Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1908

Derbyshire County Cricket Club seasons
1908 season
Captain Reginald Rickman
County Championship 14
Most runs Ernest Needham
Most wickets Billy Bestwick
Most catches Joe Humphries

Derbyshire County 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.

1908 season

Derbyshire played twenty games in the County Championship 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.

Matches

List of matches
No. Date V Result Margin Notes
1 11 May 1908[1] Surrey
Kennington Oval		 Lost 10 wickets Marshal 7-41 and 5-32
2 18 May 1908[2] Sussex
County Ground, Derby		 Lost 4 wickets Cox 6-46
3 21 May 1908[3] Lancashire
Old Trafford, Manchester		 Drawn
4 28 May 1908[4] Yorkshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield		 Lost 196 runs Hirst 128; Haigh 5-23
5 01 Jun 1908[5] Sussex
County Ground, Hove		 Lost 17 runs AE Relf 7-48 and 7-27;W Bestwick 7-50
6 04 Jun 1908[6] Kent
Private Banks Sports Ground, Catford Bridge		 Lost Innings and 18 runs A Warren 8-78; Blythe 6-27
7 08 Jun 1908[7] Hampshire
County Ground, Southampton		 Won 36 runs Badcock 5-70 and 6-56; A Warren 5-98 and 6-62
8 11 Jun 1908[8] Surrey
County Ground, Derby		 Lost Innings and 26 runs Crawford 104; SWA Cadman 5-51
9 18 Jun 1908[9] Northamptonshire
County Ground, Northampton		 Lost Innings and 46 runs W Bestwick 6-87; Thompson 7-29; East 5-22
10 25 Jun 1908[10] Warwickshire
County Ground, Derby		 Lost 10 wickets Baker 119; LG Wright 111;Quaife 5-65
11 29 Jun 1908[11] Essex
Queen's Park, Chesterfield		 Won 7 wickets E Needham 104; A Warren 5-82 and 6-106; Reeves 5-59
12 02 Jul 1908[12] Kent
County Ground, Derby		 Lost Innings and 234 runs Hardinge 127; Seymour 171; Hutchings 102; A Warren 6-191
13 06 Jul 1908[13] Nottinghamshire
Trent Bridge, Nottingham		 Drawn Wass 5-71
14 20 Jul 1908[14] Leicestershire
County Ground, Derby		 Lost 141 runs W Bestwick 5-59 and 6-46; Astill 6-31 and 7-30
15 23 Jul 1908[15] Essex
County Ground, Leyton		 Lost 6 wickets E Needham 107 and 104; Benham 5-47; Buckenham 6-63
16 27 Jul 1908[16] Yorkshire
Headingley, Leeds		 Lost Innings and 131 runs Wilson 109; Newstead 6-43
17 03 Aug 1908[17] Hampshire
County Ground, Derby		 Won 126 runs Badcock 7-55; SWA Cadman 5-41
18 06 Aug 1908[18] Leicestershire
Aylestone Road, Leicester		 Drawn A Warren 6-97 and 6-109; Woodcock 5-102
19 10 Aug 1908[19] Lancashire
North Road Ground, Glossop		 Drawn Dean 5-75; Bracey 5-66; A Warren 6-28
20 13 Aug 1908[20] Nottinghamshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield		 Won 36 runs Hallam 5-64; W Bestwick 5-78 and 5-42; Wass 5-82
21 17 Aug 1908[21] Gentlemen of Philadelphia
County Ground, Derby		 Lost 9 wickets King 7-28 and 5-88
22 24 Aug 1908[22] Warwickshire
Edgbaston, Birmingham		 Lost Innings and 49 runs Quaife 131; SWA Cadman 101; W Bestwick 5-114; Field 5-57
23 27 Aug 1908[23] Northamptonshire
County Ground, Derby		 Won 129 runs East 5-50 and 6-84; Thompson 5-50; A Morton 5-14

Statistics

County Championship batting averages

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[24]
Leading first-class batsmen for Derbyshire by runs scored
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.

County Championship bowling averages

Name Balls Runs Wickets BB Average
A Warren 45492221 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 252137 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 [25]
Leading first class bowlers for Derbyshire by wickets taken
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

Wicket Keeping

See also

References

  1. ↑ Cricket Archive - Surrey v Derbyshire
  2. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Sussex 18 May 1908
  3. ↑ Cricket Archive - Lancashire v Derbyshire 21 May 1908
  4. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Yorkshire 28 May 1908
  5. ↑ Cricket Archive - Sussex v Derbyshire 01 Jun 1908
  6. ↑ Cricket Archive - Kent v Derbyshire 04 Jun 1908
  7. ↑ Cricket Archive - Hampshire v Derbyshire 08 Jun 1908
  8. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Surrey 11 Jun 1908
  9. ↑ Cricket Archive - Northamptonshire v Derbyshire 18 Jun 1908
  10. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Warwickshire 25 Jun 1908
  11. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Essex 29 Jun 1908
  12. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Kent 02 Jul 1908
  13. ↑ Cricket Archive - Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire 06 Jul 1908
  14. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Leicestershire 20 Jul 1908
  15. ↑ Cricket Archive - Essex v Derbyshire 23 Jul 1908
  16. ↑ Cricket Archive - Yorkshire v Derbyshire 27 Jul 1908
  17. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Hampshire 03 Aug 1908
  18. ↑ Cricket Archive - Leicestershire v Derbyshire 06 Aug 1908
  19. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Lancashire 10 Aug 1908
  20. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire 13 Aug 1908
  21. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Gentlemen of Philadelphia 17 Aug 1908
  22. ↑ Cricket Archive - Warwickshire v Derbyshire 24 Aug 1908
  23. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Northamptonshire 27 Aug 1908
  24. ↑ Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire County Championship 1908
  25. ↑ Bowling for Derbyshire County Championship 1908

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