Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1885 was the

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season when the English club

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had been playing for fourteen years. They won three first class matches out of eleven.

1885 season

Derbyshire played ten county matches, two each against

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and

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and one against MCC.

Edmund Maynard Edmund Anthony Jefferson Maynard (10 February 1861 – 10 January 1931) was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire from 1880 to 1887 and captained the side for two seasons. Maynard was the son of Edmund Gilling Maynard, of West House, ...

was in his first season as captain. Frank Sugg was top scorer.

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 ni ...

and

Frank Shacklock Francis Joseph Shacklock (22 September 1861 – 1 May 1937) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Nottinghamshire in 1883 and between 1886 and 1893, for Derbyshire in 1884 and 1885, for MCC between 1889 and 1893 and for Ota ...

shared most wickets with 35 each. William Eadie who made his debut in the season went on to play regularly for the club until 1899.

Edwin Coup Edwin Coup (9 June 1861 – 2 July 1892), also known as Edwin Coupe, was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire County Cricket Club between 1885 and 1887. Coup was born in Ripley, Derbyshire, the son of John Coupe a building contractor ...

also made his debut and played several games over three seasons. Francis Dixon and Thomas Selby each played their one career match for Derbyshire during the season. Derbyshire lost their two leading bowlers in the season.

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 ...

had joined in 1873 and had chalked up impressive bowling figures with his fast left arm action.

had joined Derbyshire in the 1884 season and also achieved impressive figures, but returned to Nottinghamshire for the 1886 season.

James Stubbings James Stubbings (27 April 1856 – 17 July 1912) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1880 and 1885. Life Stubbings was born in Whitwell, Derbyshire, the son of James Stubbings, a mason, and his wife An ...

who had joined in 1880 played his last first class game in the season although he continued to appear for Derbyshire in non first class matches.

Matches

Statistics

First-class batting averages

W Mycroft played several games for MCC. Chatterton played two matches for scratch sides against the Australians. (a) Figures adjusted for non Derbyshire matches

First-class bowling averages

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 18 Stumping 2

References

{{Derbyshire CCC} 1885 in English cricket Derbyshire County Cricket Club seasons English cricket seasons in the 19th century