Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1898
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Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1898 was the cricket
season when the English club Derbyshire
had been playing for twenty-seven years. It was their fourth season in the County Championship
and they won three matches to finish ninth in the Championship table.
in 1898 and one match against MCC. The captain for the year was Sydney Evershed
in his eighth season as captain. William Storer
was top scorer with three centuries which he achieved while also bowling to take 28 wickets and being a useful wicket-keeper. George Davidson
took most wickets at 65 as well as scoring a century. The season saw many high scores, and against Hampshire
in August, four Derbyshire players Levi Wright
, William Storer
, William Chatterton
and George Davidson
scored centuries followed by two more from the Hampshire players in the same match. The Derbyshire total of 645 runs was to remain their highest match score until it was surpassed in the 2007 season
. Two matches later, Yorkshire set a record score against Derbyshire of 662 runs when Jack Brown scored 300 and John Tunnicliffe
243 in Walter Sugg
's benefit match before Brown deliberately knocked down his wicket. It remained a national partnership record until two more Yorkshiremen, Percy Holmes and Herbert Sutcliffe, made 555 for the first wicket against Essex at Leyton in 1932.
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The Yorkshire match was Derbyshire's second match at Queen's Park, Chesterfield
, the first being earlier in the season against Surrey. The size of the crowd at that game made the experiment well worth while and the ground, described as mre pleasing to the eye than the County Ground, became a regular venue for several matches a season. The game against Surrey was not without incident as superb lob bowling by D. L. A. Jephson, gave him nine Derbyshire wickets for 55 runs in the two innings, Derbyshire supporters were upset by Jephson's lobs, and protested vigorously against them, saying that this was unfair bowling.
The most significant addition to the Derbyshire squad in the season was Billy Bestwick
as well known for his antics off the pitch as his demon bowling. William Ellis
played the first of several seasons at the club when he played occasional games. Alfred Charlesworth
and James Wright
also made their debuts and played several matches in the season, although only Wright played in a subsequent season. William Prince
, John Bourne
and Solomon Hardy
each played just one career match for Derbyshire in the season
! bgcolor="#efefef" colspan=6 | List of matches
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
!No.
!Date
!V
!Result
!Margin
!Notes
|-
|1
|16 May 1898
| Nottinghamshire
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| W Storer
109
|-
|2
|19 May 1898
| Surrey
Kennington Oval
|Abandoned
|
|
|-
|3
|23 May 1898
| Lancashire
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 65 runs
| JJ Hulme 6-65; Cuttell 5-30; Briggs 5-34; Mold 5-27
|-
|4
|30 May 1898
| Hampshire
County Ground, Southampton
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 10 wickets
| W Storer
104
|-
|5
|09 Jun 1898
| MCC
Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| Innings and 1 run
| G Davidson
6-30 and 6-53; J Hearne 6-66
|-
|6
|16 Jun 1898
| Warwickshire
Edgbaston, Birmingham
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Quaife 109; Lilley 112
|-
|7
|20 Jun 1898
| Essex
County Ground, Leyton
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 129 runs
| G Davidson
7-42 and 8-74
|-
|8
|27 Jun 1898
| Leicestershire
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| Innings and 31 runs
| Pougher 5-53; F Davidson
6-36; G Davidson
5-31
