Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1871

The club's first captain was Samuel Richardson, a gentleman's outfitter in the town of Derby.

Shorter careers were enjoyed by Thomas Attenborough a cattle dealer and Joseph Davidson a miner.

Single appearances were made by Rev, Arthur Wilmot local rector, Edward Foley Oxford University student and vicar's son and James Billyeald a commercial traveller.

In this match the Lancashire batsmen were destroyed in their first innings by the pace of the Derbyshire fast bowler, Dove Gregory, who took six wickets for nine runs.

Derbyshire replied with 147, and Lancashire failed in their second innings to achieve a combined total that surpassed it.