Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1888

Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1888 was the 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...

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...

had been playing for seventeen years and it was the first season they lost first class status.

1888 season

Although deprived of first class status Derbyshire played the same opponents as in the previous year with two matches each 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...

, 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....

, Surrey

Surrey County Cricket Club

Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 professional county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Surrey. Its limited overs team is called the Surrey Lions...

and Essex

Essex County Cricket Club

Essex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Essex. Its limited overs team is called the Essex Eagles, their team colours this season are blue.The club plays most of its home games...

and one match each against Leicestershire

Leicestershire County Cricket Club

Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland....

and Middlesex

Middlesex County Cricket Club

Middlesex 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 Middlesex. It was announced in February 2009 that Middlesex changed their limited overs name from the Middlesex Crusaders, to the...

. They also played one match against 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...

and one against the touring Australians

Australian cricket team in England in 1888

The Australian cricket team in England in 1888 played 37 first-class matches including 3 Tests.-First Test:Australian captain Percy McDonnell won the toss and chose to bat first. The visitors scored 116 runs in their innings, during which only Percy McDonnell, Jack Blackham and Test debutant Jack...

. Derbyshire won three of their matches and lost the remaining nine.

The captain for the year was William Chatterton

William Chatterton

William Chatterton was an English cricketer and footballer. He played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1882 and 1902 and for England in 1891/2. He captained Derbyshire between 1887 and 1889 and scored over 10,000 runs in his first-class career as well as taking over 200 wickets...

who was also top scorer. John Hulme took most wickets. His total of 60 included 15 in one match against Yorkshire.

Of those who made their debut, Edward Evershed

Edward Evershed

Edward Evershed was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1888 and 1898.Evershed was born in Stapenhill, now part of Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire , the son of Sydney Evershed the brewer and MP for Burton...

and Herbert Mosby played regularly over the following years before Derbyshire regained first class status. Evershed also played a first class game in 1898 as did Alfred Charlesworth

Alfred Charlesworth

Alfred Charlesworth was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1888 and 1898.Charlesworth was born in Simmondley, Derbyshire, the son of John Charlesworth, a stonemason, and his wife Ann...

who otherwise only played in the 1888 season. WA Hindley and JH Straw played their one game each for Derbyshire in 1888 while William Hodges a schoolboy from Cheltenham College

Cheltenham College

Cheltenham College is a co-educational independent school, located in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England.One of the public schools of the Victorian period, it was opened in July 1841. An Anglican foundation, it is known for its classical, military and sporting traditions.The 1893 book Great...

and William Pedley

William Pedley

William Everard Pedley was an English civil engineer and cricketer who played first-class cricket for Sussex and was later an engineer in California. He gave his name to the town of Pedley, California....

a former Sussex player each played two games in the season.

Matches

{| class="wikitable" width="100%"
! bgcolor="#efefef" colspan=6 | List of matches
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
!No.
!Date
!V
!Result
!Margin
!Notes
|-
|1
|17 May 1888
| MCC

Marylebone Cricket Club

Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 45 runs
| Wootton 6-30; GG Walker

George Glossop Walker

George Glossop Walker was an English Cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1881 and 1898.- Early life :...

5-31; J J Hulme 5-11
|-
|2
|21 May 1888
| Essex

Essex County Cricket Club

County Ground, Leyton
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 7 wickets
| G Davidson

George Davidson (cricketer)

George Arthur Davidson was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1886 and 1898 and for Marylebone Cricket Club between 1888 and 1898. A useful all-rounder, he scored over 5500 runs and took 621 wickets in his first class career.Davidson was born in Brimington, Derbyshire, the son...

6-16
|-
|3
|24 May 1888
| Surrey

Surrey County Cricket Club

County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| Innings and 6 runs
| Bowley 5-29; GG Walker

George Glossop Walker

George Glossop Walker was an English Cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1881 and 1898.- Early life :...

5-52; Beaumont 5-14
|-
|4
|11 Jun 1888
| 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....

Australian cricket team in England in 1888

County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| Innings and 79 runs
| Turner 6-20 and 7-26; W Cropper

William Cropper

William Cropper was an English cricketer and football player who played cricket for Derbyshire CCC between 1882 and 1888 and football once for Derby County...

6-43
|-
|6
|23 Jul 1888
| Lancashire

Lancashire County Cricket Club

Essex County Cricket Club

Leicestershire County Cricket Club

Middlesex County Cricket Club

County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 7 wickets
| GG Walker

George Glossop Walker

George Glossop Walker was an English Cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1881 and 1898.- Early life :...

6-114
|-
|10
|13 Aug 1888
| 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="#00FF00"|Won
| 7 wickets
| J J Hulme 8-30 and 7-40
|-
|11
|20 Aug 1888
| Lancashire

Lancashire County Cricket Club

Surrey County Cricket Club

Kennington Oval
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 7 wickets
| W Hall

Walter Hall (cricketer)

Walter Hall was an English cricketer who played cricket for Derbyshire from 1882 to 1892Hall was born at Whitfield, Derbyshire. In 1881 he was working at a print works at Glossop...

