Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1874
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Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1874 was the cricket
season when the English club Derbyshire
earned the title of Champion County in their fourth year playing as a club. Kent
joined Lancashire
to make the second County side to play first class matches against Derbyshire in 1874. Derbyshire won three first-class matches and drew one, making it the only season in which they never lost a match.
Samuel Richardson
was in his fourth season as captain. Abraham Shuker
, a schoolmaster at Trent College, and John Tye
, a blacksmith, made their debut for the county and went on to play several more seasons. There were also single match appearances for the 1874 season only from veteran Walter Boden
, lace manufacturer, Edward Estridge
, a Repton schoolmaster and John Frost
, a joiner and John Cooke
, both from Wirksworth. Additionally Henry Shaw
and George Hay
who made their first class debuts in the following season appeared in Derbyshire's other matches as did CF Richardson.
Those who played their last season for Derbyshire were Thomas Attenborough
and Joseph Davidson
who played in Derbyshire's first match in 1871, and Richard Allsop
who joined in 1872.
Derbyshire played their home first-class matchs at two new venues. Against Kent they played at Derby Road Ground
, Wirksworth and against Lancashire thie played at Saltergate, Chesterfield
. They used the County Ground for their other miscellaneous matches.
Derbyshire opened the season with a return of their match against Nottinghamshire in the previous season, when again they played 16 men to 11. Derbyshire scored 163 in the first innings and Notts were only able to score 65 and had to follow on. Nottinghamshire scored 125 in their second innings and Derbyshire were able to make the 28 run difference to win for the loss of one wicket. The first County match was against Lancashire, when Derbyshire scored 190 in their first innings and had Lancashire out for 38. In the follow on Lancashire made 181 and Derbyshire made the 30 runs needed to win for the loss of one wicket. The third match was a two day fixture against Yorkshire United when Yorkshire replied with 232 to Derbyshire's first innings total of 105. Derbyshire reached 223 for 7 in their second innings when time ran out and the result was a draw. The next county match was Derbyshire's first against Kent. Derbyshire scored 97 in their first innings and Kent replied with 25. Derbyshire scored 36 in the second innings and Derbyshire got Kent all out for 75 to take the game. In the next match against Kent, Kent scored 88 and Derbyshire replied with 92. Kent managed 198 in their second innings but Derbyshire matched it for seven wickets to take the game. In the last County match against Lancashire, Derbyshire made 161 in the first innings and Lancashire responded with 104. However there was no play on the last day and the game ended in a draw. The second match against Yorkshire United also ended in a draw with Yorkshire scoring 183, Derbyshire replying with 129 and Yorkshire making 152 in their second innings. The last match of the season was against a United South of England Eleven when again Derbyshire had the advantage of 16 players. The South scored 167 and Derbyshire replied with 202. In their second innings the South made 86 and Derbyshire reached the necessary 52 for the loss of four wickets.
George Frost
scored most runs in first class matches and William Mycroft
took most first class wickets.
! bgcolor="#efefef" colspan=6 | List of first class matches
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
!No.
!Date
!V
!Result
!Margin
!Notes
|-
|1
|05 Jun 1874
| Lancashire
Old Trafford, Manchester
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|9 wickets
| W Mycroft
6-23; A Watson
9-
|-
|2
|13 Jul 1874
| Kent
Derby Road Ground, Wirksworth
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|33 runs
| E Willsher
6-36 and 7-22; W Mycroft
5-8
|-
|3
|23 Jul 1874
| Kent
Higher Common Ground, Tunbridge Wells
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|3 wickets
| W Hickton
6-15 and 5-68; William Draper
5-51
|-
|4
|03 Aug 1874
| Lancashire
Saltergate Ground, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| W Hickton
6-63; A Watson
6-43
|-
{| class="wikitable" width="100%"
! bgcolor="#efefef" colspan=6 | List of other matches
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
!No.
