 Hewett 's appearances for Somerset in 1889 were more successful . Having previously appeared in the middle @-@ order , Hewett switched to opening the innings at the start of the season , and took on the captaincy . He scored three half @-@ centuries in the season : two against Warwickshire , and one against Staffordshire . He comfortably headed the Somerset batting with an average of 38 in matches against the other second @-@ class counties . In his history of Somerset cricket , Sunshine , Sixes and Cider , David Foot describes Hewett 's selection policy as captain as being one that was more dependent on the cricketing ability of the player than " of [ the player 's ] social charm and ability to drink into the early hours " — unlike some of his predecessors . 
