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

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

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

County Championship batting averages

NameMatchesInnsRunsHigh scoreAverage100s
EM Ashcroft142788611834.072
LG Wright20399299624.440
CA Ollivierre142765515724.251
E Needham16316877522.900
GM Buckston8163269620.370
J Humphries20395656819.480
SWA Cadman20396929418.700
A Morton18345807718.700
AE Lawton24625215.500
TH Hallam6121806815.000
H Cooper24452315.000
A Warren19374905214.000
JH Purdy12119*11.000
FC Hunter9151605110.660
GG Walkden11888.000
FC Bracey3639287.800
RB Rickman1121148317.780
W Ellis1213106.500
GR Gregory1213116.500
W Bestwick1935127216.350
HF Purdy816100216.250
F Webster1211105.500
JA McDonald2421195.250
AP Boissier12743.500
A Hogg24441.000
ND Todd12000.000[23]

County Championship bowling averages

NameBallsRunsWicketsBBAverage
W Bestwick448920191117-4918.18
A Warren37802249836-8227.09
SWA Cadman33581536404-8038.40
HF Purdy1037445206-8422.25
RB Rickman907432153-1628.80
A Morton900516124-3743.00
FC Hunter17014842-1837.00
FC Bracey18713433-4944.66
EM Ashcroft27016632-1255.33
JH Purdy483011-3030.00
F Webster1266511-6565.00
AE Lawton72410
W Ellis42150
GR Gregory600
CA Ollivierre580
J Humphries440[24]

Wicket Keeper

See also

References

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