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)
Legends: Raymond Robertson-Glasgow (1920–1935)
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)