100 Years Ago: 27 September 1924

Somerset’s season of highs and lows

1924 County Review

SOMERSET — 8th place

Considering that they are a team composed mostly of amateurs, with varying availability, Somerset do well when they finish about the middle of the county championship table.  They began the season very well, and by the end of June had won six matches and lost only two, but were unable to maintain that standard.  The highlight was a victory over Middlesex at Lord’s, when Robertson-Glasgow’s remarkable nine wickets for 38 in the first innings was the key feature of the match.  With an inconsistent team, inconsistent results are only to be expected, and they fell away rather during the last two months.

They had two international-class players in their opening batsman MacBryan (above) and their left-arm spinner White, who also caught very well at slip and was occasionally batted at No 3 or opener.  Lyon with the bat and Bridges with the ball were also high-quality performers, but Robertson-Glasgow played in only four matches.  Bridges was a workhorse who shouldered a remarkable burden very well.  Hunt was quite a useful change bowler, but generally White and Bridges had to shoulder the bowling almost alone, and the catching was not always reliable.  There was a little more depth to the batting, and considering their limited resources, Somerset can be said to have done as well as could be hoped for.

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