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The article was promoted by FrB.TG via FACBot (talk) 17 December 2023 [1].

Somerset County Cricket Club in 1891

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Nominator(s): Harrias (he/him) • talk 14:29, 3 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hopefully reviewers aren't bored of season review articles for sports clubs, as I present this one for your perusal. Inspired by the excellent work of ChrisTheDude, I've brought this one up to what I believe is FA level. This was Somerset County Cricket Club's first season in the County Championship when they provided a great shock by defeating the all-conquering Surrey side. As always, all feedback will be warmly received. Harrias (he/him) • talk 14:29, 3 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I am touched that you cite me as inspiration :-) I will endeavour to give this a review over the weekend -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 08:08, 4 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

CommentsSupport from Chris

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Image review

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  • Suggest adding alt text
  • File:County_Ground,_Taunton,_1895.jpg is missing author date of death. Ditto File:LCH_Palairet,_1892.png
    • I think I've covered both of these now. Found the year of death for the County Ground picture, so that's included. For the Palairet one, I couldn't ascertain which of the Chaffin brothers took the photo, but they all died over 70 years ago, so I've switched it to a PD-unknown with an explanation, is that okay? Harrias (he/him) • talk 08:47, 5 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • File:HTHewett.jpg is missing a US tag, and the tags that are given are contradictory. If the UK-specific tag is kept, details on research will need to be added. Nikkimaria (talk) 03:56, 5 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
    • I switched that image out as I couldn't find any more details, including a date of publication, for it. Added File:Ranji 1897 page 295 H. T. Hewett.jpg instead, which is another with a PD-unknown because only the photography studio information is provided.

@Nikkimaria: Thanks for this, I've made a few changes to licenses and what-not, as detailed above. Please let me know if these are okay. Harrias (he/him) • talk 08:47, 5 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

When and where was File:LCH_Palairet,_1892.png first published? Nikkimaria (talk) 17:00, 5 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@Nikkimaria: Not necessarily the first time it was published, but I've found a copy of it in an 1893 book, so added that to the Commons information. Harrias (he/him) • talk 18:28, 5 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Okay, looks good. Nikkimaria (talk) 20:27, 5 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Drive-by comment

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Fair enough. Thanks. Gog the Mild (talk) 13:59, 7 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The sourcing seems fine to me --Guerillero Parlez Moi 21:50, 12 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Guerillero, hi is this a pass on sourcing based on formatting, reliability and verifiability or should a request for an "official" source review be placed at WT:FACSR? FrB.TG (talk) 14:51, 13 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Given Guerillero's lack of response, I have added a request for a full source review. FrB.TG (talk) 13:12, 16 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Comments from Mike Christie

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  • "Surrey were undefeated in first-class matches and were champions-elect": does this mean they had already mathematically won the championship, or just that everyone expected them to do so?
  • In Somerset's last match they were three runs short of avoiding the follow-on, at 172; so since Gloucestershire's first innings was 254 apparently the follow-on score for a three day match was then 80 runs. Perhaps a footnote explaining that the rule then was not the same as it is now?
    • I've added a footnote about this on the first mention of the follow-on: do you think it is worth duplicating the footnote for this instance too? Harrias (he/him) • talk 09:32, 30 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
      I think it would be helpful. Could it perhaps be phrased to make it clear that the follow-on is still a rule of cricket, but the number of runs has changed? As written one could read it as saying that the follow-on is no longer a rule of cricket and that when it was a rule it was 80 runs in all circumstances. I knew what the follow-on was but am not an avid cricket fan, so I actually went to the follow-on article thinking, based on your footnote, that the rule had perhaps been abolished some time in the last few years. Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 22:07, 30 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
And mentioning that following on was compulsory for teams with deficits of 80 runs or more. Gog the Mild (talk) 23:13, 21 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Just these two minor points. Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 11:40, 14 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Mike Christie: Thanks for the review! Harrias (he/him) • talk 09:32, 30 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@Mike Christie: Okay, tweaked the wording of the footnote, and duplicated it for the match in question. Let me know what you think. Harrias (he/him) • talk 09:24, 2 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Looks good. Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 12:13, 2 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Support from Gog the Mild

