Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1882 explained

Club:Derbyshire County Cricket Club seasons
Season:1882
Most Runs:Thomas Foster
Most Wickets:William Mycroft
Prevseason:1881
Nextseason:1883

Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1882 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for eleven years. The team played eight first class matches and won one of them

1882 season

Derbyshire played six county games, two each against Lancashire, Sussex and Yorkshire. They also played a first-class match against MCC and a match against the touring Australians Derbyshire won one game against Sussex and lost seven. They did not play any additional matches.

The captain for the year was Robert Smith in his sixth year as captain.

The most significant new arrival was William Chatterton who was to score over 10000 runs for the club. William Cropper made his debut and was regular top bowler for the club until a football accident in 1889. Other long term players who debuted were W Hall, a print worker who played until 1892 and Henry Slater a miner who played occasional matches over several seasons. Players who only performed for the club in the 1882 season were Duncan Johnston a Royal Engineers officer who played four games, and J Hodgkinson who played one game. Two brewers from Burton also made appearances - John Eadie son of William Eadie, who played one game and Henry Sugden who played two games.

Players who played their last matches were the two long-serving schoolmasters Abraham Shuker and Arthur Forman. Leonard Jackson retired after five years to concentrate on his hotel business and metal grinding. William Page gave up the game after the loss of the sight of an eye. Two players left the area. H Evans a railway manager moved to Glasgow, and Dudley Docker moved to Warwickshire where he set up his business.

Thomas Foster was top scorer and William Mycroft took most wickets.

Matches

List of matches
No.DateVResult MarginNotes (Derbyshire players in Bold)
118 May 1882[1] MCC
LostInnings and 258 runs
2 25 May 1882[2] Lancashire
Lost 10 wickets
3 01 Jun 1882[3] Yorkshire
Lost 8 wickets
4 05 Jun 1882[4] Sussex
Lost 3 runs
5 12 Jun 1882[5] Australians
Lost Innings and 109 runs
626 Jun 1882[6] Lancashire
Lost Innings and 47 runs
727 Jul 1882[7] Sussex
WonInnings and 54 runs
8 07 Aug 1882[8] Yorkshire
Lost 7 wickets

Statistics

Cricketers who played and their first-class batting performances

Name Am/
Pro
Age Hand Matches Inns Runs High score Average 100s
A 33 R 12 96 8648.00 0
A 31 R 1 1 36 36 36.00 0
A 22 R 5 9 224 66 24.89 0
P 34 R 7 13 271 101 20.84 1
P 20 R 3 5 76 42* 19.00 0
19 R 6 11 159 34 15.90 0
A 20 12 262513.00 0
A 21 R 2 4 49 28 12.25 0
A 31 R 2 4 43 20 10.75 0
35 R 24 41 19 10.25 0
P 34 R 1 2 19 199.50 0
A 19 R 2 3 26 19 8.66 0
A 33 R 8 15 12232 8.13 0
A 34 R 4 8 65 31 8.12 0
A 20 1 2 88*8.00 0
P 33 L 8 15 107 33*7.64 0
25 R 5 9 6618 7.33 0
P 22 R 8 15 80 26*7.27 0
20 R 2 4 20 11 6.66 0
A 25 R 2 4 26 13 6.50 0
P 30 R 3 6 35 13 5.83 0
24 R 1211105.50 0
A 24 R 1 2 844.00 0
A 22 R 2 4 139 3.25 0
P 41 R 8 15 38 82.53 0
J Hodgkinson 1 2 55 2.50 0
27 R 1 2 00 0.00 0

Maynard played several matches for Cambridge University. Docker played one game for All England and Hay played one game for MCC. Mycroft played several games for MCC and other sides.

Leading first-class batsmen for Derbyshire by runs scored
NameMatInnsRunsHSAve100
7 13 271 101 20.84 1
5 9 224 66 24.89 (a) 0
6 11 159 34 15.90 0
8 15 12232 8.13 0
8 15 107 33*7.64 0
(a) Figures adjusted for non Derbyshire matches

First-class bowling averages

Name Hand Balls Runs Wickets BB Average
L F 3627 1224 (698) 72 (42) 7-37 17.00
R F989 468 225-48 21.27
R F 612 263 187-76 14.61
R round-arm F 368200 (88) 7 (1) 5-53 28.57
L M 298 133 5 2-23 26.60
R 128 63 3 3-63 21.00
R round-arm F 104 44 2 2-4422.00
R round-arm F 26 21 1 1-6 21.00
12 6 1 1-6 6.00
R S 132 49 1 1-15 49.00
R M 68 46 11-26 46.00
R MF 48 30 1 1-30 30.00
R M 120 351 1-35 35.00
J Hodgkinson 144 831 1-83 83.00
Leading first class bowlers for Derbyshire by wickets taken
NameBallsRunsWktsBBIAve
698 42 7-37 16.62 (a)
989 468 225-48 21.27
612 263 187-76 14.61
298 133 5 2-23 26.60
(a) Figures adjusted for non Derbyshire matches

Wicket keeping

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/2/2544.html Cricket Archive - Marylebone Cricket Club v Derbyshire 18 May 1882
  2. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/2/2549.html Cricket Archive - Lancashire v Derbyshire 25 May 1882
  3. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/2/2560.html Cricket Archive - Yorkshire v Derbyshire 01 Jun 1882
  4. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/2/2562.html Cricket Archive - Sussex v Derbyshire 05 Jun 1882
  5. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/2/2568.html Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Australians 12 Jun 1882
  6. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/2/2582.html Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Lancashire 26 Jun 1882
  7. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/2/2608.html Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Sussex 27 Jul 1882
  8. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/2/2618.html Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Yorkshire 07 Aug 1882