Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1887
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Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1887 was the cricket
season when the English club Derbyshire
had been playing for sixteen years and was the last season before they lost first class status for seven years.
, Yorkshire
and Surrey
, and one against MCC
. They lost all these matches and as a result Wisden decided not to accord them first class status in the following year. However they also played three non first class matches against Essex and Leicestershire and won all three.
The captain for the year was William Chatterton
who also played for MCC during the season. The top scorer was George Davidson
who also took most wickets.
During the season Derbyshire played their first home fixture away from the County Ground, when they played Lancashire at Recreation Ground, Long Eaton
. This was the only occasion on which they used the venue.
Two important players made their debut in the season whose performance came to the fore once Derbyshire regained first-class status. They were John Hulme who took over 550 wickets for Derbyshre and Bill Storer
who was one of the club's long-serving wicket-keepers. Harry Bagshaw who also made his debut gave the club many years service. Other players who made their debut were George Ratcliffe
, Joseph Marshall
, Henry Street
and William Walton
. None of these had the chance to play first class cricket for Derbyshire again although some appeared occasionally for the club in the intervening years.
! bgcolor="#efefef" colspan=6 | List of matches
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
!No.
!Date
!V
!Result
!Margin
!Notes
|-
|1
|12 May 1887
|MCC
Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 145 runs
| W Cropper
6-50; J Wooton
5-21
|-
|2
|09 Jun 1887
| Lancashire
Old Trafford, Manchester
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 6 wickets
| W Cropper
6-54
|-
|3
|27 Jun 1887
| Yorkshire
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| Innings and 39 runs
|
W Bates
103;
|-
|4
|07 Jul 1887
|Lancashire
Recreation Ground, Long Eaton
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 54 runs
| GG Walker
5-64; J Briggs
7-49 and 5-51; G Davidson
6-43; A Watson
5-39
|-
|5
|18 Jul 1887
|Yorkshire
Bramall Lane, Sheffield
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| Innings and 163 runs
| Ulyett 199; A Watson
6-66
|-
|6
|28 Jul 1887
| Surrey
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| Innings and 237 runs
| W Read 145; G Davidson
5-148
|-
|7
|15 Aug 1887
| Surrey
Kennington Oval
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
|299 runs
| G Davidson
5-67; GG Walker
5-49; Lohmann 5-55; Abel 6-15
|-
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Name !! Matches !! Inns !! Runs !! High score !! Average !! 100s
|-
| G Davidson
|| 7 ||14 ||312|| 75 || 22.28|| 0
|-
| W Chatterton
|| 12 (7) ||22 (14) || 334 (151) ||66 (32) ||15.90 || 0
|-
|W Cropper
|| 7 ||14 || 211 ||43||15.07 || 0
|-
| G Ratcliffe
|| 5 ||10 || 145 ||64 ||14.50 || 0
|-
| LG Wright
|| 6 ||12 || 157|| 31|| 13.08 || 0
|-
| J Marshall
|| 2 ||4 || 50 ||31 ||12.50|| 0
|-
| J J Hulme || 6||12 || 135 ||31 ||12.27 || 0
|-
|JJ Disney
|| 7 ||14 || 100|| 27* ||10.00 || 0
|-
| W Sugg
|| 7|| 14 || 129 ||48*|| 9.92 || 0
|-
|GG Walker
|| 4|| 8 || 51|| 19*|| 8.50 || 0
|-
| H Street
|| 2|| 4 || 24|| 15* ||8.00 || 0
|-
| GB Barrington
|| 2|| 4 || 28 ||25 || 7.00 || 0
|-
| W Storer
|| 2|| 4 || 16 ||7 || 5.33 || 0
|-
|H Slater
|| 2|| 4 || 10 ||6*|| 5.00 || 0
|-
|E Coup
|| 5|| 10 || 39 ||12 || 4.33 || 0
|-
|EAJ Maynard
|| 5 ||9 || 25 ||9 || 2.77 || 0
|-
| W Walton
|| 1 ||2 || 4 ||3|| 2.00 || 0
|-
| H Bagshaw
|| 1 ||2 || 0|| 0 || 0.00 || 0
|-
|}
Chatterton also played five matches for MCC during the season.
