Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1889

Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1889 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing nineteen years. Derbyshire's matches were not considered to be first class in this season. The club had lost first class status after 1887 and did not regain it until 1894, the year before they joined the County Championship. However many of the players competed for the club earlier or subsequently at first-class level.

Derbyshire County Cricket Club seasons

1889 season
Captain	William Chatterton
Most runs	William Chatterton
Most wickets	George Davidson
Most catches	James Disney
← 1888 1890 →

1889 season

Derbyshire played eleven games, all against sides that they had played in first class matches before 1888 or that joined the County Championship four years later. William Chatterton was in his third year as captain and was also top scorer making a century against Essex. George Davidson topped the bowling with 38 wickets.

Fred Spofforth, known as the "Demon Bowler" had toured England with the Australians in 1886, and afterwards chose to live in Derbyshire. The club tried to persuade the County Cricket Council to let him play for Derbyshire without waiting for the usual two years' residential qualification. Although the application was refused, in 1889 Yorkshire generously offered to waive the point so that Spofforth could play against them.[1] He did so in two matches in the 1889 season, repaying them in one game by taking fifteen of their wickets for 81 runs. In the 1890 season, with the residential qualification met, Spofforth was able not only to play for Derbyshire but to captain the side. Charles Evans who made his debut played on for Derbyshire into the County Championship in 1895. Frank Evershed one of the Evershed brothers and a rugby international played in his first season for Derbyshire, but never played a first class game. Joseph Burrows, George Maltby and Thomas Purdy all played in one career match for Derbyshire against the MCC and only Purdy returned the following year.

Matches

List of matches
No.	Date	V	Result	Margin	Notes
1	20 May 1889[2]	MCC Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood	Won	1 wicket	Hearne 6-16; West 6-29
2	10 Jun 1889[3]	Yorkshire County Ground, Derby	Lost	54 runs	FR Spofforth 7-45 and 8-36; Peel 6-24 and 8-43
3	17 Jun 1889[4]	Essex County Ground, Leyton	Drawn		W Chatterton 168; G Davidson 129; Burrell 5-56
4	20 Jun 1889[5]	Surrey Kennington Oval	Lost	Innings and 223 runs	W Read 103; G Lohmann 5-42; T Bowley 6-48
5	24 Jun 1889[6]	Leicestershire County Ground, Derby	Won	Innings and 133 runs	W Sugg 104; A Rylott 5-125; G Davidson 6-49
6	01 Jul 1889[7]	Nottinghamshire Trent Bridge, Nottingham	Lost	10 wickets	Richardson 5-54; W Attewell 5-26
7	22 Jul 1889[8]	Surrey County Ground, Derby	Lost	48 runs	Beaumont 8-53; T Bowley 6-13
8	29 Jul 1889[9]	Nottinghamshire County Ground, Derby	Lost	Innings and 26 runs	W Attewell 6-35 and 5-24; Richardson 6-36
9	05 Aug 1889[10]	Yorkshire Bramall Lane, Sheffield	Drawn
10	08 Aug 1889[11]	Leicestershire Grace Road, Leicester	Drawn		G Davidson 6-47; J J Hulme 5-28
11	19 Aug 1889[12]	Essex County Ground, Derby	Won	10 wickets	Bishop 5-77; W Sugg 7-44

Statistics

Batting averages

Name	Matches	Inns	Runs	High score	Average	100s
C Evans	1	1	47	47	47.00	0
W Chatterton	11	18	500	168	27.78	1
G Davidson	11	18	389	129	21.61	1
W Sugg	10	17	318	104	18.71	1
SH Evershed	8	13	234	79	18.00	0
LG Wright	6	11	168	59	15.27	0
J J Hulme	10	16	192	61	12.00	0
W S Eadie	8	13	149	51	11.46	0
W Storer	2	3	32	14	10.67	0
HC Mosby[13]	8	14	129	32	9.21	0
F Evershed	3	5	39	14	7.80	0
E Evershed	5	8	53	16	7.67	0
GG Walker	10	15	115	34	6.76	0
JR Burrows[14]	1	2	9	7	4.50	0
GA Maltby[15]	1	2	9	8	4.50	0
T Purdy[16]	1	2	9	7	4.5	0
F R Spofforth	2	2	8	4	4.00	0
G Ratcliffe	1	2	0	0	0.00	0
G Porter	1	2	4	4	2.00	0
W Hall	11	17	157	34	9.24	0
JJ Disney	10	14	11	3	0.79	0

Bowling averages

Name	Balls	Runs	Wickets	BB	Average
G Davidson	1893	643	38	6-47	16.92
J J Hulme	1079	451	27	5-28	16.70
HC Mosby	432	159	11	3-28	14.45
W Hall	975	319	18	4-32	17.72
W Chatterton	782	280	18	4-80	15.56
GG Walker	960	412	16	4-28	25.75
FR Spofforth	265	81	15	8-36	5.40
W Sugg	174	67	10	7-44	6.70
G Porter	135	43	4	2-11	10.75
SH Evershed	30	15	0

Wicket Keeper

• James Disney Catches 11, Stumping 4

See also

• Derbyshire County Cricket Club seasons
• 1889 English cricket season

References

1. W.T. Taylor History of Derbyshire cricket Wisden 1953
2. Cricket Archive - Marylebone Cricket Club v Derbyshire 20 May 1889
3. Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Yorkshire 10 Jun 1889
4. Cricket Archive - Essex v Derbyshire 17 Jun 1889
5. Cricket Archive - Surrey v Derbyshire 20 Jun 1889
6. Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Leicestershire 24 Jun 1889
7. Cricket Archive - Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire 01 Jul 1889
8. Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Surrey 22 Jul 1889
9. Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire 29 Jul 1889
10. Cricket Archive - Yorkshire v Derbyshire 05 Aug 1889
11. Cricket Archive - Leicestershire v Derbyshire 08 Aug 1889
12. Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Essex 19 Aug 1889
13. Herbert Mosby at Cricket Archive
14. Joseph Burrows at Cricket Archive
15. George Maltby at Cricket Archive
16. Thomas Purdy at Cricket Archive