| Personal information | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Henry Slater | |||
| Born | 23 February 1855 Heanor, Derbyshire, England |
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| Died | 20 November 1916 (aged 61) Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England |
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| Batting style | Right-handed batsman | |||
| Bowling style | Right-arm medium pace bowler | |||
| Relations | Herbert Slater, Archibald Slater | |||
| Domestic team information | ||||
| Years | Team | |||
| 1882–1887 | Derbyshire | |||
| First-class debut | 26 June 1882 Derbyshire v Lancashire | |||
| Last First-class | 28 July 1889 Derbyshire v Surrey | |||
| Career statistics | ||||
| Competition | First-class | |||
| Matches | 6 | |||
| Runs scored | 22 | |||
| Batting average | 3.66 | |||
| 100s/50s | / | |||
| Top score | ||||
| Balls bowled | 444 | |||
| Wickets | 3 | |||
| Bowling average | 61.66 | |||
| 5 wickets in innings | ||||
| 10 wickets in match | ||||
| Best bowling | 1-35 | |||
| Catches/stumpings | 2/- | |||
| Source: [1], 22 June 2011 | ||||
Henry Slater (23 February 1855 - 20 November 1916) 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.[1] He became a coal miner.[2]
He made his cricket debut for Derbyshire in the 1882 season in June against Lancashire in which he took a wicket but scored no runs. His next game was against Nottinghamshire in the 1885 season when again he took a wicket. In the 1886 season he played against MCC and took two catches. He played two first-class games in the 1887 season and took a wicket against Lancashire. He also played two non-status matches that season in one of which he scored 54, a contrast to the low single figures he managed in most of his games Slater was a right-hand batsman and played 9 innings in five first class matches with a top score of 21 and an average of 5.57. He was a right-arm medium pace bowler and took 3 wickets with an average of 61.66.[3]
Slater died at Worksop, Nottinghamshire at the age of 61.
Slater married Sarah Ann Bestwick on 28 December 1878. Their sons Herbert Slater and Archibald Slater both played for Derbyshire.