5-31; Beaumont 6-30
|-

Batting averages

{| class="wikitable sortable" width="90%"
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Name !! Matches !! Inns !! Runs !! High score !! Average !! 100s
|-
| W Chatterton

William Chatterton

|| 12 || 23 ||362 ||54 ||15.74|| 0
|-
|GG Walker

George Glossop Walker

George Glossop Walker was an English Cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1881 and 1898.- Early life :...

|| 11 || 22 || 284 ||39 ||12.91 || 0
|-
| G Davidson

George Davidson (cricketer)

|| 11|| 22|| 270 ||61 ||12.27 ||0
|-
| W Hall

Walter Hall (cricketer)

Walter Hall was an English cricketer who played cricket for Derbyshire from 1882 to 1892Hall was born at Whitfield, Derbyshire. In 1881 he was working at a print works at Glossop...

|| 4 || 8 || 96 ||43 ||12.00 || 0
|-
| LG Wright

Levi Wright

Levi George Wright was an English footballer and cricketer. He played association football for Derby County and Notts County and cricket for Derbyshire from 1883 to 1909 being captain for a season and a half in 1906/1907. He scored over 15,000 runs in his first class career and took 237 catches...

|| 8 || 16 ||169 ||35 ||10.56 || 0
|-
| 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....

|| 2 || 3 ||31 ||14 ||10.33 || 0
|-
| W Sugg

Walter Sugg

Walter Sugg was an English first-class cricketer, who played for Yorkshire in 1881, and for Derbyshire from 1884 until 1902.-Life and career:...

|| 7 || 13 ||128 ||48 ||9.85 || 0
|-
|W Cropper

William Cropper

William Cropper was an English cricketer and football player who played cricket for Derbyshire CCC between 1882 and 1888 and football once for Derby County...

|| 12 || 24 ||236 ||92 ||9.83|| 0
|-
| G Ratcliffe

George Ratcliffe (cricketer, born 1856)

Another cricketer who played for Derbyshire during the 1919 season was named George Ratcliffe.George Ratcliffe was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire from 1887 to 1889....

|| 10 || 20 ||153 ||50 ||7.65 || 0
|-
| GB Earl

George Earl (cricketer)

George Burrill Earl was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1883 and 1888....

|| 2 || 4 ||28 ||21 ||7.00 || 0
|-
| W Pedley

William Pedley

|| 2 || 4 ||27 ||16 ||6.75 || 0
|-
| W Storer

William Storer

William Storer was an English footballer and a cricketer who played six Tests from 1897 to 1899, played first class cricket for Derbyshire from 1887 to 1905 and played football for Derby County...

|| 7 || 13 ||79 ||13 || 6.08 || 0
|-
| HC Mosby || 2 || 4 ||24 ||16 ||6.00 || 0
|-
| G Porter

George Porter (cricketer)

George Porter was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire between 1881 and 1896.Porter was born at Kilburn, Derbyshire, the son of John Porter a brickyard worker, and his wife Sarah Brentnall and was apprenticed to his uncle as a chimney sweep...

|| 3 || 6 ||36 ||17 ||6.00 || 0
|-
| H Bagshaw

Henry Bagshaw

Harry Bagshaw, christened Henry Bagshaw, was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1887 and 1902 and was also a cricket umpire....

|| 2 || 4|| 21 ||9 ||5.25|| 0
|-
| J J Hulme || 11 || 22 ||96 ||20 ||4.36 || 0
|-
| A Charlesworth

Alfred Charlesworth

|| 3 || 6 ||24 ||15 ||4.00|| 0
|-
| WA Hindley || 1 || 2|| 6 ||6 || 3.00 || 0
|-
| W Hodges || 2 || 3 ||9 || 5 || 3.00|| 0
|-
|JJ Disney

James Disney

James Joseph Disney was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire as wicket-keeper between 1881 and 1890....

|| 11 ||21 ||58 ||11 ||2.76 || 0
|-
| E Evershed

Edward Evershed

|| 2 || 4 ||10 ||6 ||2.50 || 0
|-
|FW 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...

|| 2 || 4 ||10 ||10 ||2.50 || 0
|-
| J Marshall

Joseph Marshall

Joseph Marshall was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire in 1887.Marshall was born in Mosborough, Yorkshire. He made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1887 season against Surrey and his only other first class game was also against Surrey that season...

|| 1 || 1 ||1 ||1 ||1.00 || 0
|-
| JH Straw || 1 || 2 ||2 ||1 ||1.00 || 0
|-
|}

Bowling averages

{| class="wikitable sortable" width="90%"
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Name !! Balls !! Runs !! Wickets !! BB !! Average
|-
| J J Hulme || 1669 || 622 || 60 || 8-30 || 10.37
|-
| GG Walker

George Glossop Walker

George Glossop Walker was an English Cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1881 and 1898.- Early life :...

|| 1030 || 522 || 32 || 6-114 || 16.31
|-
| W Cropper

William Cropper

William Cropper was an English cricketer and football player who played cricket for Derbyshire CCC between 1882 and 1888 and football once for Derby County...

|| 969 || 385 || 22 || 6-43 || 17.5
|-
| G Davidson

George Davidson (cricketer)

|| 1069 || 356 || 19 || 6-16 || 18.74
|-
| W Chatterton

William Chatterton

|| 568 || 186 || 15 || 4-11 || 12.4
|-
| W Hall

Walter Hall (cricketer)

Walter Hall was an English cricketer who played cricket for Derbyshire from 1882 to 1892Hall was born at Whitfield, Derbyshire. In 1881 he was working at a print works at Glossop...

|| 371 || 148 || 14 || 5-31 || 10.57
|-
| G Porter

George Porter (cricketer)

|| 196 || 87 || 5 || 3-44 || 17.4
|-
| H Bagshaw

Henry Bagshaw

Harry Bagshaw, christened Henry Bagshaw, was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1887 and 1902 and was also a cricket umpire....

|| 108 || 45 || 3 || 3-43 || 15.00
|-
| HC Mosby || 35 || 19 || 2 || 1-5 || 9.5
|}

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