Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1899
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Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1899 was the cricket
season when the English club Derbyshire
had been playing for twenty-eight years. It was their fifth season in the County Championship
and they won three matches to finish fifteenth in the Championship table.
in 1899, one match against MCC and one match against the touring Australians. The only won two matches in the County Championship which left them at the bottom of the tableThe captain for the year was Samuel Hill Wood in his first season as captain. Levi Wright
was top scorer. John Hulme took most wickets. William Storer played for England in the first test against Australia in June.
The most significant addition to the Derbyshire squad in the season was Joe Humphries
who became a long-serving wicket keeper. John Young
played the first of three seasons in which he played frequently, but the remainder who made their debut played only in 1899 or intermittently thereafter. George Gregory
and Thomas Higson
played intermittenty up to 1910. Richard Kenward
played one season and next played for Sussex. Albert Steeples
, Leonard Ward
and
Frank Wright played one career first class match each during the season.
The early death of George Davidson
from pneumonia in February had deprived Derbyshire of a valuable all-rounder with several years potential service ahead of him.
! bgcolor="#efefef" colspan=6 | List of matches
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
!No.
!Date
!V
!Result
!Margin
!Notes
|-
|1
| 04 May 1899
| Surrey
Kennington Oval
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 10 wickets
| Brockwell 102; Jephson 5-51
|-
|2
|15 May 1899
| Warwickshire
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Dickens 5-22 and 6-23; JJ Hulme 7-58
|-
|3
|18 May 1899
| MCC
Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 2 wickets
| Martin 5-13 and 6-76
|-
|4
|22 May 1899
| Hampshire
County Ground, Southampton
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 7 wickets
| JJ Hulme 5-60; Baldwin 6-113
|-
|5
| 25 May 1899
| Leicestershire
Grace Road, Leicester
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| de Trafford 117; JJ Hulme 5-35
|-
|6
|05 Jun 1899
| Surrey
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| Innings and 164 runs
| Jephson 5-12
|-
|7
|08 Jun 1899
| Yorkshire
Dewsbury and Savile Ground
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 9 wickets
| JA Berwick
5-82; Rhodes 5-65; Hirst 5-57
|-
|8
|12 Jun 1899
| Lancashire
Old Trafford, Manchester
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 8 wickets
| Cutell 120; Hallows 5-31
|-
|9
|19 Jun 1899
| Nottinghamshire
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| Innings and 180 runs
| Wass 5-42; Bottom 5-34; H Bagshaw
5-18
|-
|10
| 22 Jun 1899
| Essex
County Ground, Leyton
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 98 runs
| Mead 6-54 and 5-51; JJ Hulme 6-52 and 6-29
|-
|11
|26 Jun 1899
| Australia
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| Innings and 249 runs
| Trumble 100; Noble 156; Darling 134*; McLeod 6-89
|-
|12
| 03 Jul 1899
| Yorkshire
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| Innings and 160 runs
| Brown 192; JJ Hulme 7-124; Wainwright 7-38
|-
|13
|13 Jul 1899
| Lancashire
North Road Ground, Glossop
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 269 runs
| JJ Hulme 6-50; Mold 7-19; W Storer
5-59; A Ward 6-29
|-
|14
| 20 Jul 1899
| Leicestershire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| W Storer
216
|-
|15
|24 Jul 1899
| Essex
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Perrin 196; Bull 5-71
|-
|16
|31 Jul 1899
| Worcestershire
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Arnold 121; W Sugg
