• Hat-trick on FC debut

    From David North@nospam@lane-farm.fsnet.co.uk to uk.sport.cricket on Sat May 9 18:29:02 2026
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    18yo Tom Norton dismissed James Rew, Tom Lammonby and Archie Vaughan for
    a hat-trick in Somerset's 2nd innings at Cardiff.

    https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/county-championship-division-one-2026-1513323/glamorgan-vs-somerset-24th-match-1513349/full-scorecard

    It is only the 3rd hat-trick on FC debut in the CC. Herbert Sedgwick of Yorkshire amd William Benskin of Leicestershire both did it in 1906.

    https://stats.acscricket.com/Records/First_Class/Overall/Bowling/Hat_Trick_on_Debut.html
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  • From max.it@max@tea.time to uk.sport.cricket on Sat May 16 17:24:53 2026
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    On Sat, 9 May 2026 18:29:02 +0100, David North
    <nospam@lane-farm.fsnet.co.uk> wrote:

    18yo Tom Norton dismissed James Rew, Tom Lammonby and Archie Vaughan for
    a hat-trick in Somerset's 2nd innings at Cardiff.

    https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/county-championship-division-one-2026-1513323/glamorgan-vs-somerset-24th-match-1513349/full-scorecard

    It is only the 3rd hat-trick on FC debut in the CC. Herbert Sedgwick of >Yorkshire amd William Benskin of Leicestershire both did it in 1906.

    https://stats.acscricket.com/Records/First_Class/Overall/Bowling/Hat_Trick_on_Debut.html


    Why is it so uncommon? 120 years is a seriously long interval.

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  • From David North@nospam@lane-farm.fsnet.co.uk to uk.sport.cricket on Sun May 17 10:13:01 2026
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    On 16/05/2026 17:24, max.it wrote:
    On Sat, 9 May 2026 18:29:02 +0100, David North
    <nospam@lane-farm.fsnet.co.uk> wrote:

    18yo Tom Norton dismissed James Rew, Tom Lammonby and Archie Vaughan for
    a hat-trick in Somerset's 2nd innings at Cardiff.

    https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/county-championship-division-one-2026-1513323/glamorgan-vs-somerset-24th-match-1513349/full-scorecard

    It is only the 3rd hat-trick on FC debut in the CC. Herbert Sedgwick of
    Yorkshire amd William Benskin of Leicestershire both did it in 1906.

    https://stats.acscricket.com/Records/First_Class/Overall/Bowling/Hat_Trick_on_Debut.html


    Why is it so uncommon? 120 years is a seriously long interval.

    Firstly, hat-tricks aren't that common. Since 1906, there have been 379 hat-tricks in county v county FC matches (which must be nearly all CC)
    in 110 seasons, so roughly 3 per season.

    Secondly, the list on the page that I linked to is for FC debuts, so
    anyone who made their FC debut outside the CC was automatically ruled
    out of the list of 3. Obviously that includes nearly all overseas
    players, who are among the most likely to take hat-tricks, but many
    other players will have been tried in matches against universities,
    tourists, etc, before being given a chance in the CC. However, there has
    only been one instance in England outside the CC, and that was also over
    100 years ago - Dick Wooster for Northants v Dublin University in 1925.

    Probably the biggest reasons are that (I'm assuming) debutants don't
    tend to bowl as much as more experienced players, and that generally
    they aren't as good.
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  • From max.it@max@tea.time to uk.sport.cricket on Mon May 18 21:38:52 2026
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    On Sun, 17 May 2026 10:13:01 +0100, David North
    <nospam@lane-farm.fsnet.co.uk> wrote:

    On 16/05/2026 17:24, max.it wrote:
    On Sat, 9 May 2026 18:29:02 +0100, David North
    <nospam@lane-farm.fsnet.co.uk> wrote:

    18yo Tom Norton dismissed James Rew, Tom Lammonby and Archie Vaughan for >>> a hat-trick in Somerset's 2nd innings at Cardiff.

    https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/county-championship-division-one-2026-1513323/glamorgan-vs-somerset-24th-match-1513349/full-scorecard

    It is only the 3rd hat-trick on FC debut in the CC. Herbert Sedgwick of
    Yorkshire amd William Benskin of Leicestershire both did it in 1906.

    https://stats.acscricket.com/Records/First_Class/Overall/Bowling/Hat_Trick_on_Debut.html


    Why is it so uncommon? 120 years is a seriously long interval.

    Firstly, hat-tricks aren't that common. Since 1906, there have been 379 >hat-tricks in county v county FC matches (which must be nearly all CC)
    in 110 seasons, so roughly 3 per season.

    Secondly, the list on the page that I linked to is for FC debuts, so
    anyone who made their FC debut outside the CC was automatically ruled
    out of the list of 3. Obviously that includes nearly all overseas
    players, who are among the most likely to take hat-tricks, but many
    other players will have been tried in matches against universities, >tourists, etc, before being given a chance in the CC. However, there has >only been one instance in England outside the CC, and that was also over
    100 years ago - Dick Wooster for Northants v Dublin University in 1925.

    Probably the biggest reasons are that (I'm assuming) debutants don't
    tend to bowl as much as more experienced players, and that generally
    they aren't as good.



    Rare:as hen's teeth
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/cjwpyd6g8zjo

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  • From David North@nospam@lane-farm.fsnet.co.uk to uk.sport.cricket on Tue May 19 07:46:14 2026
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    On 18/05/2026 21:38, max.it wrote:

    Rare:as hen's teeth
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/cjwpyd6g8zjo

    That (six sixes in successive overs) is a feat that will be extremely difficult to match because of the need to change ends as well as hitting
    the sixes.
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