Those who came before: A look at Somerset’s First Class players – Part Three
Somerset has a rich history of First Class players, with Josh Thomas becoming the 698th player to represent the Club in First Class Cricket.
Josh Thomas made his full Somerset debut against Essex, joining a long line of players who have worn the Wyvern in red ball cricket.
A Look Back at Previous Players
One such player is Newton, born in Nailsea in 1853, who moved to St Helier after his mother's death and was educated at Victoria College, Jersey.
- Captained Victoria College's First XI for three years
- Graduated from Corpus Christi, Cambridge, in 1876, earning his blue
- Became a schoolmaster at Highgate School in 1876
- Later became headmaster and proprietor of Louden House School, run from his own home
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