Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1880
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Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1880 was the cricket
season when the English club Derbyshire
played their tenth season.
Derbyshire played Lancashire
and Yorkshire
who they had played in the previous season. However instead of Hampshire and Nottinghamshire, they played against Sussex
for the first time and Kent
who they had played in a previous season.
and a match against the touring Australians
. Derbyshire won one match against Kent and one against Sussex.
Robert Smith
was in his fifth year as captain. Sydney Evershed
of the brewing family and Edmund Maynard
an Old Harrovian, both future captains, made their debuts for the club in 1880. George Barrington
an Old Reptonian, and James Stubbings
, a stonemason, went on to play occasionally for several more seasons. Stephen Doughty
, a miner, joined to play in 1880 and 1886 and William Antliff
, a railway clerk, played two first-class games for Derbyshire in the 1880 season.
Derbyshire's long standing wicket-keeper since 1873, Alfort Smith
, played his last season in 1880, but maintained contact with the game by umpiring. George Frost
who had played his first season in 1872 also played his last season. Frederick Keeton
had joined Derbyshire in 1876 and played his last first-class match, although he did re-appear for the club in 1888 when their matches were not first class. AW Cursham
played his second and last season as a cricketer for Derbyshire but continued his football career until he emigrated to the United States three years later.
Derbyshire opened the season with a match against the touring Australians. The Australians opened with 129 and Derbyshire managed 45 in reply and followed on to make 125. The Australians made 42 , to win by eight wickets before the end of the second day. Derbyshire lost 13 wickets for 85 runs to Fred Spofforth
who ten years later was Derbyshire's captain. With a day spare, the teams played a fill up one-innings match in which Derbyshire made 119, but Australia did not have a chance to bat. In the Lancashire match, Lancashire made 204 in their first innings and Derbyshire made 246 in reply. Lancashire replicated their score with 204 in the second innings. Derbyshire lost two players run out chasing Lancashire's total and ended 21 runs behind on 141. Against MCC, Derbyshire managed a first innings total of 26 in reply to MCC's 201 and made 74 in to follow-on to give MCC a victory of an innings and 191 runs. Fred Morley
took 11 Derbyshire wickets at a cost of 43 runs. In the match against Kent, Kent made 102 in the first innings and Derbyshire responded with 99. Kent made 96 in their second innings and Derbyshire reached the necessary 96 for the loss of 4 wickets to achieve a six wicket victory. Against Sussex, Derbyshire opened with 130 and Sussex made 140 in reply. Derbyshire's second innings total was 244 but there was only time for Sussex to make 43 for the loss of one wicket, and the match ended in a draw. In the match against Yorkshire, Yorkshire made 109, and Platts' five wickets incluuded a hat-trick. Derbyshire were all out for 26 in reply and followed on to make 103. Yorkshire went in to bat again to make the 23 runs needed to give them a seven wicket victory by the end of the second day. In the second match against Lancashire, after Lancashire made 89, Derbyshire completed their innings with 75 by the end of the first day. Lancashire's second innings total was 123 and Derbyshire were all out for 72 by the end of the second day to give Lancashire a win by 65 runs. In the second match against Yorkshire, Yorkshire opened with 226 and Derbyshire had made 72 for three by the end of the first day. Derbyshire made a further 55 in their first innings and were all out fo 62 in the follow-on on the second day so that Yorkshire won by an innings and 27 runs. In the second match against Sussex, Derbyshire had Sussex all out for 45 and then made 226 in reply. By the close of play on the first day Sussex had made 25 of their second innings total of 211. Derbyshire were left to make 33 which they managed on the second day for the loss of one wicket, winning by 9 wickets. In the final match of the season against Kent, Derbyshire opened with 55 to which Kent replied with 122. Derbyshire made 103 in their second innings and before the second day was out Kent had made 37 without loss to win by 10 wickets.
Several Derbyshire players also played other first class matches for Gentlement and Players and for the North during the season. Thomas Foster
was top scorer for Derbyshire although William Rigley
scored most first class runs. William Mycroft
took 58 wickets for Derbyshire and 80 wickets in all his first class games.
! bgcolor="#efefef" colspan=6 | List of first class matches
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
!No.
