Robert Somervell Explained

Robert Somervell
Fullname:Robert Cooke Somervell
Birth Date:18 May 1892
Birth Place:Auckland, New Zealand
Death Place:Auckland, New Zealand
Batting:Right-handed
Club1:Auckland
Year1:1911-12 to 1921-22
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:9
Runs1:270
Bat Avg1:19.28
100S/50S1:0/2
Top Score1:74
Deliveries1:254
Wickets1:3
Bowl Avg1:59.66
Fivefor1:0
Tenfor1:0
Best Bowling1:1/21
Catches/Stumpings1:2/ -
Date:9 April 2021
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/38426.html Cricinfo

Robert Somervell (18 May 1892  - 8 June 1967) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played eight first-class matches for Auckland between 1911 and 1922.[1]

Somervell was a batsman. He toured Australia with the New Zealand team in 1913-14, but made a pair in the only first-class match he played on the tour.[2] His highest first-class score was 74 not out for Auckland against Hawke's Bay in 1912–13.[3]

Somervell married Lulu Bates in the Auckland suburb of Devonport in March 1918.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Robert Somervell . 21 June 2016 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  2. [Don Neely]
  3. Web site: Hawke's Bay v Auckland 1912-13 . CricketArchive . 8 April 2021.
  4. Weddings . Auckland Star . 10 April 1918 . 3 .