Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1875
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Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1875 was the cricket
season when the English club Derbyshire
played their fifth season. Nottinghamshire
had played informal matches aggainst Derbyshire in previous seasons, and joined Lancashire
and Kent
to make a third County side playing first class matches against Derbyshire in 1875. Nottinghamshire dropped out again in the 1876 season
, to be replaced by Hampshire
.
. After an unbeaten season in 1874 season
, Derbyshire won two matches and lost four. They won both matches against Kent, lost both against Nottinghamshire, lost against United North of England and drew one match and lost the other against Lancashire.
Samuel Richardson
was in his fifth season as captain. George Hay
, a cricket professional, made his first class debut in the season and became a regular player for several years. Henry Shaw
who worked as a painter for the Midland Railway, also made his debut. Although he only played one match in 1875, he went on to play further seasons for Derbyshire. Both Hay and Shaw had appeared in a minor game for Derbyshire in 1874. George Bradley
, a house painter, and Dick Barlow
, better known for his cricket career with Lancashire, each made their single career first class appearances during the season.
In Derbyshire's opening match in May against Nottinghamshire, Nottinghamshire made 135 in the first innings and Derbyshire responded with 125. Nottinghamshire made 205 in their second innings. Hickton, who had bowled 36 overs and taken four wickets in the first inning, only bowled 20 overs in the second and was unable to bat through injury. A Derbyshire side, with one man down, managed 122 before being all out in the second innings 93 runs behind. In the second match, against Lancashire, Lancashire opened with 182 and Derbyshire made 129 in reply. Lancashire were all out for 68 in their second innings, but Derbyshire, with Shuker retired hurt, had only reached 77 before the close of play to leave the match a draw. Against Kent, Derbyshire made 307 to Kent's 131 and Kent were all out in their second innings for 113 saving Derbyshire the need to play again for an innings victory. In the next match, Lancashire opened with 240. Derbyshire made 121 and were called on to follow on. They were all out for 57 and it was their turn to lose by an innings. In the second match against Kent, Derbyshire made 213 and Kent managed 70 and 83 in their two innings to suffer an innings defeat again. In the second match against Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire replied to Nottinghamshire's 179 with 138. Nottinghamshire made 142 in the second innings, but Derbyshire were all out for 66 thanks to Shaw who achieved a hat-trick, and finished 117 runs behind. In the last match, the United North of England opened with 83 and Derbyshire made 56 in reply. The United North made 130 in the second innings and Derbyshire made 67 to lose by 90 runs.
Thomas Foster
was top scorer and W Mycroft
took most wickets with 73. Mycroft had a five wicket innings in every match and achieved two five wicket innings in four of them
! bgcolor="#efefef" colspan=6 | List of first class matches
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
!No.
!Date
!V
!Result
!Margin
!Notes
|-
|1
|17 May 1875
| Nottinghamshire
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 93 runs
| W Mycroft
5-53 and 5-67
|-
|2
| 28 May 1875
| Lancashire
Old Trafford, Manchester
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| W Mycroft
6-62 and 5-28; W McIntyre
6-71; W Hickton
5-38
|-
|3
|21 Jun 1875
| Kent
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| Innings and 63 runs
| W Mycroft
5-42; W George
7-86
|-
|4
| 05 Jul 1875
| Lancashire
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| Innings and 62 runs
| W Mycroft
9-80; A Appleby
6-55 and 5-38
|-
|5
|19 Jul 1875
| Kent
Private Banks Sports Ground, Catford Bridge
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| Innings and 6 runs
| W Mycroft
7-30 and 5-12
|-
|6
|09 Aug 1875
| Nottinghamshire
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 117 runs
| W Mycroft
7-55 and 5-63
|-
|7
|30 Aug 1875
| United North of England Eleven
