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Donald Bryce Carr OBE was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire from 1946 to 1967,for Oxford University from 1948 to 1951,and twice for England in 1951/52. He captained Derbyshire between 1955 and 1962,and scored over 10,000 runs for the county.
Victor James Marks is an English sports journalist and former professional cricketer.
Lionel Charles Hamilton Palairet was an English amateur cricketer who played for Somerset and Oxford University. A graceful right-handed batsman,he was selected to play Test cricket for England twice in 1902. Contemporaries judged Palairet to have one of the most attractive batting styles of the period. His obituary in The Times described him as "the most beautiful batsman of all time". An unwillingness to tour during the English winter limited Palairet's Test appearances;contemporaries believed he deserved more Test caps.
Arthur Percival Day was an English amateur cricketer who played for Kent County Cricket Club during the period of the county's greatest success in the County Championship before World War I. He played in all four of Kent's Championship winning sides in the pre-war period and scored over 7,000 first-class runs. He was chosen as one of the Cricketers of the Year in 1910.
John Frank Harvey was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) from 1961 to 1967 and for Derbyshire from 1963 to 1972.
John Drennan Eggar was an English schoolmaster and first-class cricketer who played for Oxford University and Hampshire in 1938 and for Derbyshire from 1946 to 1954.
Michael Burns is an English first-class list cricket umpire and former first-class cricketer who played county cricket for Warwickshire and Somerset in a first-class career which spanned from 1992 until 2005. He also played Minor Counties cricket for Cumberland and Cornwall. An adaptable cricketer,he appeared for Cumberland and Warwickshire as a wicket-keeper,but when he moved to Somerset he developed into an aggressive batsman who bowled at medium-pace when needed.
Roy Cosmo Kerslake is a former English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Cambridge University and Somerset,and captained Somerset for one season in 1968. More recently he has been prominent as a cricket administrator,serving as president of Somerset County Cricket Club from 2004 to 2015.
Charles John Patrick Barnwell played first-class cricket for Somerset as an amateur player before and after the Second World War.
George Rodney Cass was an English cricketer:a wicket-keeper who played first-class cricket for Essex and Worcestershire in England,and for Tasmania in Australia,in the 1960s and 1970s. He was capped by Worcestershire in 1970. He was born at Overton,Wakefield,Yorkshire,and educated at Dewsbury Technical College.
Peter James Robinson is a former English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Worcestershire and Somerset during the 1960s and 1970s;he also played List A cricket for Somerset,who capped him in 1966. He is the nephew of England Test cricketer Roly Jenkins.
Philip Anthony Slocombe is a retired English cricketer who played for Somerset throughout his career. He was a right-handed opening batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler. He was part of the NatWest Trophy winning team of 1983.
William Territt Greswell was an English first-class cricketer who played for Somerset from 1908 to 1930. But his career as a tea-planter with the family company in Sri Lanka meant that he appeared in only 115 first-class matches for the county in that period,and was a regular player in only five seasons,dotted over almost 20 years.
Michael John Hill is a retired English first-class cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who played as a wicketkeeper.
Nigel Francis Mark Popplewell is an English solicitor and former first-class cricketer who made over 200 appearances for Somerset between 1979 and 1985. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler,Popplewell also occasionally played as wicket-keeper.
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Thomas Egerton Seymour Francis played first-class cricket for Somerset,Cambridge University and Eastern Province between 1921 and 1928. He also played four rugby union international matches for England in 1925/26. He was born at Uitenhage,Cape Province,South Africa and died at Bulawayo,Zimbabwe.
Michael Godfrey Melvin Groves is a former cricketer who played first-class cricket for Western Province,Oxford University,Somerset County Cricket Club,Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and the Free Foresters between 1961 and 1968. He was born at Taihape,Manawatu,New Zealand.
Harold Marsh "Whiz" Morris was an English amateur cricketer. He played for Essex between 1919 and 1932 and was captain of the team between 1929 and 1932.
Frederick Steven Goldstein was a cricketer who played first-class cricket in England and South Africa from 1966 to 1977.