Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1908
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Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1908 was the cricket
season when the English club Derbyshire
had been playing for thirty-seven years. It was their fourteenth season in the County Championship
and they won five matches to finish fourteenth in the Championship table.
and one match against the touring Gentlemen of Philadelphia. The captain for the year was Reginald Rickman
. Ernest Needham
was top scorer and Arnold Warren
took most wickets.
The most significant additions to the Derbyshire squad in the season was Leonard Oliver who played regularly for Derbyshire until 1924. Also making their debuts were Richard Sale
who played over five years, Francis Taylor
who played over four years and Albert Howcroft
who played over three years. Arthur Sherwin
played several matches but only in the 1908 season and William Thompson
and John Eyre
played their single career matches in the season.
! bgcolor="#efefef" colspan=6 | List of matches
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
!No.
!Date
!V
!Result
!Margin
!Notes
|-
|1
|11 May 1908
| Surrey
Kennington Oval
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 10 wickets
| Marshal 7-41 and 5-32
|-
|2
|18 May 1908
| Sussex
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 4 wickets
| Cox 6-46
|-
|3
| 21 May 1908
| Lancashire
Old Trafford, Manchester
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
|
|-
|4
|28 May 1908
| Yorkshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 196 runs
| Hirst 128; Haigh 5-23
|-
|5
|01 Jun 1908
| Sussex
County Ground, Hove
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 17 runs
| AE Relf 7-48 and 7-27;W Bestwick
7-50
|-
|6
|04 Jun 1908
| Kent
Private Banks Sports Ground, Catford Bridge
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| Innings and 18 runs
| A Warren
8-78; Blythe 6-27
|-
|7
|08 Jun 1908
| Hampshire
County Ground, Southampton
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 36 runs
| Badcock 5-70 and 6-56; A Warren
5-98 and 6-62
|-
|8
|11 Jun 1908
| Surrey
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| Innings and 26 runs
| Crawford 104; SWA Cadman
5-51
|-
|9
| 18 Jun 1908
| Northamptonshire
County Ground, Northampton
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| Innings and 46 runs
| W Bestwick
6-87; Thompson 7-29; East 5-22
|-
|10
| 25 Jun 1908
| Warwickshire
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 10 wickets
| Baker 119; LG Wright
111;Quaife 5-65
|-
|11
| 29 Jun 1908
| Essex
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 7 wickets
| E Needham
104; A Warren
5-82 and 6-106; Reeves 5-59
|-
|12
|02 Jul 1908
| Kent
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| Innings and 234 runs
| Hardinge 127; Seymour 171; Hutchings 102; A Warren
6-191
|-
|13
|06 Jul 1908
| Nottinghamshire
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Wass 5-71
|-
|14
|20 Jul 1908
| Leicestershire
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 141 runs
| W Bestwick
5-59 and 6-46; Astill 6-31 and 7-30
|-
|15
|23 Jul 1908
| Essex
County Ground, Leyton
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 6 wickets
| E Needham
107 and 104; Benham 5-47; Buckenham 6-63
|-
|16
|27 Jul 1908
| Yorkshire
Headingley, Leeds
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| Innings and 131 runs
| Wilson 109; Newstead 6-43
|-
|17
|03 Aug 1908
| Hampshire
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 126 runs
| Badcock 7-55; SWA Cadman
5-41
|-
|18
|06 Aug 1908
| Leicestershire
