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What caused Herbie Hewett's departure from Somerset in 1893?

  • Injury

  • Retirement

  • Disagreement over a pitch

  • Family reasons

Answer

A disagreement over whether play should take place on a sodden pitch in a match against the Australians in 1893 led to Herbie Hewett's departure from Somerset at the end of that season.
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