!Date
!V
!Result
!Margin
!Notes
|-
|1
|17 May 1880
| Australians
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 8 wickets
| G Hay
5-49; F Spofforth
5-24 and 8-61; G Palmer
5-16
|-
|2
|20 May 1880
| Lancashire
Old Trafford, Manchester
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 21 runs
| J Stubbings
5-51
|-
|3
| 07 Jun 1880
| MCC
Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| Innings and 101 runs
| F Morley
6-9 and 5-34
|-
|4
|14 Jun 1880
| Kent
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 6 wickets
| G Hay
6-23; C Cunliffe
7-25; W Mycroft
6-43
|-
|5
| 21 Jun 1880
|Sussex
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| J Lillywhite
5-39; W Mycroft
5-53
|-
|6
|02 Aug 1880
| Yorkshire
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 7 wickets
| W Mycroft
5-47; J T B D Platts
5-26; W Bates
5-15; E Peate
5-11 and 6-52
|-
|7
| 09 Aug 1880
| Lancashire
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 65 runs
| W Mycroft
6-28; A Watson
7-27; George Nash
6-41
|-
|8
| 19 Aug 1880
| Yorkshire
Fartown, Huddersfield
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| Innings and 37 runs
| W Mycroft
6-99; E Peate
5-50 and 5-31; A Hill
5-24
|-
|9
| 23 Aug 1880
| Sussex
County Ground, Hove
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 9 wickets
| G Hay
6-16; H Shaw
5-34
|-
|10
| 26 Aug 1880
| Kent
Mote Park, Maidstone
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 10 wickets
| CM Cunliffe
6-25 and 5-44; W Mycroft
5-32
|-
{| class="wikitable" width="100%"
! bgcolor="#efefef" colspan=6 | List of other matches
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
!No.
!Date
!V
!Result
!Margin
!Notes
|-
|1
|18 May 1880
| Australians
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Fill-up match
A Bannerman
7-50
|-
|}
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Name !! Am/
Pro !! Age !! Hand !! Matches !! Inns !! Runs !! High score !! Average !!100s
|-
| A Shuker
|| A || 31 || R || 4|| 8 || 157 ||55 || 22.42 || 0
|-
| T Foster
|| P || 31 || R || 10 ||19 || 322 || 78|| 16.94 || 0
|-
| W Rigley
|| P || 28 || R || 10 ||19 || 288 || 65|| 15.15 || 0
|-
| R P Smith
|| A || 31 || R || 10 ||19 || 270 ||55 ||14.21 || 0
|-
| G Hay
|| A || 29 || R|| 10 ||18 || 190 || 49 ||10.56 || 0
|-
| GB Barrington
|| A || 23 || R|| 10|| 19 || 198 ||26 ||10.42 || 0
|-
| J T B D Platts
|| P || 31 || L || 10 ||20 || 196 ||39|| 9.80 || 0
|-
| AW Cursham
|| A || 27 || R || 5|| 8 || 72 ||40|| 9.00 || 0
|-
| G Frost
|| A || 31 || R || 5 ||10 || 72 ||17*|| 9.00 || 0
|-
| S Doughty
|| || 24 || R || 3|| 5 || 32 ||13*|| 8.00 || 0
|-
| EAJ Maynard
|| A || 19 || R || 1 ||2 || 15 ||15 || 7.50 || 0
|-
| F W Keeton
|| A || 23 || R || 1 ||2 || 15 ||9 || 7.50 || 0
|-
| SH Evershed
|| A || 19 || R || 2 ||4 || 20 || 10 || 5.00 || 0
|-
| W Mycroft
|| P || 39 || R || 10 || 18 || 62 ||13*|| 3.88 || 0
|-
| H Shaw
|| A || 26 || R || 3|| 5 || 22|| 8 || 4.40 || 0
|-
| WN Antliff
|| || 31 || R ||2 ||4 || 17 ||5 || 4.25 || 0
|-
| A Smith
|| || 33 || R || 10 || 18 || 54 ||11 || 4.15|| 0
|-
| J Stubbings
|| P || 24 || R || 3 ||6 || 12 ||10*|| 4.00 || 0
|-
| WW Wood-Sims
|| || 22 || R || 1 ||2 || 3|| 3 || 1.50 || 0
|}
In addition, in the Gentlemen v Players
match, RP Smith, Barrington and Evershed played for Gentlemen against Rigley, Foster, Hay and Mycroft for Players and Mycroft also played for Players against Australians. Rigley, Foster, Platts, Hay, Mycroft and A Smith played for the North
in a North v South match
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Name !! Hand !! Balls !! Runs !! Wickets !! BB !! Average
|-
| W Mycroft
|| L F || 2345 || 772 || 58 || 6-28 ||13.31
|-
| G Hay
|| R round-arm F || 1350 || 570 || 38 || 6-16 ||15.00
|-
| J T B D Platts
|| R F || 1288 || 448 ||31|| 5-26 ||14.45
|-
| H Shaw
|| R round-arm M ||116|| 47 ||6 ||5-34|| 7.83
|-
| J Stubbings
|| R F || 185 || 113 ||6|| 5-51 ||18.83
|-
| T Foster
|| R round-arm F || 36||24 ||1|| 1-16 ||24.00
|-
| S Doughty
|| R OS ||124 ||48 ||1 ||1-38|| 48.00
|}
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...
