Archibald Slater

Archibald Gilbert Slater (22 November 1890 – 22 July 1949) was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1911 and 1931.

Slater was born at Pilsley, Derbyshire the son of Henry Slater and his wife Sarah Bestwick[1] His father had played for Derbyshire between 1882 and 1887.

Back to Derbyshire in the 1927 season, he made a century against Warwickshire.

Slater was a right-arm medium pace bowler and took 500 wickets with an average of 21.11 and a best performance of 8–24, against the touring West Indies in May 1928.

He was a right-hand batsman who played 327 innings in 211 first-class matches.