Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1908 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for thirty-seven years. It was their fourteenth season in the County Championship and they won five matches to finish fourteenth in the Championship table.
1908 season
Derbyshire played twenty games in the County Championship and one match against the touring Gentlemen of Philadelphia. The captain for the year was Reginald Rickman. Ernest Needham was top scorer and Arnold Warren took most wickets.
The most significant additions to the Derbyshire squad in the season was Leonard Oliver who played regularly for Derbyshire until 1924. Also making their debuts were Richard Sale who played over five years, Francis Taylor who played over four years and Albert Howcroft who played over three years. Arthur Sherwin played several matches but only in the 1908 season and William Thompson and John Eyre played their single career matches in the season.
Matches List of matchesNo.DateVResult MarginNotes111 May 1908Cricket Archive - Surrey v Derbyshire Surrey Lost 10 wickets 218 May 1908Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Sussex 18 May 1908 Sussex Lost 4 wickets 3 21 May 1908Cricket Archive - Lancashire v Derbyshire 21 May 1908 Lancashire Drawn 428 May 1908Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Yorkshire 28 May 1908 Yorkshire Lost 196 runs 501 Jun 1908Cricket Archive - Sussex v Derbyshire 01 Jun 1908 Sussex Lost 17 runs 604 Jun 1908Cricket Archive - Kent v Derbyshire 04 Jun 1908 Kent Lost Innings and 18 runs 708 Jun 1908Cricket Archive - Hampshire v Derbyshire 08 Jun 1908 Hampshire Won 36 runs 811 Jun 1908Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Surrey 11 Jun 1908 Surrey Lost Innings and 26 runs 9 18 Jun 1908Cricket Archive - Northamptonshire v Derbyshire 18 Jun 1908 Northamptonshire Lost Innings and 46 runs 10 25 Jun 1908Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Warwickshire 25 Jun 1908 Warwickshire Lost 10 wickets 11 29 Jun 1908Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Essex 29 Jun 1908 Essex Won 7 wickets 1202 Jul 1908Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Kent 02 Jul 1908 Kent Lost Innings and 234 runs 1306 Jul 1908Cricket Archive - Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire 06 Jul 1908 Nottinghamshire Drawn 1420 Jul 1908Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Leicestershire 20 Jul 1908 Leicestershire Lost 141 runs 1523 Jul 1908Cricket Archive - Essex v Derbyshire 23 Jul 1908 Essex Lost 6 wickets 1627 Jul 1908Cricket Archive - Yorkshire v Derbyshire 27 Jul 1908 Yorkshire Lost Innings and 131 runs 1703 Aug 1908Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Hampshire 03 Aug 1908 Hampshire Won 126 runs 1806 Aug 1908Cricket Archive - Leicestershire v Derbyshire 06 Aug 1908 Leicestershire Drawn 19 10 Aug 1908Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Lancashire 10 Aug 1908 Lancashire Drawn 2013 Aug 1908Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire 13 Aug 1908 Nottinghamshire Won 36 runs 2117 Aug 1908Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Gentlemen of Philadelphia 17 Aug 1908 Gentlemen of Philadelphia Lost 9 wickets 2224 Aug 1908Cricket Archive - Warwickshire v Derbyshire 24 Aug 1908 Warwickshire Lost Innings and 49 runs 23 27 Aug 1908Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Northamptonshire 27 Aug 1908 Northamptonshire Won 129 runs
Statistics
County Championship batting averages Name Matches Inns Runs High score Average 100s E Needham 22 44 1122 107* 28.76 3 SWA Cadman 19 37 942 101 26.91 1 AE Lawton 14 27 606 69 22.44 0 A Morton 22 42 806 87 20.66 0 LG Wright 21 42 821 111 20.02 1 J Humphries 22 41 491 52* 14.44 0 R Sale 6 12 147 32 13.36 0 RB Rickman 19 35 400 35 11.76 0 A Warren 22 40 423 68 11.13 0 L Oliver 17 30 310 42 10.33 0 WH Thompson 1 2 17 17 8.50 0 RM Carlin 4 7 57 21 8.14 0 AW Sherwin 11 21 152 24 8.00 0 FH Taylor 2 4 31 17 7.75 0 A Howcroft 2 4 29 19 7.25 0 W Bestwick 21 39 139 18 6.04 0 HF Purdy 4 8 30 14* 6.00 0 FC Bracey 11 18 74 9* 5.28 0 H Fletcher 2 4 8 4 2.66 0Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire County Championship 1908
Leading first-class batsmen for Derbyshire by runs scored Name Mat Inns Runs HS Ave 100 E Needham 23 46 1178 107* 25.60 (a) 3 SWA Cadman 19 37 942 101 26.91 1 LG Wright 22 44 855 111 19.43 (a) 1 A Morton 23 44 827 87 18.79 (a) 0 AE Lawton 15 29 655 69 22.59 (a) 0 (a) Figures adjusted for non CC matches
J Eyre and N Todd also played for Derbyshire in the match against Gentlemen of Philadelphia.
County Championship bowling averages
Name Balls Runs Wickets BB Average A Warren 45492221 104 8-78 21.35 W Bestwick 5183 2187 101 7-50 21.65 SWA Cadman 3255 1061 55 5-41 19.29 A Morton 1326 635 24 5-14 26.45 FC Bracey 1065 543 23 5-66 23.60 0 AE Lawton 778 437 17 4-19 25.70 RB Rickman 384 208 2 1-4 104.00 HF Purdy 252137 1 1-52 137.00 RM Carlin 66 39 1 1-20 39.00 J Humphries 18 8 0 E Needham 18 11 0 R Sale 12 10 0 Bowling for Derbyshire County Championship 1908
Leading first class bowlers for Derbyshire by wickets taken Name Balls Runs Wkts BBI Ave A Warren 4615 2269 105 8-78 21.61 W Bestwick 5263 2245 103 7-50 21.79 SWA Cadman 3255 1061 55 5-41 19.29 A Morton 1440 696 27 5-14 25.78 FC Bracey 1065 543 23 5-66 23.60
Wicket Keeping
Joe Humphries Catches 55, Stumping 5
See also Derbyshire County Cricket Club seasons 1908 English cricket season
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