Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1887

Derbyshire County Cricket Club seasons

1887 season
Captain	William Chatterton
Most runs	George Davidson
Most wickets	George Davidson
Most catches	James Disney
← 1886 1888 →

Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1887 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for sixteen years and was the last season before they lost first class status for seven years.

1887 season

Derbyshire played two county matches each against Lancashire, Yorkshire and Surrey, and one against MCC. They lost all these matches and as a result Wisden decided not to accord them first class status in the following year. However they also played three non first class matches against Essex and Leicestershire and won all three.

The captain for the year was William Chatterton who also played for MCC during the season. The top scorer was George Davidson who also took most wickets.

Long Eaton Recreation Ground (being used for a cycle race in 1885)

During the season Derbyshire played their first home fixture away from the County Ground, when they played Lancashire at Recreation Ground, Long Eaton. This was the only occasion on which they used the venue.

Two important players made their debut in the season whose performance came to the fore once Derbyshire regained first-class status. They were John Hulme who took over 550 wickets for Derbyshre and Bill Storer who was one of the club's long-serving wicket-keepers. Harry Bagshaw who also made his debut gave the club many years service. Other players who made their debut were George Ratcliffe, Joseph Marshall, Henry Street and William Walton. None of these had the chance to play first class cricket for Derbyshire again although some appeared occasionally for the club in the intervening years.

Matches

List of matches
No.	Date	V	Result	Margin	Notes
1	12 May 1887[1]	MCC Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood	Lost	145 runs	W Cropper 6-50; J Wooton 5-21
2	09 Jun 1887[2]	Lancashire Old Trafford, Manchester	Lost	6 wickets	W Cropper 6-54
3	27 Jun 1887[3]	Yorkshire County Ground, Derby	Lost	Innings and 39 runs	W Bates 103;
4	07 Jul 1887[4]	Lancashire Recreation Ground, Long Eaton	Lost	54 runs	GG Walker 5-64; J Briggs 7-49 and 5-51; G Davidson 6-43; A Watson 5-39
5	18 Jul 1887[5]	Yorkshire Bramall Lane, Sheffield	Lost	Innings and 163 runs	Ulyett 199; A Watson 6-66
6	28 Jul 1887[6]	Surrey County Ground, Derby	Lost	Innings and 237 runs	W Read 145; G Davidson 5-148
7	15 Aug 1887[7]	Surrey Kennington Oval	Lost	299 runs	G Davidson 5-67; GG Walker 5-49; Lohmann 5-55; Abel 6-15

Statistics

First-class batting averages

Name	Matches	Inns	Runs	High score	Average	100s
G Davidson	7	14	312	75	22.28	0
W Chatterton	12 (7)	22 (14)	334 (151)	66 (32)	15.90	0
W Cropper	7	14	211	43	15.07	0
G Ratcliffe	5	10	145	64	14.50	0
LG Wright	6	12	157	31	13.08	0
J Marshall	2	4	50	31	12.50	0
J J Hulme	6	12	135	31	12.27	0
JJ Disney	7	14	100	27*	10.00	0
W Sugg	7	14	129	48*	9.92	0
GG Walker	4	8	51	19*	8.50	0
H Street	2	4	24	15*	8.00	0
GB Barrington	2	4	28	25	7.00	0
W Storer	2	4	16	7	5.33	0
H Slater	2	4	10	6*	5.00	0
E Coup	5	10	39	12	4.33	0
EAJ Maynard	5	9	25	9	2.77	0
W Walton	1	2	4	3	2.00	0
H Bagshaw	1	2	0	0	0.00	0

Chatterton also played five matches for MCC during the season.

Leading first-class batsmen for Derbyshire by runs scored
Name	Mat	Inns	Runs	HS	Ave	100
G Davidson	7	14	312	75	22.28	0
W Cropper	7	14	211	43	15.07	0
LG Wright	6	12	157	31	13.08	0
W Chatterton	7	14	151	32	6.86 (a)	0
G Ratcliffe	5	10	145	64	14.50	0

(a) Figures recalculated to exclude non Derbyshire matches

First-class bowling averages

Name	Balls	Runs	Wickets	BB	Average
G Davidson	1559	789	36	6-43	21.08
W Cropper	1248	503	27	6-50	18.62
W Chatterton	1171	404 (182)	19 (5)	4-32	21.26
GG Walker	673	319	15	5-49	21.26
J J Hulme	800	388	9	4-120	43.11
W Sugg	343	165	4	2-24	41.25
H Bagshaw	32	9	2	2-9	4.50
GB Barrington	48	27	1	1-27	27.00
H Slater	152	92	1	1-43	92.00
W Storer	32	18	0
G Ratcliffe	12	8	0

Leading first class bowlers for Derbyshire by wickets taken
Name	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave
G Davidson	1559	789	36	6-43	21.08
W Cropper	1248	503	27	6-50	18.62
GG Walker	673	319	15	5-49	21.26
J J Hulme	800	388	9	4-120	43.11
W Chatterton		182	5	3-40	36.40(a)

(a) Figures recalculated to exclude non Derbyshire matches

Wicket keeping

• James Disney Catches 12 Stumping 1

See also

• Derbyshire County Cricket Club seasons
• 1887 English cricket season

References

1. ^ Cricket Archive - Marylebone Cricket Club v Derbyshire 12 May 1887
2. ^ Cricket Archive - Lancashire v Derbyshire 09 Jun 1887
3. ^ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Yorkshire 27 Jun 1887
4. ^ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Lancashire 07 Jul 1887
5. ^ Cricket Archive - Yorkshire v Derbyshire 18 Jul 1887
6. ^ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Surrey 28 Jul 1887
7. ^ Cricket Archive - Surrey v Derbyshire 15 Aug 1887