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.
Team
Most runs in an innings
Score | Opposition | Venue | Date |
850/7d | Middlesex | County Ground, Taunton | 18 April 2007 |
705/9d | Hampshire | County Ground, Taunton | 26 August 2003 |
688/8d | Surrey | Woodbridge Road, Guildford | 19 July 2006 |
675/9d | Hampshire | Recreation Ground, Bath | 12 July 1924 |
675/5d | Leicestershire | County Ground, Taunton | 6 June 2007 |
Source: CricketArchive[1] |
Fewest runs in an innings
Batting
Highest individual score
Most runs in a season
Most career runs
Qualification - 15,000 runs[5]
Runs | Player |
21,142 | Harold Gimblett |
19,654 | Marcus Trescothick |
17,237 | James Hildreth |
16,965 | Peter Wight |
16,644 | Bill Alley |
16,218 | Peter Roebuck |
15,458 | Roy Virgin |
15,243 | Frank Lee |
15,213 | Mervyn Kitchen |
15,195 | Maurice Tremlett |
- Bold indicates a current Somerset player.
Most hundreds in a season
Most career hundreds
Qualification - 25 centuries[7]
- Bold indicates a current Somerset player.
Highest score in each batting position
Pos | Score | Player | Opponent | Ground | Season |
1 | 342 | Justin Langer | Surrey | Woodbridge Road, Guildford | 2006 |
2 | 264 | Micky Walford | Hampshire | Clarence Park, Weston-super-Mare | 1947 |
3 | 315 | Justin Langer | Middlesex | County Ground, Taunton | 2007 |
4 | 322 | Viv Richards | Warwickshire | County Ground, Taunton | 1985 |
5 | 260* | Cameron White | Derbyshire | County Ground, Derby | 2006 |
6 | 247* | Ian Blackwell | Derbyshire | County Ground, Taunton | 2003 |
7 | 167* | Shane Lee | Worcestershire | Recreation Ground, Bath | 1996 |
8 | 191 | Graham Rose | Sussex | County Ground, Taunton | 1997 |
9 | 152 | Ian Botham | Leicestershire | Grace Road, Leicester | 1983 |
10 | 120 | Jamie Overton | Warwickshire | Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham | 2020 |
11 | 99* | Jimmy Bridges | Essex | Clarence Park, Weston-super-Mare | 1919 |
Source:[8] |
Highest partnership for each wicket
Wkt | Runs | Partnership | Opponent | Ground | Season |
1st | 346 | Herbie Hewett & Lionel Palairet | Yorkshire | County Ground, Taunton | 1892 |
2nd | 450 | Nick Compton & James Hildreth | Cardiff MCCU | Taunton Vale, Taunton | 2012 |
3rd | 319 | Peter Roebuck & Martin Crowe | Leicestershire | County Ground, Taunton | 1984 |
4th | 310 | Peter Denning & Ian Botham | Gloucestershire | County Ground, Taunton | 1980 |
5th | 320 | John Francis & Ian Blackwell | Durham UCCE | County Ground, Taunton | 2005 |
6th | 265 | Bill Alley & Ken Palmer | Northamptonshire | County Ground, Northampton | 1961 |
7th | 279 | Richard Harden & Graham Rose | Sussex | County Ground, Taunton | 1997 |
8th | 236 | Peter Trego & Ryan Davies | Lancashire | Old Trafford, Manchester | 2016 |
9th | 183 | Chris Greetham & Harold Stephenson | Leicestershire | Clarence Park, Weston-super-Mare | 1963 |
Chris Tavaré & Neil Mallender | Sussex | County Ground, Hove | 1990 |
10th | 163 | Ian Blackwell & Nixon McLean | Derbyshire | County Ground, Taunton | 2003 |
Source:[9] |
Bowling
Most wickets in an innings
Most wickets in a match
Most wickets in a season
Wickets | Player | Season |
169 | Arthur Wellard | 1938 |
150 | Jack White | 1929 |
147 | Jack White | 1923 |
146 | Jack White | 1922 |
144 | Jack White | 1924 |
Source:[12] |
Most career wickets
Qualification - 1,000 wickets[13]
Fielding
Most career catches
Qualification - 250 catches[14]
- Bold indicates a current Somerset player.
Most wicket-keeping dismissals in a season
Most career wicket-keeping dismissals
Qualification - 200 dismissals[16]
- Bold indicates a current Somerset player.
Other
Most career appearances
Qualification - 350 matches[17]
See also
References
- ^ "Highest Team Totals for Somerset". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
- ^ "Lowest Team Totals for Somerset". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
- ^ "Most Runs in an Innings for Somerset". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- ^ "Most Runs in a Season for Somerset". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- ^ "Most Runs for Somerset in First-class Cricket". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
- ^ "Most Hundreds in a Season for Somerset". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- ^ "Most Centuries for Somerset". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
- ^ "Highest Score in Each Batting Position for Somerset". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- ^ "Highest Partnership for Each Wicket for Somerset". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- ^ "Most Wickets in an Innings for Somerset". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- ^ "Most Wickets in a Match for Somerset". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- ^ "Most Wickets in a Season for Somerset". CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- ^ "Most Wickets for Somerset in First-class Cricket". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 5 October 2009.
- ^ "Most Catches in a Career for Somerset". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
- ^ "Most Victims in a Season for Somerset". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- ^ "Most Victims in a Career for Somerset". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- ^ "Most Appearances for Somerset". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
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