Albert Clapp
Encyclopedia
Albert Edward Clapp was an English cricket
er who made ten first-class
appearances for Somerset
between 1885 and 1895. He also played 32 matches for the club which were considered 'second-class' matches, when Somerset had their first-class status removed from 1886–1890. He made his highest first-class score of 60 not out
against Hampshire
in his penultimate match.
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er who made ten first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
appearances for Somerset
Somerset County Cricket Club
Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset...
between 1885 and 1895. He also played 32 matches for the club which were considered 'second-class' matches, when Somerset had their first-class status removed from 1886–1890. He made his highest first-class score of 60 not out
Not out
In cricket, a batsman will be not out if he comes out to bat in an innings and has not been dismissed by the end of the innings. One may similarly describe a batsman as not out while the innings is still in progress...
against Hampshire
Hampshire County Cricket Club
Hampshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Hampshire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1863 as a successor to the Hampshire county cricket teams and has played at the Antelope Ground from then until 1885, before moving to the County Ground where it...
in his penultimate match.