!Date
!V
!Result
!Margin
!Notes
|-
|1
|25 May 1874
| Nottinghamshire
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 14 wickets
| F Morley
7-60; W Mycroft
6-22; J Flint
5-45
|-
|2
|02 Jul 1874
| Yorkshire United
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| W Mycroft
5-77
|-
|3
|07 Aug 1874
| Yorkshire United
Woodhouse Hill Ground, Hunslet
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
|
|-
|4
|17 Aug 1874
| United South of England Eleven
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 11 wickets
| J Flint
6 wkts and 5 wkts; WG Grace 7 wkts
|-
|}
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Name !! Am/
Pro !! Age !! Hand !! Matches !! Inns !! Runs !! High score !! Average !!100s
|-
| T Foster
|| P || 25 || R ||1 ||2 || 34 ||19*|| 34.00 || 0
|-
| G Frost
|| A || 25 || R || 4 ||7 || 147 ||37 || 24.50 || 0
|-
| A Shuker
|| A || 25 || R || 2 ||2 || 46|| 41 || 23.00 || 0
|-
| J Smith
|| A || 32 || R|| 3 ||4 || 49|| 27 || 16.33 || 0
|-
| S Richardson
|| A || 29 || R|| 2 ||3 || 44|| 24 || 14.66 || 0
|-
| J Flint
|| || 24 || R|| 4|| 5|| 53|| 24 || 13.25 || 0
|-
| R P Smith
|| A || 25 || R || 4 || 7 || 91|| 47 || 13.00 || 0
|-
| R Allsop
|| A || 24 || R || 2 ||3 || 37 || 33 || 12.33 || 0
|-
| W Hickton
|| P || 31 || R || 2 ||3 || 37|| 21 ||12.33 || 0
|-
| J T B D Platts
|| P || 35 || L|| 3|| 6 || 67|| 26 || 11.16 || 0
|-
| JH Frost
|| A || 26 || R|| 1 ||2 || 19|| 18 || 9.50|| 0
|-
| WJ Humble
|| A || 27 || R || 3 ||5 || 37|| 19* ||9.25 || 0
|-
| J Tye
|| A || 25 || R || 3 ||4 || 21|| 11 || 5.25 || 0
|-
| E Estridge
|| A || 31 || R ||1 ||1 || 4|| 4 || 4.00 || 0
|-
| J Cooke
|| A || 23 || R ||1 ||2 || 6|| 6 || 3.00 || 0
|-
| W G Curgenven
|| A || 32 || R|| 1|| 2 || 5|| 5 || 2.50 || 0
|-
| W Boden
|| A || 36 || R ||1 ||2 || 2 ||2* ||2.00 || 0
|-
| W Mycroft
|| P || 33 || R|| 3|| 4 || 2|| 2 || 0.50 || 0
|-
| T Attenborough
|| A || 40 || R || 2 ||2 || 0|| 0 || 0.00 || 0
|-
| J Davidson
|| A || 27 || R ||1 ||1 || 0 ||0* || 0|| 0
|-
| JW Burnham
|| A || 34 || R || || || || || ||
|-
| W Rigley
|| P || 22 || R || || || || || ||
|-
| H Shaw
|| A || 20 || R || || || || || ||
|-
|CF Richardson || A || || R || || || || || ||
|-
| G Hay
|| A || 23 || R || || || || || ||
|-
| U Sowter
|| A || 35 || R || || || || || ||
|-
|}
R Smith and W Mycroft also played one first-class match each for United North of England, and J Platts also played a single first class match for Players of the North. Figures for these matches are excluded from the tables.
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Name !! Hand !! Balls !! Runs !! Wickets !! BB !! Average
|-
| W Mycroft
|| L F ||596 || 186|| 20 || 6-23 || 9.30
|-
| J Flint
|| R round S || 548 || 238 ||18 ||4-14 ||13.22
|-
| W Hickton
|| R F || 414 || 144 ||17 ||6-15|| 8.47
|-
| J T B D Platts
|| R F|| 124 || 71 ||5 ||2-22 ||14.20
|-
| T Attenborough
|| L S || 48 || 24|| 2|| 1-9 ||12.00
|-
| J Tye
|| R round F || 17 || 4|| 1|| 1-1|| 4.00
|-
| T Foster
|| R round F || 28 || 22|| 1 ||1-22|| 22.00
|-
|}
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...
season when the English club 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...
earned the title of Champion County in their fourth year playing as a club. Kent
Kent County Cricket Club
Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...
joined 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...
to make the second County side to play first class matches against Derbyshire in 1874. Derbyshire won three first-class matches and drew one, making it the only season in which they never lost a match.