{| class="wikitable" width="80%"
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! colspan=7| Leading first-class batsmen for Derbyshire by runs scored
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Name
! Mat
! Inns
! Runs
! HS
! Ave
! 100
|-
| G Davidson
|| 7 ||14 ||312|| 75 || 22.28|| 0
|-
|W Cropper
|| 7 ||14 || 211 ||43||15.07 || 0
|-
| LG Wright
|| 6 ||12 || 157|| 31|| 13.08 || 0
|-
| W Chatterton
|| 7 || 14 || 151 ||32 ||6.86 (a) || 0
|-
| G Ratcliffe
|| 5 ||10 || 145 ||64 ||14.50 || 0
|-
|}
(a) Figures recalculated to exclude non Derbyshire matches
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Name !! Balls !! Runs !! Wickets !! BB !! Average
|-
| G Davidson
|| 1559 ||789 ||36 ||6-43 ||21.08
|-
| W Cropper
|| 1248 ||503 ||27|| 6-50 ||18.62
|-
| W Chatterton
|| 1171 || 404 (182) ||19 (5) || 4-32 ||21.26
|-
| GG Walker
|| 673 || 319 ||15 ||5-49 ||21.26
|-
| J J Hulme ||800 || 388 ||9 ||4-120 ||43.11
|-
| W Sugg
||343 ||165 ||4 ||2-24 ||41.25
|-
| H Bagshaw
|| 32|| 9 ||2 ||2-9 ||4.50
|-
| GB Barrington
||48 || 27|| 1 ||1-27 ||27.00
|-
| H Slater
|| 152 ||92 ||1 ||1-43 ||92.00
|-
| W Storer
|| 32 || 18 ||0 || ||
|-
| G Ratcliffe
|| 12 ||8 ||0 || ||
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable" width="80%"
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! colspan=6| Leading first class bowlers for Derbyshire by wickets taken
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Name
! Balls
! Runs
! Wkts
! BBI
! Ave
|-
| G Davidson
|| 1559 ||789 ||36 ||6-43 ||21.08
|-
| W Cropper
|| 1248 ||503 ||27|| 6-50 ||18.62
|-
| GG Walker
|| 673 || 319 ||15 ||5-49 ||21.26
|-
| J J Hulme ||800 || 388 ||9 ||4-120 ||43.11
|-
| W Chatterton
|| || 182 || 5 || 3-40 || 36.40(a)
|-
|}
(a) Figures recalculated to exclude non Derbyshire matches
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 sixteen years and was the last season before they lost first class status for seven years.
1887 season
Derbyshire played two county matches each against LancashireLancashire 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...
, 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....
and 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...
, and one against 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...
. They lost all these matches and as a result Wisden decided not to accord them first class status in the following year. However they also played three non first class matches against Essex and Leicestershire and won all three.
The captain for the year was William Chatterton
William Chatterton
William Chatterton was an English cricketer and footballer. He played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1882 and 1902 and for England in 1891/2. He captained Derbyshire between 1887 and 1889 and scored over 10,000 runs in his first-class career as well as taking over 200 wickets...
who also played for MCC during the season. The top scorer was 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...
who also took most wickets.
During the season Derbyshire played their first home fixture away from the County Ground, when they played Lancashire at Recreation Ground, Long Eaton
Recreation Ground, Long Eaton
-Cricket:The first recorded match on the ground was in 1887, when Derbyshire hosted Lancashire in the ground's first and only first-class match. The match was played on a 'fiery' wicket, with the match, scheduled for three days, ending after two days in Lancashire's favour.Cricket continued to be...
. This was the only occasion on which they used the venue.
Two important players made their debut in the season whose performance came to the fore once Derbyshire regained first-class status. They were John Hulme who took over 550 wickets for Derbyshre and Bill 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...
who was one of the club's long-serving wicket-keepers. Harry Bagshaw who also made his debut gave the club many years service. Other players who made their debut were George Ratcliffe
George Ratcliffe (cricketer, born 1856)
Another cricketer who played for Derbyshire during the 1919 season was named George Ratcliffe.George Ratcliffe was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire from 1887 to 1889....
, Joseph Marshall
Joseph Marshall
Joseph Marshall was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire in 1887.Marshall was born in Mosborough, Yorkshire. He made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1887 season against Surrey and his only other first class game was also against Surrey that season...
