A West of England

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team (known simply as "West") was organised on an ''ad hoc'' basis at intervals between 1844 and 1948. ''CricketArchive'' lists nine

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and one minor match in 1874 against

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(MCC). In addition, West teams were involved in numerous minor events in the 1944 and 1945 seasons, when matches were frequently raised for charitable purposes during

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. Four first-class matches were played by West against MCC, one against

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and one, in 1927, against the touring

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Summary of first-class matches

24 June 1844 —

v West at Lord's. Marylebone Cricket Club won by 2 wickets. : West 97 and 52 ; MCC 81 and 69/8. 5 August 1844 — West v

at Cricket Down, Bath. West won by 81 runs. : West 71 and 111 ; MCC 61 (Mynn 5/37) and 40 (Mynn 5/20). 16 June 1845 —

v West at Lord's. MCC won by 84 runs. : MCC 79 and 181 ; West 68 and 108. 18 August 1845 — West v

at Cricket Down, Bath. West won by an innings and 94 runs. : West 248 (Pilch 117) ; MCC 56 (Mynn 6/?) and 98 (Mynn 5/?). 5 September 1892 —

v West at

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. West won by 48 runs. : West 186 (Shilton 6/63) and 163 (Hornsby 8/63) ; East 159 (Woods 7/56) and 142 (Woods 6/53). : Note :

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(West) took thirteen wickets in the match with 7/56 and 6/53 3 September 1894 —

v West at

. Match drawn. : East 305 and 129/6d ; West 272 and 71/0. 20 June 1910 — West v

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. West won by 4 wickets. : East 295 (Freeman 94; Dennett 5/94) and 112 ; West 199 and 210/6. 27 July 1927 — West v

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. Match drawn. : NZ 230-6d ; West 93-9 (rained off). 8 September 1948 —

v West at Leyland Motors Ground,

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. East won by 223 runs.East v West 1948
CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 February 2014. : East 392 (Pawson 128*; Jenkins 5/84) and 304-8d (Todd 107) ; West 294 (Crapp 77; Sims 3/82) and 179 (Sims 10/90). : Note : Jim Sims (East) took thirteen wickets in the match, including the rare feat of ten wickets in an innings with his 10/90 in the second innings.

Players

The following 68 players represented West in first-class matches: * Tom Adams (1845) * William Attfield (1845) * Charles Awdry (1927) *

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(1910) * Thomas Box (1845) *

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(1910) * Richard Busk (1927) * George Butler (1927) * Sam Cook (1948) * Fred Cooper (1948) *

Jack Crapp John Frederick Crapp (14 October 1912 – 13 February 1981), was an English cricketer, who played first-class cricket for Gloucestershire between 1936 and 1956, and played for England on tour in the winter of 1948–49. Cricket writer, ...

(1948) * Arthur Croome (1892) * Samuel Dakin (1844-1845) * George Davidson (1894) * William Davies (1844) * George Dennett (1910) * Merrick Elderton (1927) * George Elers (1910) * George Emmett (1948) * Sydney Falding (1927) *

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(1894) * William ffolkes (1845) * B. S. Foster (1845) * Gerald Fowler (1892) * Leslie Gay (1892-1894) * Arthur Gibson (1892) * Ælfric Harrison (1927) *

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(1927) * Perceval Henery (1892) * Sir Frederick Hervey-Bathurst, 3rd Baronet (1844-1845) * Herbie Hewett (1892-1894) *

Dick Howorth Richard Howorth (26 April 1909 – 2 April 1980) was an English cricketer who played as an all-rounder for Worcestershire County Cricket Club between 1933 and 1951. Chiefly remembered as a left-arm orthodox spin bowler, Howorth also occasional ...

(1948) *

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(1948) *

Gilbert Jessop Gilbert Laird Jessop (19 May 1874 – 11 May 1955) was an English cricket player, often reckoned to have been the fastest run-scorer cricket has ever known. He was Wisden Cricketer of the Year for 1898. Career Jessop was born in Cheltenham, ...

(1910) * Henry Kingscote (1844) * George Lambert (1948) * Thomas Langdon (1910) * William Lautour (1844-1845) * Talbot Lewis (1910) * Bev Lyon (1948) * Jack MacBryan (1927) *

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(1844) * John Marshall (1844-1845) * Edward Martin (1844-1845) * Will Martingell (1844-1845) * Robert McIntosh (1927) * Harold Miles (1927) * William Morgan (1892-1894) *

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(1894) * Alfred Mynn (1844-1845) * Billy Newham (1894) * Arthur Newman (1927) * George Nichols (1892-1894) * Albert Nutter (1948) * Lionel Palairet (1892) *

Fuller Pilch Fuller Pilch (17 March 1804 – 1 May 1870) was an English first-class cricketer, active from 1820 to 1854. He was a right-handed batsman who bowled at a slow pace with a roundarm action. Pilch played in a total of 229 first-class matches for a ...

(1844-1845) * Massey Poyntz (1910) *

Francis Quinton Francis William Drummond Quinton (27 November 1865 – 5 December 1926) was an English first-class cricketer. Quinton was a right-handed batsman who bowled slow underarm. Quinton made his first-class debut for CI Thornton's England XI in ...

(1894) * Ernie Robson (1910) * F. C. Smith (1844-1845) *

Villiers Smith Villiers Shallet Charnock Smith (30 September 1821 at Plymouth, Devon – 1 February 1871 at Rowley, Oxfordshire) was an English cleric and academic. He was an amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1844 to 1849. Life The se ...

(1844) *

Charlie Townsend Charles Lucas Townsend (7 November 1876 – 17 October 1958) was a Gloucestershire cricketer. An all-round cricketer, Townsend was classically stylish, left-handed batsman, who was able to hit well despite his slender build. His off-side strok ...

(1894) * Maurice Tremlett (1948) * Ted Tyler (1892-1894) *

Ned Wenman Edward Gower "Ned" Wenman (18 August 1803 – 28 December 1879) was an English first-class cricketer whose career spanned the 1825 to 1854 seasons. A specialist wicket-keeper, he was a prominent member of the great Kent team of the 1840s which a ...

(1844) *

Tom Whittington Thomas Aubrey Leyson Whittington (29 July 1881 – 19 July 1944) was a Welsh cricketer. Whittington was a right-handed batsman who fielded occasionally as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Neath, Glamorgan. In a career which lasted 22 years, Whi ...

(1910) * Andy Wilson (1948) *

(1892-1910)

References

{{Reflist * Former senior cricket clubs