1874 season
Derbyshire were considered Champion County with other teams because at the time the smallest number of games lost decided the order of merit. Through no fault of their own Derbyshire were able to arrange matches only against Lancashire and Kent, three of which ended in victory and the other in a draw. In fact Derbyshire played four other matches in the season, and lost none of them either. They played two matches against Yorkshire United which were draws. The other matches were against Nottinghamshire and United South of England Eleven, which they won by 14 and 11 wickets respectively. Their convincing wins may be attributable to the fact that they had sixteen players to their opponents' elevenSamuel Richardson
Samuel Richardson (cricketer)
Samuel Richardson was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1871 and 1878 and captained the side from 1871 to 1875. He was a member of the team that played Derbyshire's first match in May 1871 when he was captain and wicket-keeper...
was in his fourth season as captain. Abraham Shuker
Abraham Shuker
Abraham Shuker was an English schoolmaster and cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1874 and 1882.Shuker was born in Stockton, Shropshire, the son of John Shuker, a bailiff, and his wife Charlotte...
, a schoolmaster at Trent College, and John Tye
John Tye
John Tye was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1874 and 1875 and for Nottinghamshire from 1876 to 1881....
, a blacksmith, made their debut for the county and went on to play several more seasons. There were also single match appearances for the 1874 season only from veteran Walter Boden
Walter Boden
Walter Boden was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1874.Boden was born in St. Peter's, Derby, the son of Henry and Ann Boden. He became a partner in the lace business of Boden and Black....
, lace manufacturer, Edward Estridge
Edward Estridge
Edward Estridge was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1874.Estridge was born in Hounslow, Middlesex. He was educated at Tonbridge School and Trinity College, Oxford. He played for the Gentlemen of Kent from 1863 to 1866 and for the Incogniti from 1867 to 1871...
, a Repton schoolmaster and John Frost
John Frost (cricketer)
John Henry Frost was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire in 1874.Frost was born in Wirksworth, the son of George Frost, a farmer/builder, and his wife Mary...
, a joiner and John Cooke
John Cooke (cricketer)
John Cooke was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1874.Cooke was born at Wirksworth and played cricket for Grimsby in 1873. He played one first class game for Derbyshire in the 1874 season in which he kept wicket in a victory against Kent. He was out for a duck in the first...
, both from Wirksworth. Additionally Henry Shaw
Henry Shaw (cricketer)
Henry Shaw was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1875 and 1884.Shaw was born in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire and worked as a painter on the Midland Railway. He was also cricket coach at Derby School...
and George Hay
George Hay (cricketer)
George Hay was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1875 and 1886.Hay was born at Staveley and became a professional cricketer playing at Manningham, Bradford from 1873 to 1875...
who made their first class debuts in the following season appeared in Derbyshire's other matches as did CF Richardson.
Those who played their last season for Derbyshire were Thomas Attenborough
Thomas Attenborough
Thomas Attenborough was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1871 and 1874. He was a member of the team that played Derbyshire's first match in May 1871....
and Joseph Davidson
Joseph Davidson
Joseph Davidson was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1871 and 1874. He was a member of the team that played Derbyshire's first match in May 1871....
who played in Derbyshire's first match in 1871, and Richard Allsop
Richard Allsop
Richard Allsop was an English first class cricketer who played for Derbyshire County Cricket Club between 1872 and 1874....
who joined in 1872.
Derbyshire played their home first-class matchs at two new venues. Against Kent they played at Derby Road Ground
Derby Road Ground
Derby Road Ground is a cricket ground in Wirksworth, Derbyshire. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1866, when Wirksworth played an All-England Eleven. Derbyshire played a single first-class match on the ground against Kent in 1874....
, Wirksworth and against Lancashire thie played at Saltergate, Chesterfield
Chesterfield
Chesterfield is a market town and a borough of Derbyshire, England. It lies north of Derby, on a confluence of the rivers Rother and Hipper. Its population is 70,260 , making it Derbyshire's largest town...