Aylestone Road, Leicester
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| A Warren
6-97 and 6-109; Woodcock 5-102
|-
|19
| 10 Aug 1908
| Lancashire
North Road Ground, Glossop
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Dean 5-75; Bracey 5-66; A Warren
6-28
|-
|20
|13 Aug 1908
| Nottinghamshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 36 runs
| Hallam 5-64; W Bestwick
5-78 and 5-42; Wass 5-82
|-
|21
|17 Aug 1908
| Gentlemen of Philadelphia
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 9 wickets
| King 7-28 and 5-88
|-
|22
|24 Aug 1908
| Warwickshire
Edgbaston, Birmingham
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| Innings and 49 runs
| Quaife 131; SWA Cadman
101; W Bestwick
5-114; Field 5-57
|-
|23
| 27 Aug 1908
| Northamptonshire
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 129 runs
| East 5-50 and 6-84; Thompson 5-50; A Morton
5-14
|-
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Name !! Matches !! Inns !! Runs !! High score !! Average !!100s
|-
| E Needham
|| 22 ||44 || 1122 ||107* ||28.76 || 3
|-
| SWA Cadman
|| 19|| 37 || 942 ||101 || 26.91 || 1
|-
| AE Lawton || 14 ||27 || 606 ||69 || 22.44|| 0
|-
| A Morton
|| 22 ||42 || 806 ||87|| 20.66 || 0
|-
| LG Wright
|| 21|| 42 || 821 ||111 || 20.02 || 1
|-
| J Humphries
|| 22 ||41 || 491 ||52* ||14.44 || 0
|-
| R Sale
|| 6 ||12 || 147|| 32 || 13.36 || 0
|-
| RB Rickman
|| 19 ||35 || 400 ||35 || 11.76 || 0
|-
| A Warren
|| 22|| 40 || 423|| 68 || 11.13 || 0
|-
| L Oliver || 17|| 30 || 310 ||42 || 10.33 || 0
|-
| WH Thompson
|| 1 ||2 || 17 ||17 || 8.50 || 0
|-
| RM Carlin
|| 4 ||7 || 57|| 21 || 8.14 || 0
|-
| AW Sherwin
|| 11 ||21 || 152 ||24 || 8.00 || 0
|-
| FH Taylor
|| 2 ||4 || 31 ||17|| 7.75 || 0
|-
| A Howcroft
|| 2 ||4 || 29 ||19 || 7.25 || 0
|-
| W Bestwick
|| 21 ||39 || 139 ||18 || 6.04 || 0
|-
| HF Purdy
|| 4 ||8 || 30 ||14* ||6.00 || 0
|-
| FC Bracey
|| 11 ||18 || 74|| 9*|| 5.28 || 0
|-
| H Fletcher
|| 2 ||4 || 8 ||4 || 2.66 || 0
|-
|}
{| 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
|-
| E Needham
|| 23 ||46 || 1178 ||107* ||25.60 (a)|| 3
|-
| SWA Cadman
|| 19|| 37 || 942 ||101 || 26.91 || 1
|-
| LG Wright
|| 22|| 44 || 855 ||111 || 19.43 (a)|| 1
|-
| A Morton
|| 23 ||44 || 827 ||87|| 18.79 (a)|| 0
|-
| AE Lawton || 15 ||29 || 655 ||69 || 22.59 (a)|| 0
|-
|}
(a) Figures adjusted for non CC matches
J Eyre
and N Todd
also played for Derbyshire in the match against Gentlemen of Philadelphia.
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Name !! Balls !! Runs !! Wickets !! BB !! Average
|-
| A Warren
|| 4549||2221 ||104|| 8-78 ||21.35
|-
| W Bestwick
|| 5183 || 2187 ||101 ||7-50 ||21.65
|-
| SWA Cadman
|| 3255 || 1061 ||55 ||5-41 ||19.29
|-
| A Morton
|| 1326 || 635 ||24|| 5-14 ||26.45
|-
| FC Bracey
|| 1065 || 543 ||23|| 5-66 ||23.60 0
|-
| AE Lawton || 778 || 437 ||17|| 4-19 ||25.70
|-
| RB Rickman
||384 || 208 ||2|| 1-4 ||104.00
|-
| HF Purdy
|| 252||137 ||1 ||1-52 ||137.00
|-
| RM Carlin
||66 || 39 ||1|| 1-20 ||39.00
|-
| J Humphries
|| 18 ||8|| 0|| ||
|-
| E Needham
|| 18 ||11 ||0 || ||
|-
| R Sale
|| 12 || 10 ||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
|-
| A Warren
|| 4615 || 2269 || 105 || 8-78 ||21.61
|-
| W Bestwick
|| 5263 || 2245 || 103 || 7-50|| 21.79
|-
| SWA Cadman
|| 3255 || 1061 ||55|| 5-41 ||19.29
|-
| A Morton
|| 1440 || 696 || 27 || 5-14 || 25.78
|-
| FC Bracey
|| 1065 || 543 ||23|| 5-66|| 23.60
|-
|}
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 thirty-seven years. It was their fourteenth 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 fourteenth in the Championship table.
