Daniel Bottom
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Daniel Bottom was an English
cricket
er who played for Derbyshire
between 1891 and 1901 and for Nottinghamshire
in 1899.
Bottom was born in Whitwell, Derbyshire
the son of John Bottom, a stonemason, and his wife Elizabeth. Bottom played his first game for Derbyshire in the 1891 season
when the club was not accorded first class status, and played four games in the 1893 season
. In the 1894 season
, he played his debut first class match in a victorious game against Leicestershire
but did not appear in the team again for four years until the 1898 season
to make his debut in the County Championship
in August.
Bottom later took part in three games during the 1899 season for Nottinghamshire, and in the first of these against his old club he took 5 for 34. His final match, in 1901, was back with Derbyshire in a defeat at the hands Nottinghamshire.
Bottom was a right-arm medium-pace bowler and took nine first class wickets at an average of 27.77 and a best performance of 5-34. He was a right-handed batsman and played ten innings in six first class matches with an average of 4,20 and a top score of 9.
Bottom died at the age of 72 in Sherwood, Nottingham
.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er who played for Derbyshire
Derbyshire County Cricket Club
Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...
between 1891 and 1901 and for Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club
Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Nottinghamshire, and the current county champions. Its limited overs team is called the Nottinghamshire Outlaws...
in 1899.
Bottom was born in Whitwell, Derbyshire
Whitwell, Derbyshire
Whitwell is a small village located in Derbyshire, England.Although Whitwell celebrated its 1,000th anniversary in the 'Whitwell 1000' Celebrations of 1989 it is much older than this celebration suggests.The earliest written references to Whitwell are from the Anglo-Saxon charters however many of...
the son of John Bottom, a stonemason, and his wife Elizabeth. Bottom played his first game for Derbyshire in the 1891 season
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1891
Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1891 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for twenty years. Derbyshire's matches were not considered to be first class in this season. The club had lost first class status after 1887 and did not regain it until 1894, the year...
when the club was not accorded first class status, and played four games in the 1893 season
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1893
Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1893 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for twenty two years. Derbyshire's matches were not considered to be first class in this season. The club had lost first class status after 1887 and did not regain it until the following...
. In the 1894 season
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1894
Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1894 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for twenty three years. Derbyshire's matches were re-accorded first class status in this season but they did not start to take part in the County Championship until the following...
, he played his debut first class match in a victorious game against Leicestershire
Leicestershire County Cricket Club
Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland....
but did not appear in the team again for four years until the 1898 season
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1898
Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1898 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for twenty-seven years. It was their fourth season in the County Championship and they won three matches to finish ninth in the Championship table.-1898 season:Derbyshire played...
to make his debut in the County Championship
County Championship
The County Championship is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales...
in August.
Bottom later took part in three games during the 1899 season for Nottinghamshire, and in the first of these against his old club he took 5 for 34. His final match, in 1901, was back with Derbyshire in a defeat at the hands Nottinghamshire.
Bottom was a right-arm medium-pace bowler and took nine first class wickets at an average of 27.77 and a best performance of 5-34. He was a right-handed batsman and played ten innings in six first class matches with an average of 4,20 and a top score of 9.
Bottom died at the age of 72 in Sherwood, Nottingham
Sherwood, Nottingham
Sherwood is a largely residential area in the north east of Nottingham, England. It is approximately 1.5 miles North of Nottingham City Centre...
.