Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1919
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Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1919 was the first cricket
season after a four year break from first class cricket during World War I
. The English club Derbyshire
had been playing for forty-eight years. It was their twenty first season in the County Championship
and they won three matches in the County Championship to come ninth.
. Derbyshire struggled to create a team, drawing in several youngsters, and also calling upon players who had last represented the club years previously. As a result they managed three wins in the County Championship and four matches altogether - their particular accomplishment was to defeat the Australian Imperial Forces XI, Derbyshire being the only county side to do so.
Richard Baggallay
had been the last captain before the war and he led the team in the resumption of the game although he only played in three matches. John Chapman was the most frequent substitute. Leonard Oliver was top scorer and Billy Bestwick
took most wickets with 89. Bestwick had made his debut for Derbyshire in 1898; he had not played for them since 1909 and had a reputation for unreliability on account of taste for beer. He was brought back into the team in 1919 at the age of 43, with Arthur Morton
as his minder. Although it was thought he would be past first-class cricket his capability surprised everybody. The 36 runs victory over the Australians was achieved without Bestwick, who, was making his first appearance for the Players against the Gentlemen at Lord's. James Horsley
managed a hat-trick, and with Arthur Morton shared nineteen wickets in the two Australian innings. George Beet
stepped in behind the stumps, bridging the gap between the stalwarts Joe Humphries
and Harry Elliott
.
The season marked the beginning of Guy Jackson
's long association with the club. Other new players included the Hill-Woods - Basil
and Wilfred
, Arthur Severn
, Louis Flint
, Geoffrey Bell
and William Malthouse
. In addition George Ratcliffe
made his single appearance for Derbyshire against the Australians, and John Dunlop Southern
made the first of his occasional appearances, also against the Australians.
! bgcolor="#efefef" colspan=6 | List of matches
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
!No.
!Date
!V
!Result
!Margin
!Notes
|-
|1
|19 May 1919
| Lancashire
Old Trafford, Manchester
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
|10 wickets
| W Bestwick
5-89
|-
|2
|30 May 1919
| Leicestershire
Aylestone Road, Leicester
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|9 wickets
| W Bestwick
5-44 and 7-109; Benskin 8-86
|-
|3
|04 Jun 1919
| Nottinghamshire
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| Innings and 49 runs
| WA Flint 6-23
|-
|4
|09 Jun 1919
| Warwickshire
Edgbaston, Birmingham
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|7 wickets
| Oliver 99; W Bestwick
5-103 and 7-50; Howell 7-81
|-
|5
|13 Jun 1919
| Northamptonshire
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 9 wickets
| W Bestwick
6-40 and 5-69
|-
|6
|18 Jun 1919
| Lancashire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| Innings and 24 runs
| JT Tyldesley 272; W Bestwick
6-153; RK Tyldesley 5-41
|-
|7
|20 Jun 1919
| Yorkshire
Park Avenue Cricket Ground, Bradford
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 10 wickets
| Blackburn 5-17; J Horsley
6-78
|-
|8
|02 Jul 1919
| Yorkshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
|
|-
|9
|09 Jul 1919
| Somerset
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 10 wickets
| White 6-56 and 5-58; W Bestwick
5-77; Robson 5-49
|-
|10
|14 Jul 1919
|Australian Imperial Forces
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 36 runs
| J Horsley
6-55 and 6-62; Gregory 6-65
|-
|11
|23 Jul 1919
| Somerset
Recreation Ground, Bath
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 3 wickets
| White 7-64; Robson 7-19
|-
|12
|04 Aug 1919
| Warwickshire
