| 1885 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Captain | Edmund Maynard | ||
| Most runs | Frank Sugg | ||
| Most wickets | William Cropper, Frank Shacklock | ||
| Most catches | James Disney | ||
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Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1885 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for fourteen years. They won three first class matches out of eleven.
Derbyshire played ten county matches, two each against Hampshire, Lancashire, Nottinghamshire, Surrey and Yorkshire and one against MCC. Edmund Maynard was in his first season as captain. Frank Sugg was top scorer. William Cropper and Frank Shacklock 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 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 had joined in 1873 and had chalked up impressive bowling figures with his fast left arm action. Frank Shacklock had joined Derbyshire in the 1884 season and also achieved impressive figures, but returned to Nottinghamshire for the 1886 season. James Stubbings 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.
| List of first class matches | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | V | Result | Margin | Notes |
| 1 | 28 May 1885 [1] | Surrey County Ground, Derby | Lost | Innings and 62 runs | W Read 123; FJ Shacklock 5-71; J Beaumont 5-25 |
| 2 | 04 Jun 1885 [2] | Lancashire Old Trafford, Manchester | Won | 73 runs | A Watson 6-28; J Crossland 5-89 |
| 3 | 08 Jun 1885 [3] | Yorkshire Fartown, Huddersfield | Lost | Innings and 6 runs | T Peate 5-26 and 5–19; W Cropper 6-45; T Emmett 5-34 |
| 4 | 15 Jun 1885 [4] | MCC Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood | Lost | Innings and 17 runs | |
| 5 | 25 Jun 1885 [5] | Hampshire County Ground, Southampton | Won | Innings and 243 runs | FH Sugg 187; FJ Shacklock 5-51; W Cropper 7-25 |
| 6 | 03 Aug 1885 [6] | Lancashire County Ground, Derby | Lost | 10 wickets | A Watson 7-38; W Hall 6-47; J Briggs 9-29 |
| 7 | 06 Aug 1885 [7] | Surrey Kennington Oval | Lost | Innings and 50 runs | W Read 109; WE Roller 5-34 |
| 8 | 10 Aug 1885 [8] | Yorkshire County Ground, Derby | Drawn | FJ Shacklock 8-45 and 5-97 | |
| 9 | 13 Aug 1885 [9] | Hampshire County Ground, Derby | Won | 7 wickets | H.H Armstrong 7-33; W Chatterton 5-13 |
| 10 | 24 Aug 1885 [10] | Nottinghamshire County Ground, Derby | Lost | Innings and 250 runs | A Shrewsbury 118; W Flowers 173; GG Walker 7–105; B Barnes 7-40 and 6-54 |
| 11 | 31 Aug 1885 [11] | Nottinghamshire Trent Bridge, Nottingham | Drawn | GG Walker 5-87 | |
| List of other matches | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | V | Result | Margin | Notes |
| 1 | 18 Jun 1885 [12] | Staffordshire County Ground, Stoke-on-Trent | Won | 92 runs | |
| 2 | 03 Jul 1885 [13] | Cheshire Cale Green, Stockport | Drawn | ||
| 3 | 06 Jul 1885 [14] | Essex County Ground, Derby | Lost | 62 runs | |
| 4 | 17 Jul 1885 [15] | Staffordshire County Ground, Derby | Drawn | ||
| 5 | 20 Jul 1885 [16] | Cheshire Park Road Ground, Buxton | Won | 178 runs | |
| Name | Am/ Pro | Age | Hand | Matches | Inns | Runs | High score | Average | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E Coup | A | 24 | L | 1 | 2 | 32 | 32* | 32.00 | 0 |
