The 1872

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season was the second in which

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played first-class matches. The team was captained by

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. Two matches were arranged against

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and Derbyshire lost both. Derbyshire also played a match against

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at their ground in

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, which ended in a draw.

1872 season

was captain in his second season. The season saw the arrival of three

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players

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, George Frost and

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. Frost and Allsop were both joiners.

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, a doctor, who had been party to the club's foundation also made his debut. George Cammell, Old Etonian of Brookfield Manor made his single appearance for Derbyshire in the match against Prince's Club. The season was the last in which Derbyshire's star bowler Dove Gregory played before his death the following February. In the first match Lancashire set up a score of 201, and Derbyshire managed 75 in their first innings and 51 in the follow-on. In the match against Queen's Club, Queens opened with 85 and Derbyshire responded with 173. Queens were on 54 for 9 needing 34 to avoid an innings defeat when the two-day match ended in a draw. In this match, Derbyshire player John Burnham played for Prince's Club. In the second Lancashire match Lancashire set up a score of 137 and Derbyshire responded with 42 and 69 in the follow-on. Lancashire's William McIntyre took 22 Derbyshire wickets in the two matches.

Thomas Attenborough Thomas Attenborough (18 July 1833 – 21 January 1907) was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1871 and 1874. He was a member of the team that played Derbyshire's first match in May 1871. Attenborough was born at Ilkeston, D ...

scored most first class runs for Derbyshire, and Dove Gregory took most wickets. Richard Allsop took most catches.

Matches

Statistics

Cricketers who played and their first-class batting performances

First Class bowling performances

Wicket keeping

* S Richardson catches 1, stumping 0

References

{{Derbyshire CCC 1872 in English cricket Derbyshire County Cricket Club seasons English cricket seasons in the 19th century