Saltergate Ground, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 90 runs
| W Hickton
5-42; T Armitage
7-27 and 5-34; W Mycroft
6-44; A Hill
5-25
|-
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Name !! Am/
Pro !! Age !! Hand !! Matches !! Inns !! Runs !! High score !! Average !!100s
|-
|H Shaw
|| A || 21 || R || 1 ||1 || 22|| 22 || 22.00 || 0
|-
| U Sowter
|| A || 36 || R|| 2 ||3 || 63 ||39 ||21.00 ||0
|-
| T Foster
|| P || 26 || R || 7 ||12 || 227 ||36|| 18.91 || 0
|-
| R P Smith
|| A || 26 || R || 7 ||12 || 218 ||39|| 18.17 || 0
|-
| W G Curgenven
|| A || 33 || R|| 3 ||5 || 90|| 71|| 18.00 || 0
|-
| J Smith
|| A || 33 || R|| 5 ||8 || 103 ||35 || 12.87 || 0
|-
| G Frost
|| A || 26 || R|| 7 ||12 || 141 ||36||11.75 || 0
|-
| R G Barlow
|| P || 24 || R||1|| 2 || 23 ||13 ||11.50|| 0
|-
| J T B D Platts
|| P || 36 || L|| 6 ||10 || 114 ||60 ||11.40 || 0
|-
| W Hickton
|| P || 32 || R|| 6 ||9 || 89|| 44||11.12 || 0
|-
| G Hay
|| A || 24 || R|| 5 ||8 || 62 ||16 || 8.85 || 0
|-
|W Rigley
|| P || 23 || R || 4|| 7 || 56|| 30 ||8.00|| 0
|-
| S Richardson
|| A || 30 || R|| 2 ||4 || 27 ||22 || 6.75 || 0
|-
|A Smith
|| || 28 || R
|| 7 ||11 || 42 ||22 || 6.00 || 0
|-
| J Flint
|| || 25 || R|| 3 ||6 || 29 ||9 || 5.80 || 0
|-
| W Mycroft
|| P || 34 || R|| 7 ||9 || 38|| 18*|| 4.22 || 0
|-
| A Shuker
|| A || 26 || R|| 2 ||4 || 14|| 6 || 4.66 || 0
|-
| J Tye
|| A || 26 || R|| 1 ||2 || 7|| 4|| 3.50 || 0
|-
| G Bradley
|| A || 25 || R|| 1 ||2 || 1 ||1 || 0.50 || 0
|-
|}
R Smith played another 6 innings in 3 other matches in which he scored 40 runs. W Mycroft played two other rmatches in which he scored 4 runs.
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Name !! Hand !! Balls !! Runs !! Wickets !! BB !! Average
|-
| W Mycroft
|| L F || 2149|| 624 ||73|| 9-80|| 8.55
|-
| W Hickton
|| R F || 1104 || 454 ||32|| 5-38 ||14.18
|-
| J Smith
|| R round || 376 || 146|| 6 ||3-38 ||24.33
|-
| J T B D Platts
|| R F|| 400 || 200|| 5 ||2-44|| 40.00
|-
| G Hay
|| R round M || 240 ||94 ||6 ||5-15 ||15.66
|-
| J Flint
|| R round S || 172 ||116|| 3 ||1-23|| 38.66
|-
| R G Barlow
|| L M||24 || 15 ||1 ||1-15 ||15.00
|-
| T Foster
|| R round F || 12 || 9|| 0 || ||
|-
| G Bradley
|| ? || 28 || 17|| 0 || ||
|-
|}
Mycroft took a further 17 first class wickets in other matches.
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...
season when the English club 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...
played their fifth season. 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...
had played informal matches aggainst Derbyshire in previous seasons, and joined Lancashire
Lancashire County Cricket Club
Lancashire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Lancashire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1864 as a successor to Manchester Cricket Club and has played at Old Trafford since then...
and Kent
Kent County Cricket Club
Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...
to make a third County side playing first class matches against Derbyshire in 1875. Nottinghamshire dropped out again in the 1876 season
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1876
Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1876 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire played their sixth season.Hampshire replaced Nottinghamshire as the third county to play Derbyshire, together with Lancashire and Kent. Derbyshire also played their first match against an MCC side, which...
, to be replaced by Hampshire
Hampshire County Cricket Club
Hampshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Hampshire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1863 as a successor to the Hampshire county cricket teams and has played at the Antelope Ground from then until 1885, before moving to the County Ground where it...
.
1875 season
All Derbyshire's matches in the season were first class as they played Nottinghamshire with a normal eleven man side in two matches as well as Kent and Lancashire. They also had a match against a United North of England ElevenUnited North of England Eleven
The United North of England Eleven was an itinerant cricket team founded in 1869 by George Freeman and Roger Iddison with the backing of Lord Londesborough who became the team's president. As its name suggests, its purpose was to bring together the best players of England's northern counties and...