. They used the County Ground for their other miscellaneous matches.
Derbyshire opened the season with a return of their match against Nottinghamshire in the previous season, when again they played 16 men to 11. Derbyshire scored 163 in the first innings and Notts were only able to score 65 and had to follow on. Nottinghamshire scored 125 in their second innings and Derbyshire were able to make the 28 run difference to win for the loss of one wicket. The first County match was against Lancashire, when Derbyshire scored 190 in their first innings and had Lancashire out for 38. In the follow on Lancashire made 181 and Derbyshire made the 30 runs needed to win for the loss of one wicket. The third match was a two day fixture against Yorkshire United when Yorkshire replied with 232 to Derbyshire's first innings total of 105. Derbyshire reached 223 for 7 in their second innings when time ran out and the result was a draw. The next county match was Derbyshire's first against Kent. Derbyshire scored 97 in their first innings and Kent replied with 25. Derbyshire scored 36 in the second innings and Derbyshire got Kent all out for 75 to take the game. In the next match against Kent, Kent scored 88 and Derbyshire replied with 92. Kent managed 198 in their second innings but Derbyshire matched it for seven wickets to take the game. In the last County match against Lancashire, Derbyshire made 161 in the first innings and Lancashire responded with 104. However there was no play on the last day and the game ended in a draw. The second match against Yorkshire United also ended in a draw with Yorkshire scoring 183, Derbyshire replying with 129 and Yorkshire making 152 in their second innings. The last match of the season was against a United South of England Eleven when again Derbyshire had the advantage of 16 players. The South scored 167 and Derbyshire replied with 202. In their second innings the South made 86 and Derbyshire reached the necessary 52 for the loss of four wickets.
George Frost
George Frost (cricketer)
George Frost was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1872 and 1880.Frost was born in Wirksworth, the son of George Frost, a farmer/builder, and his wife Mary...
scored most runs in first class matches and William Mycroft
William Mycroft
William Mycroft was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire and MCC between 1873 and 1886. He was a left-arm fast bowler with a great deal of spin and a dangerous yorker that was often believed to be unfair - which may explain why he was not considered for the earliest...
took most first class wickets.
Matches
{| class="wikitable" width="100%"! bgcolor="#efefef" colspan=6 | List of first class matches
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
!No.
!Date
!V
!Result
!Margin
!Notes
|-
|1
|05 Jun 1874
| 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...
Old Trafford, Manchester
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|9 wickets
| W Mycroft
William Mycroft
William Mycroft was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire and MCC between 1873 and 1886. He was a left-arm fast bowler with a great deal of spin and a dangerous yorker that was often believed to be unfair - which may explain why he was not considered for the earliest...
6-23; A Watson
Alexander Watson (cricketer)
Alexander Watson was an English first-class cricketer who played for Lancashire.Scotland born Watson was a prolific wickettaker for Lancashire, debuting in 1871. In 1871 he first played for Lancashire and in 1874 took his career best innings figures of 9 for 118 against Derbyshire...
9-
|-
|2
|13 Jul 1874
| Kent
Kent County Cricket Club
Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...
Derby Road Ground, Wirksworth
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|33 runs
| E Willsher
Edgar Willsher
Edgar "Ned" Willsher was an English cricketer who is famous for being the catalyst in the shift from roundarm to overarm bowling....
6-36 and 7-22; W Mycroft
William Mycroft
William Mycroft was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire and MCC between 1873 and 1886. He was a left-arm fast bowler with a great deal of spin and a dangerous yorker that was often believed to be unfair - which may explain why he was not considered for the earliest...
5-8
|-
|3
|23 Jul 1874
| Kent
Kent County Cricket Club
Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...
Higher Common Ground, Tunbridge Wells
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|3 wickets
| W Hickton
William Hickton (cricketer, born 1842)
William Hickton was an English cricketer who played for Lancashire between 1867 and 1871 and for Derbyshire between 1871 and 1878. He was a member of the team that played Derbyshire's first match in May 1871....
