Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1882

Derbyshire County Cricket Club seasons
1882 season
Captain Robert Smith
Most runs Thomas Foster
Most wickets William Mycroft
Most catches James Disney

Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1882 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for eleven years. The team played eight first class matches and won one of them

1882 season

Derbyshire played six county games, two each against Lancashire, Sussex and Yorkshire. They also played a first-class match against MCC and a match against the touring Australians Derbyshire won one game against Sussex and lost seven. They did not play any additional matches.

The captain for the year was Robert Smith in his sixth year as captain.

The most significant new arrival was William Chatterton who was to score over 10000 runs for the club. William Cropper made his debut and was regular top bowler for the club until a football accident in 1889. Other long term players who debuted were W Hall, a print worker who played until 1892 and Henry Slater a miner who played occasional matches over several seasons. Players who only performed for the club in the 1882 season were Duncan Johnston a Royal Engineers officer who played four games, and J Hodgkinson who played one game. Two brewers from Burton also made appearances - John Eadie son of William Eadie, who played one game and Henry Sugden who played two games.

Players who played their last matches were the two long-serving schoolmasters Abraham Shuker and Arthur Forman. Leonard Jackson retired after five years to concentrate on his hotel business and metal grinding. William Page gave up the game after the loss of the sight of an eye. Two players left the area. H Evans a railway manager moved to Glasgow, and Dudley Docker moved to Warwickshire where he set up his business.

Thomas Foster was top scorer and William Mycroft took most wickets.

Matches

List of matches
No. Date V Result Margin Notes (Derbyshire players in Bold)
1 18 May 1882[1] MCC
Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood		 Lost Innings and 258 runs WE Midwinter 137 and 5-27; Fothergill 5-31
2 25 May 1882[2] Lancashire
Old Trafford, Manchester		 Lost 10 wickets A Watson 5-28; J T B D Platts 5-48; RG Barlow 5-20
3 01 Jun 1882[3] Yorkshire
Fartown, Huddersfield		 Lost 8 wickets W Bates 6-31
4 05 Jun 1882[4] Sussex
County Ground, Hove		 Lost 3 runs J Lillywhite 5-70; W Mycroft 5-57; JW Juniper 7-61
5 12 Jun 1882[5] Australians
County Ground, Derby		 Lost Innings and 109 runs F Spofforth 5-38 and 5-19; GE Palmer 5-59
6 26 Jun 1882[6] Lancashire
County Ground, Derby		 Lost Innings and 47 runs J Crossland 5-32; A Watson 5-30
7 27 Jul 1882[7] Sussex
County Ground, Derby		 Won Innings and 54 runs A Hide 6-90; W Mycroft 7-37 and 5-35
8 07 Aug 1882[8] Yorkshire
County Ground, Derby		 Lost 7 wickets T Foster 101; J Richardson 7-76; E Peate 6-12

Statistics

Cricketers who played and their first-class batting performances

Name Am/
Pro 		Age Hand Matches Inns Runs High score Average 100s
A Shuker A 33 R 1 2 96 86 48.00 0
AFE Forman A 31 R 1 1 36 36 36.00 0
LC Docker A 22 R 5 9 224 66 24.89 0
T Foster P 34 R 7 13 271 101 20.84 1
W Chatterton P 20 R 3 5 76 42* 19.00 0
W Cropper 19 R 6 11 159 34 15.90 0
FD Docker A 20 1 2 26 2513.00 0
EAJ Maynard A 21 R 2 4 49 28 12.25 0
G Hay A 31 R 2 4 43 20 10.75 0
W Page 35 R 2 4 41 19 10.25 0
L Jackson P 34 R 1 2 19 19 9.50 0
W Evershed A 19 R 2 3 26 19 8.66 0
R P Smith A 33 R 8 15 122 32 8.13 0
DA Johnston A 34 R 4 8 65 31 8.12 0
JTC Eadie A 20 1 2 8 8* 8.00 0
J T B D Platts P 33 L 8 15 107 33* 7.64 0
J Richardson 25 R 5 9 66 18 7.33 0
JJ Disney P 22 R 8 15 80 26* 7.27 0
W Hall 20 R 2 4 20 11 6.66 0
GB Barrington A 25 R 2 4 26 13 6.50 0
W Rigley P 30 R 3 6 35 13 5.83 0
WW Wood-Sims 24 R 1 2 11 10 5.50 0
H Evans A 24 R 1 2 8 4 4.00 0
HE Sugden A 22 R 2 4 13 9 3.25 0
W Mycroft P 41 R 8 15 38 8 2.53 0
J Hodgkinson 1 2 5 5 2.50 0
H Slater 27 R 1 2 0 0 0.00 0

Maynard played several matches for Cambridge University. Docker played one game for All England and Hay played one game for MCC. Mycroft played several games for MCC and other sides.

Leading first-class batsmen for Derbyshire by runs scored
Name Mat Inns Runs HS Ave 100
T Foster 7 13 271 101 20.84 1
LC Docker 5 9 224 66 24.89 (a) 0
W Cropper 6 11 159 34 15.90 0
R P Smith 8 15 122 32 8.13 0
J T B D Platts 8 15 107 33* 7.64 0

(a) Figures adjusted for non Derbyshire matches

First-class bowling averages

Name Hand Balls Runs Wickets BB Average
W Mycroft L F 3627 1224 (698) 72 (42) 7-37 17.00
J T B D Platts R F 989 468 22 5-48 21.27
J Richardson R F 612 263 18 7-76 14.61
G Hay R round-arm F 368 200 (88) 7 (1) 5-53 28.57
W Cropper L M 298 133 5 2-23 26.60
H Evans R 128 63 3 3-63 21.00
L Jackson R round-arm F 104 44 2 2-44 22.00
T Foster R round-arm F 26 21 1 1-6 21.00
JTC Eadie 12 6 1 1-6 6.00
W Chatterton R S 132 49 1 1-15 49.00
W Hall R M 68 46 1 1-26 46.00
LC Docker R MF 48 30 1 1-30 30.00
H Slater R M 120 35 1 1-35 35.00
J Hodgkinson 144 83 1 1-83 83.00
Leading first class bowlers for Derbyshire by wickets taken
Name Balls Runs Wkts BBI Ave
W Mycroft 698 42 7-37 16.62 (a)
J T B D Platts 989 468 22 5-48 21.27
J Richardson 612 263 18 7-76 14.61
W Cropper 298 133 5 2-23 26.60

(a) Figures adjusted for non Derbyshire matches

Wicket keeping

See also

References

  1. ↑ Cricket Archive - Marylebone Cricket Club v Derbyshire 18 May 1882
  2. ↑ Cricket Archive - Lancashire v Derbyshire 25 May 1882
  3. ↑ Cricket Archive - Yorkshire v Derbyshire 01 Jun 1882
  4. ↑ Cricket Archive - Sussex v Derbyshire 05 Jun 1882
  5. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Australians 12 Jun 1882
  6. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Lancashire 26 Jun 1882
  7. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Sussex 27 Jul 1882
  8. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Yorkshire 07 Aug 1882