List of Nottingham Cricket Club players

For a list of players of the county club, see List of Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club players.

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.

A

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

B

Name	Seasons	Kommentare	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.
Peter Bramley	1826	First played for Nottingham in 1813, making his only first-class appearance for the side in 1826.
James Brittain	1827	First playing for the side in 1813, Brittain made his only first-class appearance for Nottingham in 1827.
Charles Brown	1848	Played twice for Nottingham. Made a total of 33 first-class appearances, most frequently for Nottinghamshire.
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.
John Buttery	1848	A professional cricketer, Buttery played in only nine first-class matches, including one for Nottingham.

C

Name	Seasons	Kommentare	Ref
John Chapman	1848	Played twice for Nottingham in 1848 when he was running the Trent Bridge ground.
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.
Henry Crook	1837	Played a total of five first-class matches for Nottingham and Nottinghamshire sides.

D

Name	Seasons	Kommentare	Ref
John Day	1829–1834	Played in six matches for Nottingham and another two for the county side.
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.

F

Name	Seasons	Kommentare	Ref
Thomas Foster	1827–1828	Two matches for Nottingham are all that is known of Foster's cricket career.

G

Name	Seasons	Kommentare	Ref
William Garrat	1832–1834	Four of Garrat's 32 first-class matches were made for Nottingham. He also played for Nottinghamshire.
Robert Gibson	1828	Played in a solitary first-class match for the club, the only cricket match he is known to have played in.
John Gilbert	1848	Played in both of Nottingham's first-class matches in 1848.
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.
Charles Goodall	1826	Made his only first-class appearance for Nottingham.
Joe Guy	1848	Made almost 150 first-class appearances, including playing in both of Nottingham's 1848 matches.

H

Name	Seasons	Kommentare	Ref
Thomas Heath	1828–1848	11 of Heath's 20 first-class matches were for Nottingham.
John Henson	1834	Played a single match in 1834. Other than a name, no biographical details or other matches Henson played in are known.
William Hewitt	1827–1829	Played in six first-class matches, all for the Nottingham side.
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.

J

Name	Seasons	Kommentare	Ref
William Jackson	1848	Played a total of four first-class matches.
Charles Jarvis	1826	Jarvis' only first-class match was for Nottingham. Brother of George Jarvis.
George Jarvis	1826–1834	Played in 37 first-class matches, 13 of which were for Nottingham. Brother of Charles Jarvis.
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.

K

Name	Seasons	Kommentare	Ref
Francis Kerry	1830	Kerry's only known cricket match was a first-class appearance for Nottingham.
John Kettleband	1826–1832	Played in nine first-class matches, all for Nottingham.

M

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

N

Name	Seasons	Kommentare	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.

O

Name	Seasons	Kommentare	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.

P

Name	Seasons	Kommentare	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.

R

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

S

Name	Seasons	Kommentare	Ref
William Sheraton	1827–1831	Played in six first-class matches, all for Nottingham.
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.
George Smith	1826–1827	Played in three first-class matches, all for Nottingham.

T

Name	Seasons	Kommentare	Ref
George Thorpe	1826	Thorpe's only first-class match was for Nottingham.
Francis Tinley	1848	A professional at a number of cricket clubs, Tinley played 19 first-class matches, including for Nottingham in 1848.
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.

U

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

V

Name	Seasons	Kommentare	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.

W

Name	Seasons	Kommentare	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.
Jonas Warwick	1848	One of Warwick's eight first-class appearances came for Nottingham.
William Woodward	1830–1834	Four of Woodward's six first-class matches were for Nottingham, the other two coming for the county side.

See also

• List of Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club players