| 1908 season | |||
| Captain | Reginald Rickman | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| County Championship | 14 | ||
| Most runs | Ernest Needham | ||
| Most wickets | Billy Bestwick | ||
| Most catches | Joe Humphries | ||
| |||
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.
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.
| List of matches | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | V | Result | Margin | Notes |
| 1 | 11 May 1908 [1] | Surrey Kennington Oval | Lost | 10 wickets | Marshal 7-41 and 5-32 |
| 2 | 18 May 1908 [2] | Sussex County Ground, Derby | Lost | 4 wickets | Cox 6-46 |
| 3 | 21 May 1908 [3] | Lancashire Old Trafford, Manchester | Drawn | ||
| 4 | 28 May 1908 [4] | Yorkshire Queen's Park, Chesterfield | Lost | 196 runs | Hirst 128; Haigh 5-23 |
| 5 | 01 Jun 1908 [5] | Sussex County Ground, Hove | Lost | 17 runs | AE Relf 7-48 and 7-27;W Bestwick 7-50 |
| 6 | 04 Jun 1908 [6] | Kent Private Banks Sports Ground, Catford Bridge | Lost | Innings and 18 runs | A Warren 8-78; Blythe 6-27 |
| 7 | 08 Jun 1908 [7] | Hampshire County Ground, Southampton | Won | 36 runs | Badcock 5-70 and 6-56; A Warren 5-98 and 6-62 |
| 8 | 11 Jun 1908 [8] | Surrey County Ground, Derby | Lost | Innings and 26 runs | Crawford 104; SWA Cadman 5-51 |
| 9 | 18 Jun 1908 [9] | Northamptonshire County Ground, Northampton | Lost | Innings and 46 runs | W Bestwick 6-87; Thompson 7-29; East 5-22 |
| 10 | 25 Jun 1908 [10] | Warwickshire County Ground, Derby | Lost | 10 wickets | Baker 119; LG Wright 111;Quaife 5-65 |
| 11 | 29 Jun 1908 [11] | Essex Queen's Park, Chesterfield | Won | 7 wickets | E Needham 104; A Warren 5-82 and 6-106; Reeves 5-59 |
| 12 | 02 Jul 1908 [12] | Kent County Ground, Derby | Lost | Innings and 234 runs | Hardinge 127; Seymour 171; Hutchings 102; A Warren 6-191 |
| 13 | 06 Jul 1908 [13] | Nottinghamshire Trent Bridge, Nottingham | Drawn | Wass 5-71 | |
| 14 | 20 Jul 1908 [14] | Leicestershire County Ground, Derby | Lost | 141 runs | W Bestwick 5-59 and 6-46; Astill 6-31 and 7-30 |
| 15 | 23 Jul 1908 [15] | Essex County Ground, Leyton | Lost | 6 wickets | E Needham 107 and 104; Benham 5-47; Buckenham 6-63 |
| 16 | 27 Jul 1908 [16] | Yorkshire Headingley, Leeds | Lost | Innings and 131 runs | Wilson 109; Newstead 6-43 |
| 17 | 03 Aug 1908 [17] | Hampshire County Ground, Derby | Won | 126 runs | Badcock 7-55; SWA Cadman 5-41 |
| 18 | 06 Aug 1908 [18] | Leicestershire Aylestone Road, Leicester | Drawn | A Warren 6-97 and 6-109; Woodcock 5-102 | |
| 19 | 10 Aug 1908 [19] | Lancashire North Road Ground, Glossop | Drawn | Dean 5-75; Bracey 5-66; A Warren 6-28 | |
| 20 | 13 Aug 1908 [20] | Nottinghamshire Queen's Park, Chesterfield | Won | 36 runs | Hallam 5-64; W Bestwick 5-78 and 5-42; Wass 5-82 |
| 21 | 17 Aug 1908 [21] | Gentlemen of Philadelphia County Ground, Derby | Lost | 9 wickets | King 7-28 and 5-88 |
| 22 | 24 Aug 1908 [22] | Warwickshire Edgbaston, Birmingham | Lost | Innings and 49 runs | Quaife 131; SWA Cadman 101; W Bestwick 5-114; Field 5-57 |
| 23 | 27 Aug 1908 [23] | Northamptonshire County Ground, Derby | Won | 129 runs | East 5-50 and 6-84; Thompson 5-50; A Morton 5-14 |
| 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 | 0 [24] |
| 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.
| Name | Balls | Runs | Wickets | BB | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Warren | 4549 | 2221 | 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 | 252 | 137 | 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 | [25] |
| 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 |
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