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 10 wickets
| Bates 119; W Bestwick
8-178; Howell 5-65
|-
|13
|08 Aug 1919
| Northamptonshire
County Ground, Northampton
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 3 wickets
| W Bestwick
5-105
|-
|14
|13 Aug 1919
| Leicestershire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 4 wickets
| Benskin 7-68 and 6-56; W Bestwick
6-75
|-
|15
|25 Aug 1919
| Nottinghamshire
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
|-
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Name !! Matches !! Inns !! Runs !! High score !! Average !!100s
|-
| BSH Hill-Wood
|| 3|| 3 || 52|| 24 || 26.00 || 0
|-
| SWA Cadman
||10 ||18 || 428 ||78* ||25.17 || 0
|-
| G Beet
|| 14 ||24 || 492 ||92*|| 24.60 || 0
|-
| L Oliver || 14 ||26 || 625 ||99 || 24.03 || 0
|-
| J Chapman || 13 ||24 || 521 ||80 || 22.65 || 0
|-
| WWH Hill-Wood
||3 ||5 || 102|| 32 || 20.40 || 0
|-
| GR Jackson
||5 ||9 || 183 ||50 || 20.33 || 0
|-
| TF Revill
||7 ||12 || 175|| 65* ||19.44 || 0
|-
| A Severn
|| 9 ||16 || 263 ||73 || 17.53 || 0
|-
| H Wild
|| 13|| 22 || 326|| 68 || 17.15 || 0
|-
| CJ Corbett
|| 2 ||4 || 51 ||23 || 17.00 || 0
|-
| A Morton
||14 ||24 || 272 ||46* ||12.95 || 0
|-
| J Horsley
|| 11 ||16 || 138|| 19 || 12.54 || 0
|-
| HF Purdy
|| 2 ||3 || 23 ||13 || 11.50 || 0
|-
| LE Flint
||6 ||9 || 88 ||35 || 9.77 || 0
|-
| GF Bell
||1 ||2 || 19 ||18 || 9.50 || 0
|-
| RRC Baggallay
||3 ||5 || 32 ||16 || 6.40 || 0
|-
| T Forrester
|| 4 ||5 || 23 ||14|| 4.60 || 0
|-
| AG Slater
|| 2 ||4 || 17|| 7|| 4.25 || 0
|-
| W Bestwick
||14 ||21|| 43 ||13*|| 3.07 || 0
|-
| WN Malthouse
||2 ||3 || 9 ||5 || 3.00 || 0
|-
| J Gladwin
||1 ||1 || 0|| 0 || 0.00 || 0
|-
| FA Newton
|| 1 ||2 || 0|| 0 || 0.00 || 0
|-
|}
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Name !! Balls !! Runs !! Wickets !! BB !! Average
|-
| W Bestwick
|| 3289 || 1614|| 89|| 8-178 ||18.13
|-
| A Morton
||1861 || 914 ||31 ||4-53 ||29.48
|-
| J Horsley
|| 993 || 552 ||24 ||6-78 ||23.00
|-
| T Forrester
|| 654 ||305|| 11 ||4-45 ||27.72
|-
| SWA Cadman
|| 518 || 268 ||7 ||4-49|| 38.28
|-
| LE Flint
|| 371 || 217 ||7 ||3-30|| 31.00
|-
| BSH Hill-Wood
|| 174 || 149|| 4|| 2-42 ||37.25
|-
| WWH Hill-Wood
||132 || 89 ||2 ||1-11 ||44.50
|-
| AG Slater
|| 175 || 95|| 2|| 2-34|| 47.50
|-
| L Oliver ||13 ||14 ||0
|-
| HF Purdy
|| 36 || 26|| 0
|-
| H Wild
|| 36 || 25|| 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 after a four year break from first class cricket during World War I
Cricket in the Great War
The onset of World War I in 1914 brought an end to the "Golden Age" of English cricket. Surrey called off their last two matches without forfeiting their position at the top of the County Championship, which they thus won for the first time since 1899, and the County Championship was then...
. 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 forty-eight years. It was their twenty first 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 in the County Championship to come ninth.
1919 season
After the First World War, county cricket resumed in 1919 but everyone connected with the game had to put in much effort to create a very basic competition. Matches were restricted to two days to begin with, but the experiment was not repeated. Derbyshire played 14 matches in the County Championship and one against the Australian Imperial ForcesAustralian Imperial Forces cricket team in England in 1919
The Australian Imperial Forces cricket team in England in 1919 played 28 first-class matches, winning 12 and losing 4 with the other 12 drawn.-External sources:* -Further reading:* Bill Frindall, The Wisden Book of Test Cricket 1877-1978, Wisden, 1979...
. Derbyshire struggled to create a team, drawing in several youngsters, and also calling upon players who had last represented the club years previously. As a result they managed three wins in the County Championship and four matches altogether - their particular accomplishment was to defeat the Australian Imperial Forces XI, Derbyshire being the only county side to do so.