|-
|9
|30 Jun 1898
| Surrey
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| Innings and 43 runs
| Jephson 6-38
|-
|10
|04 Jul 1898
| Essex
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| Innings and 172 runs
| Perrin 104 ; McGahey 115; Kortright 5-44; Bull 6-75
|-
|11
|11 Jul 1898
| Nottinghamshire
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| F Davidson
6-49
|-
|12
|25 Jul 1898
| Warwickshire
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| SH Evershed
153; Field 5-107
|-
|13
|28 Jul 1898
| Yorkshire
St George's Road, Harrogate
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| H Bagshaw
100; JW Hancock
5-61
|-
|14
|01 Aug 1898
| Hampshire
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| LG Wright
134; W Storer
100; W Chatterton
142; G Davidson
108 and 6-42; Poore 121; Quinton 101 and 5-93
|-
|15
|15 Aug 1898
| Leicestershire
Grace Road, Leicester
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| Innings and 103 runs
| Geeson 6-64 and 7-38
|-
|16
|18 Aug 1898
| Yorkshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| Innings and 387 runs
| J Brown 300; J Tunnicliffe 243
|-
|17
|25 Aug 1898
| Lancashire
Old Trafford, Manchester
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| J Tyldesley
200; Cuttell 5-48
|-
|
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Name !! Matches !! Inns !! Runs !! High score !! Average !!100s
|-
| W Storer
|| 15 ||25 || 1113 ||109 || 50.59 || 3
|-
| SH Evershed
|| 13|| 23 || 729 ||153|| 33.13 || 1
|-
| W Chatterton
||14 ||23 || 648 ||142 ||30.85 || 1
|-
| H Bagshaw
||13 ||21 || 481 ||100*|| 24.05 || 1
|-
| G Davidson
|| 14 ||21 || 457 ||108 || 21.76 || 1
|-
| LG Wright
||15 ||26 || 541 ||134 || 21.64 || 1
|-
| EM Ashcroft
||4 ||6 || 95 ||60 || 19.00 || 0
|-
| H Blackwell
||3 ||4 || 38 ||15|| 19.00 || 0
|-
| W Sugg
|| 15|| 23 || 323 ||50 ||14.68 || 0
|-
| J Wright
||5 ||8 || 87 ||53* ||12.42 || 0
|-
| A Charlesworth
||7 ||10 || 92|| 23 ||10.22 || 0
|-
| GG Walker
|| 6|| 9 || 62 ||25 || 7.75 || 0
|-
| W Ellis
|| 3 ||5 || 28 ||16*|| 7.00 || 0
|-
| F Davidson
||8 ||14 || 67 ||19 || 6.70 || 0
|-
| JJ Hulme || 2|| 3 || 13|| 9*|| 6.50 || 0
|-
| JJ Bourne
||1 ||1 || 6|| 6 || 6.00 || 0
|-
| JW Hancock
||11 ||14 || 50 ||19|| 5.55 || 0
|-
| S Hardy
||1 ||2 || 10|| 9 || 5.00 || 0
|-
| D Bottom
|| 1 ||2 || 8|| 7|| 4.00 || 0
|-
| GA Marsden
||3 ||5 || 14|| 5 || 2.80 || 0
|-
| W Bestwick
|| 8 ||11 || 22|| 5*|| 2.75|| 0
|-
| E Evershed
||1 ||1 || 1|| 1|| 1.00 || 0
|-
| SH Wood ||1 ||1 || 4|| 4* || 0
|-
| W Prince
||1 ||1 || 2|| 2* || 0
|-
|}
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Name !! Balls !! Runs !! Wickets !! BB !! Average
|-
| G Davidson
||3682 || 1020|| 65 ||8-74 ||15.69
|-
| W Storer
||1470 || 995|| 28 ||4-121|| 35.53
|-
| F Davidson
|| 2054 || 844 ||32|| 6-36|| 26.37
|-
| JW Hancock
|| 1511 || 720 ||23|| 5-61|| 31.30
|-
| JJ Hulme || 500 ||152|| 12 ||6-65|| 12.66
|-
| GG Walker
|| 965 ||630|| 9|| 4-199 ||70.00
|-
| W Bestwick
|| 765 ||430|| 8 ||4-163 ||53.75
|-
| H Bagshaw
||430 ||241 ||7|| 2-5 ||34.42
|-
| W Chatterton
|| 650 ||255|| 6|| 4-32 ||42.50
|-
| W Sugg
|| 345 ||197|| 5 ||3-25 ||39.40
|-
| H Blackwell
||175 || 105|| 4 ||2-23|| 26.25
|-
| JJ Bourne
|| 265 ||103 ||3 ||2-63 ||34.33
|-
| D Bottom
|| 123 || 50 ||1 ||1-50|| 50.00
|-
| W Prince
|| 125 || 38 ||0
|-
| A Charlesworth
|| 60 || 47|| 0
|-
| EM Ashcroft
||50 ||31|| 0
|-
| J Wright
|| 50 || 16|| 0
|-
| LG Wright
|| 50 ||36|| 0
|-
| W Ellis
|| 30 ||12|| 0
|-
| SH Evershed
|| 30 ||28|| 0
|-
|}
Cricket
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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 twenty-seven years. It was their fourth season in the County Championship
County Championship
The County Championship is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales...
