Amos Hind
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Amos Hind was an English
cricket
er. who played first class cricket for Derbyshire
between 1876 and 1877.
Hind was born at Calverton, Nottinghamshire
, the son of John Hind, a framework knitter and his wife Hannah.
Hind debuted for Derbyshire in the 1876 season
, against Lancashire
, batting in two very steady innings, in the first of which he scored half of Derbyshire's run total. He made his highest score of 77 in his third match for the club, an innings victory over MCC
. Hind continued to play steadily in the upper-middle order for most of the rest of the 1876 season. At the start of the 1877 season
, Hind hit a rough patch in his batting form, and was at times replaced in the batting order by Charles Regan
. However he achieved his best bowling performance with 4-9 against MCC and managed an innings of 43 against Hampshire
in his penultimate first-class fixture.
Hind was a right-handed batsman and played 30 innings in 16 first-class matches with a top score of 77 and an average of 13.06. He was also a right-arm round-arm medium pace bowler who took 24 wickets at an average of 17.45 and a best performance of 4-9.
In 1880, Hind took eight wickets in total for Halifax
in a match against Gentlemen of Canada, a team which included former Nottinghamshire
player Walter Wright
. He was a framework knitter and in 1881 was unmarried and living with his parents at Calverton.
Hind died in Calverton at the age of 82.
Hind's younger brother, Samuel Hind, played first-class cricket between 1877 and 1878 for Nottinghamshire
.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. who played first class cricket for Derbyshire
Derbyshire County Cricket Club
Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...
between 1876 and 1877.
Hind was born at Calverton, Nottinghamshire
Calverton, Nottinghamshire
Calverton is a village in Nottinghamshire, England, situated approximately 8 miles from Nottingham.The inventor of the stocking frame, William Lee, was born here in the 16th century...
, the son of John Hind, a framework knitter and his wife Hannah.
Hind debuted for Derbyshire in the 1876 season
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1876
Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1876 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire played their sixth season.Hampshire replaced Nottinghamshire as the third county to play Derbyshire, together with Lancashire and Kent. Derbyshire also played their first match against an MCC side, which...
, against Lancashire
Lancashire County Cricket Club
Lancashire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Lancashire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1864 as a successor to Manchester Cricket Club and has played at Old Trafford since then...
, batting in two very steady innings, in the first of which he scored half of Derbyshire's run total. He made his highest score of 77 in his third match for the club, an innings victory over MCC
Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club is a cricket club in London founded in 1787. Its influence and longevity now witness it as a private members' club dedicated to the development of cricket. It owns, and is based at, Lord's Cricket Ground in St John's Wood, London NW8. MCC was formerly the governing body of...
. Hind continued to play steadily in the upper-middle order for most of the rest of the 1876 season. At the start of the 1877 season
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1876
Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1876 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire played their sixth season.Hampshire replaced Nottinghamshire as the third county to play Derbyshire, together with Lancashire and Kent. Derbyshire also played their first match against an MCC side, which...
, Hind hit a rough patch in his batting form, and was at times replaced in the batting order by Charles Regan
Charles Regan
Charles Regan was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1877.Regan was born in Barnsley and became a brewer's traveller. Between 1873 and 1881 he was living variously in Romford, Essex, Barnsley and Croydon, Surrey.Regan made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1877 season in May against...
. However he achieved his best bowling performance with 4-9 against MCC and managed an innings of 43 against Hampshire
Hampshire County Cricket Club
Hampshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Hampshire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1863 as a successor to the Hampshire county cricket teams and has played at the Antelope Ground from then until 1885, before moving to the County Ground where it...
in his penultimate first-class fixture.
Hind was a right-handed batsman and played 30 innings in 16 first-class matches with a top score of 77 and an average of 13.06. He was also a right-arm round-arm medium pace bowler who took 24 wickets at an average of 17.45 and a best performance of 4-9.
In 1880, Hind took eight wickets in total for Halifax
Halifax, West Yorkshire
Halifax is a minster town, within the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale in West Yorkshire, England. It has an urban area population of 82,056 in the 2001 Census. It is well-known as a centre of England's woollen manufacture from the 15th century onward, originally dealing through the Halifax Piece...
in a match against Gentlemen of Canada, a team which included former Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club
Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Nottinghamshire, and the current county champions. Its limited overs team is called the Nottinghamshire Outlaws...
player Walter Wright
Walter Wright
Walter Wright was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a left-arm medium-fast bowler...
. He was a framework knitter and in 1881 was unmarried and living with his parents at Calverton.
Hind died in Calverton at the age of 82.
Hind's younger brother, Samuel Hind, played first-class cricket between 1877 and 1878 for Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club
Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Nottinghamshire, and the current county champions. Its limited overs team is called the Nottinghamshire Outlaws...
.