. After an unbeaten season in 1874 season
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1874
Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1874 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire earned the title of Champion County in their fourth year playing as a club. Kent joined Lancashire to make the second County side to play first class matches against Derbyshire in 1874...
, Derbyshire won two matches and lost four. They won both matches against Kent, lost both against Nottinghamshire, lost against United North of England and drew one match and lost the other against Lancashire.
Samuel Richardson
Samuel Richardson (cricketer)
Samuel Richardson was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1871 and 1878 and captained the side from 1871 to 1875. He was a member of the team that played Derbyshire's first match in May 1871 when he was captain and wicket-keeper...
was in his fifth season as captain. George Hay
George Hay (cricketer)
George Hay was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1875 and 1886.Hay was born at Staveley and became a professional cricketer playing at Manningham, Bradford from 1873 to 1875...
, a cricket professional, made his first class debut in the season and became a regular player for several years. Henry Shaw
Henry Shaw (cricketer)
Henry Shaw was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1875 and 1884.Shaw was born in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire and worked as a painter on the Midland Railway. He was also cricket coach at Derby School...
who worked as a painter for the Midland Railway, also made his debut. Although he only played one match in 1875, he went on to play further seasons for Derbyshire. Both Hay and Shaw had appeared in a minor game for Derbyshire in 1874. George Bradley
George Bradley (cricketer)
George Bradley was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1875.Bradley was born in Derby and became a house painter living in Derby. He played one match for Derbyshire in the 1875 season against Nottinghamshire. Bradley was a right-handed batsman and made one run in his two innings...
, a house painter, and Dick Barlow
Dick Barlow
Richard Gorton Barlow was a cricketer who played for Lancashire and England...
, better known for his cricket career with Lancashire, each made their single career first class appearances during the season.
In Derbyshire's opening match in May against Nottinghamshire, Nottinghamshire made 135 in the first innings and Derbyshire responded with 125. Nottinghamshire made 205 in their second innings. Hickton, who had bowled 36 overs and taken four wickets in the first inning, only bowled 20 overs in the second and was unable to bat through injury. A Derbyshire side, with one man down, managed 122 before being all out in the second innings 93 runs behind. In the second match, against Lancashire, Lancashire opened with 182 and Derbyshire made 129 in reply. Lancashire were all out for 68 in their second innings, but Derbyshire, with Shuker retired hurt, had only reached 77 before the close of play to leave the match a draw. Against Kent, Derbyshire made 307 to Kent's 131 and Kent were all out in their second innings for 113 saving Derbyshire the need to play again for an innings victory. In the next match, Lancashire opened with 240. Derbyshire made 121 and were called on to follow on. They were all out for 57 and it was their turn to lose by an innings. In the second match against Kent, Derbyshire made 213 and Kent managed 70 and 83 in their two innings to suffer an innings defeat again. In the second match against Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire replied to Nottinghamshire's 179 with 138. Nottinghamshire made 142 in the second innings, but Derbyshire were all out for 66 thanks to Shaw who achieved a hat-trick, and finished 117 runs behind. In the last match, the United North of England opened with 83 and Derbyshire made 56 in reply. The United North made 130 in the second innings and Derbyshire made 67 to lose by 90 runs.
Thomas Foster
Thomas Foster (cricketer, born 1848)
Thomas Foster was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1873 and 1884. He topped the scoring for the club in three seasons....
was top scorer and W Mycroft
William Mycroft
William Mycroft was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire and MCC between 1873 and 1886. He was a left-arm fast bowler with a great deal of spin and a dangerous yorker that was often believed to be unfair - which may explain why he was not considered for the earliest...
took most wickets with 73. Mycroft had a five wicket innings in every match and achieved two five wicket innings in four of them
Matches
{| class="wikitable" width="100%"! bgcolor="#efefef" colspan=6 | List of first class matches
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
!No.
!Date
!V
!Result
!Margin
!Notes
|-
|1
|17 May 1875
| 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...
