List of Somerset first-class cricket records
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This is a list of Somerset first-class cricket records; that is, record team and individual performances in first-class cricket
for Somerset County Cricket Club
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First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
for Somerset County Cricket Club
Somerset County Cricket Club
Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset...
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Most runs in an innings
| Score | Opposition | Venue | Date |
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| 850/7d | Middlesex Middlesex County Cricket Club Middlesex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Middlesex. It was announced in February 2009 that Middlesex changed their limited overs name from the Middlesex Crusaders, to the... |
County Ground, Taunton Taunton Taunton is the county town of Somerset, England. The town, including its suburbs, had an estimated population of 61,400 in 2001. It is the largest town in the shire county of Somerset.... |
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| 705/9d | Hampshire Hampshire County Cricket Club Hampshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Hampshire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1863 as a successor to the Hampshire county cricket teams and has played at the Antelope Ground from then until 1885, before moving to the County Ground where it... |
County Ground, Taunton Taunton Taunton is the county town of Somerset, England. The town, including its suburbs, had an estimated population of 61,400 in 2001. It is the largest town in the shire county of Somerset.... |
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| 688/8d | Surrey Surrey County Cricket Club Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 professional county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Surrey. Its limited overs team is called the Surrey Lions... |
Woodbridge Road, Guildford Guildford Guildford is the county town of Surrey. England, as well as the seat for the borough of Guildford and the administrative headquarters of the South East England region... |
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| 675/9d | Hampshire Hampshire County Cricket Club Hampshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Hampshire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1863 as a successor to the Hampshire county cricket teams and has played at the Antelope Ground from then until 1885, before moving to the County Ground where it... |
Recreation Ground Recreation Ground (Bath) The Recreation Ground is a large open space in the centre of Bath, England, next to the River Avon, used for recreational purposes by Bath residents and the public generally.... , Bath |
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| 675/5d | Leicestershire Leicestershire County Cricket Club Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland.... |
County Ground, Taunton Taunton Taunton is the county town of Somerset, England. The town, including its suburbs, had an estimated population of 61,400 in 2001. It is the largest town in the shire county of Somerset.... |
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Fewest runs in an innings
| Score | Opposition | Venue | Date |
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| 25 | Gloucestershire Gloucestershire County Cricket Club Gloucestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Gloucestershire. Its limited overs team is called the Gloucestershire Gladiators.... |
County Ground County Cricket Ground, Bristol The County Cricket Ground is a cricket venue in Bristol, England. It is in the district of Ashley Down. The ground is home to the Gloucestershire County Cricket Club.... , Bristol Bristol Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007... |
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| 29 | Lancashire Lancashire County Cricket Club Lancashire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Lancashire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1864 as a successor to Manchester Cricket Club and has played at Old Trafford since then... |
Old Trafford, Manchester Manchester Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater... |
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| 31 | Lancashire Lancashire County Cricket Club Lancashire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Lancashire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1864 as a successor to Manchester Cricket Club and has played at Old Trafford since then... |
Old Trafford, Manchester Manchester Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater... |
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| 31 | Gloucestershire Gloucestershire County Cricket Club Gloucestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Gloucestershire. Its limited overs team is called the Gloucestershire Gladiators.... |
County Ground County Cricket Ground, Bristol The County Cricket Ground is a cricket venue in Bristol, England. It is in the district of Ashley Down. The ground is home to the Gloucestershire County Cricket Club.... , Bristol Bristol Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007... |
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| 33 | Lancashire Lancashire County Cricket Club Lancashire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Lancashire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1864 as a successor to Manchester Cricket Club and has played at Old Trafford since then... |
Aigburth, Liverpool Liverpool Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880... |
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Batting
- Highest Score: 342 Justin LangerJustin LangerJustin Lee Langer AM is a former international cricketer who represented Australia in 105 Test matches and the current Assistant Coach and Batting Coach of the Australian cricket team. A left-handed batsman, his opening partnership with Matthew Hayden was one of the most successful of all time...
v Surrey, GuildfordWoodbridge RoadThe Sports Ground, Woodbridge Road is a cricket ground in Guildford, Surrey. The ground was given to the town in trust in 1911 by Sir Harry Waechter, Bart. Guildford Cricket Club play their home matches on the ground. Surrey CCC play one County Championship match and one List A one-day match there...
