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Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1906

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Derbyshire County Cricket Club seasons
1906 season
CaptainLevi Wright
County Championship16
Most runsLevi Wright
Most wicketsBilly Bestwick
Most catchesJoe Humphries

Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1906 represents the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for thirty five years. It was their twelfth season in the County Championship and they finished bottom of the table having won two matches in the County Championship.

1906 season

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Levi Wright - captain

Derbyshire played 20 games in the County Championship, one match against the touring West Indians and one against MCC.

Levi Wright was in his first season as captain. Wright was top scorer, although Maynard Ashcroft had a better average and scored two centuries. Billy Bestwick took most wickets with 111 .

Reginald Rickman, a future captain, made his debut and also Henry Purdy and Frederick Bracey who played several seasons. Thomas Hallam and Norman Todd appeared in 1906 and one more season each.

Matches

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List of matches
No. Date V Result Margin Notes
1 10 May 1906[1] MCC
Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood
Lost 5 wickets Not a County Championship match
Mead 7-29
2 21 May 1906[2] Lancashire
County Ground, Derby
Lost 103 runs Kermode 7-101 and 6-73
3 24 May 1906[3] Leicestershire
Aylestone Road, Leicester
Lost 252 runs A Warren 5-69; W Bestwick 5-78
4 28 May 1906[4] Sussex
County Ground, Hove
Lost 88 runs W Bestwick 7-49; Relf 7-44; Dwyer 9-35
5 31 May 1906[5] Essex
County Ground, Leyton
Lost 209 runs Turner 104*; W Bestwick 6-61 and 6-82; Buckenham 5-46; Mead 7-13
6 04 Jun 1906[6] Hampshire
County Ground, Southampton
Lost 147 runs Hill 110; W Bestwick 7-102; A Warren6-82; Badcock 6-63
7 07 Jun 1906[7] Yorkshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Lost 33 runs Hirst 5-30; W Bestwick 5-76; S Haigh 5-43
8 11 Jun 1906[8] Leicestershire
North Road Ground, Glossop
Won Innings and 50 runs King 126*; CA Ollivierre 157; A Warren5-81; W Bestwick 6-67
9 18 Jun 1906[9] Warwickshire
County Ground, Derby
Lost Innings and 16 runs A Warren 5-70; Hargreave 7-34 and 6-68;
10 25 Jun 1906[10] Nottinghamshire
County Ground, Derby
Lost 10 wickets Gunn 7-75; A Warren 6-104
11 28 Jun 1906[11] Northamptonshire
County Ground, Northampton
Lost 10 wickets East 7-22; W Bestwick 5-61; Thompson 9-64;
12 02 Jul 1906[12] Surrey
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Lost 10 wickets J Crawford 7-86; Lees 7-33
13 05 Jul 1906[13] Sussex
At County Ground, Derby
Won 5 wickets Killick 125; EM Ashcroft100*; Cox 5-92; W Bestwick 7-49
14 12 Jul 1906[14] Nottinghamshire
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Lost 5 wickets A Hallam 6-40;
15 16 Jul 1906[15] Yorkshire
Bramall Lane, Sheffield
Lost 10 wickets W Bestwick 5-71
16 19 Jul 1906[16] West Indians
At County Ground, Derby
Won 6 wickets Not a County Championship match
17 06 Aug 1906[17] Hampshire
At County Ground, Derby
Lost 160 runs Badcock 5-59; Wyatt 5-50
18 09 Aug 1906[18] Warwickshire
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Drawn
19 13 Aug 1906[19] Northamptonshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Lost Innings and 85 runs Pretty 200; HF Purdy 6-84; Thompson 5-68
20 20 Aug 1906[20] Essex

At County Ground, Derby
Lost 6 wickets EM Ashcroft 118; W Bestwick 6-65; Buckenham 6-58
21 23 Aug 1906[21] Lancashire
Old Trafford, Manchester
Lost Innings and 84 runs Hallows 110
22 27 Aug 1906[22] Surrey
Kennington Oval
Lost 10 wickets A Warren 6-140; Lees 6-72

Statistics

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County Championship batting averages

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Name Matches Inns Runs High score Average 100s
EM Ashcroft 14 27 886 118 34.07 2
LG Wright 20 39 929 96 24.44 0
CA Ollivierre 14 27 655 157 24.25 1
E Needham 16 31 687 75 22.90 0
GM Buckston 8 16 326 96 20.37 0
J Humphries 20 39 565 68 19.48 0
SWA Cadman 20 39 692 94 18.70 0
A Morton 18 34 580 77 18.70 0
AE Lawton 2 4 62 52 15.50 0
TH Hallam 6 12 180 68 15.00 0
H Cooper 2 4 45 23 15.00 0
A Warren 19 37 490 52 14.00 0
JH Purdy 1 2 11 9* 11.00 0
FC Hunter 9 15 160 51 10.66 0
GG Walkden 1 1 8 8 8.00 0
FC Bracey 3 6 39 28 7.80 0
RB Rickman 11 21 148 31 7.78 0
W Ellis 1 2 13 10 6.50 0
GR Gregory 1 2 13 11 6.50 0
W Bestwick 19 35 127 21 6.35 0
HF Purdy 8 16 100 21 6.25 0
F Webster 1 2 11 10 5.50 0
JA McDonald 2 4 21 19 5.25 0
AP Boissier 1 2 7 4 3.50 0
A Hogg 2 4 4 4 1.00 0
ND Todd 1 2 0 0 0.00 0[23]

County Championship bowling averages

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Name Balls Runs Wickets BB Average
W Bestwick 4489 2019 111 7-49 18.18
A Warren 3780 2249 83 6-82 27.09
SWA Cadman 3358 1536 40 4-80 38.40
HF Purdy 1037 445 20 6-84 22.25
RB Rickman 907 432 15 3-16 28.80
A Morton 900 516 12 4-37 43.00
FC Hunter 170 148 4 2-18 37.00
FC Bracey 187 134 3 3-49 44.66
EM Ashcroft 270 166 3 2-12 55.33
JH Purdy 48 30 1 1-30 30.00
F Webster 126 65 1 1-65 65.00
AE Lawton 72 41 0
W Ellis 42 15 0
GR Gregory 6 0 0
CA Ollivierre 5 8 0
J Humphries 4 4 0[24]

Wicket Keeper

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See also

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References

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