Somerset County Cricket Club in 1890

Somerset County Cricket Club

1890 season

Captain

Herbie Hewett

'Second-class
County Championship'

Champions

Most runs

Herbie Hewett (543)

1891 →

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

Players with international caps are listed in bold.

Name	Nat	Birth date^{[note 1]}	Batting Style	Bowling Style	Notes
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

26–27 May 1890
Scorecard

Somerset	v	Middlesex
133 (39.4 overs) Coote Hedley 36 Jim Phillips 7/48		132 (55 overs) PJT Henery 42 Ted Tyler 5/62
208 (58.3 overs) Herbie Hewett 65 G Burton 5/80		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

26–28 June 1890^{[note 2]}
Scorecard

Somerset	v	Hampshire
127 Ted Tyler 35 William Roberts 7/?		94 Teddy Wynyard 22 George Nichols 8/?
99 Ted Tyler 39* Thomas Soar 4/?		130 Russell Bencraft 52 Ted Tyler 5/?

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

14–15 July 1890
Scorecard

Somerset	v	Leicestershire
415 (125.0 overs) Lionel Palairet 158 Dick Pougher 6/161		61 (39.2 overs) Dick Pougher 16 George Nichols 6/23
		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

18–19 July 1890
Scorecard

Staffordshire	v	Somerset
36 (37.1 overs) Henry Briscoe 10* George Nichols 4/14		266/9d (95.4 overs) John Trask 63 Charles Vale 3/86
81 (67.3 overs) Arthur Heath 36* George Nichols 6/54

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

21–22 July 1890^{[note 2]}
Scorecard

Somerset	v	Warwickshire
149 George Nichols 50 Henry Pallett 4/?, Joseph Cresswell 4/?		144 Herbert Bainbridge 37 Ted Tyler 7/?
212 George Nichols 67 Henry Pallett 4/?, John Shilton 4/?		96 John Hill 25* Ted Tyler 6/?

Somerset won by 121 runs
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Umpires: Unknown

25–26 July 1890
Scorecard

Somerset	v	Glamorgan
300 (102.3 overs) George Nichols 49 Theo Robinson 3/71		84 (48.0 overs) Bill Gwynn 24 Ted Tyler 7/37
		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

4–5 August 1890
Scorecard

Somerset	v	Leicestershire
296 (120.3 overs) George Nichols 110 Samuel Wright 3/45		130 (61.1 overs) Samuel Wright 32 Sammy Woods 7/76
5 (2.0 overs) Coote Hedley 4*		170 (f/o) (44.3 overs) John Turnerr 61 Ted Tyler 3/51

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

11–12 August 1890
Scorecard

Staffordshire	v	Somerset
43 (46.1 overs) Francis Marlow 22 Ted Tyler 6/21		338/7d (78.0 overs) Herbie Hewett 203* William Calkin 2/84
124 (66.1 overs) John Brown 43 George Nichols 4/34

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

14–15 August 1890^{[note 2]}
Scorecard

Somerset	v	Hampshire
140 Lionel Palairet 44 Ledger Hill 4/?		97 Harry Baldwin 31 Ted Tyler 6/?
179 WN Roe 48 Harry Baldwin 4/?, William Roberts 4/?		54 Teddy Wynyard 33 George Nichols 7/?

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

18–19 August 1890^{[note 2]}
Scorecard

Somerset	v	Warwickshire
211 Bill Roe 42 Joseph Cresswell 8/45		27 John Hill 6 Ted Tyler 5/?
		97 (f/o) Ludford Docker 26 Ted Tyler 6/?

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

21–22 August 1890
Scorecard

Somerset	v	Middlesex
107 (73.2 overs) John Challen 49 Jack Hearne 8/55		108 (43.2 overs) Alexander Webbe 43 Ted Tyler 5/64
127 (75.1 overs) Herbie Hewett 34 Jack Hearne 3/44		126 (57.4 overs) Alexander Webbe 57 Sammy Woods 5/61

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

27–28 August 1890
Scorecard

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

29–30 August 1890
Scorecard

Glamorgan	v	Somerset
27 (35.2 overs) Willie Llewelyn 8 Ted Tyler 6/17		245 (79.1 overs) WN Roe 82 William Morgan 6/62
115 (41.2 overs) Robert Lewis 52 Ted Tyler 5/49

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

Batting averages

Player	Matches	Innings	Runs	Average	100s	50s
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

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