Ulick Considine Explained

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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: France v England 1925 . scrum.com . 21 November 2018.
  2. Book: David Foot . Sunshine, Sixes and Cider: A History of Somerset Cricket . 1986 . David & Charles, Newton Abbot . 0-7153-8890-8 . 101 .
  3. Web site: Scorecard: Somerset v Worcestershire . 13 July 1921 . CricketArchive . subscription . 2009-12-26.
  4. Web site: Batting and Fielding in each Season by Ulick Considine . CricketArchive . subscription . 2009-12-26.
  5. Book: . 1923 . . Somerset Matches, 1922 . 232 .
  6. Wisden 1951, p. 919.