| FH Sugg | P | 23 | R | 10 | 19 | 462 | 187 | 27.17 | 1 |
| William Chatterton | P | 23 | R | 13 (11) | 24 (21) | 485 (459) | 62 | 23.09 | 0 |
| W Cropper | 22 | R | 11 | 21 | 343 | 80 | 18.05 | 0 | |
| WS Eadie | A | 20 | R | 10 | 19 | 282 | 62 | 16.58 | 0 |
| GG Walker | A | 24 | L | 8 | 15 | 183 | 48 | 15.25 | 0 |
| LC Docker | A | 25 | R | 10 | 18 | 255 | 41 | 14.16 | 0 |
| W Hall | A | 25 | R | 7 | 10 | 117 | 43 | 13.00 | 0 |
| H Slater | 30 | R | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | |
| WW Wood-Sims | A | 27 | R | 11 | 19 | 206 | 46 | 10.84 | 0 |
| EAJ Maynard | A | 24 | R | 8 | 13 | 124 | 38 | 9.53 | 0 |
| W Mycroft | P | 44 | R | 7 (3) | 12 (6) | 52 (33) | 16 | 8.66 | 0 |
| JD Chatterton | 18 | R | 2 | 4 | 34 | 16 | 8.50 | 0 | |
| F Dixon | A | 30 | R | 1 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 |
| FJ Shacklock | P | 23 | R | 9 | 16 | 116 | 30 | 7.25 | 0 |
| J Marlow | 30 | R | 4 | 7 | 29 | 17 | 4.83 | 0 | |
| T Mycroft | P | 37 | L | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4.50 | 0 |
| JJ Disney | P | 25 | R | 11 | 18 | 56 | 14 | 4.30 | 0 |
| J Stubbings | P | 29 | R | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4.00 | 0 |
| TG Selby | A | 34 | R | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1.50 | 0 |
W Mycroft played several games for MCC. Chatterton played two matches for scratch sides against the Australians.
| Leading first-class batsmen for Derbyshire by runs scored | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Mat | Inns | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 |
| FH Sugg | 10 | 19 | 462 | 187 | 27.17 | 1 |
| William Chatterton | 11 | 21 | 459 | 62 | 21.86 (a) | 0 |
| W Cropper | 11 | 21 | 343 | 80 | 18.05 | 0 |
| WS Eadie | 10 | 19 | 282 | 62 | 16.58 | 0 |
| LC Docker | 10 | 18 | 255 | 41 | 14.16 | 0 |
(a) Figures adjusted for non Derbyshire matches
| Name | Hand | Balls | Runs | Wickets | BB | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W Cropper | L M | 1349 | 514 | 35 | 7-25 | 14.68 |
| FJ Shacklock | R F | 1189 | 569 | 35 | 8-45 | 16.25 |
| W Mycroft | L F | 1298 | 480 (218) | 27 (9) | 8-45 (4-97) | 17.77 |
| William Chatterton | R Sl | 1104 | 411 | 25 | 5-13 | 16.44 |
| GG Walker | L F & Sl | 896 | 414 | 19 | 7-105 | 21.78 |
| W Hall | R M | 589 | 308 | 12 | 6-47 | 25.66 |
| J Marlow | R M | 488 | 190 | 5 | 3-82 | 38.00 |
| H Slater | R M | 140 | 44 | 1 | 1-44 | 44.00 |
| WW Wood-Sims | 96 | 33 | 1 | 1-16 | 33.00 | |
| J Stubbings | R F | 40 | 29 | 1 | 1-29 | 29.00 |
| FH Sugg | R Under | 24 | 14 | 0 | ||
| T Mycroft | R M | 4 | 5 | 0 | ||
| WS Eadie | 8 | 13 | 0 | |||
| TG Selby | R F | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0-7 |
| Leading first class bowlers for Derbyshire by wickets taken | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Ave |
| W Cropper | 1349 | 514 | 35 | 7-25 | 14.68 |
| FJ Shacklock | 1189 | 569 | 35 | 8-45 | 16.25 |
| William Chatterton | 1104 | 411 | 25 | 5-13 | 16.44 |
| GG Walker | 896 | 414 | 19 | 7-105 | 21.78 |
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