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Reserving a place. Harrias, could you give me a poke once you are in a position to respond to review comments? Thanks. Gog the Mild (talk) 19:42, 2 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Gog the Mild: Yeah, I'm here or hereabouts. Harrias (he/him) • talk 20:07, 2 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • "against six of the eight other first-class counties". Which two didn't they play and why not?
    • They didn't play Nottinghamshire or Sussex. I can add that, but as for the reason, it is never plainly stated. Reading between the lines, it seems like Somerset couldn't manage a full schedule, either due to player availability or just the financial cost. There is some suggestion that Notts wouldn't agree to play them, but none of this is stated clearly enough for inclusion. Harrias (he/him) • talk 09:04, 3 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Naming the two they didn't play would help. Possibly 'for reasons which are unclear' or similar?
Okay, lots of searching Newspapers.com has come up with something, so have added: "During a subsequent gathering in Taunton, Spencer explained that the decision to restrict their fixture list to twelve matches, which meant they did not face either Nottinghamshire or Sussex, was primarily a financial decision." Harrias (he/him) • talk 21:14, 3 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • "Slow left-arm orthodox". Perhaps append 'spin'?
  • "County Championship": the paragraphs are on the long side.
    • I can play around with this if you really feel they are too long to meet the criteria, but realistically, the only other option is each match having its own paragraph, and I prefer long paragraphs over very short. Harrias (he/him) • talk 09:04, 3 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • "a heavily rain-affected match". Optional: 'a match heavily affected by rain'.
  • "just under five hours on the other." Perhaps "other" → 'third'? Or mention somewhere how long each match was.
    • Changed to "There was no play on the first and last days of the three-day game and just under five hours on the other." The close repetition of "day/days" is slightly irking, but I wasn't keen on your suggestion as "the third" might have drawn readers to think it meant day three of the match. Harrias (he/him) • talk 09:04, 3 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
  • "As of 2023, the defeat remains Somerset's fourth-largest innings loss." They have lost by more? Three times! Good lord.
  • "to score his 41 runs." Suggest deleting "his".
  • "Nichols bowled economically and claimed five wickets". You not gonna tell us how many runs he leaked?
The joys of summary style.
You won't regret it.
  • "Woods then collected his fifth wicket of the innings in either the final or penultimate over allowed by the time". You what? I don't think "allowed by the time" does what you want it to.
That works. It skips over why this was the case, but non-experts won't even realise it's an issue and fans will understand why.
  • "while similar sentiments were echoed". I don't think that one can echo a similar sentiment. Maybe 'while these sentiments were echoed'?
  • Perhaps footnotes to explain "to win by nine wickets" and "Lost by an innings and 375 runs".
I liked your note c, and think an explanation somewhere of, just, the two main, non-obvious, expressions of victory - by x wickets; and by an innings and y runs - would avoid MOS:NOFORCELINK: "as far as possible do not force a reader to use that link to understand the sentence. The text needs to make sense to readers who cannot follow links."
Added a couple of footnotes. Harrias (he/him) • talk 21:14, 3 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
No. For me it's in "page/tools" at the top of the page. I must have clicked something in preferences. I have done it, revert if you don't like it.

Great stuff. Gog the Mild (talk) 21:27, 2 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Gog the Mild: Cheers, replies given. Harrias (he/him) • talk 09:04, 3 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Just two points open I think. Gog the Mild (talk) 12:12, 3 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@Gog the Mild: Further remedial action completed. Harrias (he/him) • talk 21:14, 3 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Source review/ passed

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In half a mo. ——Serial 13:59, 16 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

  • Newspaper sources are mostly local, which in the 19th century were thus papers of local record.
  • Primary sources galore, almost solely wrt match stats and other contemporary info.
  • Missing idents/archives are irrelevant since the papers are hosted by established archival sites.
  • Standardise your 13-digit ISBNs in whatever fashion you choose (I'd suggest XXXX-XXXX as that ties in with your 8s).
  • Authors are known authorities. Publishers are respected houses.
The source review is almost passed. ——Serial 17:09, 16 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
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