[2] Somerset hoped that he would be able to replace Ted Tyler, whose career was effectively ended in 1900 when he was repeatedly no-balled for throwing.

[1] At his prime, Cranfield was capable of bowling with significant curve, sufficient to allow him to place almost all of his fielders on the leg side.

[1] In 1901, 1902 and 1903, Cranfield took 100 or more wickets in first-class cricket, peaking in the middle year, when he claimed 141, at an average of 18.56.

[5] Despite his professional status, Cranfield also appeared for the "Gentlemen of England" in 1903 against Oxford University, taking seven wickets in the match.

[1] Cranfield was rarely a healthy man, and in January 1909, he caught a chill while watching a football match.