, Henry Street
Henry Street (cricketer)
Henry Street was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1887.Street was born in Riddings, Derbyshire, the son of Henry Street, a coal miner, and his wife Ann. In 1881 he was living with his parents at Alfreton where he was also a coal miner...
and William Walton
William Walton (cricketer)
William Walton was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1887.Walton was born in Glossop, Derbyshire, the son of Matthew Walton, manager of a cotton mill, and his wife Elizabeth...
. None of these had the chance to play first class cricket for Derbyshire again although some appeared occasionally for the club in the intervening years.
Matches
{| class="wikitable" width="100%"! bgcolor="#efefef" colspan=6 | List of matches
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
!No.
!Date
!V
!Result
!Margin
!Notes
|-
|1
|12 May 1887
|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="#FF0000"|Lost
| 145 runs
| W Cropper
William Cropper
William Cropper was an English cricketer and football player who played cricket for Derbyshire CCC between 1882 and 1888 and football once for Derby County...
6-50; J Wooton
Jimmy Wootton
James 'Jimmy' Wootton was an English cricketer. Wootton was a left-handed batsman who bowled left-arm medium pace....
5-21
|-
|2
|09 Jun 1887
| 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
| 6 wickets
| W Cropper
William Cropper
William Cropper was an English cricketer and football player who played cricket for Derbyshire CCC between 1882 and 1888 and football once for Derby County...
6-54
|-
|3
|27 Jun 1887
| 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 39 runs
|
W Bates
Billy Bates
Willie Bates, known as Billy was an English all-round cricketer. Excellent with both bat and ball, Bates scored over 10,000 first-class runs, took more than 870 wickets and was always reliable in the field...
103;
|-
|4
|07 Jul 1887
|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...
Recreation Ground, Long Eaton
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 54 runs
| GG Walker
George Glossop Walker
George Glossop Walker was an English Cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1881 and 1898.- Early life :...
5-64; J Briggs
Johnny Briggs (cricketer)
Johnny Briggs was a left arm spin bowler for Lancashire County Cricket Club between 1879 and 1900 who still stands as the second-highest wicket-taker in the county's history after Brian Statham...
7-49 and 5-51; G Davidson
George Davidson (cricketer)
George Arthur Davidson was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1886 and 1898 and for Marylebone Cricket Club between 1888 and 1898. A useful all-rounder, he scored over 5500 runs and took 621 wickets in his first class career.Davidson was born in Brimington, Derbyshire, the son...
6-43; A Watson
Alexander Watson (cricketer)
Alexander Watson was an English first-class cricketer who played for Lancashire.Scotland born Watson was a prolific wickettaker for Lancashire, debuting in 1871. In 1871 he first played for Lancashire and in 1874 took his career best innings figures of 9 for 118 against Derbyshire...
5-39
|-
|5
|18 Jul 1887
|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....
Bramall Lane, Sheffield
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| Innings and 163 runs
| Ulyett 199; A Watson
Alexander Watson (cricketer)
Alexander Watson was an English first-class cricketer who played for Lancashire.Scotland born Watson was a prolific wickettaker for Lancashire, debuting in 1871. In 1871 he first played for Lancashire and in 1874 took his career best innings figures of 9 for 118 against Derbyshire...
6-66
|-
|6
|28 Jul 1887
| 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...
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| Innings and 237 runs
| W Read 145; G Davidson
George Davidson (cricketer)
George Arthur Davidson was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1886 and 1898 and for Marylebone Cricket Club between 1888 and 1898. A useful all-rounder, he scored over 5500 runs and took 621 wickets in his first class career.Davidson was born in Brimington, Derbyshire, the son...
5-148
|-
|7
|15 Aug 1887
| 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
|299 runs
| G Davidson
George Davidson (cricketer)
George Arthur Davidson was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1886 and 1898 and for Marylebone Cricket Club between 1888 and 1898. A useful all-rounder, he scored over 5500 runs and took 621 wickets in his first class career.Davidson was born in Brimington, Derbyshire, the son...
5-67; GG Walker
George Glossop Walker
George Glossop Walker was an English Cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1881 and 1898.- Early life :...