2006 - Most Runs in Season: 2761 Bill AlleyBill AlleyWilliam Edward Alley was a cricketer who played 400 first-class matches for New South Wales, Somerset and a Commonwealth XI....
, 1961
Most first-class runs for Somerset
Qualification - 15000 runs| Player | Runs |
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| Harold Gimblett Harold Gimblett Harold Gimblett was a cricketer who played for Somerset and England. He was known for his fast scoring as an opening batsman and for the much-repeated story of his debut... |
21142 |
| Peter Wight | 16965 |
| Bill Alley Bill Alley William Edward Alley was a cricketer who played 400 first-class matches for New South Wales, Somerset and a Commonwealth XI.... |
16644 |
| Peter Roebuck Peter Roebuck Peter Michael Roebuck was an English cricketer who achieved later renown as an Australian newspaper columnist and radio commentator. A consistent county performer with over 25,000 runs, and "one of the better English openers of the 1980s", Roebuck captained the English county side Somerset... |
16218 |
| Roy Virgin Roy Virgin Roy Thomas Virgin, born at Taunton, Somerset, on 26 August 1939, was a cricketer who played for Somerset and Northamptonshire.A right-handed opening batsman, Virgin had a mostly solid but unspectacular career in first-class cricket, except for two individual seasons, one for each of his two... |
15458 |
| Frank Lee Frank Lee (cricketer) Frank Stanley Lee, born at St. John's Wood on July 24, 1905 and died in Westminster on March 30, 1982 was an English first-class cricketer and an umpire who officiated in Test matches.... |
15243 |
| Mervyn Kitchen Mervyn Kitchen Mervyn John Kitchen , is a former English first-class cricketer and international umpire. In his playing days he was a left-handed batsman for Somerset County Cricket Club, making 15,230 runs in his 354 first-class games between 1960 and 1979... |
15213 |
| Maurice Tremlett Maurice Tremlett Maurice Fletcher Tremlett was an English cricketer, who played for Somerset, Central Districts and England.... |
15195 |
Highest Partnership for each wicket
| Wkt | Runs | Partnership | Opponent | Ground | Season |
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| 1st | 346 | Herbie Hewett Herbie Hewett Herbert Tremenheere "Herbie" Hewett was an English amateur cricketer who played for Somerset, captaining the county from 1889 to 1893, as well as Oxford University and the Marylebone Cricket Club. A battling left-handed opening batsman, Hewett could post a large score in a short time against even... & Lionel Palairet Lionel Palairet Lionel Charles Hamilton Palairet was a famous cricketer of the so-called "Golden Age" of English cricket before the First World War... |
Yorkshire Yorkshire County Cricket Club Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure.... |
County Ground, Taunton | 1892 1892 County Championship The 1892 County Championship was the third officially organised running of the County Championship, and ran from 18 May to 27 August 1892. Surrey County Cricket Club claimed their third successive title by winning 13 of their 16 games.-Table:... |
| 2nd | 290 | Jack MacBryan Jack MacBryan John "Jack" Crawford William MacBryan was an English cricketer who played for Cambridge University and Somerset and made one almost imperceptible appearance in a Test match for England... & Dar Lyon Dar Lyon Malcolm Douglas Lyon , generally known as Dar Lyon was an English first-class cricketer who played for Somerset County Cricket Club through the 1920s... |
Derbyshire Derbyshire County Cricket Club Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire... |
Town Ground, Burton-on-Trent | 1924 |
| 3rd | 319 | Peter Roebuck Peter Roebuck Peter Michael Roebuck was an English cricketer who achieved later renown as an Australian newspaper columnist and radio commentator. A consistent county performer with over 25,000 runs, and "one of the better English openers of the 1980s", Roebuck captained the English county side Somerset... & Martin Crowe Martin Crowe Martin David Crowe is a former New Zealand cricketer. He was a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1985, and was credited as one of the "best young batsmen in the world". Crowe represented New Zealand from the early 1980s until his retirement in 1996 as a right-handed batsman... |
Leicestershire Leicestershire County Cricket Club Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland.... |
County Ground, Taunton | 1984 |
