Former Somerset wicket-keeper, Geoff Clayton has died. Known affectionately to teammates as 'Chimp', and famous as much for his cussed personality as for his brilliance behind the stumps, he was a member of the team who appeared in the Gillette Cup Final of 1967. The following tribute is abridged from Somerset Cricketers 1946-1970, by Stephen Hill and Barry … [Read more...] about Legends: Geoffrey Clayton (1965-67)
Legends: Bertie Buse (1929 – 1953)
The following article is an extract from SOMERSET CRICKETERS 1919-1939 by STEPHEN HILL & BARRY PHILLIPS (Published by Halsgrove 2017) He was generally referred to as Bertie. Punctilious, possessed of an air of serenity, and with a run-up that suggested a man carrying a tray of drinks, he was dubbed ‘The Butler’ by John Arlott. In many ways he was a natural successor to a … [Read more...] about Legends: Bertie Buse (1929 – 1953)
Legends: J.H. Cameron (1932-47)
The following article is an extract from SOMERSET CRICKETERS 1919-1939 by STEPHEN HILL & BARRY PHILLIPS (Published by Halsgrove 2017) John Cameron was born on 8 April 1914 in Kingston, Jamaica, the son of John Joseph Cameron, who had studied Medicine in England and had played for Jamaica and the West Indies on their 1906 tour. John Jnr’s brother, Francis James, would … [Read more...] about Legends: J.H. Cameron (1932-47)
Legends: Malcolm Douglas (‘Dar’) Lyon (1920–1938)
The following article is an extract from SOMERSET CRICKETERS 1919-1939 by STEPHEN HILL & BARRY PHILLIPS (Published by Halsgrove 2017) Dar Lyon’s teammate Raymond Robertson-Glasgow was in no doubt that Somerset’s maverick wicket-keeper-batsman should have represented England, though ‘Crusoe’ admits that Lyon’s ‘wisecracks played sharply round Marylebone’. His irreverent … [Read more...] about Legends: Malcolm Douglas (‘Dar’) Lyon (1920–1938)
Legends: Bill Andrews (1930-47)
The following article is an extract from SOMERSET CRICKETERS 1919-1939 by STEPHEN HILL & BARRY PHILLIPS (Published by Halsgrove 2017) Few cricketers could have given more to the county Bill Andrews served for five decades. He was a gangly, gregarious individual who on first acquaintance would invite you to ‘shake the hand that bowled Bradman’. The recipient of the … [Read more...] about Legends: Bill Andrews (1930-47)