107; W Bestwick
5-86
|-
|17
|07 Aug 1899
| Hampshire
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 9 wickets
| LG Wright
138; Heseltine 7-106; JJ Hulme 6-108
|-
|18
|17 Aug 1899
| Worcestershire
County Ground, New Road, Worcester
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| Innings and 218 runs
| G Bromley-Martin 129; H Foster 162; Lowe 102; Burrows 5-37; WIlson 5-45
|-
|19
|21 Aug 1899
| Nottinghamshire
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| LG Wright
115; A Jones 5-140
|-
|20
| 28 Aug 1899
| Warwickshire
Edgbaston, Birmingham
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
|
|-
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Name !! Matches !! Inns !! Runs !! High score !! Average !!100s
|-
| W Storer
|| 17|| 31 || 1027|| 216*|| 39.50 || 1
|-
| LG Wright
||18 ||34 || 1064 ||138|| 33.25 || 2
|-
| H Bagshaw
||16 ||30 || 820 ||77*|| 28.27 || 0
|-
| SH Evershed
|| 2 ||3 || 78|| 39|| 26.00 || 0
|-
| W Sugg
|| 14 ||24 || 552 ||107 || 23.00 || 1
|-
| WB Delacombe
||1 ||2 || 23 ||20*|| 23.00 || 0
|-
| Samuel Hill Wood || 4|| 8 || 125|| 58|| 20.83 || 0
|-
| W Chatterton
||12 ||24 || 407 ||53|| 17.69 || 0
|-
| R Kenward
|| 10 ||17 || 285 ||56 ||16.76 || 0
|-
| JH Young
|| 3|| 5 || 61|| 42* ||15.25 || 0
|-
| W Ellis
|| 7 ||11 || 166 ||58 ||15.09 || 0
|-
| TA Higson
|| 15 ||26 || 340 ||46 ||14.16 || 0
|-
| JJ Hulme || 18 ||31 || 355 ||59|| 12.67 || 0
|-
| EM Ashcroft
|| 1 ||1 || 11|| 11|| 11.00 || 0
|-
| JW Hancock
||13 ||23 || 227|| 43*|| 10.80 || 0
|-
| W Locker
|| 1 ||2 || 20 ||11|| 10.00|| 0
|-
| A Steeples
|| 1 ||2 ||18 ||16|| 9.00 || 0
|-
| J Humphries
||6 ||10 || 64 ||18*|| 8.00 || 0
|-
| F Davidson
|| 5 ||9 || 62 ||43 ||6.88 || 0
|-
| JA Berwick
|| 8 ||14 || 66|| 27|| 5.50 || 0
|-
| W Bestwick
|| 18 ||29 || 91|| 25|| 5.05 || 0
|-
| W S Eadie
|| 1 ||1 || 5|| 5 || 5.00 || 0
|-
| C Middleton
|| 2|| 4 || 14 ||9 || 4.66 || 0
|-
| W Wilmot
|| 1 ||2 || 6|| 6|| 3.00 || 0
|-
| F Wright || 1 ||2 ||4 ||4 || 2.00 || 0
|-
| A Warren
|| 1 ||2 || 2 ||1*|| 2.00 || 0
|-
| GR Gregory
||1 ||1 || 2|| 2 || 2.00 || 0
|-
| LF Ward
||1 ||2 ||0 ||0 ||0.00 || 0
|-
|}
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Name !! Balls !! Runs !! Wickets !! BB !! Average
|-
| JJ Hulme || 4627 || 1933 ||82 ||7-58 ||23.57
|-
| W Bestwick
|| 2984 ||1417 ||48|| 5-86 ||29.52
|-
| TA Higson
||1835 || 839 ||27 ||4-74 ||31.07
|-
| W Storer
|| 955 || 628 ||20 ||5-59|| 31.40
|-
| JA Berwick
|| 820 || 420 ||12 ||5-82 ||35.00
|-
| F Davidson
|| 570 || 226 ||11 ||4-77|| 20.54
|-
| JW Hancock
|| 1030 || 586 ||9 ||3-139 ||65.11
|-
| H Bagshaw
||235 ||120|| 5 ||5-18|| 24.00
|-
| JH Young
|| 250 || 152 ||3 ||2-52 ||50.66
|-
| W Ellis
|| 130 || 63 || 0 || ||
|-
| A Warren
|| 99 ||79 ||0 || ||
|-
| W Chatterton
|| 75 ||35|| 0 || ||
|-
| W Sugg
|| 40 ||41 ||0 || ||
|-
| LG Wright
|| 35 ||39 || 0 || ||
|-
| A Steeples
|| 30 ||21 ||0 || ||
|-
| EM Ashcroft
|| 25 ||11 ||0 || ||
|-
| F Wright || 20 ||37 || 0 || ||
|-
| C Middleton
|| 15 ||18 ||0 || ||
|-
| Samuel Hill Wood ||15 || 6|| 0 || ||
|}
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 twenty-eight years. It was their fifth 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 fifteenth in the Championship table.
1899 season
Derbyshire played eighteen games in the County ChampionshipCounty Championship
The County Championship is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales...
in 1899, one match against MCC and one match against the touring Australians. The only won two matches in the County Championship which left them at the bottom of the tableThe captain for the year was Samuel Hill Wood in his first season as captain. 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...
was top scorer. John Hulme took most wickets. William Storer played for England in the first test against Australia in June.
