Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1882 was the

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season when the English club

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had been playing for eleven years. The team played eight first class matches and won one of them

1882 season

Derbyshire played six county games, two each against

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and

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. They also played a first-class match against MCC and a match against the touring Australians Derbyshire won one game against Sussex and lost seven. They did not play any additional matches. The captain for the year was Robert Smith in his sixth year as captain. The most significant new arrival was

William Chatterton William Chatterton (27 December 1861 – 19 March 1913) was an English cricketer and footballer. He played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1882 and 1902 and for England on their tour of South Africa in 1891–92. He captained Derby ...

who was to score over 10000 runs for the club.

William Cropper William Cropper (27 December 1862 – 13 January 1889) was an English cricketer and footballer who played cricket for Derbyshire County Cricket Club between 1882 and 1888 and football, as a centre forward, once for Derby County. He was one of ...

made his debut and was regular top bowler for the club until a football accident in 1889. Other long term players who debuted were W Hall, a print worker who played until 1892 and Henry Slater a miner who played occasional matches over several seasons. Players who only performed for the club in the 1882 season were Duncan Johnston a Royal Engineers officer who played four games, and J Hodgkinson who played one game. Two brewers from Burton also made appearances -

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son of William Eadie, who played one game and

Henry Sugden Henry Emanuel Sugden (16 July 1859 – 4 September 1935) was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1882. Sugden was born in Southgate, Middlesex and moved to Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire where he was a brewer. Sugden made his d ...

who played two games. Players who played their last matches were the two long-serving schoolmasters

Abraham Shuker Abraham Shuker (6 July 1848 – 11 February 1909) was an English schoolmaster and cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1874 and 1882. Shuker was born in Stockton, Shropshire, the son of John Shuker, a bailiff, and hi ...

and

Arthur Forman Arthur Francis Emilius Forman (26 July 1850 – 13 February 1905) was an English schoolmaster and cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1877 and 1882. Forman was the son of Richard Forman of Gibraltar and his wife Mary Heath, daughter of ...

Leonard Jackson Leonard Jackson (8 April 1848 – 21 March 1887) was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire from 1877 to 1882. Jackson was born at Holme Hurst in Norton Woodseats, on the border of Yorkshire and Derbyshire. He first played cricket ...

retired after five years to concentrate on his hotel business and metal grinding. William Page gave up the game after the loss of the sight of an eye. Two players left the area. H Evans a railway manager moved to Glasgow, and

Dudley Docker Frank Dudley Docker (26 August 1862 – 8 July 1944) was an English businessman and financier. He also played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1881 and 1882. Biography Family background, early life and education Docker was born at Paxt ...

moved to Warwickshire where he set up his business. Thomas Foster was top scorer and

William Mycroft William Mycroft (1 February 1841 – 19 June 1894) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire and MCC between 1873 and 1886. He was a left-arm fast bowler with a great deal of spin and a dangerous yorker that was ofte ...

took most wickets.

Matches

Statistics

Cricketers who played and their first-class batting performances

Maynard played several matches for Cambridge University. Docker played one game for All England and Hay played one game for MCC. Mycroft played several games for MCC and other sides. (a) Figures adjusted for non Derbyshire matches

First-class bowling averages

(a) Figures adjusted for non Derbyshire matches

Wicket keeping

James Disney James Joseph Disney (20 November 1859 – 24 June 1934) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire as wicket-keeper between 1881 and 1890. Disney was born in Butterley near Ripley, Derbyshire and became a plumber as ...

Catches 22, Stumping 2

References

{{Derbyshire CCC 1882 in English cricket Derbyshire County Cricket Club seasons English cricket seasons in the 19th century