| 4th | 310 | Peter Denning Peter Denning (cricketer) Peter William Denning was an English first-class cricketer who played for Somerset from 1969 to 1984. He was known to Somerset cricket fans as 'Dasher' due to his "pace over the ground", and he was also known for an unorthodox stroke called the 'Chewton carve' or 'Chewton chop', a stroke that cut... & Ian Botham Ian Botham Sir Ian Terence Botham OBE is a former England Test cricketer and Test team captain, and current cricket commentator. He was a genuine all-rounder with 14 centuries and 383 wickets in Test cricket, and remains well-known by his nickname "Beefy"... |
Gloucestershire Gloucestershire County Cricket Club Gloucestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Gloucestershire. Its limited overs team is called the Gloucestershire Gladiators.... |
County Ground, Taunton | 1980 |
| 5th | 320 | John Francis John Francis (cricketer) John Francis is an English cricketer who currently plays for Somerset. He is a left-handed batsman and an occasional slow left-arm bowler.... & Ian Blackwell Ian Blackwell Ian David Blackwell is an English cricketer. A left-arm orthodox spinner and powerful middle-order batsman, he has played for England in one-day and Test sides, and plays county cricket for Durham, having left Somerset at the end of the 2008 season.-Career:Blackwell was called up for the England... |
Durham UCCE Durham University Centre of Cricketing Excellence Durham MCC University is a cricket coaching centre based at Durham University in Durham, County Durham, England and the name under which the university's cricket team plays.... |
County Ground, Taunton | 2005 2005 English cricket season Before the beginning of the 2005 English cricket season began, a resurgent English cricket team had won four Test series in a row, going unbeaten through the 2004 calendar year. The start of the international season saw England defeat Bangladesh 2–0 in their two-match series, winning both Tests by... |
| 6th | 265 | Bill Alley Bill Alley William Edward Alley was a cricketer who played 400 first-class matches for New South Wales, Somerset and a Commonwealth XI.... & Ken Palmer Ken Palmer Ken Palmer is an English former cricketer and umpire, who played in one Test in 1965, and umpired twenty two Tests and twenty three ODIs from 1977 to 2001.-Life and career:... |
Northamptonshire Northamptonshire County Cricket Club Northamptonshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Northamptonshire. Its limited overs team is called the Northants Steelbacks. The traditional club colour is Maroon. During the... |
County Ground, Northampton | 1961 |
| 7th | 279 | Richard Harden Richard Harden Richard John Harden is a former English first-class cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman, who played for Somerset , where he was awarded his county cap in 1989, and Yorkshire . He also had a couple of stints playing for Central Districts in New Zealand.-External links: at Cricinfo... & Graham Rose Graham Rose (cricketer) Graham David Rose , in Tottenham, England, was an English domestic cricketer for Somerset between 1987 and 2002. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler.... |
Sussex Sussex County Cricket Club Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex. The club was founded as a successor to Brighton Cricket Club which was a representative of the county of Sussex as a... |
County Ground, Taunton | 1997 |
| 8th= | 172 | Viv Richards Viv Richards Sir Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards, KNH, OBE is a former West Indian cricketer. Better known by his second name, Vivian or, more popularly, simply as Viv or King Viv Richards was voted one of the five Cricketers of the Century in 2000, by a 100-member panel of experts, along with Sir Donald... & Ian Botham Ian Botham Sir Ian Terence Botham OBE is a former England Test cricketer and Test team captain, and current cricket commentator. He was a genuine all-rounder with 14 centuries and 383 wickets in Test cricket, and remains well-known by his nickname "Beefy"... |
Leicestershire Leicestershire County Cricket Club Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland.... |
Grace Road Grace Road Grace Road is a cricket ground, in Leicester, England, home to Leicestershire County Cricket Club.-History:The land which Grace Road is built on was bought by Leicestershire County Cricket Club in 1877 from the then Duke of Rutland and spent the massive sum of £40,000 on developing a cricket club,... |
1983 |
| 8th= | 172 | Adrian Pierson Adrian Pierson Adrian Roger Kirshaw Pierson is a former first-class cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler. He was born at Enfield, Middlesex.... & Steffan Jones Steffan Jones For the Welsh rugby union player see Steffan Jones Philip Steffan Jones is a Welsh cricketer who plays for Derbyshire. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium pace bowler.... |