The most significant addition to the Derbyshire squad in the season was Joe Humphries
Joe Humphries
Joseph Humphries was an English cricketer who played three Test matches for England on their tour to Australia in 1907-08 and for Derbyshire County Cricket Club and the Marylebone Cricket Club between 1899 and 1914....
who became a long-serving wicket keeper. John Young
John Young (cricketer, born 1876)
Another Derbyshire cricketer, born in 1863, was named John Young.John Henry Young was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1899 and 1901....
played the first of three seasons in which he played frequently, but the remainder who made their debut played only in 1899 or intermittently thereafter. George Gregory
George Gregory (cricketer)
George Robert Gregory was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire intermittently between 1899 and 1910....
and Thomas Higson
Thomas Higson (cricketer, born 1873)
Thomas Atkinson Higson was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Oxford University in 1892, for Derbyshire in 1899, 1909 and 1910 and for Lancashire between 1905 and 1923....
played intermittenty up to 1910. Richard Kenward
Richard Kenward
Richard Kenward was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire in 1899 and for Sussex in 1902.Kenward was born at Icklesham, Sussex the son of Trayton Kenward and his wife Emily Turtle...
played one season and next played for Sussex. Albert Steeples
Albert Steeples
Albert Steeples was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1899.Steeples was born at Somercotes, Alfreton, Derbyshire, the son of John Steeples, a coal miner....
, Leonard Ward
Leonard Ward
Rev. Leonard Foster Ward was an English clergyman and cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire in 1899.-Family:...
and
Frank Wright played one career first class match each during the season.
The early death of 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...
from pneumonia in February had deprived Derbyshire of a valuable all-rounder with several years potential service ahead of him.
Matches
{| class="wikitable" width="100%"! bgcolor="#efefef" colspan=6 | List of matches
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
!No.
!Date
!V
!Result
!Margin
!Notes
|-
|1
| 04 May 1899
| 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
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 10 wickets
| Brockwell 102; Jephson 5-51
|-
|2
|15 May 1899
| 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
|
| Dickens 5-22 and 6-23; JJ Hulme 7-58
|-
|3
|18 May 1899
| 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
| 2 wickets
| Martin 5-13 and 6-76
|-
|4
|22 May 1899
| 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
| 7 wickets
| JJ Hulme 5-60; Baldwin 6-113
|-
|5
| 25 May 1899
| 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="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| de Trafford 117; JJ Hulme 5-35
|-
|6
|05 Jun 1899
| 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 164 runs
| Jephson 5-12
|-
|7
|08 Jun 1899
| 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....
Dewsbury and Savile Ground
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 9 wickets
| JA Berwick
John Berwick
John Albert Berwick was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1895 and 1901.Berwick was born in Kingsthorpe, Northampton, the son of John Berwick, bootmaker and his wife Rebecca...
5-82; Rhodes 5-65; Hirst 5-57
|-
|8
|12 Jun 1899
| 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
| 8 wickets
| Cutell 120; Hallows 5-31
|-
|9
|19 Jun 1899
| 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="#FF0000"|Lost
| Innings and 180 runs
| Wass 5-42; Bottom 5-34; 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....
5-18
|-
|10
| 22 Jun 1899
| 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="#00FF00"|Won
| 98 runs
| Mead 6-54 and 5-51; JJ Hulme 6-52 and 6-29
|-
|11
|26 Jun 1899
| Australia
Australian cricket team in England in 1899
The Australian cricket team in England in 1899 played 35 first-class matches including five Tests, the first time that a series in England had consisted of more than three matches...
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| Innings and 249 runs
| Trumble 100; Noble 156; Darling 134*; McLeod 6-89
|-
|12
| 03 Jul 1899
| 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
| Innings and 160 runs
| Brown 192; JJ Hulme 7-124; Wainwright 7-38
|-
|13
|13 Jul 1899
| 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...
North Road Ground, Glossop
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 269 runs
| JJ Hulme 6-50; Mold 7-19; 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...
5-59; A Ward 6-29
|-
|14
| 20 Jul 1899
| 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....
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|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...