and they won three matches to finish ninth in the Championship table.
1898 season
Derbyshire played sixteen games in the County ChampionshipCounty Championship
The County Championship is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales...
in 1898 and one match against MCC. The captain for the year was 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....
in his eighth season as captain. William 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...
was top scorer with three centuries which he achieved while also bowling to take 28 wickets and being a useful wicket-keeper. George 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...
took most wickets at 65 as well as scoring a century. The season saw many high scores, and 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 August, four Derbyshire players Levi 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...
, William 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...
, 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...
and George 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...
scored centuries followed by two more from the Hampshire players in the same match. The Derbyshire total of 645 runs was to remain their highest match score until it was surpassed in the 2007 season
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 2007
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. Two matches later, Yorkshire set a record score against Derbyshire of 662 runs when Jack Brown scored 300 and John Tunnicliffe
John Tunnicliffe
John Tunnicliffe was an English, first-class cricketer, who played in 472 first-class matches for Yorkshire County Cricket Club.-County career:...
243 in Walter 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:...
's benefit match before Brown deliberately knocked down his wicket. It remained a national partnership record until two more Yorkshiremen, Percy Holmes and Herbert Sutcliffe, made 555 for the first wicket against Essex at Leyton in 1932.
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Queen's Park is a county cricket ground located in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England and lies within a park in the centre of the town established for Queen Victoria's diamond jubilee in 1897...
, the first being earlier in the season against Surrey. The size of the crowd at that game made the experiment well worth while and the ground, described as mre pleasing to the eye than the County Ground, became a regular venue for several matches a season. The game against Surrey was not without incident as superb lob bowling by D. L. A. Jephson, gave him nine Derbyshire wickets for 55 runs in the two innings, Derbyshire supporters were upset by Jephson's lobs, and protested vigorously against them, saying that this was unfair bowling.
The most significant addition to the Derbyshire squad in the season was Billy Bestwick
Billy Bestwick
William Bestwick was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1898 and 1926. He was a demon medium-fast bowler who took over 1400 wickets for the county, including 10 in one innings...
as well known for his antics off the pitch as his demon bowling. William Ellis
William Ellis (cricketer)
William Ellis was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1898 and 1906.Ellis was born in Whitwell, the son of Thomas Ellis, a joiner, and his wife Jane....
played the first of several seasons at the club when he played occasional games. 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...
and James Wright
James Wright (cricketer, born 1874)
James Wright was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire in 1898 and 1905.Wright was born at Newbold, Leicestershire, the son of Thomas Wright, a coal miner and his wife Elizabeth. In 1881 they were living at Castle Gresley, Derbyshire...
also made their debuts and played several matches in the season, although only Wright played in a subsequent season. William Prince
William Prince (cricketer)
William Prince was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1898.Prince was born in Somercotes, Derbyshire, the son of Thomas Prince, a coal miner, and his wife Hannah...
, John Bourne
John Bourne (cricketer)
John James Bourne was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1898.Bourne was born at Moira, Leicestershire, the son of Thomas Bourne, a colliery manager and his wife Rose...
and Solomon Hardy
Solomon Hardy
Solomon Hardy was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1898.Hardy was born at Ilkeston, Derbyshire and was a coal miner when living with his widowed mother at Ilkeston in 1881....
each played just one career match for Derbyshire in the season
Matches
{| class="wikitable" width="100%"! bgcolor="#efefef" colspan=6 | List of matches
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
!No.