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 93 runs
| W Mycroft
William Mycroft
William Mycroft was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire and MCC between 1873 and 1886. He was a left-arm fast bowler with a great deal of spin and a dangerous yorker that was often believed to be unfair - which may explain why he was not considered for the earliest...
5-53 and 5-67
|-
|2
| 28 May 1875
| Lancashire
Lancashire County Cricket Club
Lancashire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Lancashire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1864 as a successor to Manchester Cricket Club and has played at Old Trafford since then...
Old Trafford, Manchester
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| W Mycroft
William Mycroft
William Mycroft was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire and MCC between 1873 and 1886. He was a left-arm fast bowler with a great deal of spin and a dangerous yorker that was often believed to be unfair - which may explain why he was not considered for the earliest...
6-62 and 5-28; W McIntyre
William McIntyre (cricketer)
William McIntyre was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Nottinghamshire from 1869 to 1871 and for Lancashire from 1872 to 1880....
6-71; W Hickton
William Hickton (cricketer, born 1842)
William Hickton was an English cricketer who played for Lancashire between 1867 and 1871 and for Derbyshire between 1871 and 1878. He was a member of the team that played Derbyshire's first match in May 1871....
5-38
|-
|3
|21 Jun 1875
| Kent
Kent County Cricket Club
Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| Innings and 63 runs
| W Mycroft
William Mycroft
William Mycroft was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire and MCC between 1873 and 1886. He was a left-arm fast bowler with a great deal of spin and a dangerous yorker that was often believed to be unfair - which may explain why he was not considered for the earliest...
5-42; W George
Walter George (cricketer)
Walter George was a first class cricketer who played for Kent in 1875.George was born at Selling, Faversham, Kent. He was playing for MCC in 1872 but did not make his first class debut until he joined Kent in 1875 for a season. As a bowler, he took 6 for 32 against Hampshire and 7 for 86 against...
7-86
|-
|4
| 05 Jul 1875
| Lancashire
Lancashire County Cricket Club
Lancashire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Lancashire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1864 as a successor to Manchester Cricket Club and has played at Old Trafford since then...
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| Innings and 62 runs
| W Mycroft
William Mycroft
William Mycroft was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire and MCC between 1873 and 1886. He was a left-arm fast bowler with a great deal of spin and a dangerous yorker that was often believed to be unfair - which may explain why he was not considered for the earliest...
9-80; A Appleby
Arthur Appleby
Arthur Appleby was an English first class cricketer. A left arm round arm medium pace bowler and left-handed batsman, he played 58 matches for Lancashire as an amateur between 1866 and 1887 and in 81 first-class matches in total...
6-55 and 5-38
|-
|5
|19 Jul 1875
| Kent
Kent County Cricket Club
Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...
Private Banks Sports Ground, Catford Bridge
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| Innings and 6 runs
| W Mycroft
William Mycroft
William Mycroft was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire and MCC between 1873 and 1886. He was a left-arm fast bowler with a great deal of spin and a dangerous yorker that was often believed to be unfair - which may explain why he was not considered for the earliest...
7-30 and 5-12
|-
|6
|09 Aug 1875
| 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...
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 117 runs
| W Mycroft
William Mycroft
William Mycroft was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire and MCC between 1873 and 1886. He was a left-arm fast bowler with a great deal of spin and a dangerous yorker that was often believed to be unfair - which may explain why he was not considered for the earliest...
7-55 and 5-63
|-
|7
|30 Aug 1875
| United North of England Eleven
United North of England Eleven
The United North of England Eleven was an itinerant cricket team founded in 1869 by George Freeman and Roger Iddison with the backing of Lord Londesborough who became the team's president. As its name suggests, its purpose was to bring together the best players of England's northern counties and...
Saltergate Ground, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 90 runs
| W Hickton
William Hickton (cricketer, born 1842)
William Hickton was an English cricketer who played for Lancashire between 1867 and 1871 and for Derbyshire between 1871 and 1878. He was a member of the team that played Derbyshire's first match in May 1871....
5-42; T Armitage
Tom Armitage
Thomas Armitage was an English cricketer, who played in two Tests for England. He holds the distinction, alphabetically sorted, of being the first capped England player.-Life and career:...
7-27 and 5-34; W Mycroft
William Mycroft
William Mycroft was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire and MCC between 1873 and 1886. He was a left-arm fast bowler with a great deal of spin and a dangerous yorker that was often believed to be unfair - which may explain why he was not considered for the earliest...