6-15 and 5-68; William Draper
William Draper (cricketer)
William Draper was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Kent from 1874 to 1880.Draper was born at Penshurst, Kent, and was registered at birth under William Drapper. In 1872 he appeared for Colts of England and in 1873 represented a side comprising players engaged at Prince's Club...
5-51
|-
|4
|03 Aug 1874
| 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...
Saltergate Ground, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| W Hickton
William Hickton (cricketer, born 1842)
William Hickton was an English cricketer who played for Lancashire between 1867 and 1871 and for Derbyshire between 1871 and 1878. He was a member of the team that played Derbyshire's first match in May 1871....
6-63; A Watson
Alexander Watson (cricketer)
Alexander Watson was an English first-class cricketer who played for Lancashire.Scotland born Watson was a prolific wickettaker for Lancashire, debuting in 1871. In 1871 he first played for Lancashire and in 1874 took his career best innings figures of 9 for 118 against Derbyshire...
6-43
|-
{| class="wikitable" width="100%"
! bgcolor="#efefef" colspan=6 | List of other matches
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
!No.
!Date
!V
!Result
!Margin
!Notes
|-
|1
|25 May 1874
| 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...
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 14 wickets
| F Morley
Fred Morley
Frederick Morley was a professional cricketer who was reckoned to be the fastest bowler in England during his prime...
7-60; W Mycroft
William Mycroft
William Mycroft was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire and MCC between 1873 and 1886. He was a left-arm fast bowler with a great deal of spin and a dangerous yorker that was often believed to be unfair - which may explain why he was not considered for the earliest...
6-22; J Flint
Joseph Flint
Joseph Flint was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1872 and 1879.Flint was born at Wirksworth, Derbyshire, the son of James Flint, a lead miner, and his wife Elizabeth....
5-45
|-
|2
|02 Jul 1874
| Yorkshire United
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| W Mycroft
William Mycroft
William Mycroft was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire and MCC between 1873 and 1886. He was a left-arm fast bowler with a great deal of spin and a dangerous yorker that was often believed to be unfair - which may explain why he was not considered for the earliest...
5-77
|-
|3
|07 Aug 1874
| Yorkshire United
Woodhouse Hill Ground, Hunslet
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
|
|-
|4
|17 Aug 1874
| United South of England Eleven
United South of England Eleven
The United South of England Eleven was an itinerant cricket team founded in November 1864 by Edgar Willsher, as secretary, and John Lillywhite, as treasurer....
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 11 wickets
| J Flint
Joseph Flint
Joseph Flint was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1872 and 1879.Flint was born at Wirksworth, Derbyshire, the son of James Flint, a lead miner, and his wife Elizabeth....
6 wkts and 5 wkts; WG Grace 7 wkts
|-
|}
Cricketers who played and their first-class batting performances
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="90%"|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Name !! Am/
Pro !! Age !! Hand !! Matches !! Inns !! Runs !! High score !! Average !!100s
|-
| T Foster
Thomas Foster (cricketer, born 1848)
Thomas Foster was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1873 and 1884. He topped the scoring for the club in three seasons....
|| P || 25 || R ||1 ||2 || 34 ||19*|| 34.00 || 0
|-
| G Frost
George Frost (cricketer)
George Frost was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1872 and 1880.Frost was born in Wirksworth, the son of George Frost, a farmer/builder, and his wife Mary...
|| A || 25 || R || 4 ||7 || 147 ||37 || 24.50 || 0
|-
| A Shuker
Abraham Shuker
Abraham Shuker was an English schoolmaster and cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1874 and 1882.Shuker was born in Stockton, Shropshire, the son of John Shuker, a bailiff, and his wife Charlotte...
|| A || 25 || R || 2 ||2 || 46|| 41 || 23.00 || 0
|-
| J Smith
John Smith (Derbyshire cricketer)
John Smith was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire from 1871 to 1878. He was a member of the team that played Derbyshire's first match in May 1871....
|| A || 32 || R|| 3 ||4 || 49|| 27 || 16.33 || 0
|-
| S Richardson
Samuel Richardson (cricketer)
Samuel Richardson was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1871 and 1878 and captained the side from 1871 to 1875. He was a member of the team that played Derbyshire's first match in May 1871 when he was captain and wicket-keeper...