Richard Baggallay
Richard Baggallay
Sir Richard Baggallay PC , was a British Conservative politician and judge of the Court of Appeal.-Background and education:...
had been the last captain before the war and he led the team in the resumption of the game although he only played in three matches. John Chapman was the most frequent substitute. Leonard Oliver was top scorer and 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...
took most wickets with 89. Bestwick had made his debut for Derbyshire in 1898; he had not played for them since 1909 and had a reputation for unreliability on account of taste for beer. He was brought back into the team in 1919 at the age of 43, with Arthur 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...
as his minder. Although it was thought he would be past first-class cricket his capability surprised everybody. The 36 runs victory over the Australians was achieved without Bestwick, who, was making his first appearance for the Players against the Gentlemen at Lord's. James Horsley
James Horsley
James Horsley was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Nottinghamshire in 1913 and for Derbyshire from 1914 to 1925...
managed a hat-trick, and with Arthur Morton shared nineteen wickets in the two Australian innings. George Beet
George Beet, Sr.
George Beet was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1910 and 1925 and for MCC in 1920. He was later an umpire....
stepped in behind the stumps, bridging the gap between the stalwarts 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....
and Harry Elliott
Harry Elliott
Harry Elliott was an English cricketer who kept wicket for Derbyshire from 1920 to 1947 and for England between 1927 and 1934 and was an international Test umpire....
.
The season marked the beginning of Guy Jackson
Guy Jackson
Guy Rolf Jackson was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1919 and 1936, being captain for nine years....
's long association with the club. Other new players included the Hill-Woods - Basil
Sir Basil Hill-Wood, 2nd Baronet
Sir Basil Samuel Hill Hill-Wood, 2nd Baronet was an English solicitor, baronet and cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1919 and 1925....
and Wilfred
Wilfred
Wilfred or Wilfrid may refer to:* Wilfred , which lists persons named Wilfred, Wilfrid or Wilfrith* Thomas Wilfred , musician and inventor* Operation Wilfred, a British Second World War naval operation...
, Arthur Severn
Arthur Severn
Arthur Severn was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire in 1919 and 1920.Severn was born at Alfreton, Derbyshire. He joined the nursery staff at Derby in 1914, but in the First World War served with the Coldstream Guards. He made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1919...
, Louis Flint
Louis Flint
Louis Edward Flint was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1919 and 1920.Flint was born in Ripley, Derbyshire. During World War I he served in the Sherwood Foresters....
, Geoffrey Bell
Geoffrey Bell (cricketer)
Geoffrey Foxall Bell, MC was an English cricketer and educationalist. He was a right-handed batsman who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire and Oxford University. He won the Military Cross during World War I and became headmaster of two schools.Bell was born in Stapenhill, Derbyshire and was...
and William Malthouse
William Malthouse
William Norman Malthouse was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1919 and 1920.Malthouse was born at Whitwell, Derbyshire, the son of Samuel Malthouse who had also played for Derbyshire...
. In addition George Ratcliffe
George Ratcliffe (cricketer, born 1882)
Another cricketer who played for Derbyshire during the 1887 season was named George Ratcliffe.George Ratcliffe was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1919....
made his single appearance for Derbyshire against the Australians, and John Dunlop Southern
John Dunlop Southern
John Dunlop Southern was a Royal Navy officer and cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in occasional games between 1919 and 1934....
made the first of his occasional appearances, also against the Australians.
Matches
{| class="wikitable" width="100%"! bgcolor="#efefef" colspan=6 | List of matches
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
!No.
!Date
!V
!Result
!Margin
!Notes
|-
|1
|19 May 1919
| 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
|10 wickets
| 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...
5-89
|-
|2
|30 May 1919
| 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....
Aylestone Road, Leicester
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|9 wickets
| 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...
5-44 and 7-109; Benskin 8-86
|-
|3
|04 Jun 1919
| 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="#FF0000"|Lost
| Innings and 49 runs
| WA Flint 6-23
|-
|4
|09 Jun 1919
| 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="#00FF00"|Won
|7 wickets
| Oliver 99; 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...
5-103 and 7-50; Howell 7-81
|-
|5
|13 Jun 1919
| Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire County Cricket Club
Northamptonshire 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 Northamptonshire. Its limited overs team is called the Northants Steelbacks. The traditional club colour is Maroon. During the...
