Ulick Considine | |
Country: | England |
Fullname: | Stanley George Ulick Considine |
Birth Date: | 11 August 1901 |
Birth Place: | Bilaspur, Punjab Province, British India |
Death Place: | Bath, Somerset, England |
Batting: | Right-handed |
Role: | Batsman |
Club1: | Somerset |
Type1: | FC |
Debutdate1: | 8 August |
Debutyear1: | 1919 |
Debutfor1: | Somerset |
Debutagainst1: | Hampshire |
Lastdate1: | 5 July |
Lastyear1: | 1935 |
Lastfor1: | Somerset |
Lastagainst1: | South Africans |
Columns: | 1 |
Column1: | First-class |
Matches1: | 89 |
Runs1: | 2,965 |
Bat Avg1: | 21.33 |
100S/50S1: | 1/16 |
Top Score1: | 130 |
Hidedeliveries: | true |
Catches/Stumpings1: | 42/– |
Date: | 26 December |
Year: | 2009 |
Source: | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/3/3494/3494.html CricketArchive |
Stanley George Ulick Considine (11 August 1901 – 31 August 1950) was a first-class cricketer who played as an amateur for Somerset in the 1920s. He was born at Bilaspur in British India.
Considine was also a rugby union player, appearing at stand-off half for Bath, Somerset and, once, for England in France in 1925, though in his one international appearance he played on the wing.[1] He was badly injured in that match and, according to one report, his enthusiasm for sport of all kinds diminished after that.[2]
Educated at Blundell's School, Considine first played cricket for Somerset in 1919, and in 1921 and 1922 was a regular member of the side as a right-handed middle order batsman and a fine cover fielder. His one century was an unbeaten 130 in the match against Worcestershire at Taunton in July 1921.[3] His best season was 1922, when he scored 973 runs and came third in Somerset's batting averages.[4] Wisden wrote of him: "He is so young that if he can spare time to keep up the game he ought to have a bright future."[5]
Considine's appearances became less frequent and after the mid-1920s he rarely played though his final match was not until 1935. He was a solicitor in Bath, like several other Somerset amateurs of the time, such as Reggie Ingle and Bunty Longrigg. In the Second World War he was a squadron leader in the Royal Air Force.[6] He died at Bath, Somerset in 1950.