This is a complete list, in alphabetical order, of cricketers who played for Nottingham Cricket Club in first-class cricket matches. Nottingham played a total of 15 first-class matches, 13 of them between 1826 and 1834 and two in 1848 after the establishment of Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club in 1841.

Teams played under the Nottinghamshire name from 1829 onwards and many of the players listed also played for Nottinghamshire teams. A Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire combined team also played one match in 1803 which has been given first-class status and Nottinghamshire sides played eight first-class matches between 1835 and 1840. Players who played in matches for these teams or Nottinghamshire only are not included in this list. Note that many players represented other teams besides Nottingham.[1]

A

Name Seasons Comments Ref
Henry Attenburrow 1848 Played in two first-class matches, one for Nottinghamshire in 1847 and one for Nottingham the following year. [2]

B

Name Seasons Comments Ref
Thomas Barker 1826–1834 Employed as a professional at Lord's, Barker played in 72 first-class matches, including 13 for Nottingham. He also played for Nottinghamshire sides as well as MCC and England XIs. [3]
Peter Bramley 1826 First played for Nottingham in 1813, making his only first-class appearance for the side in 1826. [4]
James Brittain 1827 First playing for the side in 1813, Brittain made his only first-class appearance for Nottingham in 1827. [5]
Charles Brown 1848 Played twice for Nottingham. Made a total of 33 first-class appearances, most frequently for Nottinghamshire. [6]
George Butler 1848 Butler made 36 first-class appearances, two of which were for Nottingham. He also played for Nottinghamshire and a range of other sides and was employed as a professional at Trent Bridge. [7]
John Buttery 1848 A professional cricketer, Buttery played in only nine first-class matches, including one for Nottingham. [8]

C

Name Seasons Comments Ref
John Chapman 1848 Played twice for Nottingham in 1848 when he was running the Trent Bridge ground. [9]
William Clarke 1826–1834 Played almost 150 first-class matches and was extremely influential in both Nottingham and Nottinghamshire cricket, controlling cricket in the city from 1831 until 1846 when he moved to London and founded William Clarke's All-England Eleven. [10]
Henry Crook 1837 Played a total of five first-class matches for Nottingham and Nottinghamshire sides. [11]

D

Name Seasons Comments Ref
John Day 1829–1834 Played in six matches for Nottingham and another two for the county side. [12]
Joseph Dennis 1826–1829 Played in seven first-class matches, six of which were for Nottingham and the other for the combined Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire side which played a single first-class match in 1803. [13]

F

Name Seasons Comments Ref
Thomas Foster 1827–1828 Two matches for Nottingham are all that is known of Foster's cricket career.[lower-alpha 1] [14][15][16]

G

Name Seasons Comments Ref
William Garrat 1832–1834 Four of Garrat's 32 first-class matches were made for Nottingham. He also played for Nottinghamshire. [17]
Robert Gibson 1828 Played in a solitary first-class match for the club, the only cricket match he is known to have played in.[lower-alpha 2] [18][19][20]
John Gilbert 1848 Played in both of Nottingham's first-class matches in 1848. [21]
Billy Good 1831–1834 Played in 68 first-class matches, mostly after being employed at Lord's in 1834. He made his first-class debut for Nottingham and played five times for the side. [22]
Charles Goodall 1826 Made his only first-class appearance for Nottingham. [23]
Joe Guy 1848 Made almost 150 first-class appearances, including playing in both of Nottingham's 1848 matches. [24][25]

H

Name Seasons Comments Ref
Thomas Heath 1828–1848 11 of Heath's 20 first-class matches were for Nottingham. [26]
John Henson 1834 Played a single match in 1834. Other than a name, no biographical details or other matches Henson played in are known.[lower-alpha 3] [27][28][29]
William Hewitt 1827–1829 Played in six first-class matches, all for the Nottingham side. [30]
John Hilton 1829–1830 All three of Hilton's first-class matches were for Nottingham. His son, also called John, played once for the county side in 1865. [31]

