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
Fewest runs in an innings
Batting
Highest individual score
Most runs in a season
Most career runs
Qualification - 15000 runs[5]
- 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
Most career wickets
Qualification - 1000 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.