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 season.

Derbyshire County Cricket Club seasons
1894 season
CaptainSydney Evershed
Most runsGeorge Davidson
Most wicketsGeorge Davidson
Most catchesWilliam Storer

1894 season

The captains of the leading counties determined that in 1894 Derbyshire with Essex, Leicestershire and Warwickshire , should be given first-class status. The match results did not count in the County Championship until 1895, when Hampshire was also admitted.[1] Derbyshire played eleven first-class games including one against MCC. They played three other matches which were against Hampshire and the touring South Africans.

Sydney Evershed - captain

Derbyshire won six of their first class matches and lost four with one drawn. The three other matches were two draws and a loss to Hampshire. Sydney Evershed was in his fourth season as captain. Several players played for other first-class teams, and so the top scorer and wicket-taker in Derbyshire's first-class matches was George Davidson.

Most of the team had played for Derbyshire in the 1887 season or before and had continued playing during the interval. Those who had joined in the interval and made their first-class debuts were Charles Evans, Samuel Malthouse, Daniel Bottom, stand -in wicket-keeper Frank Mycroft and William Delacombe. Those who made their Derbyshire debut in 1894 and played subsequently were Samuel Hill-Wood future MP, baronet and chairman of Arsenal, William Locker footballer and George Marsden lawyer. In addition John Young colliery carpenter played two career first class matches and Albert Widdowson farm hand played one career first class match in the season.

Matches

List of first class matches
No. Date V Result Margin Notes
1 10 May 1894[2] Surrey
Kennington Oval
Lost Innings and 40 runs F Smith 5-43; J J Hulme 5-76; T Richardson 6-17
2 17 May 1894[3] MCC
Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood
Won 7 wickets J Rawlin 6-49; G Davidson 6-31 and 5-63
3 11 Jun 1894[4] Lancashire
County Ground, Derby
Won 5 wickets J J Hulme 7-15; A Mold 6-21; GG Walker 5-24
4 25 Jun 1894[5] Warwickshire
County Ground, Derby
Won 10 wickets
5 02 Jul 1894[6] Lancashire
Old Trafford, Manchester
Lost 14 runs A Mold 7-77; G Davidson 7-55; J Briggs 5-68
6 09 Jul 1894[7] Yorkshire
County Ground, Derby
Lost 3 wickets J J Hulme 6-94; R Peel 5-64; Hirst 5-53
7 16 Jul 1894[8] Surrey
County Ground, Derby
Drawn R Abel 122; G Davidson 5-100; T Richardson 5-52; F Smith 5-34
8 23 Jul 1894[9] Warwickshire
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Lost Innings and 80 runs S Whitehead 7-41 and 5-17; HJ Pallett 5-16
9 30 Jul 1894[10] Yorkshire
Bramall Lane, Sheffield
Won 9 wickets G Davidson 8-33; E Wainwright 5-29; J J Hulme 9-27
10 09 Aug 1894[11] Leicestershire
Grace Road, Leicester
Won Innings and 36 runs G Porter 5-14; G Davidson 6-37
11 20 Aug 1894[12] Leicestershire
County Ground, Derby
Won 8 wickets G Davidson 5-39 and 5-45; G Hillyard 5-87
List of other matches
No. Date V Result Margin Notes
1 14 May 1894[13] Hampshire
County Ground, Southampton
Drawn LG Wright 171; J J Hulme 6-65
2 26 Jul 1894[14] South Africans
County Ground, Derby
Drawn W Sugg 121; C Sewell 128
3 06 Aug 1894[15] Hampshire
County Ground, Derby
Lost 5 wickets J J Hulme 6-78; H Baldwin 5-37 and 6-75;

Statistics

First Class batting averages

NameMatchesInnsRunsHigh scoreAverage100s
W Chatterton162761111327.771
G Davidson19305378121.480
W Storer142029778*18.560
C Evans691233117.570
J J Hulme10162605517.330
W Sugg11182407016.000
LG Wright12222684413.400
H Bagshaw7121564413.000
S Malthouse8111173811.700
SH Evershed46663411.000
GA Marsden812102349.270
W Locker121597.500
GG Walker111695385.930
W S Eadie4734185.660
D Bottom11555.000
G Porter45753.500
F Mycroft12643.000
A Widdowson11111.000
S Hill-Wood1111*
WB Delacombe11000.000
JW Young22000.000

Wright, Chatterton, Davidson and Walker played for North against South, and Chatterton Davidson and Walker played for Players against Gents. Chatterton Davidson and Storer played for MCC

Leading first-class batsmen for Derbyshire by runs scored
Name Mat Inns Runs HS Ave 100
G Davidson11173748122.00 (a)0
W Storer101626078*16.25 (a)0
J J Hulme10162605517.330
W Sugg11182407016.000
W Chatterton111722012.94 (a)

(a) Figures adjusted for non Derbyshire matches

First Class bowling averages

NameBallsRunsWicketsBBAverage
G Davidson41471266978-3313.05
J J Hulme2221777479-2716.53
GG Walker1366631327-10819.71
G Porter415115145-148.21
C Evans493240134-4618.46
H Bagshaw2357344-4218.25
W Sugg2059942-2924.75
W Chatterton1951000
WB Delacombe20170
S Malthouse85260
Leading first class bowlers for Derbyshire by wickets taken
Name Balls Runs Wkts BBI Ave
G Davidson3338964798-3312.20 (a)
J J Hulme2221777479-2716.53
GG Walker932409215-2419.48 (a)
G Porter415115145-148.21
C Evans493240134-4618.46

(a) Figures adjusted for non Derbyshire matches

Wicket Keeper

Storer also kept wicket for MCC taking three catches and three stumpings. Frank Mycroft was stand-in wicket-keeper for one match.

See also

References

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