List of Somerset first-class cricket records


This is a list of Somerset first-class cricket records; that is, record team and individual performances in first-class cricket for Somerset County Cricket Club.

Batting

Most career runs

Qualification - 15,000 runs
RunsPlayer
21,142Harold Gimblett
19,654Marcus Trescothick
17,237James Hildreth
16,965Peter Wight
16,644Bill Alley
16,218Peter Roebuck
15,458Roy Virgin
15,243Frank Lee
15,213Mervyn Kitchen
15,195Maurice Tremlett
Bold indicates a current Somerset player.

Most career hundreds

Qualification - 25 centuries
HundredsPlayer
52Marcus Trescothick
49Harold Gimblett
47Viv Richards
45James Hildreth
31Peter Roebuck
28Richard Harden
28Jimmy Cook
27Lionel Palairet
27Peter Wight
25Peter Bowler
Bold indicates a current Somerset player.

Bowling

Most career wickets

Qualification - 1,000 wickets
WicketsPlayer
2,165Jack White
1,517Arthur Wellard
1,390Brian Langford
1,122Ernie Robson

Fielding

Most career catches

Qualification - 250 catches
CatchesPlayer
445Marcus Trescothick
393Jack White
361Len Braund
345Arthur Wellard
301Roy Virgin
267Bill Alley
259Johnny Lawrence
256Ernie Robson
Bold indicates a current Somerset player.

Most career wicket-keeping dismissals

Qualification - 200 dismissals
DismissalsPlayer
1006Harold Stephenson
828Wally Luckes
670Robert Turner
659Derek Taylor
394Arthur Newton
333Neil Burns
317Craig Kieswetter
242Geoff Clayton
228Steven Davies
217Trevor Gard
Bold indicates a current Somerset player.

Other

Most career appearances

Qualification - 350 matches
MatchesPlayerCareer
504Brian Langford1953-1974
427Harold Stephenson1948-1964
424Ernie Robson1895-1923
409Jack White1909-1937
391Arthur Wellard1927-1950
365Wally Luckes1924-1949
353Maurice Tremlett1947-1960
352Mervyn Kitchen1960-1979
350Bill Alley1957-1968
350Horace Hazell1929-1952