6-44; A Hill
Allen Hill
Allen Hill played in the first-ever cricket Test, taking the first wicket. Hill also went on to umpire in the Test match played at Lord's in 1890....
5-25
|-
Cricketers who played and their first-class batting performances
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="80%"|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Name !! Am/
Pro !! Age !! Hand !! Matches !! Inns !! Runs !! High score !! Average !!100s
|-
|H Shaw
Henry Shaw (cricketer)
Henry Shaw was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1875 and 1884.Shaw was born in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire and worked as a painter on the Midland Railway. He was also cricket coach at Derby School...
|| A || 21 || R || 1 ||1 || 22|| 22 || 22.00 || 0
|-
| U Sowter
Unwin Sowter
Unwin Sowter was an English corn factor and miller and cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1871 and 1876. He was a member of the team that played Derbyshire's first match in May 1871....
|| A || 36 || R|| 2 ||3 || 63 ||39 ||21.00 ||0
|-
| T Foster
Thomas Foster (cricketer, born 1848)
Thomas Foster was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1873 and 1884. He topped the scoring for the club in three seasons....
|| P || 26 || R || 7 ||12 || 227 ||36|| 18.91 || 0
|-
| R P Smith
Robert Smith (cricketer)
Robert Posnett Smith , later known as Robert Posnett Stevens, was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire between 1871 and 1884 and was captain of the side from 1876 to 1883...
|| A || 26 || R || 7 ||12 || 218 ||39|| 18.17 || 0
|-
| W G Curgenven
William Curgenven
William Grafton Curgenven was an English doctor and cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire between 1872 and 1878.-Biography and career:...
|| A || 33 || R|| 3 ||5 || 90|| 71|| 18.00 || 0
|-
| J Smith
John Smith (Derbyshire cricketer)
John Smith was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire from 1871 to 1878. He was a member of the team that played Derbyshire's first match in May 1871....
|| A || 33 || R|| 5 ||8 || 103 ||35 || 12.87 || 0
|-
| G Frost
George Frost (cricketer)
George Frost was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1872 and 1880.Frost was born in Wirksworth, the son of George Frost, a farmer/builder, and his wife Mary...
|| A || 26 || R|| 7 ||12 || 141 ||36||11.75 || 0
|-
| R G Barlow
Dick Barlow
Richard Gorton Barlow was a cricketer who played for Lancashire and England...
|| P || 24 || R||1|| 2 || 23 ||13 ||11.50|| 0
|-
| J T B D Platts
John Platts
John Thomas Brown Dumelow Platts was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1871 and 1884. He was a member of the team that played Derbyshire's first match in May 1871....
|| P || 36 || L|| 6 ||10 || 114 ||60 ||11.40 || 0
|-
| W Hickton
William Hickton (cricketer, born 1842)
William Hickton was an English cricketer who played for Lancashire between 1867 and 1871 and for Derbyshire between 1871 and 1878. He was a member of the team that played Derbyshire's first match in May 1871....
|| P || 32 || R|| 6 ||9 || 89|| 44||11.12 || 0
|-
| G Hay
George Hay (cricketer)
George Hay was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1875 and 1886.Hay was born at Staveley and became a professional cricketer playing at Manningham, Bradford from 1873 to 1875...
|| A || 24 || R|| 5 ||8 || 62 ||16 || 8.85 || 0
|-
|W Rigley
William Rigley
William Rigley was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1873 and 1882.Rigley was born in Eastwood, Nottinghamshire, the son of John Rigley and his wife Ann. His father was a blacksmith and moved to Somercotes, Derbyshire. Rigley also became a blacksmith...
|| P || 23 || R || 4|| 7 || 56|| 30 ||8.00|| 0
|-
| S Richardson
Samuel Richardson (cricketer)
Samuel Richardson was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1871 and 1878 and captained the side from 1871 to 1875. He was a member of the team that played Derbyshire's first match in May 1871 when he was captain and wicket-keeper...
|| A || 30 || R|| 2 ||4 || 27 ||22 || 6.75 || 0
|-
|A Smith
Alfort Smith
Alfort Smith was an English cricketer who kept wicket for Lancashire in 1867 and 1871 and for Derbyshire between 1873 and 1880....
