Ulick Considine

Stanley George Ulick Considine, born at Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh on 11 August 1901 and died at Bath, Somerset on 31 August 1950, was a first-class cricketer who played as an amateur for Somerset in the 1920s.

Ulick Considine
Personal information
Full nameStanley George Ulick Considine
Born(1901-08-11)11 August 1901
Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh, India
Died31 August 1950(1950-08-31) (aged 49)
Bath, Somerset, England
BattingRight-handed batsman
RoleBatsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1919–35Somerset
First-class debut8 August 1919 Somerset v Hampshire
Last First-class5 July 1935 Somerset v South Africans
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 89
Runs scored 2965
Batting average 21.33
100s/50s 1/16
Top score 130*
Balls bowled –
Wickets –
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling –
Catches/stumpings 42/–
Source: CricketArchive, 26 December 2009

Considine was also a rugby union player, appearing at stand-off half for Bath, Somerset and, once, for England in France in 1925, though in his one international appearance he played on the wing.[1] He was badly injured in that match and, according to one report, his enthusiasm for sport of all kinds diminished after that.[2]

Educated at Blundell's School, Considine first played cricket for Somerset in 1919, and in 1921 and 1922 was a regular member of the side as a right-handed middle order batsman and a fine cover fielder. His one century was an unbeaten 130 in the match against Worcestershire at Taunton in July 1921.[3] His best season was 1922, when he scored 973 runs and came third in Somerset's batting averages.[4] Wisden wrote of him: "He is so young that if he can spare time to keep up the game he ought to have a bright future."[5]

Considine's appearances became less frequent and after the mid-1920s he rarely played though his final match was not until 1935. He was a solicitor in Bath, like several other Somerset amateurs of the time, such as Reggie Ingle and Bunty Longrigg. In the Second World War he was a squadron leader in the Royal Air Force.[6]

References
  1. "France v England 1925". www.scrum.com. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  2. David Foot. Sunshine, Sixes and Cider: A History of Somerset Cricket (1986 ed.). David & Charles, Newton Abbot. p. 101. ISBN 0-7153-8890-8.
  3. "Scorecard: Somerset v Worcestershire". www.cricketarchive.com. 13 July 1921. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
  4. "Batting and Fielding in each Season by Ulick Considine". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
  5. "Somerset Matches, 1922". Wisden Cricketers' Almanack (1923 ed.). Wisden. p. 232.
  6. Wisden 1951, p. 919.
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