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 9 wickets
| 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...
6-40 and 5-69
|-
|6
|18 Jun 1919
| 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...
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| Innings and 24 runs
| JT Tyldesley 272; 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...
6-153; RK Tyldesley 5-41
|-
|7
|20 Jun 1919
| 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....
Park Avenue Cricket Ground, Bradford
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 10 wickets
| Blackburn 5-17; J Horsley
James Horsley
James Horsley was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Nottinghamshire in 1913 and for Derbyshire from 1914 to 1925...
6-78
|-
|8
|02 Jul 1919
| 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="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
|
|-
|9
|09 Jul 1919
| Somerset
Somerset County Cricket Club
Somerset 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 Somerset...
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 10 wickets
| White 6-56 and 5-58; 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...
5-77; Robson 5-49
|-
|10
|14 Jul 1919
|Australian Imperial Forces
Australian Imperial Forces cricket team in England in 1919
The Australian Imperial Forces cricket team in England in 1919 played 28 first-class matches, winning 12 and losing 4 with the other 12 drawn.-External sources:* -Further reading:* Bill Frindall, The Wisden Book of Test Cricket 1877-1978, Wisden, 1979...
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 36 runs
| J Horsley
James Horsley
James Horsley was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Nottinghamshire in 1913 and for Derbyshire from 1914 to 1925...
6-55 and 6-62; Gregory 6-65
|-
|11
|23 Jul 1919
| Somerset
Somerset County Cricket Club
Somerset 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 Somerset...
Recreation Ground, Bath
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 3 wickets
| White 7-64; Robson 7-19
|-
|12
|04 Aug 1919
| 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="#FF0000"|Lost
| 10 wickets
| Bates 119; 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...
8-178; Howell 5-65
|-
|13
|08 Aug 1919
| Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire County Cricket Club
Northamptonshire 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 Northamptonshire. Its limited overs team is called the Northants Steelbacks. The traditional club colour is Maroon. During the...
County Ground, Northampton
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 3 wickets
| 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...
5-105
|-
|14
|13 Aug 1919
| 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="#FF0000"|Lost
| 4 wickets
| Benskin 7-68 and 6-56; 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...
6-75
|-
|15
|25 Aug 1919
| 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
|
|-
County Championship batting averages
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="70%"|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Name !! Matches !! Inns !! Runs !! High score !! Average !!100s
|-
| BSH Hill-Wood
Sir Basil Hill-Wood, 2nd Baronet
Sir Basil Samuel Hill Hill-Wood, 2nd Baronet was an English solicitor, baronet and cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1919 and 1925....
|| 3|| 3 || 52|| 24 || 26.00 || 0
|-
| 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...
||10 ||18 || 428 ||78* ||25.17 || 0
|-
| G Beet
George Beet, Sr.
George Beet was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1910 and 1925 and for MCC in 1920. He was later an umpire....
|| 14 ||24 || 492 ||92*|| 24.60 || 0
|-
| L Oliver || 14 ||26 || 625 ||99 || 24.03 || 0
|-
| J Chapman || 13 ||24 || 521 ||80 || 22.65 || 0
|-
| WWH Hill-Wood
Wilfred Hill-Wood
Wilfred William Hill Hill-Wood was an English financier and cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1919 and 1936 as well as for Cambridge University and MCC....
||3 ||5 || 102|| 32 || 20.40 || 0
|-
| GR Jackson
Guy Jackson
Guy Rolf Jackson was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1919 and 1936, being captain for nine years....
||5 ||9 || 183 ||50 || 20.33 || 0
|-
| TF Revill
Thomas Revill
Thomas Frederick Revill was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1913 and 1920....
||7 ||12 || 175|| 65* ||19.44 || 0
|-
| A Severn
Arthur Severn
Arthur Severn was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire in 1919 and 1920.Severn was born at Alfreton, Derbyshire. He joined the nursery staff at Derby in 1914, but in the First World War served with the Coldstream Guards. He made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1919...
|| 9 ||16 || 263 ||73 || 17.53 || 0
|-
| H Wild
Harold Wild
Harold Wild was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1913 and 1920.Wild was born at Hadfield, Derbyshire. He made his debut for Derbyshire in June 1913 against Leicestershire when he took a wicket and scored 8 and 9. He played two more games in 1913 and a...