216
|-
|15
|24 Jul 1899
| 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="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Perrin 196; Bull 5-71
|-
|16
|31 Jul 1899
| Worcestershire
Worcestershire County Cricket Club
Worcestershire 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 Worcestershire...
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Arnold 121; 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:...
107; 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...
5-86
|-
|17
|07 Aug 1899
| 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="#FF0000"|Lost
| 9 wickets
| 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...
138; Heseltine 7-106; JJ Hulme 6-108
|-
|18
|17 Aug 1899
| Worcestershire
Worcestershire County Cricket Club
Worcestershire 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 Worcestershire...
County Ground, New Road, Worcester
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| Innings and 218 runs
| G Bromley-Martin 129; H Foster 162; Lowe 102; Burrows 5-37; WIlson 5-45
|-
|19
|21 Aug 1899
| 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
|
| 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...
115; A Jones 5-140
|-
|20
| 28 Aug 1899
| 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
|
|
|-
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...
|| 17|| 31 || 1027|| 216*|| 39.50 || 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...
||18 ||34 || 1064 ||138|| 33.25 || 2
|-
| 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....
||16 ||30 || 820 ||77*|| 28.27 || 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 || 78|| 39|| 26.00 || 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:...
|| 14 ||24 || 552 ||107 || 23.00 || 1
|-
| WB Delacombe
William Delacombe
William Barclay Delacombe was an Ascension Island-born English cricketer. He played for Derbyshire between 1892 and 1900....
||1 ||2 || 23 ||20*|| 23.00 || 0
|-
| Samuel Hill Wood || 4|| 8 || 125|| 58|| 20.83 || 0
|-
| 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...
||12 ||24 || 407 ||53|| 17.69 || 0
|-
| R Kenward
Richard Kenward
Richard Kenward was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire in 1899 and for Sussex in 1902.Kenward was born at Icklesham, Sussex the son of Trayton Kenward and his wife Emily Turtle...
|| 10 ||17 || 285 ||56 ||16.76 || 0
|-
| JH Young
John Young (cricketer, born 1876)
Another Derbyshire cricketer, born in 1863, was named John Young.John Henry Young was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1899 and 1901....
|| 3|| 5 || 61|| 42* ||15.25 || 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....
|| 7 ||11 || 166 ||58 ||15.09 || 0
|-
| TA Higson
Thomas Higson (cricketer, born 1873)
Thomas Atkinson Higson was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Oxford University in 1892, for Derbyshire in 1899, 1909 and 1910 and for Lancashire between 1905 and 1923....
|| 15 ||26 || 340 ||46 ||14.16 || 0
|-
| JJ Hulme || 18 ||31 || 355 ||59|| 12.67 || 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:...
|| 1 ||1 || 11|| 11|| 11.00 || 0
|-
| 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...
||13 ||23 || 227|| 43*|| 10.80 || 0
|-
| W Locker
William Locker
William Locker was an English footballer and cricketer. He played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1894 and 1903 and football for Stoke, Derby County and Notts County. He was one of nineteen sportsment to achieve the Derby sporting double.Locker was born in Long Eaton, Derbyshire, the...
|| 1 ||2 || 20 ||11|| 10.00|| 0
|-
| A Steeples
Albert Steeples
Albert Steeples was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1899.Steeples was born at Somercotes, Alfreton, Derbyshire, the son of John Steeples, a coal miner....
|| 1 ||2 ||18 ||16|| 9.00 || 0
|-
| J Humphries
Joe Humphries
Joseph Humphries was an English cricketer who played three Test matches for England on their tour to Australia in 1907-08 and for Derbyshire County Cricket Club and the Marylebone Cricket Club between 1899 and 1914....
||6 ||10 || 64 ||18*|| 8.00 || 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...
|| 5 ||9 || 62 ||43 ||6.88 || 0
|-
| JA Berwick
John Berwick
John Albert Berwick was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1895 and 1901.Berwick was born in Kingsthorpe, Northampton, the son of John Berwick, bootmaker and his wife Rebecca...
|| 8 ||14 || 66|| 27|| 5.50 || 0
|-
| 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...
|| 18 ||29 || 91|| 25|| 5.05 || 0
|-
| W S Eadie
William Eadie
William Stewart Eadie was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1885 and 1899.Eadie was born in Burton-on-Trent Staffordshire, the son of James Eadie and his wife Jean. His father, who was from Scotland, had established the James Eadie brewery company at Burton in 1854.Eadie made...
