1899-08-28 to 1899-08-30 · County Ground, Taunton
Somerset v Gloucestershire
- Somerset
- 156 & 218/5
- Gloucestershire
- 215 & 157
Somerset won by 5 wickets
England & Wales · First Class · Domestic
Somerset 1899 cricket statistics and records
Somerset in County Championship: standings, leading run scorers, wicket takers and innings records in Redball’s recorded data. Season statistics cover County Championship 1899; Tests are excluded.
SMJ Woods leads the displayed batting table with 1,110 runs. EJ Tyler leads the bowling table with 60 wickets.
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Season overview
- Recorded matches
- 16
- Recorded players
- 26
- Wins
- 2
- Recorded venues
- 10
Selected season match starts: 1899-05-11 to 1899-08-28. Player counts cover recorded batting or bowling innings, not a registered squad. Latest update among the displayed statistics and match source rows: 2026-05-26.
County Championship standings · 1899
League table for 1899. Positions follow the source table within each division or group.
Single Division
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Surrey | 26 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 8 |
| 2 | Middlesex | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 3 | Yorkshire | 28 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 10 |
| 4 | Lancashire | 26 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| 5 | Sussex | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 2 |
| 6 | Essex | 20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 0 |
| 7 | Warwickshire | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -1 |
| 8 | Kent | 20 | 6 | 8 | 5 | -2 |
| 9 | Gloucestershire | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | -3 |
| 10 | Hampshire | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | -4 |
| 11 | Nottinghamshire | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -2 |
| 12 | Worcestershire | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -3 |
| 13 | Leicestershire | 18 | 2 | 8 | 8 | -6 |
| 14 | Somerset | 16 | 2 | 8 | 6 | -6 |
| 15 | Derbyshire | 18 | 2 | 9 | 7 | -7 |
Points are the recorded competition points, including any recorded bonuses or deductions. Source-table update: 2026-09-28.
Source table notes
Source: CricketArchive[1]
Season leaders · County Championship 1899
Figures earned for Somerset only. Top five by recorded total; equal totals are ordered by player ID. Cross-year editions retain their full season.
Leading run scorers
| Player | Matches | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| SMJ Woods | 15 | 1,110 |
| E Robson | 16 | 927 |
| CA Bernard | 12 | 697 |
| J Daniell | 10 | 442 |
| WC Hedley | 8 | 405 |
Recorded innings through 1899-08-28. Source update date unavailable.
Leading wicket takers
| Player | Matches | Wickets |
|---|---|---|
| EJ Tyler | 11 | 60 |
| GC Gill | 16 | 47 |
| SMJ Woods | 12 | 21 |
| B Cranfield | 9 | 21 |
| WC Hedley | 7 | 14 |
Recorded innings through 1899-08-28. Source update date unavailable.
Player statistics · 1899
All recorded players for Somerset in this competition and season. Ordered by runs or wickets, then player ID for ties. Figures include only recorded innings.
Batting · 26 players
| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50s | 100s | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMJ Woods | Somerset | 15 | 28 | 1 | 1,110 | 146 | 41.11 | — | 4 | 3 | 18 | 0 |
| E Robson | Somerset | 16 | 30 | 0 | 927 | 97 | 30.90 | — | 9 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| CA Bernard | Somerset | 12 | 22 | 1 | 697 | 88 | 33.19 | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J Daniell | Somerset | 10 | 18 | 1 | 442 | 107 | 26.00 | — | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| WC Hedley | Somerset | 8 | 15 | 2 | 405 | 93 | 31.15 | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HT Stanley | Somerset | 12 | 23 | 1 | 367 | 127 | 16.68 | — | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 |
