Ted Sainsbury

Ted Sainsbury
	1887 portrait of Sainsbury
Personal information
Full name	Edward Sainsbury
Born	5 July 1851; Bath, Somerset, England
Died	28 October 1930 (aged 79); Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Underarm, slow
Role	Batsman
Domestic team information
1877–1888	Somerset
1882–1894	Marylebone Cricket Club
1891–1892	Gloucestershire
First-class debut	8 June 1882 ; Somerset v Lancashire
Last First-class	27 July 1892 Gloucestershire v Yorkshire
Career statistics
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.