# Somerset County Cricket Club in 1893

In the 1893 season, Somerset County Cricket Club played their seventh season of first-class cricket, and participated in the County Championship for the third season. They finished eighth in the competition, falling five positions from the previous year. Their captain, Herbie Hewett, completed the season as the club's leading run-scorer, accruing 669 runs in the Championship. The left-arm spinner Ted Tyler took the most wickets for the county, with 86. Matches were also played against Oxford University, and the touring Australians.

## County Championship
### Season standings

Note: Pld = Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, D = Draws, Pts = Points.
Notes: Team marked (C) won the County Championship.

### Match log and statistics

Match log :
| No. | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result |
| 1 | 22–23 May | Middlesex | Lord's, London | Lost by 7 wickets |
| 2 | 25–26 May | Sussex | County Ground, Hove | Lost by 9 wickets |
| 3 | 1–3 June | Nottinghamshire | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | Lost by 225 runs |
| 4 | 15–17 June | Yorkshire | County Ground, Taunton | Lost by an innings and 51 runs |
| 5 | 29 June–1 July | Kent | Angel Ground, Tonbridge | Lost by 8 wickets |
| 6 | 6–7 July | Yorkshire | Bramall Lane, Sheffield | Lost by an innings and 13 runs |
| 7 | 10–12 July | Kent | County Ground, Taunton | Drawn |
| 8 | 13–14 July | Surrey | Kennington Oval, London | Won by 39 runs |
| 9 | 17–19 July | Lancashire | County Ground, Taunton | Drawn |
| 10 | 24–26 July | Lancashire | Aigburth, Liverpool | Lost by 230 runs |
| 11 | 7–9 August | Middlesex | County Ground, Taunton | Drawn |
| 12 | 10–12 August | Sussex | County Ground, Taunton | Drawn |
| 13 | 14–16 August | Gloucestershire | College Ground, Cheltenham | Won by 127 runs |
| 14 | 17–18 August | Surrey | County Ground, Taunton | Lost by 8 wickets |
| 15 | 21–22 August | Nottinghamshire | County Ground, Taunton | Won by an innings and 99 runs |
| 16 | 28–29 August | Gloucestershire | County Ground, Taunton | Won by an innings and 170 runs |
Batting averages :
| Player | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | Highest score | 100s | 50s |
| Herbie Hewett | 13 | 22 | 669 | 31.85 | 120 | 2 | 2 |
| Lionel Palairet | 10 | 18 | 492 | 28.94 | 91 | 0 | 5 |
| John Challen | 7 | 12 | 311 | 25.91 | 108 | 1 | 1 |
| Richard Palairet | 8 | 13 | 313 | 24.07 | 56 | 0 | 3 |
| Coote Hedley | 11 | 19 | 394 | 21.88 | 54* | 0 | 2 |
| Sammy Woods | 16 | 29 | 564 | 19.44 | 62 | 0 | 2 |
| Frederic Poynton | 10 | 19 | 302 | 16.77 | 51 | 0 | 1 |
| George Nichols | 16 | 28 | 314 | 14.95 | 45 | 0 | 0 |
| Qualification: 300 runs. Source: CricketArchive. ||||||||
Bowling averages :
| Player | Matches | Balls | Wickets | Average | BBI | 5wi | 10wm |
| Ted Tyler | 16 | 4,183 | 86 | 19.12 | 6/50 | 8 | 2 |
| Coote Hedley | 11 | 1,549 | 33 | 22.18 | 6/75 | 1 | 0 |
| George Nichols | 16 | 2,737 | 55 | 22.43 | 5/50 | 1 | 0 |
| Sammy Woods | 16 | 2,546 | 59 | 24.83 | 7/122 | 2 | 1 |
| Qualification: 30 wickets. Source: CricketArchive. ||||||||

## University match

Other matches :
| No. | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Ref |
| 1 | 29–30 May | Oxford University | University Parks, Oxford | Won by 10 wickets | |

## Tourist match

Other matches :
| No. | Date | Opponents | Venue | Result | Ref |
| 1 | 20–22 July | Australians | County Ground, Taunton | Lost by 6 wickets | |