All Ten: The Ultimate Bowling Feat

50 Sammy Woods Cambridge University v CI Thornton’s XI, 1890 FP Fenner’s Ground, Cambridge on 12, 13 May 1890 (3-day match) Toss won by CI Thornton’s XI Cambridge University won by four wickets Umpires: RP Carpenter, A Millward CI Thornton’s XI 68 (EC Streatfeild 5-41, SMJ Woods 5-19) and 133 (SMJ Woods 10-69); Cambridge University 130 (J Briggs 5-63) and 73-6 CI Thornton’s XI second innings *CI Thornton b Woods 0 J Briggs c Woods 19 TC O’Brien c MacGregor b Woods 7 CJM Fox b Woods 0 HW Forster c Woods 0 W Wright c Woods 0 AJ Webbe b Woods 35 GF Vernon c Gosling b Woods 8 PJ de Paravicini c and b Woods 44 +J Carlin not out 10 AW Mold b Woods 2 Extras (b 6, lb 1, nb 1) 8 Total (all out, 69 overs) 133 Fall of wickets 1-0, 2-16, 3-16, 4-20, 5-20, 6-29, 7-39, 8-102, 9-131, 10-133 Cambridge University bowling : EC Streatfeild 20-7-32-0, SMJ Woods 31- 6-69-10, DLA Jephson 18-8-24-0 Cambridge University : GH Cotterill, RN Douglas, RC Gosling, RAA Beresford, FS Jackson, G MacGregor (wk), H Hale, EC Streatfeild, SMJ Woods (capt), AJL Hill, DLA Jephson Len Braund, Arthur Wellard, Ian Botham, Viv Richards and others, Somerset cricket has taken many non-natives to its heart, but probably none more so than fast-bowling allrounder Sammy Woods. Taunton was said to be in mourning when he died in 1931, crowds lining the route to his last resting place near the County Ground. Born in Sydney in 1867 and sent to England to complete his education, his cricketing performances at Brighton College earned him a first-class debut for G.N. Wyatt’s XI against the 1886 Australians. It was a career that would last until 1910. Soon afterwards he moved to Somerset which, apart from a spell at Cambridge and Army service during the First World War, was to be home for the rest of his life. Woods entered Cambridge University in 1888, his qualifications being social and sporting rather than academic. Two seasons later he was captain of cricket. The first match of the season was against C.I. Thornton’s XI. Thornton was one of Victorian cricket’s great personalities: a mighty hitter, he originated the Scarborough Cricket Festival, was a Blue in all his