About Arthur Somers-Cocks
Lived 1870 – 1923 (aged 52). Arthur Somers-Cocks was a cricketer.
Arthur Somers-Cocks (19 May 1870 – 9 February 1923) was an English-born West Indian cricketer: a right-handed batsman and right arm fast bowler who played ten first-class games for Barbados around the turn of the twentieth century. Nine of these matches came between the 1894/95 and 1896/97 seasons, with a final appearance in 1901/02.
Playing against R. S. Lucas' XI at Bridgetown in February 1895, Somers-Cocks achieved a career-best innings return of 8–99. In 1896/97 he took a hat-trick against A Priestley's XI at the same ground.
He was born in Bredbury, Stockport, Cheshire; he died aged 52 at Harrison College, Bridgetown.
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Who was Arthur Somers-Cocks?
English cricketer (1870-1923)
When was Arthur Somers-Cocks born?
Arthur Somers-Cocks was born on 19 May 1870.
When did Arthur Somers-Cocks die?
Arthur Somers-Cocks died on 9 February 1923.
What was Arthur Somers-Cocks's occupation?
Arthur Somers-Cocks was a cricketer.
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Arthur Somers-Cocks's recorded nationality: Barbados.
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