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Sammy Woods
Fri, October 13 2017
Rovers’ XI: Cricketers representing two nations
An XI of cricketers who have played international cricket for two countries.
Mon, April 17 2017
Lobsters in Cricket, Part 23: Palairet, Fry, Stoddart, MacLaren — a clutch of famous names, minor lob bowlers and incidents
A striking name in this curious list is that of Lionel Palairet — one of the most elegant batsmen of all time, a stylist to his core. David Foot, the greatest expert on Somerset cricket, called him ‘probably the most stylish batsman to play for the county.’
Thu, August 18 2016
Sammy Woods hits stumps 8 times in a row, gets only 3 wickets
Samuel Moses James Woods (quite a mouthful for a name) was undoubtedly one of Somerset’s favourite icons. It seems that the rather familiar nickname ‘Sammy’ had been imposed on him by the Press.