Somerset County Cricket Club in 1893

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Somerset County Cricket Club
1893 season
Captain Herbie Hewett
County Championship 8th
Most runs Herbie Hewett (669) [1]
Most wickets Ted Tyler (86) [2]
Most catches Sammy Woods (16) [1]
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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.

Contents

County Championship

Season standings

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

County Championship [3]
TeamPldWLDPts
Yorkshire (C)1612319
Lancashire 169524
Middlesex 169613
Kent 166462
Surrey 16781–1
Nottinghamshire 16574–2
Sussex 16475–3
Somerset16484–4
Gloucestershire 163112–8

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

Match log and statistics

Match log
No.DateOpponentsVenueResultRef
122–23 MayMiddlesex Lord's, LondonLost by 7 wickets [4]
225–26 MaySussex County Ground, Hove Lost by 9 wickets [5]
31–3 JuneNottinghamshire Trent Bridge, Nottingham Lost by 225 runs [6]
415–17 JuneYorkshireCounty Ground, TauntonLost by an innings and 51 runs [7]
529 June–1 JulyKent Angel Ground, Tonbridge Lost by 8 wickets [8]
66–7 JulyYorkshire Bramall Lane, Sheffield Lost by an innings and 13 runs [9]
710–12 JulyKentCounty Ground, TauntonDrawn [10]
813–14 JulySurrey Kennington Oval, LondonWon by 39 runs [11]
917–19 JulyLancashire County Ground, Taunton Drawn [12]
1024–26 JulyLancashire Aigburth, Liverpool Lost by 230 runs [13]
117–9 AugustMiddlesexCounty Ground, TauntonDrawn [14]
1210–12 AugustSussexCounty Ground, TauntonDrawn [15]
1314–16 AugustGloucestershire College Ground, Cheltenham Won 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
PlayerMatches 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
PlayerMatches Balls Wickets Average BBI 5wi 10wm
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.DateOpponentsVenueResultRef
129–30 May Oxford University University Parks, Oxford Won by 10 wickets [20]

Tourist match

Other matches
No.DateOpponentsVenueResultRef
120–22 July Australians County Ground, TauntonLost by 6 wickets [21]

Notes and references

References
  1. 1 2 3 "Batting and fielding for Somerset: County Championship 1893". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  2. 1 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.

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