| 1890 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Captain | Herbie Hewett | ||
| 'Second-class County Championship' | Champions | ||
| Most runs | Herbie Hewett (543) | ||
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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.
Squad
Players with international caps are listed in bold.
| Name | Nat | Birth date | 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 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 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 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 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 | |||||||
Notes
- Age refers to player's age at the start of the season (27 May 1890).
- ^ Number of overs and full bowling statistics not recorded, only number of wickets.
- Statistics collated from match scorecards.
References
- Foot (1986), p27.
Bibliography
- Foot, David. Sunshine, Sixes and Cider: The History of Somerset Cricket (1986 ed.). David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-8890-8.
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