Ernest Shorrocks (12 March 1875 – 20 July 1916) was an English cricketer who played in one first-class cricket match for Somerset in the 1905 season. A professional who batted in the lower order and bowled 20 overs in his one match, Shorrocks was picked for the Somerset match against Lancashire at Taunton. He took the wickets of

Reggie Spooner Reginald Herbert Spooner (21 October 1880 – 2 October 1961) was a cricketer who played for Lancashire and England. He also played Rugby Union for England. Biography The son of the Rev. G. H. Spooner, of Woolton, Spooner was educated at Ma ...

and

James Hallows James Hallows (14 November 1873 – 20 May 1910) was an English first-class cricketer, active from 1898 to 1907, who played for Lancashire. He was born at Little Lever, near Bolton and died at Farnworth. Hallows was a left-handed middle-order b ...

for 60 runs as Lancashire made 401 on the first day, then made 0 and an unbeaten 16 as Somerset were beaten by an innings. He was one of three Somerset debutants in the match; for one of the others, Alfred Trestrail, this was also the only first-class match. The third,

John Harcombe John Dowie Harcombe (13 March 1883 – 19 July 1954) played first-class cricket for Somerset in seven matches stretched across the years from 1905 to 1919. He was born at Cape Town in Cape Colony and died at Taunton, Somerset. Cricket career H ...

, played six further matches for Somerset up to 1919. Shorrocks was a serjeant in the 20th battalion of the

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and died in the First World War in the fighting on the

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. He is commemorated on the

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Ernest Shorrocks at www.cricketarchive.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Shorrocks, Ernest 1875 births 1916 deaths English cricketers Somerset cricketers British military personnel killed in the Battle of the Somme British Army personnel of World War I Royal Fusiliers soldiers Military personnel from Lancashire People from Middleton, Greater Manchester