|| || 28 || R
|| 7 ||11 || 42 ||22 || 6.00 || 0
|-
| J Flint
Joseph Flint
Joseph Flint was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1872 and 1879.Flint was born at Wirksworth, Derbyshire, the son of James Flint, a lead miner, and his wife Elizabeth....
|| || 25 || R|| 3 ||6 || 29 ||9 || 5.80 || 0
|-
| W Mycroft
William Mycroft
William Mycroft was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire and MCC between 1873 and 1886. He was a left-arm fast bowler with a great deal of spin and a dangerous yorker that was often believed to be unfair - which may explain why he was not considered for the earliest...
|| P || 34 || R|| 7 ||9 || 38|| 18*|| 4.22 || 0
|-
| A Shuker
Abraham Shuker
Abraham Shuker was an English schoolmaster and cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1874 and 1882.Shuker was born in Stockton, Shropshire, the son of John Shuker, a bailiff, and his wife Charlotte...
|| A || 26 || R|| 2 ||4 || 14|| 6 || 4.66 || 0
|-
| J Tye
John Tye
John Tye was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1874 and 1875 and for Nottinghamshire from 1876 to 1881....
|| A || 26 || R|| 1 ||2 || 7|| 4|| 3.50 || 0
|-
| G Bradley
George Bradley (cricketer)
George Bradley was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1875.Bradley was born in Derby and became a house painter living in Derby. He played one match for Derbyshire in the 1875 season against Nottinghamshire. Bradley was a right-handed batsman and made one run in his two innings...
|| A || 25 || R|| 1 ||2 || 1 ||1 || 0.50 || 0
|-
|}
R Smith played another 6 innings in 3 other matches in which he scored 40 runs. W Mycroft played two other rmatches in which he scored 4 runs.
First-class bowling averages
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="70%"|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Name !! Hand !! Balls !! Runs !! Wickets !! BB !! Average
|-
| W Mycroft
William Mycroft
William Mycroft was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire and MCC between 1873 and 1886. He was a left-arm fast bowler with a great deal of spin and a dangerous yorker that was often believed to be unfair - which may explain why he was not considered for the earliest...
|| L F || 2149|| 624 ||73|| 9-80|| 8.55
|-
| W Hickton
William Hickton (cricketer, born 1842)
William Hickton was an English cricketer who played for Lancashire between 1867 and 1871 and for Derbyshire between 1871 and 1878. He was a member of the team that played Derbyshire's first match in May 1871....
|| R F || 1104 || 454 ||32|| 5-38 ||14.18
|-
| J Smith
John Smith (Derbyshire cricketer)
John Smith was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire from 1871 to 1878. He was a member of the team that played Derbyshire's first match in May 1871....
|| R round || 376 || 146|| 6 ||3-38 ||24.33
|-
| J T B D Platts
John Platts
John Thomas Brown Dumelow Platts was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1871 and 1884. He was a member of the team that played Derbyshire's first match in May 1871....
|| R F|| 400 || 200|| 5 ||2-44|| 40.00
|-
| G Hay
George Hay (cricketer)
George Hay was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1875 and 1886.Hay was born at Staveley and became a professional cricketer playing at Manningham, Bradford from 1873 to 1875...
|| R round M || 240 ||94 ||6 ||5-15 ||15.66
|-
| J Flint
Joseph Flint
Joseph Flint was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1872 and 1879.Flint was born at Wirksworth, Derbyshire, the son of James Flint, a lead miner, and his wife Elizabeth....
|| R round S || 172 ||116|| 3 ||1-23|| 38.66
|-
| R G Barlow
Dick Barlow
Richard Gorton Barlow was a cricketer who played for Lancashire and England...
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| T Foster
Thomas Foster (cricketer, born 1848)
Thomas Foster was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1873 and 1884. He topped the scoring for the club in three seasons....
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George Bradley (cricketer)
George Bradley was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1875.Bradley was born in Derby and became a house painter living in Derby. He played one match for Derbyshire in the 1875 season against Nottinghamshire. Bradley was a right-handed batsman and made one run in his two innings...
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Mycroft took a further 17 first class wickets in other matches.