshire 16574–2
Sussex 16475–3
Somerset 16484–4
Gloucestershire 163112–8

Notes:
Team marked  (C)  won the County Championship.

Match log and statistics
Match log
No. Date Opponents Venue Result Ref
122–23 MayMiddlesexLord's, LondonLost by 7 wickets[4]
225–26 MaySussexCounty Ground, HoveLost by 9 wickets[5]
31–3 JuneNottinghamshireTrent Bridge, NottinghamLost by 225 runs[6]
415–17 JuneYorkshireCounty Ground, TauntonLost by an innings and 51 runs[7]
529 June–1 JulyKentAngel Ground, TonbridgeLost by 8 wickets[8]
66–7 JulyYorkshireBramall Lane, SheffieldLost by an innings and 13 runs[9]
710–12 JulyKentCounty Ground, TauntonDrawn[10]
813–14 JulySurreyKennington Oval, LondonWon by 39 runs[11]
917–19 JulyLancashireCounty Ground, TauntonDrawn[12]
1024–26 JulyLancashireAigburth, LiverpoolLost by 230 runs[13]
117–9 AugustMiddlesexCounty Ground, TauntonDrawn[14]
1210–12 AugustSussexCounty Ground, TauntonDrawn[15]
1314–16 AugustGloucestershireCollege Ground, CheltenhamWon by 127 runs[16]
1417–18 AugustSurreyCounty Ground, TauntonLost by 8 wickets[17]
1521–22 AugustNottinghamshireCounty Ground, TauntonWon by an innings and 99 runs[18]
1628–29 AugustGloucestershireCounty Ground, TauntonWon by an innings and 170 runs[19]
Batting averages
Player Matches Innings Runs Average Highest score 100s 50s
Herbie Hewett 132266931.8512022
Lionel Palairet 101849228.949105
John Challen 71231125.9110811
Richard Palairet 81331324.075603
Coote Hedley 111939421.8854*02
Sammy Woods 162956419.446202
Frederic Poynton 101930216.775101
George Nichols 162831414.954500
Qualification: 300 runs. Source: CricketArchive.[1]
Bowling averages
PlayerMatchesBallsWicketsAverageBBI5wi10wm
Ted Tyler 164,1838619.126/5082
Coote Hedley 111,5493322.186/7510
George Nichols 162,7375522.435/5010
Sammy Woods 162,5465924.837/12221
Qualification: 30 wickets. Source: CricketArchive.[2]

University match
Other matches
No. Date Opponents Venue Result Ref
129–30 MayOxford UniversityUniversity Parks, OxfordWon by 10 wickets[20]

Tourist match
Other matches
No. Date Opponents Venue Result Ref
120–22 JulyAustraliansCounty Ground, TauntonLost by 6 wickets[21]

Notes and references
References
  1. "Batting and fielding for Somerset: County Championship 1893". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  2. "Bowling for Somerset: County Championship 1893". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  3. "County Championship 1892 table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  4. "Middlesex v Somerset: County Championship 1893". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  5. "Sussex v Somerset: County Championship 1893". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  6. "Nottinghamshire v Somerset: County Championship 1893". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  7. "Somerset v Yorkshire: County Championship 1893". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  8. "Kent v Somerset: County Championship 1893". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  9. "Yorkshire v Somerset: County Championship 1893". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  10. "Somerset v Kent: County Championship 1893". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  11. "Surrey v Somerset: County Championship 1893". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  12. "Somerset v Lancashire: County Championship 1893". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  13. "Lancashire v Somerset: County Championship 1893". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  14. "Somerset v Middlesex: County Championship 1893". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  15. "Somerset v Sussex: County Championship 1893". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  16. "Gloucestershire v Somerset: County Championship 1893". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  17. "Somerset v Surrey: County Championship 1893". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  18. "Somerset v Nottinghamshire: County Championship 1893". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  19. "Somerset v Gloucestershire: County Championship 1893". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  20. "Oxford University v Somerset: University Match 1893". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  21. "Somerset v Australians: Australia in England 1893". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 December 2014.

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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