Somerset County Cricket Club in 1892

In the 1892 season, Somerset County Cricket Club played their sixth season of first-class cricket, and participated in the County Championship for the second season. They finished third in the competition, two positions higher than in the previous year. Their captain, Herbie Hewett, completed the season as the club's leading run-scorer, topping 1,000 runs in the Championship. The all-rounder Sammy Woods took the most wickets for the county, with 85. A match was also played against Oxford, which was won by the student team.

Somerset County Cricket Club
1892 season
CaptainHerbie Hewett
County Championship3rd
Most runsHerbie Hewett (1,047)[1]
Most wicketsSammy Woods (85)[2]
Most catchesSammy Woods (20)[1]
← 1891 1893 →

County Championship
Lionel Palairet and Herbie Hewett after their record first-wicket partnership of 346 against Yorkshire

Playing their second season as members of the County Championship, Somerset played sixteen matches, of which they won eight and lost five. Each of the final three matches of the season were curtailed by at least a day because of rain, and ended in draws.[3][4] Their performances were enough to rank them third among all counties in the standings,[3] and in his history of Somerset cricket, David Foot describes it as the season that led to Somerset being taken seriously as a club. He praised the leadership of the club's captain, Herbie Hewett, who picked players on merit, rather than "the strength of his social charm and ability to drink into the early hours."[4] Despite their general success, the county did suffer a heavy defeat to Lancashire in early August. After no play on the first day due to rain, Somerset lost the match on the second day, being bowled out twice for fewer than 100 runs.[5] Against another northern county, they set a new record partnership for the first wicket in first-class cricket; Hewett and Lionel Palairet scored 346 runs together in three and a half hours against Yorkshire.[6]

Season standings

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

County Championship[3]
Team Pld W L D Pts
Surrey (C) 16132111
Nottinghamshire 1610248
Somerset 168533
Lancashire 167542
Middlesex 167631
Yorkshire 165560
Gloucestershire 16187–7
Kent 16295–7
Sussex 161123–11

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

Match log and statistics
Match log
No. Date Opponents Venue Result Ref
12–3 JuneSurreyKennington Oval, LondonLost by 179 runs[7]
26–7 JuneMiddlesexLord's, LondonLost by 112 runs[8]
320–21 JuneKentPrivate Banks Sports Ground, CatfordWon by 4 wickets[9]
423–25 JuneNottinghamshireTrent Bridge, NottinghamLost by 6 wickets[10]
514–16 JulyGloucestershireAshley Down Ground, BristolWon by 7 wickets[11]
618–20 JulyLancashireCounty Ground, TauntonWon by 4 wickets[12]
721–22 JulySussexCounty Ground, TauntonWon by 6 wickets[13]
825–26 JulyKentCounty Ground, TauntonWon by 8 wickets[14]
98–9 AugustLancashireOld Trafford, ManchesterLost by 8 wickets[5]
1011–12 AugustYorkshireBramall Lane, SheffieldWon by 87 runs[15]
1115–17 AugustSurreyCounty Ground, TauntonLost by 186 runs[16]
1218–19 AugustNottinghamshireCounty Ground, TauntonWon by an innings and 122 runs[17]
1322–23 AugustMiddlesexCounty Ground, TauntonWon by 70 runs[18]
1425–27 AugustYorkshireCounty Ground, TauntonDrawn[19]
1529–31 AugustGloucestershireCounty Ground, TauntonDrawn[20]
161–3 SeptemberSussexCounty Ground, HoveDrawn[21]
Batting averages
Player Matches Innings Runs Average Highest score 100s 50s
Herbie Hewett 16271,04740.2620119
Lionel Palairet 132165932.9514623
Coote Hedley 132044626.2310213
John Challen 111733522.337201
Gerald Fowler 121730920.605402
Vernon Hill 101322418.669301
Sammy Woods 162432215.337601
Qualification: 200 runs. Source: CricketArchive.[1]
Bowling averages
PlayerMatchesBallsWicketsAverageBBI5wi10wi
George Nichols 162,2085115.475/2420
Coote Hedley 131,2443615.834/1800
Ted Tyler 162,7658116.039/3341
Sammy Woods 162,8968516.438/5192
Qualification: 30 wickets. Source: CricketArchive.[2]

University match
Other matches
No. Date Opponents Venue Result Ref
19–10 JuneOxford UniversityUniversity Parks, OxfordLost by 7 wickets[22]

Notes and references
  1. "Batting and fielding for Somerset: County Championship 1892". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  2. "Bowling for Somerset: County Championship 1892". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  3. "County Championship 1892 table". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  4. Foot (1986), p. 34.
  5. "Lancashire v Somerset: County Championship 1892". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  6. Roebuck (1991), p. 62.
  7. "Surrey v Somerset: County Championship 1892". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  8. "Middlesex v Somerset: County Championship 1892". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  9. "Kent v Somerset: County Championship 1892". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  10. "Nottinghamshire v Somerset: County Championship 1892". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  11. "Gloucestershire v Somerset: County Championship 1892". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  12. "Somerset v Lancashire: County Championship 1892". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  13. "Somerset v Sussex: County Championship 1892". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  14. "Somerset v Kent: County Championship 1892". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  15. "Yorkshire v Somerset: County Championship 1892". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  16. "Somerset v Surrey: County Championship 1892". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  17. "Somerset v Nottinghamshire: County Championship 1892". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  18. "Somerset v Middlesex: County Championship 1892". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  19. "Somerset v Yorkshire: County Championship 1892". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  20. "Somerset v Gloucestershire: County Championship 1892". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  21. "Sussex v Somerset: County Championship 1892". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  22. "Oxford University v Somerset: University Match 1892". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 December 2014.

Bibliography
  • Roebuck, Peter. From Sammy to Jimmy: The Official History of Somerset County Cricket Club (1991 ed.). London: Partridge Press. ISBN 1-85225-085-2.
  • Foot, David. Sunshine, Sixes and Cider: The History of Somerset Cricket (1986 ed.). Newton Abbot, Devon: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-8890-8.
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