J

Name Seasons Comments Ref
William Jackson 1848 Played a total of four first-class matches. [32]
Charles Jarvis 1826 Jarvis' only first-class match was for Nottingham. Brother of George Jarvis. [33]
George Jarvis 1826–1834 Played in 37 first-class matches, 13 of which were for Nottingham. Brother of Charles Jarvis. [34]
John Johnson 1848 Played in both of the side's 1848 matches - the only first-class matches he played. Was influential in the development of Trent Bridge and was Secretary of the county club. [35]

K

Name Seasons Comments Ref
Francis Kerry 1830 Kerry's only known cricket match was a first-class appearance for Nottingham.[lower-alpha 4] [36][38][37]
John Kettleband 1826–1832 Played in nine first-class matches, all for Nottingham. [39]

M

Name Seasons Comments Ref
William Musters 1848 A Church of England priest who played in 10 first-class matches, including both of Nottingham's 1848 matches. [40]

N

Name Seasons Comments Ref
William North 1827–1828 North played in only three first-class matches, all for Nottingham. He compiled a reference work dealing with early Nottingham scorecards, a source for many of the early matches played by the side. [41]

O

Name Seasons Comments Ref
John Oscroft 1834–1848 Four of Oscroft's nine first-class matches were for Nottingham, the others being for Nottinghamshire sides. He spent ten years employed as a professional cricketer, including in Edinburgh. [42]

P

Name Seasons Comments Ref
George Parr 1848 Known as the Lion of the North, Parr was considered the greatest batsman of his time and played in over 200 first-class matches in a career which lasted from 1844 to 1870. These included both of Nottingham's 1848 matches as well as 53 for Nottinghamshire. [43][44]

R

Name Seasons Comments Ref
Sam Redgate 1830–1834 A fast bowler who was "among the leading players of the 1830s".[45] He made 78 first-class appearances. [46]
George Rothera 1832–1834 Four of Rothera's first-class matches were for Nottingham. [47]

S

Name Seasons Comments Ref
William Sheraton 1827–1831 Played in six first-class matches, all for Nottingham.[lower-alpha 5] [48][49][50]
Hiram Slack 1831–1832 Both of Slack's first-class matches were for Nottingham, playing against Sheffield on each occasion. He scored a total of 47 runs with a highest score of 23. He is known to have played club cricket from 1827, probably until 1836 and is believed to be the uncle of another cricketing Hiram Slack.[lower-alpha 6] [52][53]
George Smith 1826–1827 Played in three first-class matches, all for Nottingham. [54]

T

Name Seasons Comments Ref
George Thorpe 1826 Thorpe's only first-class match was for Nottingham. [55]
Francis Tinley 1848 A professional at a number of cricket clubs, Tinley played 19 first-class matches, including for Nottingham in 1848. [56]
Thomas Trueman 1827 A single match in 1827. Other than a name and that he was christened in March 1802 at Nottingham, there are no biographical details.[lower-alpha 7] [57][58][59]

U

Name Seasons Comments Ref
William Upton 1827–1828 Both of Upton's first-class matches were for Nottingham. [60]

V

Name Seasons Comments Ref
Emmanuel Vincent 1828–1832 Most of Vincent's cricket was played for Sheffield or Yorkshire sides, but he played seven first-class matches for Nottingham between 1828 and 1832. [61]