!Date
!V
!Result
!Margin
!Notes
|-
|1
|16 May 1898
| 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="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| 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...
109
|-
|2
|19 May 1898
| 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...
Kennington Oval
|Abandoned
|
|
|-
|3
|23 May 1898
| 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
| JJ Hulme 6-65; Cuttell 5-30; Briggs 5-34; Mold 5-27
|-
|4
|30 May 1898
| 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...
County Ground, Southampton
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 10 wickets
| 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...
104
|-
|5
|09 Jun 1898
| 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="#00FF00"|Won
| Innings and 1 run
| 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...
6-30 and 6-53; J Hearne 6-66
|-
|6
|16 Jun 1898
| Warwickshire
Warwickshire County Cricket Club
Warwickshire 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 Warwickshire. Its limited overs team is called the Warwickshire Bears. Their kit colours are black and gold and the shirt sponsor...
Edgbaston, Birmingham
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Quaife 109; Lilley 112
|-
|7
|20 Jun 1898
| 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...
County Ground, Leyton
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 129 runs
| 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...
7-42 and 8-74
|-
|8
|27 Jun 1898
| 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....
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| Innings and 31 runs
| Pougher 5-53; F Davidson
Frank Davidson
Frank Davidson was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1897 and 1899.Davidson was born in Brimington, Derbyshire, the son of Josh Davidson, a coal miner and his wife Elizabeth. His father played one game annually for Derbyshire from 1871 to 1875.Davidson's...
6-36; 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...
5-31
|-
|9
|30 Jun 1898
| 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...
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| Innings and 43 runs
| Jephson 6-38
|-
|10
|04 Jul 1898
| 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...
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| Innings and 172 runs
| Perrin 104 ; McGahey 115; Kortright 5-44; Bull 6-75
|-
|11
|11 Jul 1898
| 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...
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| F Davidson
Frank Davidson
Frank Davidson was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1897 and 1899.Davidson was born in Brimington, Derbyshire, the son of Josh Davidson, a coal miner and his wife Elizabeth. His father played one game annually for Derbyshire from 1871 to 1875.Davidson's...
6-49
|-
|12
|25 Jul 1898
| Warwickshire
Warwickshire County Cricket Club
Warwickshire 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 Warwickshire. Its limited overs team is called the Warwickshire Bears. Their kit colours are black and gold and the shirt sponsor...
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| 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....
153; Field 5-107
|-
|13
|28 Jul 1898
| 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....
St George's Road, Harrogate
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| 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....
100; JW Hancock
Joseph Hancock
Joseph William Hancock was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire from 1897 to 1900 and for Scotland in 1906...
5-61
|-
|14
|01 Aug 1898
| 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...
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| 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...
134; 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...
100; W 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...
142; 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...
108 and 6-42; Poore 121; Quinton 101 and 5-93
|-
|15
|15 Aug 1898
| 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....
Grace Road, Leicester
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| Innings and 103 runs
| Geeson 6-64 and 7-38
|-
|16
|18 Aug 1898
| 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....
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| Innings and 387 runs
| J Brown 300; J Tunnicliffe 243
John Tunnicliffe
John Tunnicliffe was an English, first-class cricketer, who played in 472 first-class matches for Yorkshire County Cricket Club.-County career:...
|-
|17
|25 Aug 1898
| 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="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| J Tyldesley
Johnny Tyldesley
Johnny Tyldesley was a Lancashire and England cricketer and for many years the finest professional batsman in county cricket.-Life and career:...
