Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1904

Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1904 was the cricket

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 thirty three years. It was their tenth season in the County Championship

County Championship

The County Championship is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales...

and they won five matches to finish tenth in the Championship table.

1904 season

In addition to eighteen games in the County Championship, Derbyshire played one game against MCC, one against the touring South Africans and two against Grace's London County side. They won seven matches overall. Dr Maynard 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:...

was in his only season as captain. Charles Ollivierre

Charles Ollivierre

Charles Augustus Ollivierre was a West Indian cricketer who toured England in 1900 and played for Derbyshire between 1901 and 1907 becoming the first black West Indian to play for an English county....

was top scorer and Arnold 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...

took most wickets.

The season saw one of Derbyshire's most accomplished performances - the defeat of Essex by nine wickets at Chesterfield. Essex made 597 in their first innings, P. A. Perrin scoring 343 not out, and looked to be in a commanding position. However Derbyshire replied with 548, Olliviere making 229, and dismissed Essex for 97 in the second innings. Derbyshire lost only one wicket in their second innings for 149, with Olliviere 92 not out and won by nine wickets.

George Stevenson

George Stevenson (cricketer)

George Stevenson should not be confused with Bob Stephenson, real name George Stephenson, former Derbyshire and Hampshire cricketer.George Stanley Stevenson was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1904.Stevenson was born in Derby, the son of James Henry Stevenson,...

was the only new player in the season and played his only two matches for the club in the year.

Matches

{| class="wikitable" width="100%"
! bgcolor="#efefef" colspan=6 | List of matches
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
!No.
!Date
!V
!Result
!Margin
!Notes
|-
|1
|16 May 1904
| 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="#00FF00"|Won
| 122 runs
| Lockwood 7-79; 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...

8-103; Hayes 6-48
|-
|2
|19 May 1904
|London County Cricket Club

London County Cricket Club

London County Cricket Club was a short-lived cricket club founded by the Crystal Palace Company. In 1898 they invited WG Grace to help them form a first-class cricket club. Grace accepted the offer and became the club's secretary, manager and captain. As a result, he severed his connection with...

Crystal Palace Park
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| Innings and 31 runs
| 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...

139; Hathorn 117; Braund 6-40
|-
|3
| 23 May 1904
| 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="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Hill 111; 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...

5-133
|-
|4
|26 May 1904
| 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="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
|
|-
|5
|06 Jun 1904
| 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="#FF0000"|Lost
| Innings and 65 runs
| C. B. Fry 226; 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:...

111; Relf 5-81
|-
|6
|09 Jun 1904
| 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
| 8 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...

110; Thompson 7-101; 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...

5-31; A Warren

Arnold Warren

5-23
|-
|7
|13 Jun 1904
| 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....

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
|39 runs
| Gillingham 103; SWA Cadman

Samuel Cadman

Samuel William Anthony Cadman was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire for over quarter of a century between 1900 and 1926...

126; A Warren

Arnold Warren

5-71 and 6-66
|-
|9
|20 Jun 1904
| 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...

North Road Ground, Glossop
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| Innings and 24 runs
| A Warren

Arnold Warren

6-66
|-
|10
|27 Jun 1904
| 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...

Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 330 runs
| James Iremonger

James Iremonger

James 'Jimmy' Iremonger was an English cricketer and one of the players most unlucky never to play Test cricket...

142; Jones 119; 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...

5-34; Wass 5-103; A Warren

Arnold Warren

5-56; Gunn 6-19
|-
|11
|30 Jun 1904
| Surrey

Surrey County Cricket Club

County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
|Innings and 103 runs
| G Curgenven

Gilbert Curgenven

Gilbert Curgenven was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire between 1901 to 1922....

124; Hayes 273; Lees 8-66
|-
|12
|04 Jul 1904
| 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....

Leicestershire County Cricket Club

Aylestone Road, Leicester
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 306 runs
| LG Wright

Levi Wright

140; 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:...

100; 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...

7-42
|-
|14
|14 Jul 1904
| 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
| Innings and 129 runs
| James Hallows

James Hallows

James Hallows was a cricketer who played for Lancashire. He was born at Little Lever, near Bolton, Lancashire, England, on 14 November 1873 and died at Farnworth, near Bolton, Lancashire, on 20 May 1910,....

111; Brearley 6-33
|-
|15
|18 Jul 1904
| Essex

Essex County Cricket Club

Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 9 wickets
| Perrin 343; CA Ollivierre

Charles Ollivierre

229; Bill Reeves

Bill Reeves

William 'Bill' Reeves was an English cricketer, who at the conclusion of his playing career became an umpire, officiating in five Test Matches.- Playing career :...

5-192
|-
|16
|25 Jul 1904
| Sussex

Sussex County Cricket Club

Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club

Welbeck Abbey Cricket Ground
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| A Warren

Arnold Warren

8-69 and 7-43; Wass 6-71
|-
|18
|01 Aug 1904
| Hampshire

Hampshire County Cricket Club

Warwickshire County Cricket Club

Edgbaston, Birmingham
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| LG Wright

Levi Wright

131; A Warren

Arnold Warren

5-47; Santall 5-46
|-
|20
|08 Aug 1904
|London County Cricket Club

London County Cricket Club

Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 139 runs
| W. G. Grace

W. G. Grace

William Gilbert Grace, MRCS, LRCP was an English amateur cricketer who is widely acknowledged as one of the greatest players of all time, having a special significance in terms of his importance to the development of the sport...

