| Henry Slater | |
| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | Henry Slater |
| Birth Date: | 23 February 1855 |
| Birth Place: | Heanor, Derbyshire, England |
| Death Place: | Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm medium |
| Type1: | FC |
| Debutdate1: | 26 June |
| Debutyear1: | 1882 |
| Debutfor1: | Derbyshire |
| Debutagainst1: | Lancashire |
| Lastdate1: | 28 July |
| Lastyear1: | 1889 |
| Lastfor1: | Derbyshire |
| Lastagainst1: | Surrey |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 6 |
| Runs1: | 22 |
| Bat Avg1: | 3.66 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 11 |
| Deliveries1: | 444 |
| Wickets1: | 3 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 61.66 |
| Fivefor1: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 1/35 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 2/– |
| Date: | 22 June |
| Year: | 2011 |
| Source: | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/32/32803/32803.html CricketArchive |
Henry Slater (23 February 1855 – 20 November 1916) was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1882 and 1887.
Slater was born at Heanor, Derbyshire the son of James Slater and his wife Elizabeth Baimbridge.[1] He became a coal miner.[2]
He made his cricket debut for Derbyshire in the 1882 season in June against Lancashire in which he took a wicket but scored no runs. His next game was against Nottinghamshire in the 1885 season when again he took a wicket. In the 1886 season he played against MCC and took two catches. He played two first-class games in the 1887 season and took a wicket against Lancashire. He also played two non-status matches that season in one of which he scored 54, a contrast to the low single figures he managed in most of his games Slater was a right-hand batsman and played 9 innings in five first-class matches with a top score of 21 and an average of 5.57. He was a right-arm medium pace bowler and took 3 wickets with an average of 61.66.[3]
Slater married Sarah Ann Bestwick on 28 December 1878. Their sons Herbert Slater and Archibald Slater both played for Derbyshire. Slater died at Worksop, Nottinghamshire at the age of 61.