|| 1 ||1 || 5|| 5 || 5.00 || 0
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| C Middleton
Charles Middleton (cricketer)
Charles Edward Middleton was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1896 and 1903.Middleton was born in Leeds, the son of Thomas Midleton, an engine fitter, and his wife Mary...
|| 2|| 4 || 14 ||9 || 4.66 || 0
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| W Wilmot
William Wilmot
William Wilmot was an English cricketer. who played for Derbyshire between 1897 and 1901.Wilmot was born in Denby, Derbyshire, the son of John Wilmot, a labourer, and his wife Elizabeth....
|| 1 ||2 || 6|| 6|| 3.00 || 0
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| F Wright || 1 ||2 ||4 ||4 || 2.00 || 0
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| A Warren
Arnold Warren
Arnold Warren was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1897 and 1920 and played for England in 1905. He was the first bowler from Derbyshire to take 100 wickets in a season, a feat he performed three times.Warren was born in Codnor Park, Derbyshire, the son of...
|| 1 ||2 || 2 ||1*|| 2.00 || 0
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| GR Gregory
George Gregory (cricketer)
George Robert Gregory was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire intermittently between 1899 and 1910....
||1 ||1 || 2|| 2 || 2.00 || 0
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| LF Ward
Leonard Ward
Rev. Leonard Foster Ward was an English clergyman and cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire in 1899.-Family:...
||1 ||2 ||0 ||0 ||0.00 || 0
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County Championship bowling averages
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! Name !! Balls !! Runs !! Wickets !! BB !! Average
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| JJ Hulme || 4627 || 1933 ||82 ||7-58 ||23.57
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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...
|| 2984 ||1417 ||48|| 5-86 ||29.52
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| TA Higson
Thomas Higson (cricketer, born 1873)
Thomas Atkinson Higson was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Oxford University in 1892, for Derbyshire in 1899, 1909 and 1910 and for Lancashire between 1905 and 1923....
||1835 || 839 ||27 ||4-74 ||31.07
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| 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...
|| 955 || 628 ||20 ||5-59|| 31.40
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| JA Berwick
John Berwick
John Albert Berwick was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1895 and 1901.Berwick was born in Kingsthorpe, Northampton, the son of John Berwick, bootmaker and his wife Rebecca...
|| 820 || 420 ||12 ||5-82 ||35.00
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| 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...
|| 570 || 226 ||11 ||4-77|| 20.54
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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...
|| 1030 || 586 ||9 ||3-139 ||65.11
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| 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....
||235 ||120|| 5 ||5-18|| 24.00
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| JH Young
John Young (cricketer, born 1876)
Another Derbyshire cricketer, born in 1863, was named John Young.John Henry Young was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1899 and 1901....
|| 250 || 152 ||3 ||2-52 ||50.66
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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....
|| 130 || 63 || 0 || ||
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| A Warren
Arnold Warren
Arnold Warren was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1897 and 1920 and played for England in 1905. He was the first bowler from Derbyshire to take 100 wickets in a season, a feat he performed three times.Warren was born in Codnor Park, Derbyshire, the son of...
|| 99 ||79 ||0 || ||
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| 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...
|| 75 ||35|| 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:...
|| 40 ||41 ||0 || ||
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| 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...
|| 35 ||39 || 0 || ||
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| A Steeples
Albert Steeples
Albert Steeples was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1899.Steeples was born at Somercotes, Alfreton, Derbyshire, the son of John Steeples, a coal miner....
|| 30 ||21 ||0 || ||
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| 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:...
|| 25 ||11 ||0 || ||
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| F Wright || 20 ||37 || 0 || ||
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| C Middleton
Charles Middleton (cricketer)
Charles Edward Middleton was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1896 and 1903.Middleton was born in Leeds, the son of Thomas Midleton, an engine fitter, and his wife Mary...
|| 15 ||18 ||0 || ||
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| Samuel Hill Wood ||15 || 6|| 0 || ||
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Wicket Keeper
- William 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 16, Stumping 5 - Joe HumphriesJoe HumphriesJoseph Humphries was an English cricketer who played three Test matches for England on their tour to Australia in 1907-08 and for Derbyshire County Cricket Club and the Marylebone Cricket Club between 1899 and 1914....
Catches 14, Stumping 4 - Levi 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 16, Stumping 1