List of Somerset County Cricket Club players

This is a list in alphabetical order of cricketers who have played for Somerset County Cricket Club in top-class matches from 1882 to 1885 inclusive and then continuously from 1891. Founded in 1875, the club held minor status until 1881 and again from 1886 to 1890. Somerset is classified as an important team by substantial sources from 1882 to 1885 and from 1891 to 1894;[1][2] classified as an official first-class team from 1895 by Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and the County Championship clubs;[3] classified as a List A team since the beginning of limited overs cricket in 1963.[4] and classified as a first-class Twenty20 team since the inauguration of the Twenty20 Cup in 2003.[5] Note that there is disagreement in the sources about the status of certain Somerset matches before 1882.

The details are the player's usual name followed by the years in which he was active as a Somerset player. Seasons given are first and last seasons; the player did not necessarily play in all the intervening seasons. Note that many players represented other top-class teams besides Somerset. Current players are shown as active to the latest season in which they played for the club.[6] The list excludes Second XI and other players who did not play for the club's first team; and players whose first team appearances were in minor matches only. Click on the 'CA' to access the Cricket Archive entry for the player. For List A and Twenty20 players who did not represent Somerset in first-class cricket, see the appropriate sections below.

A

  • Aamer Sohail (2001) 1 match CA
  • Abdur Rehman (2012–2015) 13 matches CA
  • Tom Abell (2014–2023) 117 matches CA
  • Edmund Adams (1935) 1 match CA
  • Kasey Aldridge (2021–2023) 17 matches CA
  • Charlie Alison (1902–1905) 4 matches CA
  • Jim Allenby (2015–2017) 32 matches CA
  • Bill Alley (1957–1968) 350 matches CA
  • Granny Alston (1933) 1 match CA
  • Joe Ambler (1883) 4 matches CA
  • Stanley Amor (1908–1930) 26 matches CA
  • Gareth Andrew (2003–2005) 11 matches CA
  • Bill Andrews (1930–1947) 226 matches CA
  • Les Angell (1947–1956) 132 matches CA
  • Richard Ashley (1932) 2 matches CA
  • Colin Atkinson (1960–1967) 163 matches CA
  • Graham Atkinson (1954–1966) 271 matches CA
  • Jon Atkinson (1985–1989) 14 matches CA
  • Azhar Ali (2018–2021) 20 matches CA

B

C

D

E

  • Guy Earle (1922–1931) 152 matches CA
  • Michael Earls-Davis (1950) 1 match CA
  • Edward Ebdon (1891–1898) 2 matches CA
  • John Ebdon (1898) 1 match CA
  • Percy Ebdon (1894) 2 matches CA
  • Simon Ecclestone (1994–1998) 36 matches CA
  • Neil Edwards (2002–2009) 49 matches CA
  • Peter Eele (1958–1965) 54 matches CA
  • Dean Elgar (2013–2017) 9 matches CA
  • Sam Ellis (1902) 1 match CA
  • Alfred Evans (1882–1884) 6 matches CA
  • David Evans (1894–1902) 15 matches CA
  • Ernest Evans (1891) 1 match CA
  • David Evans (1953) 8 matches CA
  • Nick Evans (1976) 1 match CA
  • Percival Ewens (1923–1926) 7 matches CA

F

  • Cuthbert Fairbanks-Smith (1921) 2 matches CA
  • Ernest Falck (1935–1936) 4 matches CA
  • Harold Fear (1934) 2 matches CA
  • Nigel Felton (1982–1988) 108 matches CA
  • Simon Ferguson (1985) 1 match CA
  • Geoffrey Fletcher (1939) 1 match CA
  • Iain Fletcher (1991–1994) 14 matches CA
  • Nick Folland (1992–1994) 31 matches CA
  • Humphrey Forman (1910) 1 match CA
  • Daren Foster (1986–1989) 28 matches CA
  • Arnold Fothergill (1882–1884) 16 matches CA
  • Gerald Fowler (1891–1903) 119 matches CA
  • Bill Fowler (1882–1884) 15 matches CA
  • Henry Fox (1882) 3 matches CA
  • Herbert Fox (1882–1891) 10 matches CA
  • Philip Foy (1919–1930) 21 matches CA
  • John Francis (2004–2008) 35 matches CA
  • Simon Francis (2002–2006) 40 matches CA
  • Thomas Francis (1921–1925) 16 matches CA
  • John Frazer (1921) 1 match CA
  • Arthur Freeman (1905) 1 match CA
  • Philip Fussell (1953–1956) 2 matches CA

