John Challen was a classic schoomaster amateur who popularised the game, playing most of his 52 matches for Somerset in the summer holidays when the professionals had to step to one side. He scored 1656 runs at 19.71 as well as taking 16 wickets
He played between 1884 and 1899 but never more than 11 times in any season. A good footballer, he turned out four times for the Wales national side.
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