Ulick Considine

Stanley George Ulick Considine (11 August 1901 – 31 August 1950) was a first-class cricketer who played as an amateur for Somerset in the 1920s. He was born at Bilaspur in British India.

Ulick Considine

Personal information
Full name	Stanley George Ulick Considine
Born	(1901-08-11)11 August 1901 Bilaspur, Punjab Province, British India
Died	31 August 1950(1950-08-31) (aged 49) Bath, Somerset, England
Batting	Right-handed
Role	Batsman
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1919–1935	Somerset
FC debut	8 August 1919 Somerset v Hampshire
Last FC	5 July 1935 Somerset v South Africans
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 89 Runs scored 2,965 Batting average 21.33 100s/50s 1/16 Top score 130* Catches/stumpings 42/–
Source: CricketArchive, 26 December 2009

Considine was also a rugby union player, appearing at stand-off half for Bath, Somerset and, once, for England in France in 1925, though in his one international appearance he played on the wing.^[1] He was badly injured in that match and, according to one report, his enthusiasm for sport of all kinds diminished after that.^[2]

Educated at Blundell's School, Considine first played cricket for Somerset in 1919, and in 1921 and 1922 was a regular member of the side as a right-handed middle order batsman and a fine cover fielder. His one century was an unbeaten 130 in the match against Worcestershire at Taunton in July 1921.^[3] His best season was 1922, when he scored 973 runs and came third in Somerset's batting averages.^[4] Wisden wrote of him: "He is so young that if he can spare time to keep up the game he ought to have a bright future."^[5]

Considine's appearances became less frequent and after the mid-1920s he rarely played though his final match was not until 1935. He was a solicitor in Bath, like several other Somerset amateurs of the time, such as Reggie Ingle and Bunty Longrigg. In the Second World War he was a squadron leader in the Royal Air Force.^[6] He died at Bath, Somerset in 1950.