1908 season
Derbyshire played twenty games in the County ChampionshipCounty Championship
The County Championship is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales...
and one match against the touring Gentlemen of Philadelphia. The captain for the year was Reginald Rickman
Reginald Rickman
Reginald Binns Rickman was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1906 and 1911 and captained the side in 1908 and 1909....
. Ernest 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....
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 most significant additions to the Derbyshire squad in the season was Leonard Oliver who played regularly for Derbyshire until 1924. Also making their debuts were Richard Sale
Richard Sale (cricketer)
Richard Sale was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire and Oxford University between 1908 and 1912....
who played over five years, Francis Taylor
Francis Taylor (cricketer)
Francis Henry Taylor was an English Cricketer who played for Derbyshire County Cricket Club between 1908 and 1911.Taylor was born at Wirksworth, Derbyshire the son of Walter Taylor of Fern House and his wife Alice...
who played over four years and Albert Howcroft
Albert Howcroft
Albert Howcroft was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1908 and 1910.Howcroft was born in Cliffe, Yorkshire. He made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1908 season, in May against Surrey, when he scored 19 during the second innings, having been caught out in the first...
who played over three years. Arthur Sherwin
Arthur Sherwin
Arthur West Sherwin was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire during the 1908 season....
played several matches but only in the 1908 season and William Thompson
William Thompson (cricketer)
William Holloway Thompson was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1908....
and John Eyre
John Eyre (cricketer, born 1885)
John Arthur Eyre was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1908.Eyre was born in North Wingfield, the son of Frederick Eyre, a coal miner...
played their single career matches in the season.
Matches
{| class="wikitable" width="100%"! bgcolor="#efefef" colspan=6 | List of matches
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
!No.
!Date
!V
!Result
!Margin
!Notes
|-
|1
|11 May 1908
| 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
| Marshal 7-41 and 5-32
|-
|2
|18 May 1908
| 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, Derby
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 4 wickets
| Cox 6-46
|-
|3
| 21 May 1908
| 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="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
|
|-
|4
|28 May 1908
| 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="#FF0000"|Lost
| 196 runs
| Hirst 128; Haigh 5-23
|-
|5
|01 Jun 1908
| 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
| 17 runs
| AE Relf 7-48 and 7-27;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...
7-50
|-
|6
|04 Jun 1908
| Kent
Kent County Cricket Club
Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...
Private Banks Sports Ground, Catford Bridge
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| Innings and 18 runs
| 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...
8-78; Blythe 6-27
|-
|7
|08 Jun 1908
| 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
| 36 runs
| Badcock 5-70 and 6-56; 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...
5-98 and 6-62
|-
|8
|11 Jun 1908
| 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 26 runs
| Crawford 104; 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...
5-51
|-
|9
| 18 Jun 1908
| 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
| Innings and 46 runs
| 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...
6-87; Thompson 7-29; East 5-22
|-
|10
| 25 Jun 1908
| 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
| Baker 119; 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...
111;Quaife 5-65
|-
|11
| 29 Jun 1908
| 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...
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 7 wickets
| 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....
104; 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...
