Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1897

Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1897 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for twenty-six years. It was their third season in the County Championship and they came fourteenth after failing to win a match, though they were exceptionally unlucky in losing by a single wicket to power clubs Lancashire and Yorkshire and being robbed by time of victory over Leicestershire late in the season.

Derbyshire County Cricket Club seasons
1897 season
CaptainSydney Evershed
County Championship14
Most runsLevi Wright
Most wicketsGeorge Davidson
Most catchesWilliam Storer

1897 season

Derbyshire played sixteen games in the County Championship and one against MCC. They did not win a match in the season, losing ten. They were missing two key bowlers: John Hulme, who had taken most wickets in 1896, did not play at all during the season; and George Porter, who underwent surgery in 1896 and retired from the game.

Sydney Evershed was in his seventh season as captain. Levi Wright was top scorer, overtaking Bagshaw’s lead in the Championship with a good performance against MCC. George Davidson took most wickets but, apart from three matches on sticky wickets against Lancashire, Warwickshire and Yorkshire, was never difficult, and of the others only wicket-keeper Storer ever took five wickets in one innings.

Of those who made their debuts in the season, Arnold Warren went on to play for the club for 23 years and represented England in 1905, and Maynard Ashcroft, a doctor, went on to become club captain. Most of the remaining newcomers were from mining families. Frank Davidson, Joseph Hancock and William Wilmot each played over several more seasons but more or less occasionally. James Cross, Herbert Bostock, Dick Steeples and Edward Houseman all appeared only in the 1897 season, Cross playing nine matches, Bostock four, Steeples three and Houseman one. Cross and Steeples filled in for the lack of bowling, while Bostock achieved a high average in his three games.

Matches

List of matches
No. Date V Result Margin Notes
1 10 May 1897[1] Lancashire
County Ground, Derby
Lost Innings and 220 runs Ward 162; Mold 6-55 and 6-29
2 24 May 1897[2] Surrey
Kennington Oval
Lost Innings and 3 runs H Bagshaw 114; W Storer 5-40; Richardson 5-82
3 31 May 1897[3] Warwickshire
County Ground, Derby
Drawn G Davidson 6-62
4 03 Jun 1897[4] Lancashire
Aigburth, Liverpool
Lost 1 wicket Briggs 8-70; G Davidson 6-22
5 07 Jun 1897[5] Hampshire
County Ground, Southampton
Drawn Lacey 121; H Bagshaw 105
6 10 Jun 1897[6] MCC
Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood
Lost 2 wickets Trott 6-47; Mead 5-67
7 14 Jun 1897[7] Yorkshire
County Ground, Derby
Lost 1 wicket W Storer 104; Peel 5-47
8 28 Jun 1897[8] Essex
County Ground, Leyton
Lost 7 wickets W Chatterton 120; Bull 7-93 and 6-63
9 05 Jul 1897[9] Nottinghamshire
County Ground, Derby
Drawn Gunn 152;
10 19 Jul 1897[10] Essex
County Ground, Derby
Drawn SH Evershed 112; Bull 6-137
11 22 Jul 1897[11] Leicestershire
Grace Road, Leicester
Lost 5 wickets Stocks 5-49; Woodcock 5-106
12 26 Jul 1897[12] Surrey
County Ground, Derby
Lost 10 wickets Key 130; Richardson 6-52; Lees 5-63
13 02 Aug 1897[13] Hampshire
County Ground, Derby
Lost 186 runs
14 09 Aug 1897[14] Nottinghamshire
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Drawn Gunn 230; LG Wright 133; G Davidson 121
15 16 Aug 1897[15] Leicestershire
County Ground, Derby
Drawn H Bagshaw 124
16 19 Aug 1897[16] Yorkshire
Park Avenue Cricket Ground, Bradford
Lost 5 wickets Haigh 6-18 and 5-62; G Davidson 6-23; Wainwright 5-39
17 30 Aug 1897[17] Warwickshire
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Drawn

Statistics

County Championship batting averages

NameMatchesInnsRunsHigh scoreAverage100s
G Davidson162774512131.041
H Bagshaw152882512430.553
W Chatterton142466112027.541
LG Wright162876513327.321
H Bostock34543627.000
W Storer1628688104*26.461
SH Evershed142564711225.881
EM Ashcroft7122229922.200
WB Delacombe334323*21.500
W Sugg15254518418.040
GG Walker465227*10.400
J Cross8138129*9.000
HG Curgenven4757268.140
T Gould594716*6.710
JH Purdy1266*6.000
W Wilmot3421205.250
JW Hancock162689165.230
A Warren9135819*4.830
R Steeples3520164.000
EO Houseman12442.000
GA Marsden12110.500
JP Hall12000.000
F Davidson100 [18]


Leading first-class batsmen for Derbyshire by runs scored
Name Mat Inns Runs HS Ave 100
LG Wright173088813329.60 (a)1
H Bagshaw163086112428.70 (a)3
G Davidson172980212127.66 (a)1
W Storer1730720104*26.00 (a)1
W Chatterton152668212026.23 (a)1

(a) Figures adjusted for non Championship match

County Championship bowling averages

NameBallsRunsWicketsBBAverage
G Davidson38961254566-2222.39
JW Hancock22681126464-3524.47
W Storer1035614225-4027.90
W Chatterton1292476213-3822.66
J Cross1691574184-6831.88
T Gould41020594-4522.77
R Steeples53021494-7323.77
GG Walker63232194-4435.66
H Bagshaw46319562-4332.50
A Warren58631651-163.20
HG Curgenven906122-2530.50
JH Purdy50200
W Sugg50330
SH Evershed3050
EM Ashcroft90430
JP Hall45330
WB Delacombe48270
F Davidson50240
LG Wright1050[19]


Leading first class bowlers for Derbyshire by wickets taken
Name Balls Runs Wkts BBI Ave
G Davidson41461352586-2223.31 (a)
JW Hancock24561214514-3523.80 (a)
W Chatterton1387524263-3820.15 (a)
W Storer1049632225-4028.72 (a)
J Cross1831634214-6830.19 (a)

(a) Figures adjusted for non Championship match

Wicket Keeping

See also

References

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