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| 1 Which Somerset captain had the initials S. M. J.? |
| Samuel Moses Joseph Woods, 1894-1906. |
| 2 Which Somerset skipper was known as “The Prophet”? |
| John Daniell 1908-12, 1919-26 |
| 3 Which two Somerset captains have been headmasters of Millfield School? |
| R.J. O. Meyer and C. R. M. Atkinson. |
| 4 Which Somerset captain was a Berkshire farmer? |
| Ben Brocklehurst. |
| 5 Which Somerset captain was a Somerset farmer? |
| J. C. White 1927-31. |
| 6 Which Somerset captain was born on a Red Indian reservation? |
| D. R. W. Silk. |
| 7 Which Somerset captain was a serving naval officer? |
| G. G. Tordoff. |
| 8 Which three players shared the captaincy officially in 1948? |
| G. E. S. Woodhouse, J. W. Seamer, N. S. Mitchell-Innes. |
| 9 Which Somerset captain was known as ” Bunty”? |
| E. F. Longrigg 1938-46. |
| 10 Which Somerset captain did the double in his first season in county cricket? |
| Brian Close for Yorkshire in 1949. |
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| 11 On what ground did Harold Gimblett hit the fastest century of the first-class season of 1935 on his debut for Somerset? |
| Frome, against Essex. |
| 12 On what ground did Arthur Wellard hit five sixes in one over v. Derbyshire in 1936? |
| Wells. Derbyshire were champions in 1936. |
| 13 Name two grounds on which Somerset have played at Yeovil. |
| Westland and Johnson Park |
| 14 And the ground at Bristol |
| The Imperial Ground. Also Knowle and Brislington. |
| 15 Which distinguished Somerset John Player League bowling performance was given at Glastonbury by Graham Burgess? |
| Six for 25 against Glamorgan in 1972. |
| 16 What is the name of the (old) county ground at Bath? |
| The Recreation Ground. |
| 17 On which ground outside the county did Somerset first play in the John Player League? |
| Torquay. |
| 18 Where did the inaugural meeting of Somerset County Cricket Club decide that the county ground should be? |
| It was decided that there should be no county ground! |
| 19 What rivers flow past the grounds at Bath and Taunton? |
| The Avon and the Tone, respectively. |
| 20 To which player is the Memorial Gates at the County Ground, Taunton, dedicated? |
| To J.C. White. |