|| A || 29 || R|| 2 ||3 || 44|| 24 || 14.66 || 0
|-
| J Flint
Joseph Flint
Joseph Flint was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1872 and 1879.Flint was born at Wirksworth, Derbyshire, the son of James Flint, a lead miner, and his wife Elizabeth....
|| || 24 || R|| 4|| 5|| 53|| 24 || 13.25 || 0
|-
| R P Smith
Robert Smith (cricketer)
Robert Posnett Smith , later known as Robert Posnett Stevens, was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire between 1871 and 1884 and was captain of the side from 1876 to 1883...
|| A || 25 || R || 4 || 7 || 91|| 47 || 13.00 || 0
|-
| R Allsop
Richard Allsop
Richard Allsop was an English first class cricketer who played for Derbyshire County Cricket Club between 1872 and 1874....
|| A || 24 || R || 2 ||3 || 37 || 33 || 12.33 || 0
|-
| W Hickton
William Hickton (cricketer, born 1842)
William Hickton was an English cricketer who played for Lancashire between 1867 and 1871 and for Derbyshire between 1871 and 1878. He was a member of the team that played Derbyshire's first match in May 1871....
|| P || 31 || R || 2 ||3 || 37|| 21 ||12.33 || 0
|-
| J T B D Platts
John Platts
John Thomas Brown Dumelow Platts was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1871 and 1884. He was a member of the team that played Derbyshire's first match in May 1871....
|| P || 35 || L|| 3|| 6 || 67|| 26 || 11.16 || 0
|-
| JH Frost
John Frost (cricketer)
John Henry Frost was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire in 1874.Frost was born in Wirksworth, the son of George Frost, a farmer/builder, and his wife Mary...
|| A || 26 || R|| 1 ||2 || 19|| 18 || 9.50|| 0
|-
| WJ Humble
William Humble
William Humble was an English clergyman and cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1873 and 1877....
|| A || 27 || R || 3 ||5 || 37|| 19* ||9.25 || 0
|-
| J Tye
John Tye
John Tye was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1874 and 1875 and for Nottinghamshire from 1876 to 1881....
|| A || 25 || R || 3 ||4 || 21|| 11 || 5.25 || 0
|-
| E Estridge
Edward Estridge
Edward Estridge was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1874.Estridge was born in Hounslow, Middlesex. He was educated at Tonbridge School and Trinity College, Oxford. He played for the Gentlemen of Kent from 1863 to 1866 and for the Incogniti from 1867 to 1871...
|| A || 31 || R ||1 ||1 || 4|| 4 || 4.00 || 0
|-
| J Cooke
John Cooke (cricketer)
John Cooke was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1874.Cooke was born at Wirksworth and played cricket for Grimsby in 1873. He played one first class game for Derbyshire in the 1874 season in which he kept wicket in a victory against Kent. He was out for a duck in the first...
|| A || 23 || R ||1 ||2 || 6|| 6 || 3.00 || 0
|-
| W G Curgenven
William Curgenven
William Grafton Curgenven was an English doctor and cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire between 1872 and 1878.-Biography and career:...
|| A || 32 || R|| 1|| 2 || 5|| 5 || 2.50 || 0
|-
| W Boden
Walter Boden
Walter Boden was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1874.Boden was born in St. Peter's, Derby, the son of Henry and Ann Boden. He became a partner in the lace business of Boden and Black....
|| A || 36 || R ||1 ||2 || 2 ||2* ||2.00 || 0
|-
| W Mycroft
William Mycroft
William Mycroft was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire and MCC between 1873 and 1886. He was a left-arm fast bowler with a great deal of spin and a dangerous yorker that was often believed to be unfair - which may explain why he was not considered for the earliest...
|| P || 33 || R|| 3|| 4 || 2|| 2 || 0.50 || 0
|-
| T Attenborough
Thomas Attenborough
Thomas Attenborough was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1871 and 1874. He was a member of the team that played Derbyshire's first match in May 1871....
