 Part of the reason for Somerset 's poor performances was their inability to consistently field their best players ; at least four of their better cricketers were unable to commit to the full fixture list , and in all the county played 30 different people in their eight matches . Faint praise was offered to the batting of William Herbert Fowler , Newton and Edward Sainsbury in The Sportsman , but the bowling was considered by Wisden to be sub @-@ standard , particularly that of Arnold Fothergill . 