New Zealanders | County Ground, Taunton | 1999 1999 English cricket season The 1999 English cricket season saw the Sunday League changed to a new format National League with games played midweek under floodlight.-Honours:*County Championship - Surrey*NatWest Trophy - Gloucestershire*National League - Lancashire... |
| 9th= | 183 | Chris Greetham Chris Greetham Christopher Herbert Millington Greetham, born at Wargrave, Berkshire on 28 August 1936, played first-class cricket for Somerset from 1957 to 1966 as a middle-order batsman and a medium-pace bowler... & Harold Stephenson Harold Stephenson Harold William Stephenson was an English first-class cricketer who played for Somerset. He captained Somerset from 1960 until his retirement in 1964.... |
Leicestershire Leicestershire County Cricket Club Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland.... |
Clarence Park, Weston-super-Mare Clarence Park, Weston-super-Mare 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... |
1963 |
| 9th= | 183 | Chris Tavaré Chris Tavaré Christopher James Tavaré is an English retired cricketer, who played in thirty one Tests and twenty nine One Day Internationals from 1980 to 1989.-Life and career:... & Neil Mallender Neil Mallender Neil Mallender is a former English cricketer. A right-arm fast-medium bowler and a right-hand lower order batsman who improved as his career progressed, Mallender played first-class cricket in England for Northamptonshire , and for Somerset... |
Sussex Sussex County Cricket Club Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex. The club was founded as a successor to Brighton Cricket Club which was a representative of the county of Sussex as a... |
County Ground, Hove | 1990 |
| 10th | 163 | Ian Blackwell Ian Blackwell Ian David Blackwell is an English cricketer. A left-arm orthodox spinner and powerful middle-order batsman, he has played for England in one-day and Test sides, and plays county cricket for Durham, having left Somerset at the end of the 2008 season.-Career:Blackwell was called up for the England... & Nixon McLean Nixon McLean Nixon Alexei McNamara McLean is a West Indian cricketer. He is a right-arm fast medium bowler and a left-handed batsman... |
Derbyshire Derbyshire County Cricket Club Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire... |
County Ground, Taunton | 2003 2003 County Championship The 2003 County Championship season, known as the Frizzell County Championship, was the 103rd County Championship. It was contested through two divisions: Division One and Division Two. Each team played all the others in their division both home and away... |
Bowling
- Best Bowling: 10/49 Ted TylerTed TylerEdwin James Tyler was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Somerset County Cricket Club between 1891 and 1907...
v Surrey at Taunton, 1895 - Best Match Bowling: 16/83 Jack WhiteJack White (cricketer)John Cornish White, known as "Farmer" or "Jack", was an English cricketer who played for Somerset and England. White was named Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1929...
v Worcestershire at Bath, 1919 - Wickets in Season: 169, Arthur WellardArthur WellardArthur William Wellard was a cricketer who played for Somerset and England. A late starter in county cricket, having been told by his native county, Kent, that he would be better off taking up a career as a policeman, Wellard played on into his late 40s...
, 1938
Most first-class wickets for Somerset
Qualification - 1000 wickets| Player | Wickets |
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| Jack White Jack White (cricketer) John Cornish White, known as "Farmer" or "Jack", was an English cricketer who played for Somerset and England. White was named Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1929... |
2165 |
| Arthur Wellard Arthur Wellard Arthur William Wellard was a cricketer who played for Somerset and England. A late starter in county cricket, having been told by his native county, Kent, that he would be better off taking up a career as a policeman, Wellard played on into his late 40s... |
1517 |
| Brian Langford Brian Langford Brian Anthony Langford , is a former English first-class cricketer who played as an off-spin bowler for Somerset... |
1390 |
| Ernie Robson Ernie Robson Ernest Robson was an English cricketer who played over 400 first-class matches for Somerset County Cricket Club between 1895 and 1923.-Early county career with Cheshire:... |
1122 |