|| A || 40 || R || 2 ||2 || 0|| 0 || 0.00 || 0
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| J Davidson
Joseph Davidson
Joseph Davidson was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1871 and 1874. He was a member of the team that played Derbyshire's first match in May 1871....
|| A || 27 || R ||1 ||1 || 0 ||0* || 0|| 0
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| JW Burnham
John Burnham
John William Burnham was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1871 and 1876. He was a member of the team that played Derbyshire's first match in May 1871....
|| A || 34 || R || || || || || ||
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| W Rigley
William Rigley
William Rigley was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1873 and 1882.Rigley was born in Eastwood, Nottinghamshire, the son of John Rigley and his wife Ann. His father was a blacksmith and moved to Somercotes, Derbyshire. Rigley also became a blacksmith...
|| P || 22 || R || || || || || ||
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| H Shaw
Henry Shaw (cricketer)
Henry Shaw was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1875 and 1884.Shaw was born in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire and worked as a painter on the Midland Railway. He was also cricket coach at Derby School...
|| A || 20 || R || || || || || ||
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|CF Richardson || A || || R || || || || || ||
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| G Hay
George Hay (cricketer)
George Hay was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1875 and 1886.Hay was born at Staveley and became a professional cricketer playing at Manningham, Bradford from 1873 to 1875...
|| A || 23 || R || || || || || ||
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| U Sowter
Unwin Sowter
Unwin Sowter was an English corn factor and miller and cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1871 and 1876. He was a member of the team that played Derbyshire's first match in May 1871....
|| A || 35 || R || || || || || ||
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R Smith and W Mycroft also played one first-class match each for United North of England, and J Platts also played a single first class match for Players of the North. Figures for these matches are excluded from the tables.
First Class bowling averages
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! Name !! Hand !! Balls !! Runs !! Wickets !! BB !! Average
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| W Mycroft
William Mycroft
William Mycroft was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire and MCC between 1873 and 1886. He was a left-arm fast bowler with a great deal of spin and a dangerous yorker that was often believed to be unfair - which may explain why he was not considered for the earliest...
|| L F ||596 || 186|| 20 || 6-23 || 9.30
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| J Flint
Joseph Flint
Joseph Flint was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1872 and 1879.Flint was born at Wirksworth, Derbyshire, the son of James Flint, a lead miner, and his wife Elizabeth....
|| R round S || 548 || 238 ||18 ||4-14 ||13.22
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| W Hickton
William Hickton (cricketer, born 1842)
William Hickton was an English cricketer who played for Lancashire between 1867 and 1871 and for Derbyshire between 1871 and 1878. He was a member of the team that played Derbyshire's first match in May 1871....
|| R F || 414 || 144 ||17 ||6-15|| 8.47
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| J T B D Platts
John Platts
John Thomas Brown Dumelow Platts was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1871 and 1884. He was a member of the team that played Derbyshire's first match in May 1871....
|| R F|| 124 || 71 ||5 ||2-22 ||14.20
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| T Attenborough
Thomas Attenborough
Thomas Attenborough was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1871 and 1874. He was a member of the team that played Derbyshire's first match in May 1871....
|| L S || 48 || 24|| 2|| 1-9 ||12.00
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| J Tye
John Tye
John Tye was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1874 and 1875 and for Nottinghamshire from 1876 to 1881....
|| R round F || 17 || 4|| 1|| 1-1|| 4.00
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| T Foster
Thomas Foster (cricketer, born 1848)
Thomas Foster was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1873 and 1884. He topped the scoring for the club in three seasons....
|| R round F || 28 || 22|| 1 ||1-22|| 22.00
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Wicket keeping
- S RichardsonSamuel Richardson (cricketer)Samuel Richardson was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1871 and 1878 and captained the side from 1871 to 1875. He was a member of the team that played Derbyshire's first match in May 1871 when he was captain and wicket-keeper...
catches 1, stumping 0 - John CookeJohn Cooke (cricketer)John Cooke was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1874.Cooke was born at Wirksworth and played cricket for Grimsby in 1873. He played one first class game for Derbyshire in the 1874 season in which he kept wicket in a victory against Kent. He was out for a duck in the first...
catches 0, stumping 0