Robert Graeme Pollock is a former cricketer for South Africa, Transvaal and Eastern Province. A member of a famous cricketing family, Pollock is widely regarded as one of South Africa's greatest ever cricketers, and as one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket. Despite Pollock's international career being cut short at the age of 26 by the sporting boycott of South Africa, and all but one of his 23 Test matches being against England and Australia, the leading cricket nations of the day, he broke a number of records. His completed career Test match batting average of 60.97 remains the third best behind Sir Don Bradman and Adam Voges.
Michael Alexander Carberry is an English former professional cricketer who most recently played for Leicestershire County Cricket Club. Carberry is a left-handed opening batsman who bowls occasional right-arm off breaks.
Henry Michael Barnard was an English first-class cricketer and professional footballer. As a cricketer, he represented Hampshire in 276 first-class matches and played an important part in helping Hampshire to win their first County Championship in 1961. As a predominantly middle order batsman, he scored over 9,000 runs for Hampshire. In football, he made 116 appearances in the Football League as an inside forward for Portsmouth, scoring 24 goals. He also played non-League football for Gosport Borough, Chelmsford City, and Poole Town.
Keith James Wheatley is a former English first-class cricketer.
Richard Edward Hayward is a former English first-class cricketer. Hayward was a left-handed batsman who bowled left-arm medium pace.
Brigadier General Alexander Colin Johnston DSO & Bar, MC was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer. Johnston was a right-handed batsman who was a leg break bowler. Johnston also occasionally played as a wicketkeeper.
Arthur Kenneth Judd was an English first-class cricketer. Judd was a right-handed batsman who bowled leg break.
Alan Robert Wassell is a former English first-class cricketer. Wassell was a left-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox spin.
Bryan Stanley Valentine Timms is a former English first-class cricketer. Timms was a wicket-keeper and right-handed batsman who played for Hampshire from 1959 to 1968 and for Warwickshire from 1969 to 1971.
Harold Clark McDonell was an English first-class cricketer and educator. As a cricketer, he played county cricket for both Surrey and Hampshire, and varsity cricket for Cambridge University. In nearly 130 first-class appearances, he took nearly 450 wickets with his leg spin bowling, in addition to scoring over 3,000 runs. As an educator, McDonnell began his teaching career at Twyford School, where he had attended in his youth. From 1910 to 1937, he was headmaster of the school.
Dr Basil George von Brandis Melle was a South African first-class cricketer who played as a right-handed batsman and bowled right-arm medium pace and later leg breaks. David Frith saw Melle as playing a role in the origins of bodyline bowling through his 'inswingers with three short-legs'.
George Henry Longman was an English first-class cricketer. Longman was a right-handed batsman who played occasionally as a wicketkeeper.
Arthur William Ridley was an English first-class cricketer. Ridley was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm underarm medium pace. He also played occasionally as a wicket-keeper.
David John Mordaunt was an English cricketer, teacher and expeditioner.
Anthony Tilton Davis was an English first-class cricketer. Davis was a right-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. He was born at Reading, Berkshire.
Michael David Mence was an English cricketer. Mence was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Newbury, Berkshire.
Jeffrey Graham Tolchard is an English former cricketer and footballer. Tolchard was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace and who occasionally kept wicket. As a footballer, Tolchard played for Torquay United, Exeter City and Loughborough. He was born in Torquay, Devon.
Giles Nicholas Spencer Ridley is a former English cricketer. Ridley was a right-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox.
Alan Ratcliffe was an English cricketer. Ratcliffe was a right-handed batsman. He was born in Dulwich, Surrey.
Somerset County Cricket Club made their debut in first-class cricket in the 1882 English cricket season. They were captained by Stephen Newton, and played eight first-class matches, five against county opposition, two against the Marylebone Cricket Club and one against the touring Australian team. They only won one of the eight contests, that against Hampshire at Taunton. Of the other matches, one was drawn and the other six were all losses for Somerset. Wisden Cricketers' Almanack described the season as "disastrous", but the publication qualified this statement with mild optimism for 1883.