Daniel Bottom (2 October 1864 – 16 February 1937) was an English

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er who played for

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between 1891 and 1901 and for

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in 1899. Bottom was born in Whitwell, Derbyshire the son of John Bottom, a stonemason, and his wife Elizabeth. Bottom played his first game for Derbyshire in the 1891 season when the club was not accorded first-class status, and played four games in the 1893 season. In the 1894 season, he played his debut first-class match in a victorious game against

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but did not appear in the team again for four years until the 1898 season to make his debut in the

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in August. Having established residency in Nottinghamshire, Bottom took part in three games during the 1899 season for Nottinghamshire. In the first of these against his old club he took 5 for 34 in the first innings. However he made little further impression in that or the two subsequent matches. His final match, in 1901, was back with Derbyshire in a defeat at the hands Nottinghamshire. Bottom was a right-arm medium-pace bowler and took nine first-class wickets at an average of 27.77 and a best performance of 5-34. He was a right-handed batsman and played ten innings in six first-class matches with an average of 4.20 and a top score of 9.Daniel Bottom at Cricket Archive
/ref> Bottom died at the age of 72 in Sherwood, Nottingham.

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