Herbert Slater

Herbert Slater
Personal information
Full name Herbert Slater
Born 11 November 1881
Langley Mill, Derbyshire, England
Died 2 December 1958 (aged 77)
Cresswell, Derbyshire, England
Batting style Right-handed batsman
Bowling style Right-arm off break and medium fast bowler
Relations Henry Slater, Archibald Slater
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1907 Derbyshire
First-class debut 11 July 1907 Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire
Last First-class 1 August 1907 Derbyshire v Sussex
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 5
Runs scored 39
Batting average 5.57
100s/50s /
Top score 21
Balls bowled 78
Wickets 2
Bowling average 19.00
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 2-15
Catches/stumpings 0/-
Source: , July 2012

Herbert Slater (11 November 1881 — 2 December 1958) was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1907.

Slater was born in Langley Mill the son of Henry Slater and his wife Sarah Bestwick[1] His father had played for Derbyshire between 1882 and 1887.

Slater made his debut for the Derbyshire team in the 1907 season against Nottinghamshire in July. He opened the batting with captain Levi Wright and scored 21 in his first innings. In the next match against Leicestershire Slater took 2-15, his only wickets in his career. In his remaining matches his performance was indifferent.

Slater was a right-handed batsman and played 9 innings in 5 first class matches with a top score of 21 and an average of 5.57. He was a right-arm off-break and fast-medium bowler and took 2 wickets with an average of 19.00.[2] He was described as "A good batsman and an excellent fielder". He scored many runs playing club cricket.[3]

Slater died in Creswell at the age of 77. Slater's brother, Archibald Slater also played cricket for Derbyshire.

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