G

H

I

J

  • John Jackson (1920) 14 matches CA
  • Paul Jarvis (1999–2000) 9 matches CA
  • Sanath Jayasuriya (2005) 7 matches CA
  • Frederick Jennings (1895) 1 match CA
  • Keith Jennings (1975–1981) 68 matches CA
  • William Jewell (1884) 1 match CA
  • Peter Randall Johnson (1901–1927) 229 matches CA
  • Richard Johnson (2001–2006) 66 matches CA
  • Allan Jones (1970–1975) 118 matches CA
  • Adrian Jones (1987–1990) 88 matches CA
  • Andrew Jones (1985) 3 matches CA
  • Chris Jones (2010–2014) 37 matches CA
  • Trevor Jones (1938–1948) 21 matches CA
  • Ian Jones (1999) 3 matches CA
  • James Jones (1922–1923) 17 matches CA
  • Steffan Jones (1997–2009) 84 matches CA
  • Frank Joy (1909–1912) 11 matches CA
  • George Jupp (1901–1907) 5 matches CA

K

L

M

N

O

P

R

  • Octavius Radcliffe (1885) 5 matches CA
  • Robert Ramsay (1882) 4 matches CA
  • Jim Redman (1948–1953) 65 matches CA
  • Francis Reed (1882–1884) 10 matches CA
  • Farrant Reed (1882–1885) 7 matches CA
  • James Regan (2012) 1 match CA
  • Matt Renshaw (2018–2022) 14 matches CA
  • James Rew (2022–2023) 21 matches CA
  • Viv Richards (1974–1986) 191 matches CA
  • Alfred Richardson (1895) 1 match CA
  • Tom Richardson (1905) 1 match CA
  • Arthur Ricketts (1936) 1 match CA
  • Dudley Rippon (1914–1920) 31 matches CA
  • Sydney Rippon (1914–1937) 102 matches CA
  • Frederick Roberts (1899) 1 match CA
  • John Roberts (1969–1970) 8 matches CA
  • Raymond Robertson-Glasgow (1920–1935) 77 matches CA
  • Crescens Robinson (1885–1896) 31 matches CA
  • Ellis Robinson (1950–1952) 89 matches CA
  • Peter Robinson (1965–1977) 180 matches CA
  • Ray Robinson (1964) 1 match CA
  • Theodore Robinson (1884–1894) 10 matches CA
  • Ernie Robson (1895–1923) 424 matches CA
  • Brian Roe (1957–1966) 131 matches CA
  • Bill Roe (1882–1899) 66 matches CA
  • Peter Roebuck (1974–1991) 306 matches CA
  • Chris Rogers (2016) 16 matches CA
  • Stuart Rogers (1948–1953) 118 matches CA
  • Luke Ronchi (2015) 4 matches CA
  • Brian Rose (1969–1987) 251 matches CA
  • Graham Rose (1987–2002) 244 matches CA
  • Hamilton Ross (1883–1891) 5 matches CA
  • Tim Rouse (2016–2017) 4 matches CA
  • George Rowdon (1936) 1 match CA
  • Fred Rumsey (1963–1968) 153 matches CA
  • Neil Russom (1980–1983) 4 matches CA

S

T

U

  • Andrew Umeed (2022–2023) 5 matches CA
  • Paul Unwin (1989) 1 match CA

V

W

Y

List A cricketers

The following have not played first-class cricket for Somerset but have played at least one match for Somerset in a List A match.

Twenty20 cricketers

References

  1. ^ ACS, Important Matches, pp. 4–5.
  2. ^ ACS, First-Class Matches, p. 11.
  3. ^ ACS, First-Class Matches, pp. 4–5.
  4. ^ "List A events played by Somerset". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  5. ^ "Twenty20 matches played by Somerset". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  6. ^ "Somerset players". CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 November 2015.

Bibliography

  • ACS (1981). A Guide to Important Cricket Matches Played in the British Isles 1709 – 1863. Nottingham: ACS.
  • ACS (1982). A Guide to First-Class Cricket Matches Played in the British Isles. Nottingham: ACS.
  • Johns, Nigel (1996), Somerset County Cricket Club First-Class Records 1882–1995 (County Record Books), Limlow Books Ltd, ISBN 1874524181

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