played their tenth season.
Derbyshire played 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...
and Yorkshire
Yorkshire County Cricket Club
Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....
who they had played in the previous season. However instead of Hampshire and Nottinghamshire, they played against Sussex
Sussex County Cricket Club
Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex. The club was founded as a successor to Brighton Cricket Club which was a representative of the county of Sussex as a...
for the first time and 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...
who they had played in a previous season.
1880 season
Derbyshire played eight county games in 1880, two each against Lancashire, Kent, Sussex and Yorkshire. They also played a first-class match against MCCMarylebone 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...
and a match against the touring Australians
Australian cricket team in England in 1880
The Australian cricket team in England in 1880 played nine first-class matches including one Test, which was the first ever played in England. They were captained by W.L. Murdoch...
. Derbyshire won one match against Kent and one against Sussex.
Robert 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...
was in his fifth year as captain. Sydney Evershed
Sydney Evershed
Sir Sydney Herbert Evershed was an English brewer and cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire from 1880 to 1901 and was a long-serving club captain from 1891 to 1898....
of the brewing family and Edmund Maynard
Edmund Maynard
Edmund Anthony Jefferson Maynard was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire from 1880 to 1887 and captained the side for two seasons.Maynard was the son of Edmund Gilling Maynard, of West House, Chesterfield...
an Old Harrovian, both future captains, made their debuts for the club in 1880. George Barrington
George Barrington (cricketer)
George Bainbridge Barrington was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire between 1880 and 1887....
an Old Reptonian, and James Stubbings
James Stubbings
James Stubbings was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire between 1880 and 1885....
, a stonemason, went on to play occasionally for several more seasons. Stephen Doughty
Stephen Doughty
Stephen Doughty was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire in 1880 and 1886....
, a miner, joined to play in 1880 and 1886 and William Antliff
William Antliff
William Norris Antliff was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1880.Antliff was born in Bottesford, Leicestershire and became a railway clerk. He played for Derbyshire Colts against the club in the 1879 season, although he was aged 30 at the time. He played two...
, a railway clerk, played two first-class games for Derbyshire in the 1880 season.
Derbyshire's long standing wicket-keeper since 1873, Alfort Smith
Alfort Smith
Alfort Smith was an English cricketer who kept wicket for Lancashire in 1867 and 1871 and for Derbyshire between 1873 and 1880....
, played his last season in 1880, but maintained contact with the game by umpiring. 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...
who had played his first season in 1872 also played his last season. Frederick Keeton
Frederick Keeton
Frederick William Keeton was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1876 to 1880.Keeton was born in Mosborough, and in 1874 was playing for Worksop. He made his debut for Derbyshire during the 1876 season against Lancashire where he scored a handful of runs, and the game was lost...
had joined Derbyshire in 1876 and played his last first-class match, although he did re-appear for the club in 1888 when their matches were not first class. AW Cursham
Arthur Cursham
Arthur William Cursham was an English cricketer and footballer. He played football for England and for Notts County between 1876 and 1883. He played cricket for Nottinghamshire from 1876 to 1879 and for Derbyshire from 1879 to 1880.-Early life:Cursham was born in Wilford, Nottingham the son of...
played his second and last season as a cricketer for Derbyshire but continued his football career until he emigrated to the United States three years later.
