{{short description|English-born West Indian cricketer}} {{For|the peer and Worcestershire cricketer|Arthur Somers-Cocks, 6th Baron Somers}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2016}} {{Use British English|date=February 2016}} '''Arthur Somers-Cocks''' (19 May 1870 – 9 February 1923) was an English-born West Indian cricketer: a right-handed batsman and right arm fast bowler who played ten first-class games for Barbados around the turn of the twentieth century. Nine of these matches came between the 1894/95 and 1896/97 seasons, with a final appearance in 1901/02.
Playing against R. S. Lucas' XI at Bridgetown in February 1895, Somers-Cocks achieved a career-best innings return of 8-99.<ref>{{cite web |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/4/4264.html |title=Barbados v RS Lucas' XI in 1894/95 |accessdate=2007-10-09 |publisher=CricketArchive}}</ref><!-- NB: his Wisden obit says 7-99, but the CricketArchive scorecard seems solid -->In 1896/97 he took a hat-trick against A Priestley's XI at the same ground.<ref> {{cite web |url-access=subscription |url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/4/4700.html |title=Barbados v A Priestley's XI in 1896/97 |accessdate=2007-10-09 |publisher=CricketArchive}}</ref>
He was born in Bredbury, Stockport, Cheshire; he died aged 52 at Harrison College, Bridgetown.
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