The following article is an extract from SOMERSET CRICKETERS 1919-1939 by STEPHEN HILL & BARRY PHILLIPS (Published by Halsgrove 2017) Raymond Robertson-Glasgow was generally referred to within the cricketing fraternity as ‘Crusoe’. He is said to have earned the moniker when he bowled C. P. McGahey in 1920 with a full toss. On returning to the pavilion the Essex batsman … [Read more...] about Legends: Raymond Robertson-Glasgow (1920–1935)
Legends: Arthur Wellard (1927-50)
The following article is an extract from SOMERSET CRICKETERS 1919-1939 by STEPHEN HILL & BARRY PHILLIPS (Published by Halsgrove 2017) An exhilarating fast bowler and a batsman who scored a quarter of his runs in sixes, Arthur Wellard gave heart and soul, always with a wide smile. While he had bat or ball in hand, Somerset cricket was imbued with hope and the crowd would … [Read more...] about Legends: Arthur Wellard (1927-50)
The Legends: Teddy Tyler – “A sunny disposition and was loved by all!”
Born in Kidderminster on 13 October 1864, Teddy Tyler began his career as a slow left-arm bowler by playing for his home town. He caught Worcestershire’s eye but they deemed him unworthy of a contract. Perhaps they were concerned about his action, which was regarded as suspect. Somerset thought otherwise and they were proved right. Tyler relied very much on length and flight … [Read more...] about The Legends: Teddy Tyler – “A sunny disposition and was loved by all!”
The Legends: Archie Wickham – “A peculiar presence!”
Rev Wickham was one of the great eccentrics of the cricketing world. Writing about the Somerset match against Middlesex, at Lord’s, in 1893, the reporter from The Times seems mesmerised by Wickham’s appearance, when he writes: A peculiar picture presented itself at Lord’s in the person of A. P. Wickham, the Somerset wicket-keeper standing with legs so far apart that his head … [Read more...] about The Legends: Archie Wickham – “A peculiar presence!”
The Legends: Herbert Tremlett Gamlin (1895-96)
Born on 12 February 1878 in Wellington and a pupil at Wellington School, Gamlin was, by the age of seventeen, already built like the proverbial barn door and an intimidating presence. He had also, by that age, already represented Somerset both at cricket and rugby, but it was as an England rugby international that he would find fame. He would represent his country fifteen times … [Read more...] about The Legends: Herbert Tremlett Gamlin (1895-96)