Derbyshire opened the season with a match against the touring Australians. The Australians opened with 129 and Derbyshire managed 45 in reply and followed on to make 125. The Australians made 42 , to win by eight wickets before the end of the second day. Derbyshire lost 13 wickets for 85 runs to Fred Spofforth
Fred Spofforth
Frederick Robert "Fred" Spofforth , also known as "The Demon Bowler", was arguably the Australian cricket team's finest pace bowler of the nineteenth century and was the first bowler to take 50 Test wickets, and the first to take a test hat-trick in 1879...
who ten years later was Derbyshire's captain. With a day spare, the teams played a fill up one-innings match in which Derbyshire made 119, but Australia did not have a chance to bat. In the Lancashire match, Lancashire made 204 in their first innings and Derbyshire made 246 in reply. Lancashire replicated their score with 204 in the second innings. Derbyshire lost two players run out chasing Lancashire's total and ended 21 runs behind on 141. Against MCC, Derbyshire managed a first innings total of 26 in reply to MCC's 201 and made 74 in to follow-on to give MCC a victory of an innings and 191 runs. Fred Morley
Fred Morley
Frederick Morley was a professional cricketer who was reckoned to be the fastest bowler in England during his prime...
took 11 Derbyshire wickets at a cost of 43 runs. In the match against Kent, Kent made 102 in the first innings and Derbyshire responded with 99. Kent made 96 in their second innings and Derbyshire reached the necessary 96 for the loss of 4 wickets to achieve a six wicket victory. Against Sussex, Derbyshire opened with 130 and Sussex made 140 in reply. Derbyshire's second innings total was 244 but there was only time for Sussex to make 43 for the loss of one wicket, and the match ended in a draw. In the match against Yorkshire, Yorkshire made 109, and Platts' five wickets incluuded a hat-trick. Derbyshire were all out for 26 in reply and followed on to make 103. Yorkshire went in to bat again to make the 23 runs needed to give them a seven wicket victory by the end of the second day. In the second match against Lancashire, after Lancashire made 89, Derbyshire completed their innings with 75 by the end of the first day. Lancashire's second innings total was 123 and Derbyshire were all out for 72 by the end of the second day to give Lancashire a win by 65 runs. In the second match against Yorkshire, Yorkshire opened with 226 and Derbyshire had made 72 for three by the end of the first day. Derbyshire made a further 55 in their first innings and were all out fo 62 in the follow-on on the second day so that Yorkshire won by an innings and 27 runs. In the second match against Sussex, Derbyshire had Sussex all out for 45 and then made 226 in reply. By the close of play on the first day Sussex had made 25 of their second innings total of 211. Derbyshire were left to make 33 which they managed on the second day for the loss of one wicket, winning by 9 wickets. In the final match of the season against Kent, Derbyshire opened with 55 to which Kent replied with 122. Derbyshire made 103 in their second innings and before the second day was out Kent had made 37 without loss to win by 10 wickets.
Several Derbyshire players also played other first class matches for Gentlement and Players and for the North during the season. Thomas 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....
was top scorer for Derbyshire although William 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...
scored most first class runs. 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 58 wickets for Derbyshire and 80 wickets in all his first class games.
Matches
{| class="wikitable" width="100%"! bgcolor="#efefef" colspan=6 | List of first class matches
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
!No.
!Date
!V
!Result
!Margin
!Notes
|-
|1
|17 May 1880
| Australians
Australian cricket team in England in 1880
The Australian cricket team in England in 1880 played nine first-class matches including one Test, which was the first ever played in England. They were captained by W.L. Murdoch...
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 8 wickets
| 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...
5-49; F Spofforth
Fred Spofforth
Frederick Robert "Fred" Spofforth , also known as "The Demon Bowler", was arguably the Australian cricket team's finest pace bowler of the nineteenth century and was the first bowler to take 50 Test wickets, and the first to take a test hat-trick in 1879...
5-24 and 8-61; G Palmer
George Palmer (cricketer)
George "Joey" Eugene Palmer was an Australian cricketer who played in 17 Tests between 1880 and 1886....
5-16
|-
|2
|20 May 1880
| 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="#FF0000"|Lost
| 21 runs
| J Stubbings
James Stubbings
James Stubbings was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire between 1880 and 1885....
5-51
|-
|3
| 07 Jun 1880
| 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...
Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| Innings and 101 runs
| F Morley
Fred Morley
Frederick Morley was a professional cricketer who was reckoned to be the fastest bowler in England during his prime...
6-9 and 5-34
|-
|4
|14 Jun 1880
| 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...
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 6 wickets
| 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...