5-49; Lohmann 5-55; Abel 6-15
|-
First-class batting averages
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="80%"|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Name !! Matches !! Inns !! Runs !! High score !! Average !! 100s
|-
| G Davidson
George Davidson (cricketer)
George Arthur Davidson was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1886 and 1898 and for Marylebone Cricket Club between 1888 and 1898. A useful all-rounder, he scored over 5500 runs and took 621 wickets in his first class career.Davidson was born in Brimington, Derbyshire, the son...
|| 7 ||14 ||312|| 75 || 22.28|| 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 (7) ||22 (14) || 334 (151) ||66 (32) ||15.90 || 0
|-
|W Cropper
William Cropper
William Cropper was an English cricketer and football player who played cricket for Derbyshire CCC between 1882 and 1888 and football once for Derby County...
|| 7 ||14 || 211 ||43||15.07 || 0
|-
| G Ratcliffe
George Ratcliffe (cricketer, born 1856)
Another cricketer who played for Derbyshire during the 1919 season was named George Ratcliffe.George Ratcliffe was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire from 1887 to 1889....
|| 5 ||10 || 145 ||64 ||14.50 || 0
|-
| LG Wright
Levi Wright
Levi George Wright was an English footballer and cricketer. He played association football for Derby County and Notts County and cricket for Derbyshire from 1883 to 1909 being captain for a season and a half in 1906/1907. He scored over 15,000 runs in his first class career and took 237 catches...
|| 6 ||12 || 157|| 31|| 13.08 || 0
|-
| J Marshall
Joseph Marshall
Joseph Marshall was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire in 1887.Marshall was born in Mosborough, Yorkshire. He made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1887 season against Surrey and his only other first class game was also against Surrey that season...
|| 2 ||4 || 50 ||31 ||12.50|| 0
|-
| J J Hulme || 6||12 || 135 ||31 ||12.27 || 0
|-
|JJ Disney
James Disney
James Joseph Disney was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire as wicket-keeper between 1881 and 1890....
|| 7 ||14 || 100|| 27* ||10.00 || 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:...
|| 7|| 14 || 129 ||48*|| 9.92 || 0
|-
|GG Walker
George Glossop Walker
George Glossop Walker was an English Cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1881 and 1898.- Early life :...
|| 4|| 8 || 51|| 19*|| 8.50 || 0
|-
| H Street
Henry Street (cricketer)
Henry Street was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1887.Street was born in Riddings, Derbyshire, the son of Henry Street, a coal miner, and his wife Ann. In 1881 he was living with his parents at Alfreton where he was also a coal miner...
|| 2|| 4 || 24|| 15* ||8.00 || 0
|-
| GB Barrington
George Barrington (cricketer)
George Bainbridge Barrington was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire between 1880 and 1887....
|| 2|| 4 || 28 ||25 || 7.00 || 0
|-
| 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...
|| 2|| 4 || 16 ||7 || 5.33 || 0
|-
|H Slater
Henry Slater
Henry Slater was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1882 and 1887.Slater was born at Heanor, Derbyshire the son of James Slater and his wife Elizabeth Baimbridge. He became a coal miner....
|| 2|| 4 || 10 ||6*|| 5.00 || 0
|-
|E Coup
Edwin Coup
Edwin Coup , also known as Edwin Coupe, was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1885 and 1887....
|| 5|| 10 || 39 ||12 || 4.33 || 0
|-
|EAJ Maynard
Edmund Maynard
Edmund Anthony Jefferson Maynard was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire from 1880 to 1887 and captained the side for two seasons.Maynard was the son of Edmund Gilling Maynard, of West House, Chesterfield...
|| 5 ||9 || 25 ||9 || 2.77 || 0
|-
| W Walton
William Walton (cricketer)
William Walton was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1887.Walton was born in Glossop, Derbyshire, the son of Matthew Walton, manager of a cotton mill, and his wife Elizabeth...
|| 1 ||2 || 4 ||3|| 2.00 || 0
|-
| 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....
|| 1 ||2 || 0|| 0 || 0.00 || 0
|-
|}
Chatterton also played five matches for MCC during the season.
{| class="wikitable" width="80%"
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! colspan=7| Leading first-class batsmen for Derbyshire by runs scored
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Name
! Mat
! Inns
! Runs
! HS
! Ave
Batting average
Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters. The two statistics are related in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages.- Cricket :...
