Ted Sainsbury

Ted Sainsbury
Black and white portrait of Sainsbury
1887 portrait of Sainsbury
Personal information
Full name
Edward Sainsbury
Born(1851-07-05)5 July 1851
Bath, Somerset, England
Died28 October 1930(1930-10-28) (aged 79)
Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingUnderarm, slow
RoleBatsman
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1877–1888Somerset
1882–1894Marylebone Cricket Club
1891–1892Gloucestershire
First-class debut8 June 1882
Somerset v Lancashire
Last First-class27 July 1892 Gloucestershire v Yorkshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 46
Runs scored 1,213
Batting average 14.97
100s/50s 1/3
Top score 116
Balls bowled 900
Wickets 25
Bowling average 25.76
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 4/74
Catches/stumpings 20/–
Source: CricketArchive, 19 July 2008

Edward Sainsbury (5 July 1851 – 28 October 1930) was an English cricketer who represented, and captained, Somerset County Cricket Club in the late 19th century. During a 10-year first-class cricket career, he also represented Gloucestershire and the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC).

Most commonly employed as a right-handed opening batsman, Sainsbury was one of Somerset's most talented batsman during their formative years. His slow underarm bowling was effective in second-class cricket, but in an era when overarm bowling was becoming the standard, he was used sparingly in the first-class game. During his time at Somerset, the county gained first-class status. After being led for three seasons by Sainsbury's Lansdown team-mate Stephen Newton, Sainsbury was given the Somerset captaincy for the 1885 season. A combination of poor results and not being able to raise a full eleven during that season led to the county's removal from the first-class game, although Sainsbury remained as captain until 1888. By the time Somerset had improved sufficiently to return to first-class cricket in 1891, Sainsbury had moved to neighbouring county Gloucestershire, where he saw out his county cricket career.