6-23; C Cunliffe
Charles Cunliffe
Charles Morley Cunliffe was an English cricketer who played for Kent from 1877 to 1880.Cunliffe was born at Leyton, Essex, the son of Roger and Marion Cunliffe of Tunbridge Wells. He was educated at Rugby School where he was in the first XI cricket for three years. He made his debut for Kent...
7-25; 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...
6-43
|-
|5
| 21 Jun 1880
|Sussex
Sussex County Cricket Club
Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex. The club was founded as a successor to Brighton Cricket Club which was a representative of the county of Sussex as a...
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| J Lillywhite
James Lillywhite
James Lillywhite was a first-class and Test cricketer and umpire. He was the first ever captain of the English cricket team in a Test match, captaining 2 Tests against Australia in 1876-77, losing the first, but winning the second.Lillywhite was born in Westhampnett in Sussex, the son of a...
5-39; 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...
5-53
|-
|6
|02 Aug 1880
| Yorkshire
Yorkshire County Cricket Club
Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 7 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...
5-47; 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....
5-26; W Bates
Billy Bates
Willie Bates, known as Billy was an English all-round cricketer. Excellent with both bat and ball, Bates scored over 10,000 first-class runs, took more than 870 wickets and was always reliable in the field...
5-15; E Peate
Ted Peate
Edmund Peate was an English professional cricketer who played for Yorkshire and England.-Overview:...
5-11 and 6-52
|-
|7
| 09 Aug 1880
| 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...
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 65 runs
| 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...
6-28; 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...
7-27; George Nash
George Nash (cricketer)
George Nash was an English professional cricketer during the 1880s. Nash played as a slow left-arm orthodox bowler for Lancashire, and later in Minor Counties cricket for his native Buckinghamshire.-Life and career:...
6-41
|-
|8
| 19 Aug 1880
| Yorkshire
Yorkshire County Cricket Club
Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....
Fartown, Huddersfield
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| Innings and 37 runs
| 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...
6-99; E Peate
Ted Peate
Edmund Peate was an English professional cricketer who played for Yorkshire and England.-Overview:...
5-50 and 5-31; A Hill
Allen Hill
Allen Hill played in the first-ever cricket Test, taking the first wicket. Hill also went on to umpire in the Test match played at Lord's in 1890....
5-24
|-
|9
| 23 Aug 1880
| Sussex
Sussex County Cricket Club
Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex. The club was founded as a successor to Brighton Cricket Club which was a representative of the county of Sussex as a...
County Ground, Hove
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 9 wickets
| 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...
6-16; 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...
5-34
|-
|10
| 26 Aug 1880
| 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...
Mote Park, Maidstone
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 10 wickets
| CM Cunliffe
Charles Cunliffe
Charles Morley Cunliffe was an English cricketer who played for Kent from 1877 to 1880.Cunliffe was born at Leyton, Essex, the son of Roger and Marion Cunliffe of Tunbridge Wells. He was educated at Rugby School where he was in the first XI cricket for three years. He made his debut for Kent...
6-25 and 5-44; 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...
5-32
|-
{| class="wikitable" width="100%"
! bgcolor="#efefef" colspan=6 | List of other matches
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|18 May 1880
| Australians
Australian cricket team in England in 1880
The Australian cricket team in England in 1880 played nine first-class matches including one Test, which was the first ever played in England. They were captained by W.L. Murdoch...
County Ground, Derby
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A Bannerman
Alick Bannerman
Alexander Chalmers Bannerman was an Australian cricketer who played in 28 Tests between 1879 and 1893....
7-50
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Cricketers who played and their first-class batting performances
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! Name !! Am/
Pro !! Age !! Hand !! Matches !! Inns !! Runs !! High score !! Average !!100s
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| 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 || 31 || R || 4|| 8 || 157 ||55 || 22.42 || 0
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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....
|| P || 31 || R || 10 ||19 || 322 || 78|| 16.94 || 0
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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 || 28 || R || 10 ||19 || 288 || 65|| 15.15 || 0
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| 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 || 31 || R || 10 ||19 || 270 ||55 ||14.21 || 0
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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 || 29 || R|| 10 ||18 || 190 || 49 ||10.56 || 0
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| GB Barrington
George Barrington (cricketer)
George Bainbridge Barrington was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire between 1880 and 1887....
|| A || 23 || R|| 10|| 19 || 198 ||26 ||10.42 || 0
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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....