6-78; 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:...

5-18; Coe 5-46
|-
|21
|15 Aug 1904
| South Africans
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| A Warren

Arnold Warren

5-60
|-
|22
|25 Aug 1904
| Lancashire

Lancashire County Cricket Club

Old Trafford, Manchester
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
|131 runs
| Johnny 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:...

104; A Warren

Arnold Warren

6-62
|-
|

County Championship batting averages

{| class="wikitable sortable" width="70%"
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Name !! Matches !! Inns !! Runs !! High score !! Average !!100s
|-
| CA Ollivierre

Charles Ollivierre

||18|| 31 || 1099 ||229 || 36.63 || 1
|-
| LG Wright

Levi Wright

|| 18 ||31 || 1074 ||140 ||34.64 || 2
|-
| 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:...

|| 18 ||29 || 802 ||111 || 29.70 || 2
|-
| 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|| 28 || 647|| 78 || 25.88 || 0
|-
| G Curgenven

Gilbert Curgenven

Gilbert Curgenven was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire between 1901 to 1922....

|| 18 || 29 || 691 ||124|| 23.82 || 1
|-
| SWA Cadman

Samuel Cadman

Samuel William Anthony Cadman was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire for over quarter of a century between 1900 and 1926...

||18|| 30 || 614 ||126 || 21.17 || 1
|-
| AE Lawton || 5 ||8 ||187 ||80 || 23.37 || 0
|-
| A Morton

Arthur Morton (cricketer, born 1883)

Arthur Morton was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire and MCC between 1903 and 1926. He made over 10,000 runs and took nearly 1000 wickets.Morton was born at Mellor, Derbyshire...

||14 ||22 || 318|| 56* ||17.66 || 0
|-
| E Needham

Ernest Needham

Ernest 'Nudger' Needham was an English footballer and cricketer. He played football 14 times for England and captained the side in 1901....

|| 12 ||20 || 323 ||72 ||17.00 || 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....

|| 18 ||27 || 287 ||44 ||16.88 || 0
|-
| A Warren

Arnold Warren

||18 ||29 || 394 ||55 || 15.15 || 0
|-
| HF Wright

Henry FitzHerbert Wright

Henry FitzHerbert Wright was an English cricketer, lawyer and Conservative politician. He was active in local government in Derbyshire and sat in the House of Commons from 1912 to 1918....

||1 ||2 || 20 ||16 ||10.00 || 0
|-
| G Green

George Green (cricketer)

George Green was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire between 1903 and 1907.Green was born at Hasland, Derbyshire, the son of William Green a general labourer and his wife Mary Ann...

||2 ||4 || 30 ||20 || 7.50 || 0
|-
| T Forrester

Thomas Forrester (cricketer)

Thomas Forrester was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Warwickshire from1896 to 1899 and for Derbyshire from 1902 to 1920...

||1 ||1 || 4 ||4 || 4.00 || 0
|-
| GR Gregory

George Gregory (cricketer)

George Robert Gregory was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire intermittently between 1899 and 1910....

|| 2 || 2 || 8|| 8 ||4.00 || 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...

|| 17 ||25 || 56 ||15 || 3.73 || 0
|-
| GS Stevenson

George Stevenson (cricketer)

||1 ||2 ||1 ||1 ||0.50 || 0
|-
|}

County Championship bowling averages

{| class="wikitable sortable" width="70%"
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Name !! Balls !! Runs !! Wickets !! BB !! Average
|-
| A Warren

Arnold Warren

||3994 || 2241 ||101 ||8-69 ||22.18
|-
| 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...

|| 4099 ||1951 ||71 ||8-103 ||27.47
|-
| SWA Cadman

Samuel Cadman

Samuel William Anthony Cadman was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire for over quarter of a century between 1900 and 1926...

|| 2815 || 1225|| 29|| 4-48|| 42.24
|-
| 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...

|| 584 || 370 ||17 ||5-34 ||21.76
|-
| G Curgenven

Gilbert Curgenven

Gilbert Curgenven was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire between 1901 to 1922....

|| 1001 || 659 ||17 ||3-32 ||38.76
|-
| 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:...

|| 545 || 319 ||8 ||2-44|| 39.87
|-
| A Morton

Arthur Morton (cricketer, born 1883)

||307 || 179 ||6 ||3-16 ||29.83
|-
| G Green

George Green (cricketer)

||258 || 152 ||4 ||2-40 ||38.00
|-
| AE Lawton ||276 || 184 ||3 ||1-24|| 61.33
|-
| CA Ollivierre

Charles Ollivierre

||42 ||44 ||1 ||1-15 ||44.00
|-
|GR Gregory

George Gregory (cricketer)

George Robert Gregory was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire intermittently between 1899 and 1910....

|| 96 || 45|| 0
|-
|T Forrester

Thomas Forrester (cricketer)

Thomas Forrester was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Warwickshire from1896 to 1899 and for Derbyshire from 1902 to 1920...

|| 60 || 30|| 0
|-
| LG Wright

Levi Wright

|| 48 ||44 ||0
|-
| GS Stevenson

George Stevenson (cricketer)

||36 || 13|| 0
|-
|}

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