| AE Newton | Somerset | 12 | 23 | 5 | 340 | 64* | 18.89 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GC Gill | Somerset | 16 | 30 | 6 | 338 | 70* | 14.08 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FA Phillips | Somerset | 5 | 9 | 0 | 328 | 163 | 36.44 | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| W Trask | Somerset | 10 | 19 | 0 | 309 | 70 | 16.26 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GB Nichols | Somerset | 11 | 21 | 1 | 289 | 64 | 14.45 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EJ Tyler | Somerset | 11 | 19 | 3 | 105 | 18* | 6.56 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| VT Hill | Somerset | 3 | 5 | 1 | 104 | 35 | 26.00 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RCN Palairet | Somerset | 3 | 6 | 0 | 77 | 29 | 12.83 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B Cranfield | Somerset | 9 | 16 | 5 | 76 | 27* | 6.91 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OJ Griffin | Somerset | 3 | 6 | 0 | 64 | 23 | 10.67 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JB Challen | Somerset | 3 | 5 | 0 | 40 | 17 | 8.00 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J Bucknell | Somerset | 1 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 14.50 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A Bucknell | Somerset | 2 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 6.33 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CS Hickley | Somerset | 2 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 4.50 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E Grant | Somerset | 2 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 3.50 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AE Lewis | Somerset | 2 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 4.67 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AP Wickham | Somerset | 5 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 4* | 3.00 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HW Kettlewell | Somerset | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6* | 7.00 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FWH Cramer-Roberts | Somerset | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WN Roe | Somerset | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling · 22 players
| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Balls | Maidens | Runs | Wkts | Avg | SR | Econ | 5W | BBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EJ Tyler | Somerset | 11 | 15 | 3,169 | 91 | 1,471 | 60 | 24.52 | 52.82 | 2.79 | 6 | 8/42 |
| GC Gill | Somerset | 16 | 23 | 3,160 | 125 | 1,514 | 47 | 32.21 | 67.23 | 2.87 | 3 | 7/117 |
| SMJ Woods | Somerset | 12 | 18 | 1,398 | 58 | 751 | 21 | 35.76 | 66.57 | 3.22 | 2 | 6/70 |
| B Cranfield | Somerset | 9 | 13 | 1,879 | 64 | 867 | 21 | 41.29 | 89.48 | 2.77 | 0 | 4/96 |
| WC Hedley | Somerset | 7 | 10 | 1,159 | 52 | 543 | 14 | 38.79 | 82.79 | 2.81 | 1 | 6/57 |
| OJ Griffin | Somerset | 3 | 5 | 714 | 41 | 217 | 14 | 15.50 | 51.00 | 1.82 | 1 | 6/40 |
| E Robson | Somerset | 16 | 23 | 2,101 | 111 | 897 | 13 | 69.00 | 161.62 | 2.56 | 0 | 3/71 |
| GB Nichols | Somerset | 8 | 12 | 947 | 33 | 493 | 10 | 49.30 | 94.70 | 3.12 | 0 | 4/48 |
| HT Stanley | Somerset | 7 | 9 | 234 | 4 | 186 | 6 | 31.00 | 39.00 | 4.77 | 0 | 2/11 |
| JB Challen | Somerset | 3 | 3 | 277 | 8 | 119 | 4 | 29.75 | 69.25 | 2.58 | 0 | 4/43 |
| E Grant | Somerset | 2 | 4 | 246 | 11 | 120 | 4 | 30.00 | 61.50 | 2.93 | 0 | 2/19 |
| J Daniell | Somerset | 5 | 5 | 150 | 3 | 96 | 2 | 48.00 | 75.00 | 3.84 | 0 | 1/8 |
| W Trask | Somerset | 3 | 3 | 103 | 3 | 41 | 1 | 41.00 | 103.00 | 2.39 | 0 | 1/16 |
| A Bucknell | Somerset | 2 | 2 | 186 | 8 | 131 | 1 | 131.00 | 186.00 | 4.23 | 0 | 1/38 |
| CA Bernard | Somerset | 2 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 21 | 0 | — | — | 7.00 | 0 | 0/5 |
| J Bucknell | Somerset | 1 | 2 | 78 | 4 | 35 | 0 | — | — | 2.69 | 0 | 0/8 |
| VT Hill | Somerset | 2 | 3 | 102 | 3 | 66 | 0 | — | — | 3.88 | 0 | 0/16 |
| HW Kettlewell | Somerset | 1 | 1 | 48 | 0 | 30 | 0 | — | — | 3.75 | 0 | 0/30 |
| AE Lewis | Somerset | 1 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 19 | 0 | — | — | 3.17 | 0 | 0/19 |
| FA Phillips | Somerset | 1 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 24 | 0 | — | — | 4.00 | 0 | 0/24 |
| FWH Cramer-Roberts | Somerset | 1 | 2 | 48 | 4 | 11 | 0 | — | — | 1.38 | 0 | 0/5 |
| AP Wickham | Somerset | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 1.50 | 0 | 0/3 |
Statistics definitions and missing data
Mat = matches with a recorded innings in that discipline; Inns = recorded innings; NO = not out; HS = highest innings (* means not out). Batting Avg = runs per dismissal; batting SR = runs per 100 balls. 50s excludes centuries; 100s includes all scores of 100 or more.
Bowling Runs excludes byes and leg byes where the source does. Avg = runs conceded per wicket; SR = balls per wicket; Econ = runs per six balls, including historical seasons with different over lengths. 5W = innings with at least five wickets; BBI = best innings, by wickets then fewer runs conceded. Balls are deliveries, not decimal overs.