|| 13|| 22 || 326|| 68 || 17.15 || 0
|-
| CJ Corbett
John Corbett (cricketer)
Cornelius John Corbett was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire from 1911 to 1924...
|| 2 ||4 || 51 ||23 || 17.00 || 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 ||24 || 272 ||46* ||12.95 || 0
|-
| J Horsley
James Horsley
James Horsley was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Nottinghamshire in 1913 and for Derbyshire from 1914 to 1925...
|| 11 ||16 || 138|| 19 || 12.54 || 0
|-
| HF Purdy
Henry Purdy (cricketer)
Henry Fox Purdy was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1906 and 1919.Purdy was born at Brimington, Derbyshire, although his birth was registered as Henry Fox...
|| 2 ||3 || 23 ||13 || 11.50 || 0
|-
| LE Flint
Louis Flint
Louis Edward Flint was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1919 and 1920.Flint was born in Ripley, Derbyshire. During World War I he served in the Sherwood Foresters....
||6 ||9 || 88 ||35 || 9.77 || 0
|-
| GF Bell
Geoffrey Bell (cricketer)
Geoffrey Foxall Bell, MC was an English cricketer and educationalist. He was a right-handed batsman who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire and Oxford University. He won the Military Cross during World War I and became headmaster of two schools.Bell was born in Stapenhill, Derbyshire and was...
||1 ||2 || 19 ||18 || 9.50 || 0
|-
| RRC Baggallay
Richard Baggallay (cricketer)
Richard Romer Claude Baggallay D.S.O. M.C. was an English army officer and cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1912 and 1919 and captained the side in 1913, 1914 and 1919....
||3 ||5 || 32 ||16 || 6.40 || 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...
|| 4 ||5 || 23 ||14|| 4.60 || 0
|-
| AG Slater
Archibald Slater
Archibald Gilbert Slater was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1911 and 1931.Slater was born at Pilsley, Derbyshire the son of Henry Slater and his wife Sarah Bestwick His father had played for Derbyshire between 1882 and 1887.Slater made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1911...
|| 2 ||4 || 17|| 7|| 4.25 || 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...
||14 ||21|| 43 ||13*|| 3.07 || 0
|-
| WN Malthouse
William Malthouse
William Norman Malthouse was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1919 and 1920.Malthouse was born at Whitwell, Derbyshire, the son of Samuel Malthouse who had also played for Derbyshire...
||2 ||3 || 9 ||5 || 3.00 || 0
|-
| J Gladwin
Joseph Gladwin
Joseph Gladwin was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire.Gladwin was born in Doe Lea, Derbyshire. He made his first cricketing appearance for the Derbyshire in the 2nd XI against the Warwickshire 2nd XI in 1914...
||1 ||1 || 0|| 0 || 0.00 || 0
|-
| FA Newton
Frederick Newton (cricketer)
Frederick Arthur Newton was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1909 and 1919....
|| 1 ||2 || 0|| 0 || 0.00 || 0
|-
|}
County Championship bowling averages
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="70%"|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Name !! Balls !! Runs !! Wickets !! BB !! Average
|-
| 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...
|| 3289 || 1614|| 89|| 8-178 ||18.13
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| 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...
||1861 || 914 ||31 ||4-53 ||29.48
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| J Horsley
James Horsley
James Horsley was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Nottinghamshire in 1913 and for Derbyshire from 1914 to 1925...
|| 993 || 552 ||24 ||6-78 ||23.00
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| 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...
|| 654 ||305|| 11 ||4-45 ||27.72
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| 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...
|| 518 || 268 ||7 ||4-49|| 38.28
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| LE Flint
Louis Flint
Louis Edward Flint was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1919 and 1920.Flint was born in Ripley, Derbyshire. During World War I he served in the Sherwood Foresters....
|| 371 || 217 ||7 ||3-30|| 31.00
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| BSH Hill-Wood
Sir Basil Hill-Wood, 2nd Baronet
Sir Basil Samuel Hill Hill-Wood, 2nd Baronet was an English solicitor, baronet and cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1919 and 1925....
|| 174 || 149|| 4|| 2-42 ||37.25
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| WWH Hill-Wood
Wilfred Hill-Wood
Wilfred William Hill Hill-Wood was an English financier and cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1919 and 1936 as well as for Cambridge University and MCC....
