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Somerset County Cricket Club in 1979

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Captain
  
Brian Rose

Gillette Cup
  
Winners

Benson & Hedges Cup
  
Disqualified

County Championship
  
8th

John Player League
  
Winners

Overseas player
  
Joel Garner Hallam Moseley Viv Richards

Somerset County Cricket Club competed in four competitions in the 1979 season: the first-class County Championship; and three limited overs competitions — the Gillette Cup, the John Player League and the Benson & Hedges Cup. The county fared well in the limited-overs competitions, winning both the Gillette Cup and the John Player League (the first two trophies ever won by the club), although they were disqualified from the Benson & Hedges Cup when the TCCB deemed that they had brought the game into disrepute during a match against Worcestershire.

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Squad

The following players made at least one appearance for Somerset in First-class or List A cricket in 1979. Age given is at the start of Somerset's first match of the season (29 April 1979).

Season standings

Note: Pld = Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, D = Draws, A = Abandonments, Bat = Batting points, Bwl = Bowling points, Pts = Points.

Batting averages

Source: CricketArchive

Bowling averages

Source: CricketArchive

Batting averages

Source: CricketArchive

Bowling averages

Source: CricketArchive

Season standings

Note: Pld = Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, NR = No result, A = Abandonments, Pts = Points, RR = Run rate.

Batting averages

Source: CricketArchive

Bowling averages

Source: CricketArchive

Season standings

Note: Pld = Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, NR = No result, Pts = Points, BowSR = Bowling strike rate.

Batting averages

Source: CricketArchive

Bowling averages

Source: CricketArchive

References

Somerset County Cricket Club in 1979 Wikipedia