5-82 and 6-106; Reeves 5-59
|-
|12
|02 Jul 1908
| Kent
Kent County Cricket Club
Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| Innings and 234 runs
| Hardinge 127; Seymour 171; Hutchings 102; 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...
6-191
|-
|13
|06 Jul 1908
| 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
|
| Wass 5-71
|-
|14
|20 Jul 1908
| 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....
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 141 runs
| 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...
5-59 and 6-46; Astill 6-31 and 7-30
|-
|15
|23 Jul 1908
| 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="#FF0000"|Lost
| 6 wickets
| 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....
107 and 104; Benham 5-47; Buckenham 6-63
|-
|16
|27 Jul 1908
| 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....
Headingley, Leeds
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| Innings and 131 runs
| Wilson 109; Newstead 6-43
|-
|17
|03 Aug 1908
| 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="#00FF00"|Won
| 126 runs
| Badcock 7-55; 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...
5-41
|-
|18
|06 Aug 1908
| 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="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| 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...
6-97 and 6-109; Woodcock 5-102
|-
|19
| 10 Aug 1908
| 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="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Dean 5-75; Bracey 5-66; 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...
6-28
|-
|20
|13 Aug 1908
| 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="#00FF00"|Won
| 36 runs
| Hallam 5-64; 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...
5-78 and 5-42; Wass 5-82
|-
|21
|17 Aug 1908
| Gentlemen of Philadelphia
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 9 wickets
| King 7-28 and 5-88
|-
|22
|24 Aug 1908
| 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="#FF0000"|Lost
| Innings and 49 runs
| Quaife 131; 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...
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...
5-114; Field 5-57
|-
|23
| 27 Aug 1908
| 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
| 129 runs
| East 5-50 and 6-84; Thompson 5-50; 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...
5-14
|-
County Championship batting averages
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="70%"|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Name !! Matches !! Inns !! Runs !! High score !! Average !!100s
|-
| 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....
|| 22 ||44 || 1122 ||107* ||28.76 || 3
|-
| 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...
|| 19|| 37 || 942 ||101 || 26.91 || 1
|-
| AE Lawton || 14 ||27 || 606 ||69 || 22.44|| 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...
|| 22 ||42 || 806 ||87|| 20.66 || 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...
|| 21|| 42 || 821 ||111 || 20.02 || 1
|-
| 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....
|| 22 ||41 || 491 ||52* ||14.44 || 0
|-
| R Sale
Richard Sale (cricketer)
Richard Sale was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire and Oxford University between 1908 and 1912....
|| 6 ||12 || 147|| 32 || 13.36 || 0
|-
| RB Rickman
Reginald Rickman
Reginald Binns Rickman was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1906 and 1911 and captained the side in 1908 and 1909....
|| 19 ||35 || 400 ||35 || 11.76 || 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...
|| 22|| 40 || 423|| 68 || 11.13 || 0
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| L Oliver || 17|| 30 || 310 ||42 || 10.33 || 0
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| WH Thompson
William Thompson (cricketer)
William Holloway Thompson was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1908....
|| 1 ||2 || 17 ||17 || 8.50 || 0
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| RM Carlin
Robert Carlin (cricketer)
Robert McKenzie Carlin was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1905 and 1908....
|| 4 ||7 || 57|| 21 || 8.14 || 0
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| AW Sherwin
Arthur Sherwin
Arthur West Sherwin was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire during the 1908 season....
|| 11 ||21 || 152 ||24 || 8.00 || 0
|-
| FH Taylor
Francis Taylor (cricketer)
Francis Henry Taylor was an English Cricketer who played for Derbyshire County Cricket Club between 1908 and 1911.Taylor was born at Wirksworth, Derbyshire the son of Walter Taylor of Fern House and his wife Alice...
|| 2 ||4 || 31 ||17|| 7.75 || 0
|-
| A Howcroft
Albert Howcroft
Albert Howcroft was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1908 and 1910.Howcroft was born in Cliffe, Yorkshire. He made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1908 season, in May against Surrey, when he scored 19 during the second innings, having been caught out in the first...
