Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1872

Derbyshire County Cricket Club seasons
1872 season
Captain Samuel Richardson
Most runs Thomas Attenborough
Most wickets Dove Gregory
Most catches Richard Allsop
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Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1872 was the second cricket season which the English club Derbyshire played. They had been unable to arrange further first-class fixtures than the two against Lancashire and lost both.

1872 season

Derbyshire CCC played two first-class matches in its second year, both against Lancashire CCC and lost both. Derbyshire also played a match against Prince's Club at their ground in Chelsea, which ended in a draw.

Samuel Richardson was captain in his second season. The season saw the arrival of three Wirksworth players Joseph Flint, George Frost and Richard Allsop. Frost and Allsop were both joiners. William Curgenven, a doctor, who had been party to the club's foundation also made his debut. George Cammell, Old Etonian of Brookfield Manor made his single appearance for Derbyshire in the match against Prince's Club. The season was the last in which Derbyshire's star bowler Dove Gregory played before his death the following February.

In the first match Lancashire set up a score of 201, and Derbyshire managed 75 in their first innings and 51 in the follow-on. In the match against Queen's Club, Queens opened with 85 and Derbyshire responded with 173. Queens were on 54 for 9 neeeding 34 to avoid an innings defeat when the two-day match ended in a draw. In this match, Derbyshire player John Burnham played for Prince's Club. In the second Lancashire match Lancashire set up a score of 137 and Derbyshire responded with 42 and 69 in the follow-on. Lancashire's William McIntyre took 22 Derbyshire wickets in the two matches. Thomas Attenborough scored most first class runs for Derbyshire, and Dove Gregory took most wickets. Richard Allsop took most catches.

Matches

List of first-class matches
No. Date V Result Margin Notes
1 28 Jun 1872[1] Lancashire
Old Trafford, Manchester		 Lost Innings and 75 runs Dove Gregory 5-70; W McIntyre 5-44 and 5-24
2 09 Aug 1872[2] Lancashire
At County Ground, Derby		 Lost Innings and 26 runs W McIntyre 5-16 and 7-23
List of other matches
No. Date V Result Margin Notes
1 22 Jul 1872[3] Prince's Club
Prince's Cricket Ground, Chelsea		 Drawn J Flint 7-46; E Willsher 5-72

Statistics

Cricketers who played and their first-class batting performances

Name Am/
Pro 		Age Hand Matches Inns Runs High score Average 100s
J Flint 22 R 2 4 38 19* 12.66 0
W G Curgenven A 30 R 1 2 25 16 12.50 0
T Attenborough A 38 R 2 4 44 27 11.00 0
R P Smith A 23 R 2 4 33 17 8.25 0
J Tilson A 27 R 1 2 15 14 7.50 0
G Frost 22 R 1 2 14 13 7.00 0
S Richardson A 27 R 2 4 27 15 6.75 0
W Hickton P 29 R 2 4 15 7 5.00 0
R Allsop 22 R 1 2 5 5 2.50 0
J T B D Platts P 33 L 2 4 8 4 2.00 0
D Gregory P 35 R 2 4 4 3 2.00 0
JW Burnham A 32 R 2 4 4 3 1.00
J Smith A 30 R 1 2 2 2 1.00 0
U Sowter A 33 R 1 2 0 0 0.00 0
GH Cammell[4] A 20 R

First Class bowling performances

Name Hand Balls Runs Wickets BB Average
D Gregory R F (round arm) 267 111 8 5-70 13.87
J T B D Platts R F 176 98 5 5-51 19.60
J Flint R Sl (round arm)112 39 4 2-17 9.75
W Hickton R F 168 74 2 2-56 37.00
T Attenborough L Sl 12 5 0

Wicket keeping

See also

References

  1. ↑ Cricket Archive - Lancashire v Derbyshire 28 Jun 1872
  2. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Lancashire 09 Aug 1872
  3. ↑ Cricket Archive - Prince's Club v Derbyshire 22 Jul 1872
  4. ↑ George Cammell at Cricket Archive
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