||132 || 89 ||2 ||1-11 ||44.50
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| AG Slater
Archibald Slater
Archibald Gilbert Slater was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1911 and 1931.Slater was born at Pilsley, Derbyshire the son of Henry Slater and his wife Sarah Bestwick His father had played for Derbyshire between 1882 and 1887.Slater made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1911...
|| 175 || 95|| 2|| 2-34|| 47.50
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| L Oliver ||13 ||14 ||0
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| HF Purdy
Henry Purdy (cricketer)
Henry Fox Purdy was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1906 and 1919.Purdy was born at Brimington, Derbyshire, although his birth was registered as Henry Fox...
|| 36 || 26|| 0
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| H Wild
Harold Wild
Harold Wild was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1913 and 1920.Wild was born at Hadfield, Derbyshire. He made his debut for Derbyshire in June 1913 against Leicestershire when he took a wicket and scored 8 and 9. He played two more games in 1913 and a...
|| 36 || 25|| 0
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Casualties
- Frank BinghamFrank BinghamFrank Miller Bingham was an English doctor, all round sportsman and army officer who died in World War I. As a cricketer, he played for Derbyshire in 1896....
played one match for DerbyshireDerbyshire County Cricket ClubDerbyshire 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...
in the 1896 seasonDerbyshire County Cricket Club in 1896Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1896 represents the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for twenty five years. It was their second season in the County Championship and they came seventh.-1896 season:...
He was a doctor and an enthusiastic Territorial Army officer, and in the First World War served as a combatant rather than as a military doctor. He was a lieutenant in the 5th Battalion, King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster)King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster)The King's Own Royal Regiment was an infantry regiment of the line of the British Army, which served under various titles from 1680 to 1959. Its lineage is continued today by the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment.-History:...
and became a captain in 1914 and commanded a company. He took part in the Second Battle of YpresSecond Battle of YpresThe Second Battle of Ypres was the first time Germany used poison gas on a large scale on the Western Front in the First World War and the first time a former colonial force pushed back a major European power on European soil, which occurred in the battle of St...
and was killed on 22 May 1915 on a reconnaissance mission after stopping to dig a man out of a collapsed trench. He is commemorated on the Menin GateMenin GateThe Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing is a war memorial in Ypres, Belgium dedicated to the commemoration of British and Commonwealth soldiers who were killed in the Ypres Salient of the First World War and whose graves are unknown...
.
- Geoffrey JacksonGeoffrey Jackson (cricketer)Geoffrey Laird Jackson was an English cricketet who played for Derbyshire from 1912 to 1914, and for Oxford University in 1914. He died of wounds in World War I....
played for DerbyshireDerbyshire County Cricket ClubDerbyshire 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...
from 1912 to 1914, and for Oxford UniversityOxford University Cricket ClubOxford University Cricket Club is a first-class cricket team, representing the University of Oxford. It plays its home games at the University Parks in Oxford, England...
in 1914. He was given a commission in the Rifle Brigade on the outbreak of World War I and went to France in October, 1914. He was invalided home, after the Second Battle of YpresSecond Battle of YpresThe Second Battle of Ypres was the first time Germany used poison gas on a large scale on the Western Front in the First World War and the first time a former colonial force pushed back a major European power on European soil, which occurred in the battle of St...
, suffering from gas poisoning and spent some months in England serving his Reserve Battalion. He returned to France, as AdjutantAdjutantAdjutant is a military rank or appointment. In some armies, including most English-speaking ones, it is an officer who assists a more senior officer, while in other armies, especially Francophone ones, it is an NCO , normally corresponding roughly to a Staff Sergeant or Warrant Officer.An Adjutant...
of the 1st Battalion, in December, 1915, and was Mentioned in Despatches on 1 January 1916. He served continuously until his death on 9 April 1917 at the Battle of ArrasBattle of Arras (1917)The Battle of Arras was a British offensive during the First World War. From 9 April to 16 May 1917, British, Canadian, New Zealand, Newfoundland, and Australian troops attacked German trenches near the French city of Arras on the Western Front....
. He was mortally wounded by a piece of shell after advancing about 6000 yards, and died at Faimpoux, Arras, Belgium before reaching the dressing station.