! 100
|-
| G Davidson
George Davidson (cricketer)
George Arthur Davidson was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1886 and 1898 and for Marylebone Cricket Club between 1888 and 1898. A useful all-rounder, he scored over 5500 runs and took 621 wickets in his first class career.Davidson was born in Brimington, Derbyshire, the son...
|| 7 ||14 ||312|| 75 || 22.28|| 0
|-
|W Cropper
William Cropper
William Cropper was an English cricketer and football player who played cricket for Derbyshire CCC between 1882 and 1888 and football once for Derby County...
|| 7 ||14 || 211 ||43||15.07 || 0
|-
| LG Wright
Levi Wright
Levi George Wright was an English footballer and cricketer. He played association football for Derby County and Notts County and cricket for Derbyshire from 1883 to 1909 being captain for a season and a half in 1906/1907. He scored over 15,000 runs in his first class career and took 237 catches...
|| 6 ||12 || 157|| 31|| 13.08 || 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...
|| 7 || 14 || 151 ||32 ||6.86 (a) || 0
|-
| G Ratcliffe
George Ratcliffe (cricketer, born 1856)
Another cricketer who played for Derbyshire during the 1919 season was named George Ratcliffe.George Ratcliffe was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire from 1887 to 1889....
|| 5 ||10 || 145 ||64 ||14.50 || 0
|-
|}
(a) Figures recalculated to exclude non Derbyshire matches
First-class bowling averages
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="80%"|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Name !! Balls !! Runs !! Wickets !! BB !! Average
|-
| G Davidson
George Davidson (cricketer)
George Arthur Davidson was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1886 and 1898 and for Marylebone Cricket Club between 1888 and 1898. A useful all-rounder, he scored over 5500 runs and took 621 wickets in his first class career.Davidson was born in Brimington, Derbyshire, the son...
|| 1559 ||789 ||36 ||6-43 ||21.08
|-
| W Cropper
William Cropper
William Cropper was an English cricketer and football player who played cricket for Derbyshire CCC between 1882 and 1888 and football once for Derby County...
|| 1248 ||503 ||27|| 6-50 ||18.62
|-
| 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...
|| 1171 || 404 (182) ||19 (5) || 4-32 ||21.26
|-
| GG Walker
George Glossop Walker
George Glossop Walker was an English Cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1881 and 1898.- Early life :...
|| 673 || 319 ||15 ||5-49 ||21.26
|-
| J J Hulme ||800 || 388 ||9 ||4-120 ||43.11
|-
| 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:...
||343 ||165 ||4 ||2-24 ||41.25
|-
| 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....
|| 32|| 9 ||2 ||2-9 ||4.50
|-
| GB Barrington
George Barrington (cricketer)
George Bainbridge Barrington was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire between 1880 and 1887....
||48 || 27|| 1 ||1-27 ||27.00
|-
| H Slater
Henry Slater
Henry Slater was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1882 and 1887.Slater was born at Heanor, Derbyshire the son of James Slater and his wife Elizabeth Baimbridge. He became a coal miner....
|| 152 ||92 ||1 ||1-43 ||92.00
|-
| 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...
|| 32 || 18 ||0 || ||
|-
| G Ratcliffe
George Ratcliffe (cricketer, born 1856)
Another cricketer who played for Derbyshire during the 1919 season was named George Ratcliffe.George Ratcliffe was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire from 1887 to 1889....
|| 12 ||8 ||0 || ||
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable" width="80%"
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! colspan=6| Leading first class bowlers for Derbyshire by wickets taken
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Name
! Balls
! Runs
! Wkts
! BBI
! Ave
Bowling average
Bowling average is a statistic measuring the performance of bowlers in the sport of cricket.A bowler's bowling average is defined as the total number of runs conceded by the bowlers divided by the number of wickets taken by the bowler, so the lower the average the better. It is similar to earned...
|-
| G Davidson
George Davidson (cricketer)
George Arthur Davidson was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1886 and 1898 and for Marylebone Cricket Club between 1888 and 1898. A useful all-rounder, he scored over 5500 runs and took 621 wickets in his first class career.Davidson was born in Brimington, Derbyshire, the son...
|| 1559 ||789 ||36 ||6-43 ||21.08
|-
| W Cropper
William Cropper
William Cropper was an English cricketer and football player who played cricket for Derbyshire CCC between 1882 and 1888 and football once for Derby County...
|| 1248 ||503 ||27|| 6-50 ||18.62
|-
| GG Walker
George Glossop Walker
George Glossop Walker was an English Cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1881 and 1898.- Early life :...
|| 673 || 319 ||15 ||5-49 ||21.26
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| J J Hulme ||800 || 388 ||9 ||4-120 ||43.11
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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...
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(a) Figures recalculated to exclude non Derbyshire matches