Somerset celebrate record-breaking Cup Match victory (File photograph by Blaire Simmons)Eugene “Buck” Woods and Calvin “Bummy” Symonds, the oldest surviving Somerset and St George’s Cup Match players, have hailed the champions’ record-breaking triumph over St George’s in the Annual Classic. Somerset’s oldest surviving Cup Match player Eugene “Buck” Woods (Photograph supplied)Symonds, the oldest surviving St George’s Cup Match player, who led the East Enders to their innings victory in 1962, also hailed Somerset’s success. “A lot of the players put their head down and they were able to sustain any attack that St George’s had. Former St George’s Cup Match captain Calvin “Bummy” Symonds (File photograph)There have been nine innings victories in Cup Match to date, with St George’s achieving the feat five times and Somerset four. Somerset’s first innings victory came in 1942 and was repeated in 1948, 2018 and 2026.