- Charles NewcombeCharles NewcombeCharles Neil Newcombe was an English cricketer and footballer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1910, and league football for Chesterfield F. C. and Rotherham Town F. C.. He was killed in action in the First World War.Newcombe was born in Great Yarmouth, the son of E. Percy G....
played one first-class cricket match for DerbyshireDerbyshire County Cricket ClubDerbyshire 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...
in 1910, and also played league football for Chesterfield F. C. and Rotherham Town F. C.. He served in the First World War in the 7th Bn King's Own Yorkshire Light InfantryKing's Own Yorkshire Light InfantryThe King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry was a regiment of the British Army. It officially existed from 1881 to 1968, but its predecessors go back to 1755. The regiment's traditions and history are now maintained by The Rifles.-The 51st Foot:...
as a lieutenant and was killed in action at Fleuraix in France on the 27 December 1915. He was buried at Y Farm Military Cemetery, Bois-GrenierBois-GrenierBois-Grenier is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Located south of Armentieres and bordering with the department of Pas-de-Calais.-Heraldry:-References:*...
- Guy WilsonGuy WilsonGuy Denis Wilson was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1902 and 1905. He was killed in action during World War I.Wilson was born in Melbourne, Derbyshire, the son of Arthur Wilson MA JP...
played one first class match for DerbyshireDerbyshire County Cricket ClubDerbyshire 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...
in 1902 and one in 1905. He was killed in action during the Battle of Cambrai on 30 November 1917.
Awards
- RRC BaggallayRichard Baggallay (cricketer)Richard Romer Claude Baggallay D.S.O. M.C. was an English army officer and cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1912 and 1919 and captained the side in 1913, 1914 and 1919....
served in the Irish GuardsIrish GuardsThe Irish Guards , part of the Guards Division, is a Foot Guards regiment of the British Army.Along with the Royal Irish Regiment, it is one of the two Irish regiments remaining in the British Army. The Irish Guards recruit in Northern Ireland and the Irish neighbourhoods of major British cities...
and was successively captain and major, seeing service at the Somme and Ypres. He was mentioned in despatches and awarded D.S.O.Distinguished Service OrderThe Distinguished Service Order is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, and formerly of other parts of the British Commonwealth and Empire, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat.Instituted on 6 September...
and M.C.Military CrossThe Military Cross is the third-level military decoration awarded to officers and other ranks of the British Armed Forces; and formerly also to officers of other Commonwealth countries....
in 1919.
- GR JacksonGuy JacksonGuy Rolf Jackson was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1919 and 1936, being captain for nine years....
served as a captain at Salonica in January 1918,and was awarded the Military CrossMilitary CrossThe Military Cross is the third-level military decoration awarded to officers and other ranks of the British Armed Forces; and formerly also to officers of other Commonwealth countries....
. He was also mentioned in despatches twice and also won the French Legion d’Honneur and the Greek Military Cross. Jackson was leading his troops on patrol when some BulgariaBulgariaBulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
n soldiers approached, carrying a flag of truce. They were asking for the armistice which was to end Bulgaria’s part in the First World War.
- GF BellGeoffrey Bell (cricketer)Geoffrey Foxall Bell, MC was an English cricketer and educationalist. He was a right-handed batsman who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire and Oxford University. He won the Military Cross during World War I and became headmaster of two schools.Bell was born in Stapenhill, Derbyshire and was...
won the Military CrossMilitary CrossThe Military Cross is the third-level military decoration awarded to officers and other ranks of the British Armed Forces; and formerly also to officers of other Commonwealth countries....
.
See also
- Derbyshire County Cricket Club seasonsDerbyshire County Cricket Club seasonsThis is a list of seasons played by Derbyshire County Cricket Club in English cricket, from the club's formation in 1870.-Early years 1871–1887:...
- 1919 English cricket season1919 English cricket seasonThe 1919 English cricket season was the first to stage first-class cricket since 1914. Yorkshire won the title but in their team as in everyone else's, the sense was of overwhelming loss. The county matches in this season were played over a course of two days...
- Cricket in the Great WarCricket in the Great WarThe onset of World War I in 1914 brought an end to the "Golden Age" of English cricket. Surrey called off their last two matches without forfeiting their position at the top of the County Championship, which they thus won for the first time since 1899, and the County Championship was then...