|| P || 31 || L || 10 ||20 || 196 ||39|| 9.80 || 0
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| AW Cursham
Arthur Cursham
Arthur William Cursham was an English cricketer and footballer. He played football for England and for Notts County between 1876 and 1883. He played cricket for Nottinghamshire from 1876 to 1879 and for Derbyshire from 1879 to 1880.-Early life:Cursham was born in Wilford, Nottingham the son of...
|| A || 27 || R || 5|| 8 || 72 ||40|| 9.00 || 0
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| 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 || 31 || R || 5 ||10 || 72 ||17*|| 9.00 || 0
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| S Doughty
Stephen Doughty
Stephen Doughty was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire in 1880 and 1886....
|| || 24 || R || 3|| 5 || 32 ||13*|| 8.00 || 0
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| EAJ Maynard
Edmund Maynard
Edmund Anthony Jefferson Maynard was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire from 1880 to 1887 and captained the side for two seasons.Maynard was the son of Edmund Gilling Maynard, of West House, Chesterfield...
|| A || 19 || R || 1 ||2 || 15 ||15 || 7.50 || 0
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| F W Keeton
Frederick Keeton
Frederick William Keeton was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1876 to 1880.Keeton was born in Mosborough, and in 1874 was playing for Worksop. He made his debut for Derbyshire during the 1876 season against Lancashire where he scored a handful of runs, and the game was lost...
|| A || 23 || R || 1 ||2 || 15 ||9 || 7.50 || 0
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| SH Evershed
Sydney Evershed
Sir Sydney Herbert Evershed was an English brewer and cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire from 1880 to 1901 and was a long-serving club captain from 1891 to 1898....
|| A || 19 || R || 2 ||4 || 20 || 10 || 5.00 || 0
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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...
|| P || 39 || R || 10 || 18 || 62 ||13*|| 3.88 || 0
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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 || 26 || R || 3|| 5 || 22|| 8 || 4.40 || 0
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| WN Antliff
William Antliff
William Norris Antliff was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1880.Antliff was born in Bottesford, Leicestershire and became a railway clerk. He played for Derbyshire Colts against the club in the 1879 season, although he was aged 30 at the time. He played two...
|| || 31 || R ||2 ||4 || 17 ||5 || 4.25 || 0
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| A Smith
Alfort Smith
Alfort Smith was an English cricketer who kept wicket for Lancashire in 1867 and 1871 and for Derbyshire between 1873 and 1880....
|| || 33 || R || 10 || 18 || 54 ||11 || 4.15|| 0
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| J Stubbings
James Stubbings
James Stubbings was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire between 1880 and 1885....
|| P || 24 || R || 3 ||6 || 12 ||10*|| 4.00 || 0
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| WW Wood-Sims
William Wood-Sims
William Wood Wood-Sims was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1879 and 1886....
|| || 22 || R || 1 ||2 || 3|| 3 || 1.50 || 0
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In addition, in the Gentlemen v Players
Gentlemen v Players
The Gentlemen v Players game was a first-class cricket match that was generally played on an annual basis between one team consisting of amateurs and one of professionals . The first two games took place in 1806 but the fixture was not revived until 1819. It was more or less annual thereafter...
match, RP Smith, Barrington and Evershed played for Gentlemen against Rigley, Foster, Hay and Mycroft for Players and Mycroft also played for Players against Australians. Rigley, Foster, Platts, Hay, Mycroft and A Smith played for the North
North of England cricket team
The North of England appeared in first-class cricket between 1836 and 1961, most often in the showcase North v. South matches against the South of England although there were also games against touring teams, MCC and others....
in a North v South match
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 || 2345 || 772 || 58 || 6-28 ||13.31
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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...
|| R round-arm F || 1350 || 570 || 38 || 6-16 ||15.00
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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 || 1288 || 448 ||31|| 5-26 ||14.45
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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...
|| R round-arm M ||116|| 47 ||6 ||5-34|| 7.83
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| J Stubbings
James Stubbings
James Stubbings was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire between 1880 and 1885....
|| R F || 185 || 113 ||6|| 5-51 ||18.83
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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-arm F || 36||24 ||1|| 1-16 ||24.00
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| S Doughty
Stephen Doughty
Stephen Doughty was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire in 1880 and 1886....
|| R OS ||124 ||48 ||1 ||1-38|| 48.00
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