Somerset County Cricket Club is one of eighteen first-class county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales. It represents the historic county of Somerset. Founded in 1875,Somerset was initially regarded as a minor county until official first-class status was acquired in 1895. Somerset has competed in the County Championship since 1891 and has subsequently played in every top-level domestic cricket competition in England. The club's limited overs team was formerly named the Somerset Sabres,but is now known only as Somerset.
Nicholas Richard Denis Compton is a South African-born English former Test and first-class cricketer who most recently played for Middlesex County Cricket Club. The grandson of Denis Compton,he represented England in 16 Test matches.
Peter David Trego is an English former cricketer who played primarily for Somerset. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler. He is a big hitting all-rounder who is capable of taking a one-day match away from opposing teams in the latter stages.
Michael Kenneth Munday is an English former cricketer who played for Somerset from 2005 to 2010. He was a leg break bowler and lower order right-handed batsman.
Weston-super-Mare Cricket Club is an amateur cricket club based in the town of Weston-super-Mare,Somerset,England. Since the club's formation in 1845,they have nurtured a number of players who have gone on to play for Somerset County Cricket Club and a select few who have gone on to play for the England Cricket Team. The first team currently play in the West of England Premier League,an ECB Premier League,the highest level of recreational club cricket in England and Wales.
Terence Ian Barwell is a South African-born former cricketer who played first-class and List A cricket for Somerset over a 10-season period from 1959 to 1968. He later represented Wiltshire in the Minor Counties and played List A cricket for both Wiltshire and for Minor Counties representative sides. He became a schoolteacher.
Humphrey Seymour Ramsay Critchley-Salmonson,born at Preston in Dorset on 19 January 1894 and died at Ottery St Mary,Devon on 24 April 1956,played first-class cricket intermittently over an 18-year period for Somerset. He later played two first-class matches for Sir Julien Cahn's XI in Argentina.
George Herbert David Evans was a cricketer who played eight first-class matches for Somerset in 1953.
John Stanley Hook was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm off-break bowler who played for Somerset. He was born in Weston-super-Mare.
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.
Clarence Park was given to the town of Weston-super-Mare by Rebecca Davies in memory of her husband. The cricket pavilion at the park dates from 1882. A multitude of sports have been played at the park,including cricket. The ground is owned by the local council. It is currently used by Weston-super-Mare Cricket Club.
Edward Tate was an English first-class cricketer and cricket coach.
Robert Christopher Travers is an English cricketer who made a single List A appearance for Somerset Cricket Board in 2001. He has played for Glastonbury Cricket Club,captaining the side at times. He is a right-arm off break bowler,and lower-order right-handed batsman.
Simon Alexander Ross Ferguson played List A cricket for Suffolk in 1984 and first-class cricket for Somerset in 1985. He was born in Lagos,Nigeria.
Paul James Bird played first-class and List A cricket for Somerset in 1994. He was born in Bristol.
Kevin Paul Evans is a former English cricketer. Evans was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium-fast. He was born at Nottingham,Nottinghamshire. He is the brother of former cricketer and umpire Russell Evans.
Keaton Kent Jennings is a South African-born English cricketer who captains Lancashire County Cricket Club and has represented England.
Sophie Natasha Luff is an English cricketer who plays for Somerset,Western Storm and London Spirit as a right-handed batter.
Kasey Luke Aldridge is an English cricketer. He made his first-class debut in July 2021,for Somerset on the third day of their 2021 County Championship match against Leicestershire as a substitute for Craig Overton following his international call-up. Prior to his first-class debut,Aldridge was named in England's squad for the 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.