200; Cuttell 5-48
|-
|
County Championship batting averages
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="70%"|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Name !! Matches !! Inns !! Runs !! High score !! Average !!100s
|-
| 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...
|| 15 ||25 || 1113 ||109 || 50.59 || 3
|-
| 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....
|| 13|| 23 || 729 ||153|| 33.13 || 1
|-
| W 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...
||14 ||23 || 648 ||142 ||30.85 || 1
|-
| 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....
||13 ||21 || 481 ||100*|| 24.05 || 1
|-
| 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...
|| 14 ||21 || 457 ||108 || 21.76 || 1
|-
| 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...
||15 ||26 || 541 ||134 || 21.64 || 1
|-
| EM Ashcroft
Maynard Ashcroft
Edward Maynard Ashcroft was an English doctor and cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1897 and 1906 and captained the Derbyshire team in 1904.-Early life:...
||4 ||6 || 95 ||60 || 19.00 || 0
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| H Blackwell
Henry Blackwell (cricketer)
Henry Blackwell was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1895 and 1898.Blackwell was born at Wirksworth Derbyshire, the son of William Blackwell, a butcher and his wife Fanny...
||3 ||4 || 38 ||15|| 19.00 || 0
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| 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:...
|| 15|| 23 || 323 ||50 ||14.68 || 0
|-
| J Wright
James Wright (cricketer, born 1874)
James Wright was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire in 1898 and 1905.Wright was born at Newbold, Leicestershire, the son of Thomas Wright, a coal miner and his wife Elizabeth. In 1881 they were living at Castle Gresley, Derbyshire...
||5 ||8 || 87 ||53* ||12.42 || 0
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| A 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...
||7 ||10 || 92|| 23 ||10.22 || 0
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| GG Walker
George Glossop Walker
George Glossop Walker was an English Cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1881 and 1898.- Early life :...
|| 6|| 9 || 62 ||25 || 7.75 || 0
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| W Ellis
William Ellis (cricketer)
William Ellis was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1898 and 1906.Ellis was born in Whitwell, the son of Thomas Ellis, a joiner, and his wife Jane....
|| 3 ||5 || 28 ||16*|| 7.00 || 0
|-
| F Davidson
Frank Davidson
Frank Davidson was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1897 and 1899.Davidson was born in Brimington, Derbyshire, the son of Josh Davidson, a coal miner and his wife Elizabeth. His father played one game annually for Derbyshire from 1871 to 1875.Davidson's...
||8 ||14 || 67 ||19 || 6.70 || 0
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| JJ Hulme || 2|| 3 || 13|| 9*|| 6.50 || 0
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| JJ Bourne
John Bourne (cricketer)
John James Bourne was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1898.Bourne was born at Moira, Leicestershire, the son of Thomas Bourne, a colliery manager and his wife Rose...
||1 ||1 || 6|| 6 || 6.00 || 0
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| JW Hancock
Joseph Hancock
Joseph William Hancock was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire from 1897 to 1900 and for Scotland in 1906...
||11 ||14 || 50 ||19|| 5.55 || 0
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| S Hardy
Solomon Hardy
Solomon Hardy was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1898.Hardy was born at Ilkeston, Derbyshire and was a coal miner when living with his widowed mother at Ilkeston in 1881....
||1 ||2 || 10|| 9 || 5.00 || 0
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| D Bottom
Daniel Bottom
Daniel Bottom was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1891 and 1901 and for Nottinghamshire in 1899.Bottom was born in Whitwell, Derbyshire the son of John Bottom, a stonemason, and his wife Elizabeth...
|| 1 ||2 || 8|| 7|| 4.00 || 0
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| GA Marsden
George Marsden (cricketer)
George Allen Marsden was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1894 and 1898.Marsden was born in Wirksworth, the son of George Marsden a printer and auctioneer and his wife Anne Allen...
||3 ||5 || 14|| 5 || 2.80 || 0
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| W Bestwick
Billy Bestwick
William Bestwick was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1898 and 1926. He was a demon medium-fast bowler who took over 1400 wickets for the county, including 10 in one innings...
|| 8 ||11 || 22|| 5*|| 2.75|| 0
|-
| E 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...
||1 ||1 || 1|| 1|| 1.00 || 0
|-
| SH Wood ||1 ||1 || 4|| 4* || 0
|-
| W Prince
William Prince (cricketer)
William Prince was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1898.Prince was born in Somercotes, Derbyshire, the son of Thomas Prince, a coal miner, and his wife Hannah...
