He came into bat with the score at 86 runs for the loss of seven wickets, and was the last wicket to fall, by which time Somerset had moved to 181, and Bastard had shared a tenth wicket partnership of 74 with Arnold Fothergill.
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Although he continued to play for the side in second-class cricket until 1889, by the time Somerset resumed first-class cricket in 1891, Bastard had lost his place following the emergence of Sammy Woods and the acquisitions of Ted Tyler and George Nichols.
The Bastard Fairies | Ol' Dirty Bastard | Gonzo the Mechanical Bastard | Bastard Nation | Those Bastard Souls | John Pollexfen Bastard | FAT bastard | E. W. Bastard | Bastard Eyes | Anthony, bastard of Burgundy |
He was the most productive bowler for the county in their first two years of first-class cricket, but the emergence of E. W. Bastard, and later Ted Tyler and Sammy Woods, limited his opportunities with the club.