Jesse Boot (cricketer)
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Jesse Boot was an English
cricket
er who played for Derbyshire
in 1895.
Boot was born in South Normanton
, the son of Joseph Boot, a miner, and his wife Ann. Boot himself was also a coal miner. His only appearance for Derbyshire came late the 1895 season
, against Leicestershire
in August. A middle-order batsman, he scored a duck
in his first innings and just four runs in the next. He did not play for the side again.
Boot was a right-handed batsman and scored 4 runs in his first class career. He was also a wicket-keeper, but not in the first class game.
Boot died in Chesterfield
just short of 80 years.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
cricket
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...
er who played for 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...
in 1895.
Boot was born in South Normanton
South Normanton
South Normanton is a medium-sized ex-mining village two miles east of Alfreton, Derbyshire and is approximately 155 metres above sea level at one of the highest points, near St...
, the son of Joseph Boot, a miner, and his wife Ann. Boot himself was also a coal miner. His only appearance for Derbyshire came late the 1895 season
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1895
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1895 was the first season in which the English county cricket club Derbyshire played in the County Championship which had been established in 1890. The club settled their place by coming fifth with five championship wins. It was the club's 25th season although the...
, against 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....
in August. A middle-order batsman, he scored a duck
Duck (cricket)
In the sport of cricket, a duck refers to a batsman's dismissal for a score of zero.-Origin of the term:The term is a shortening of the term "duck's egg", the latter being used long before Test cricket began...
in his first innings and just four runs in the next. He did not play for the side again.
Boot was a right-handed batsman and scored 4 runs in his first class career. He was also a wicket-keeper, but not in the first class game.
Boot died in Chesterfield
Chesterfield
Chesterfield is a market town and a borough of Derbyshire, England. It lies north of Derby, on a confluence of the rivers Rother and Hipper. Its population is 70,260 , making it Derbyshire's largest town...
just short of 80 years.