||1 ||1 || 2|| 2* || 0
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|}
County Championship bowling averages
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! Name !! Balls !! Runs !! Wickets !! BB !! Average
|-
| 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...
||3682 || 1020|| 65 ||8-74 ||15.69
|-
| 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...
||1470 || 995|| 28 ||4-121|| 35.53
|-
| F Davidson
Frank Davidson
Frank Davidson was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1897 and 1899.Davidson was born in Brimington, Derbyshire, the son of Josh Davidson, a coal miner and his wife Elizabeth. His father played one game annually for Derbyshire from 1871 to 1875.Davidson's...
|| 2054 || 844 ||32|| 6-36|| 26.37
|-
| JW Hancock
Joseph Hancock
Joseph William Hancock was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire from 1897 to 1900 and for Scotland in 1906...
|| 1511 || 720 ||23|| 5-61|| 31.30
|-
| JJ Hulme || 500 ||152|| 12 ||6-65|| 12.66
|-
| GG Walker
George Glossop Walker
George Glossop Walker was an English Cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1881 and 1898.- Early life :...
|| 965 ||630|| 9|| 4-199 ||70.00
|-
| W Bestwick
Billy Bestwick
William Bestwick was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1898 and 1926. He was a demon medium-fast bowler who took over 1400 wickets for the county, including 10 in one innings...
|| 765 ||430|| 8 ||4-163 ||53.75
|-
| 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....
||430 ||241 ||7|| 2-5 ||34.42
|-
| W 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...
|| 650 ||255|| 6|| 4-32 ||42.50
|-
| 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:...
|| 345 ||197|| 5 ||3-25 ||39.40
|-
| H Blackwell
Henry Blackwell (cricketer)
Henry Blackwell was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1895 and 1898.Blackwell was born at Wirksworth Derbyshire, the son of William Blackwell, a butcher and his wife Fanny...
||175 || 105|| 4 ||2-23|| 26.25
|-
| JJ Bourne
John Bourne (cricketer)
John James Bourne was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1898.Bourne was born at Moira, Leicestershire, the son of Thomas Bourne, a colliery manager and his wife Rose...
|| 265 ||103 ||3 ||2-63 ||34.33
|-
| D Bottom
Daniel Bottom
Daniel Bottom was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1891 and 1901 and for Nottinghamshire in 1899.Bottom was born in Whitwell, Derbyshire the son of John Bottom, a stonemason, and his wife Elizabeth...
|| 123 || 50 ||1 ||1-50|| 50.00
|-
| W Prince
William Prince (cricketer)
William Prince was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1898.Prince was born in Somercotes, Derbyshire, the son of Thomas Prince, a coal miner, and his wife Hannah...
|| 125 || 38 ||0
|-
| A 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...
|| 60 || 47|| 0
|-
| EM Ashcroft
Maynard Ashcroft
Edward Maynard Ashcroft was an English doctor and cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1897 and 1906 and captained the Derbyshire team in 1904.-Early life:...
||50 ||31|| 0
|-
| J Wright
James Wright (cricketer, born 1874)
James Wright was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire in 1898 and 1905.Wright was born at Newbold, Leicestershire, the son of Thomas Wright, a coal miner and his wife Elizabeth. In 1881 they were living at Castle Gresley, Derbyshire...
|| 50 || 16|| 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...
|| 50 ||36|| 0
|-
| W Ellis
William Ellis (cricketer)
William Ellis was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1898 and 1906.Ellis was born in Whitwell, the son of Thomas Ellis, a joiner, and his wife Jane....
|| 30 ||12|| 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....
|| 30 ||28|| 0
|-
|}
Wicket Keeper
- W StorerWilliam StorerWilliam 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...
Catches 24, Stumping 1 - W ChattertonWilliam ChattertonWilliam 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...
Catches 13, Stumping 1 - LG WrightLevi WrightLevi 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...
Catches 10, Stumping 2