They only won two matches in the County Championship, which left them at the bottom of the table.
The early death of George Davidson from pneumonia in February had deprived Derbyshire of a valuable all-rounder with several years potential service ahead of him, and left the bowling dependent almost entirely upon Hulme, who had probably his best season with 93 first-class wickets in a very unfavourable summer for bowlers due to dry weather.
William Storer played for England in the first test against Australia in June.
The most significant addition to the Derbyshire squad in the season was Joe Humphries who became a long-serving wicket keeper.
Albert Steeples, Leonard Ward and Frank Wright played one career first class match each during the season.