Joseph Deeley Chatterton (14 February 1867 – 17 November 1886) was an English

England

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 cricket

Cricket

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er who played for Derbyshire

Derbyshire County Cricket Club

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 between 1884 and 1886.

Chatterton was born in Thornsett, the son of David Chatterton, a cotton mill fireman, and his wife Hannah.

Chatterton made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1884 season

Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1884

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 at the age of 17 against Sussex

Sussex County Cricket Club

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, when he made a duck

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 in both innings. He played two matches in the 1885 season

Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1885

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 and in the 1886 season

Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1886

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 played eight first class and two other matches for Derbyshire.

Chatterton was a right-handed batsman and played 22 innings in 11 first class matches with an average of 5.40 and a top score of 21. He was a right-arm slow bowler and took 5 wickets for an average of 23.80.

Chatterton died in Derby

Derby

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 at the age of 19 years. His brother, William

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...

, over five years his senior, was a former Derbyshire captain and one-time England Test cricketer.