— means unavailable or undefined, including a zero denominator. Rates requiring balls are omitted if any innings is missing its ball count. Historical boundary and ball counts may be incomplete. Tests and figures for other teams or competitions are excluded. Full methodology
Team season summary
Match outcomes and team scorecards for 1899. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.
| Team | Mat | Won | Lost | Drawn | Other | Runs | Outs | Bat avg | Highest | Conceded | Wickets | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Somerset | 16 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 6,437 | 273 | 23.58 | 554 | 7,920 | 224 | 35.36 |
Team runs include extras; wickets include dismissals not credited to a bowler, so these totals can differ from the player tables. Bat avg = team runs per wicket lost; Bowl avg = opposition runs per wicket taken. Other includes ties, abandoned games and unavailable results. Totals cover available scorecards only.
Recent recorded matches · 1899
Latest 12 of 16 recorded matches, ordered by start date. This is not a live score feed.
1899-08-17 to 1899-08-19 · County Ground, Taunton
Somerset v Surrey
Match drawn
1899-08-10 to 1899-08-12 · County Ground, Taunton
Somerset v Sussex
Match drawn
1899-08-07 to 1899-08-09 · County Ground, Taunton
Somerset v Middlesex
Middlesex won by an innings and 26 runs
1899-07-20 to 1899-07-22 · County Ground, Taunton
Somerset v Hampshire
Hampshire won by an innings and 151 runs
1899-07-10 to 1899-07-12 · The Circle, Hull
Yorkshire v Somerset
Match drawn
1899-07-06 to 1899-07-07 · Old Trafford, Manchester
Lancashire v Somerset
- Lancashire
- 206
- Somerset
- 85 & 74
Lancashire won by an innings and 47 runs
1899-06-26 to 1899-06-28 · Spa Ground, Gloucester
Gloucestershire v Somerset
- Gloucestershire
- 308 & 303
- Somerset
- 476 & 43/5
Match drawn
1899-06-22 to 1899-06-24 · County Ground, Taunton
Somerset v Lancashire
- Somerset
- 406 & 84/0
- Lancashire
- 239 & 249
Somerset won by 10 wickets
1899-06-19 to 1899-06-21 · Recreation Ground, Bath
Somerset v Kent
Match drawn
1899-06-12 to 1899-06-14 · United Services Ground, Portsmouth
Hampshire v Somerset
Match drawn
1899-06-08 to 1899-06-10 · Angel Ground, Tonbridge
Kent v Somerset
Kent won by 41 runs
Recorded venues
| Venue | Matches |
|---|---|
| County Ground, Taunton | 6 |
| Recreation Ground, Bath | 2 |
| Angel Ground, Tonbridge | 1 |
| County Ground, Hove | 1 |
| Kennington Oval, Kennington | 1 |
| Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood | 1 |
| Old Trafford, Manchester | 1 |
| Spa Ground, Gloucester | 1 |
| The Circle, Hull | 1 |
| United Services Ground, Portsmouth | 1 |
Venue names follow the match catalogue; renamed grounds may appear separately.
Season innings records
Highest individual innings and best bowling innings in County Championship 1899 for Somerset, in Redball’s recorded data.
Highest innings
| Player | Runs | Opponent | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| FA Phillips | 163 | Sussex | 1899-08-10 |
| SMJ Woods | 146 | Lancashire | 1899-06-22 |
| HT Stanley | 127 | Gloucestershire | 1899-06-26 |
| SMJ Woods | 111 | Kent | 1899-06-08 |
| SMJ Woods | 109 | Sussex | 1899-08-10 |
Best bowling innings
| Player | Wickets/runs | Opponent | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| EJ Tyler | 8/42 | Middlesex | 1899-05-22 |
| GC Gill | 7/117 | Sussex | 1899-05-25 |
| EJ Tyler | 7/165 | Yorkshire | 1899-05-11 |
| OJ Griffin | 6/40 | Gloucestershire | 1899-06-26 |
| WC Hedley | 6/57 | Gloucestershire | 1899-08-28 |
* means not out. Batting sorts by runs; bowling sorts by wickets, then fewer runs conceded. Ties then use earlier match date and source row ID. Five rows are shown, so equal performances may extend beyond the cutoff. Matches count distinct recorded matches in each discipline.
Competitions and other teams
Includes historical participants; this is not a current squad or membership list.
- County Championship · 1891-05-18 to 2026-09-24
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Recorded coverage
The full historical range below is from the match catalogue for Somerset in County Championship. The selected season range is shown above. These can differ from innings-table coverage and do not establish a complete historical record.
Recorded match dates: 1891-05-18 to 2026-09-24. Date spans do not imply complete coverage. Career aggregates may cover a different set of matches.
Displayed source rows last updated: unavailable. Figures retrieved: 2026-10-01. This is not a live score feed.
Source: Redball’s recorded statistics. Methodology, definitions and coverage.