Somerset County Cricket Club in 1892
No Date Opponents Venue Result
1 2-3 June Surrey Kennington Oval , London Lost by 179 runs
2 6-7 June Middlesex Lord 's , London Lost by 112 runs
3 20-21 June Kent Private Banks Sports Ground , Catford Won by 4 wickets
4 23-25 June Nottinghamshire Trent Bridge , Nottingham Lost by 6 wickets
5 14-16 July Gloucestershire Ashley Down Ground , Bristol Won by 7 wickets
6 18-20 July Lancashire County Ground , Taunton Won by 4 wickets
7 21-22 July Sussex County Ground , Taunton Won by 6 wickets
8 25-26 July Kent County Ground , Taunton Won by 8 wickets
9 8-9 August Lancashire Old Trafford , Manchester Lost by 8 wickets
10 11-12 August Yorkshire Bramall Lane , Sheffield Won by 87 runs
11 15-17 August Surrey County Ground , Taunton Lost by 186 runs
12 18-19 August Nottinghamshire County Ground , Taunton Won by an innings and 122 runs
13 22-23 August Middlesex County Ground , Taunton Won by 70 runs
14 25-27 August Yorkshire County Ground , Taunton Drawn
15 29-31 August Gloucestershire County Ground , Taunton Drawn
16 1-3 September Sussex County Ground , Hove Drawn
County Championship -- Match log and statistics
In the 1892 season, Somerset County Cricket Club played their sixth season of first-class cricket, and participated in the County Championship for the second season. They finished third in the competition, two positions higher than in the previous year. Their captain, Herbie Hewett, completed the season as the club's leading run-scorer, topping 1,000 runs in the Championship. The all-rounder Sammy Woods took the most wickets for the county, with 85. A match was also played against Oxford, which was won by the student team.