|| 2 ||4 || 29 ||19 || 7.25 || 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...
|| 21 ||39 || 139 ||18 || 6.04 || 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...
|| 4 ||8 || 30 ||14* ||6.00 || 0
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| FC Bracey
Frederick Bracey
Frederick Cecil Bracey was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire from 1906 to 1914...
|| 11 ||18 || 74|| 9*|| 5.28 || 0
|-
| H Fletcher
Henry Fletcher (cricketer)
Henry Fletcher was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1907 and 1908.Fletcher was born in Clay Cross, Derbyshire. He made his debut in a match against Sussex in 1907, and played in two further games during the 1907 season. He played two games in the 1908 season, his final game...
|| 2 ||4 || 8 ||4 || 2.66 || 0
|-
|}
{| 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
|-
| 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....
|| 23 ||46 || 1178 ||107* ||25.60 (a)|| 3
|-
| 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...
|| 19|| 37 || 942 ||101 || 26.91 || 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...
|| 22|| 44 || 855 ||111 || 19.43 (a)|| 1
|-
| 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...
|| 23 ||44 || 827 ||87|| 18.79 (a)|| 0
|-
| AE Lawton || 15 ||29 || 655 ||69 || 22.59 (a)|| 0
|-
|}
(a) Figures adjusted for non CC matches
J Eyre
John Eyre (cricketer, born 1885)
John Arthur Eyre was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1908.Eyre was born in North Wingfield, the son of Frederick Eyre, a coal miner...
and N Todd
Norman Todd
Norman Douglas Todd was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire in 1906 and 1908Todd was born at Hetton-le-Hole, County Durham. He made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1906 season, in a match in June against Northamptonshire, when he made no runs in either innings...
also played for Derbyshire in the match against Gentlemen of Philadelphia.
County Championship bowling averages
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="70%"|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Name !! Balls !! Runs !! Wickets !! BB !! Average
|-
| 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...
|| 4549||2221 ||104|| 8-78 ||21.35
|-
| 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...
|| 5183 || 2187 ||101 ||7-50 ||21.65
|-
| 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...
|| 3255 || 1061 ||55 ||5-41 ||19.29
|-
| 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...
|| 1326 || 635 ||24|| 5-14 ||26.45
|-
| FC Bracey
Frederick Bracey
Frederick Cecil Bracey was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire from 1906 to 1914...
|| 1065 || 543 ||23|| 5-66 ||23.60 0
|-
| AE Lawton || 778 || 437 ||17|| 4-19 ||25.70
|-
| RB Rickman
Reginald Rickman
Reginald Binns Rickman was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1906 and 1911 and captained the side in 1908 and 1909....
||384 || 208 ||2|| 1-4 ||104.00
|-
| 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...
|| 252||137 ||1 ||1-52 ||137.00
|-
| RM Carlin
Robert Carlin (cricketer)
Robert McKenzie Carlin was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1905 and 1908....
||66 || 39 ||1|| 1-20 ||39.00
|-
| 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 ||8|| 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....
|| 18 ||11 ||0 || ||
|-
| R Sale
Richard Sale (cricketer)
Richard Sale was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire and Oxford University between 1908 and 1912....
|| 12 || 10 ||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...
|-
| 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...
|| 4615 || 2269 || 105 || 8-78 ||21.61
|-
| 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...
|| 5263 || 2245 || 103 || 7-50|| 21.79
|-
| 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...
|| 3255 || 1061 ||55|| 5-41 ||19.29
|-
| 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...
|| 1440 || 696 || 27 || 5-14 || 25.78
|-
| FC Bracey
Frederick Bracey
Frederick Cecil Bracey was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire from 1906 to 1914...
|| 1065 || 543 ||23|| 5-66|| 23.60
|-
|}