 Somerset is classified as an important team by substantial sources from 1882 to 1885 and from 1891 to 1894; classified as an official first-class team from 1895 by Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and the County Championship clubs; classified as a List A team since the beginning of limited overs cricket in 1963. and classified as a first-class Twenty20 team since the inauguration of the Twenty20 Cup in 2003.Note that there is disagreement in the sources about the status of certain Somerset matches before 1882.The details are the player's usual name followed by the years in which he was active as a Somerset player.