W

Name Seasons Comments Ref
Richard Warsop 1826 One of four brothers to have played for the side, Warsop is the only one who made first-class appearances for Nottingham. He had played in the 1803 Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire side alongside his brother Thomas. [62]
Jonas Warwick 1848 One of Warwick's eight first-class appearances came for Nottingham. [63]
William Woodward 1830–1834 Four of Woodward's six first-class matches were for Nottingham, the other two coming for the county side. [64]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Very little is known of Foster's life other than that he came from Bingham in Nottinghamshire.[14]
  2. ↑ Gibson was born in Nottingham and christened in October 1801. He was married at Radford in 1824 but little is known about his life.[18]
  3. ↑ The use of John as Henson's forename is in some doubt.[27]
  4. ↑ Francis Smith Kerry is known to have been christened in early January 1803 in Nottingham, but no further biographical information is available about him.[36][37]
  5. ↑ Other than Sheraton's first-class matches, he is not known to have played any other cricket and there are no substantial biographical details about him other than his name. He may have lived in Radford during the 1820s, but there is no substantial evidence for this and his birth and death details are unknown.[48]
  6. ↑ Slack was born at Hucknall Torkard in 1808 and died at Mickleover in 1853. His death was reported in a Nottingham newspaper as a suicide occurring at the Derbyshire County Lunatic Asylum, and he was recorded as a "pauper lunatic".[51]
  7. ↑ There are several instances of a Trueman playing for Nottingham and other clubs in the Nottingham area between 1810 and 1840, but in only one case is a forename given.[57]

References

  1. ↑ Nottingham Players, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2020-06-16. (subscription required)
  2. ↑ Henry Attenburrow, Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  3. ↑ Thomas Barker, Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  4. ↑ Peter Bramley, Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  5. ↑ James Brittain, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2020-06-16. (subscription required)
  6. ↑ Charles Brown, Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  7. ↑ George Butler, Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  8. ↑ John Buttery, Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  9. ↑ John Chapman, Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  10. ↑ William Clarke, Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  11. ↑ Henry Crook, Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  12. ↑ John Day, Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  13. ↑ Jospeph Dennis, Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  14. 1 2 Thomas Foster, Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  15. ↑ Thomas Foster, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
  16. ↑ Thomas Foster, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2020-06-15. (subscription required)
  17. ↑ William Garrat, Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  18. 1 2 Robert Gibson, Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  19. ↑ Robert Gibson, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
  20. ↑ Robert Gibson, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2020-06-16. (subscription required)
  21. ↑ John Gilbert, Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  22. ↑ Bartholomew Good, Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  23. ↑ Charles Goodall, Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  24. ↑ Joseph Guy, Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  25. ↑ Joseph Guy, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  26. ↑ Thomas Heath, Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  27. 1 2 John Henson, Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
  28. ↑ J Henson, CricInfo. Retrieved 2019-04-09.
  29. ↑ John Henson, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2020-06-14. (subscription required)
  30. ↑ William Hewitt, Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  31. ↑ John Hilton, Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  32. ↑ William Jackson, Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  33. ↑ Charles Jarvis, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2020-06-16. (subscription required)
  34. ↑ George Jarvis, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2020-06-16. (subscription required)
  35. ↑ John Johnson, Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  36. 1 2 Francis Kerry, Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  37. 1 2 Francis Kerry, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  38. ↑ FS Kerry, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  39. ↑ John Kettleband, Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  40. ↑ Rev William Musters, Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  41. ↑ William North, Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 2020-06-16.
  42. ↑ John Oscroft Snr., Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  43. ↑ George Parr, Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  44. ↑ George Parr, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  45. ↑ Sam Redgate, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  46. ↑ Samuel Redgate, Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  47. ↑ George Rothera, Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  48. 1 2 William Sheraton, Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  49. ↑ William Sheraton, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  50. ↑ William Sheraton, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2020-06-17. (subscription required)
  51. ↑ Derby: Suicides, Nottingham Journal, 15 July 1853. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
  52. ↑ Hiram Slack, Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  53. ↑ Hiram Slack, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2023-06-22. (subscription required)
  54. ↑ George Smith, Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  55. ↑ George Thorpe, Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  56. ↑ Frank Tinley, Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  57. 1 2 Thomas Truman, Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
  58. ↑ Thomas Truman, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-06-14.
  59. ↑ Thomas Truman, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2020-06-14. (subscription required)
  60. ↑ William Upton, Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  61. ↑ Emmanuel Vincent, Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  62. ↑ Richard Warsop, Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  63. ↑ Jonas Warwick, Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
  64. ↑ William Woodward, Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
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