# List of Sheffield Cricket Club players

This is a complete list, in alphabetical order, of cricketers who played for Sheffield Cricket Club in first-class cricket matches. Sheffield sides had played Nottingham Cricket Club from 1771 and Sheffield is classified by recognised sources as a top-class team from 1827 to 1854. A Sheffield side played under the name Yorkshire against Norfolk in 1833 and early Yorkshire sides often had Sheffield players as their core. Sheffield United Cricket Club was formed in the city in 1854, bringing together seven teams under one name and leading to the formation of Sheffield United F.C.
Note that many players represented other teams besides Sheffield and that several played for the county club in or after 1863. A Sheffield and Leicester side played three matches in 1826, one of which has been given first-class status. These players are not recorded in this list.
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* B
* C
* D
* E
* F
* G
* H
* I
* J
* K
* L
* M
* N
* O
* P
* Q
* R
* S
* T
* U
* V
* W
* X
* Y
* Z
* References
* Notes

## B

| Name | Seasons | Comments |
| William Barber | 1826–1828 | Three of Barber's five first-class appearances were for Sheffield. He also played for a combined Sheffield and Leicester side in its only first-class match in 1826. |
| Thomas Barker | 1848 | Played in nine first-class matches for Yorkshire and Sheffield sides. |
| Frederick Barlow | 1834 | Made four first-class appearances, three for Yorkshire XIs and one for Sheffield. |
| J. Bentley | 1846 | Played one first-class match and two other matches for Sheffield. Other than a surname and initial, no biographical details are known. |
| John Berry | 1852–1854 | Berry played in three matches for Sheffield. He played a total of 47 times in first-class cricket, mostly for Yorkshire sides both before and after the formation of the county club in 1863. |
| Henry Bolsover | 1830 | Bolsover's only first-class appearance was for the side. |
| James Burbeary | 1846–1852 | Five first-class matches, all for Sheffield. |

## C

| Name | Seasons | Comments |
| George Chatterton | 1846–1852 | Made 71 first-class appearances for a variety of sides, appearing initially for Yorkshire and Sheffield sides and later more frequently for MCC and the North as well as playing for All-England sides. |
| C. Clarke | 1846 | Played one first-class match for Sheffield. Other than a surname and initial, no biographical details are known and Clarke is not known to have played in any other cricket matches. |
| George Coates | 1846–1854 | Played in 24 first-class matches, including 13 for Yorkshire sides and eight for Sheffield. |

## D

| Name | Seasons | Comments |
| George Dawson | 1827–1832 | Played in eight first-class matches, including four for Sheffield and three for Yorkshire sides. |
| Thomas Deakin | 1834 | Played in five matches, four for Yorkshire sides and the other for Sheffield. |
| Charles Dearman | 1828–1832 | Seven of Dearman's first-class matches were for Sheffield. The other was for a combined Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire side. Brother of James Dearman. |
| James Dearman | 1827–1846 | Played 22 first-class matches, including 11 for Sheffield. He also played for Yorkshire sides and one match for a combined Sheffield and Leicester side. Brother of Charles Dearman. |

## E

| Name | Seasons | Comments | Ref |
| J. E. Eadon | 1852 | A single first-class match for Sheffield is all that is known of Eadon's cricket career. Other than a surname and initials, no biographical details are known. | |
| Michael Ellison | 1846–1854 | Played 16 times in first-class cricket and later was influential in the forming of Yorkshire County Cricket Club. | |

## F

| Name | Seasons | Comments | Ref |
| J. Fisher | 1827 | Played in one match for Sheffield. Other than a surname and initial, no biographical details are known. | |

## G

| Name | Seasons | Comments | Ref |
| Gainsford | 1834 | A single match for Sheffield. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known. | |
| Joseph Gillott | 1848 | Born in Sheffield in 1811, Gillott played for the side between 1846 and 1850, making a single first-class appearance in 1848 against Manchester. | |

## H

| Name | Seasons | Comments |
| Henry Hall | 1827–1834 | Played a total of 14 first-class matches, most frequently for Yorkshire or Sheffield sides. |
| Henry Hattersley | 1834 | Played in three first-class matches, once for Sheffield and twice for Yorkshire sides. |
| Holdsworth | 1830–1831 | Played in two first-class matches for Sheffield. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known. |
| Tom Hunt | 1848 | Played in 39 first-class matches, generally for northern sides and including two matches for Sheffield. |
| Benjamin Huntsman | 1846–1852 | Played in seven first-class matches, six for Sheffield and one for a Yorkshire XI. |
| H. Hurt | 1846–1848 | Wicket-keeper who played three first-class matches, two for Sheffield and one for a Yorkshire XI. Other than a surname and initial, no biographical details are known. |

## J

| Name | Seasons | Comments | Ref |
| C. Jeffcock | 1852 | A single match for Sheffield. Other than a surname and initial, no biographical information is known. | |
| P. S. Johnston | 1834 | Two matches, one for Yorkshire and one for Sheffield. Other than his surname and initials, no biographical information is known. | |

## K

| Name | Seasons | Comments | Ref |
| E. B. Kaye | 1852–1854 | Three of Kaye's four first-class matches were for Sheffield. He was born in Hull, but there are no other biographical details known. | |

## M

| Name | Seasons | Comments |
| J. Mallinson | 1834 | A single first-class match for Sheffield. Other than a surname and initial, no biographical information is known. |
| Tom Marsden | 1827–1834 | Played 55 first-class matches, 11 of which were for Sheffield. |
| Viscount Milton | 1852 | A solitary first-class match. |

## P

| Name | Seasons | Comments |
| Henry Pickard | 1852 | One of Pickard's two first-class matches were for Sheffield. |
| John Prest | 1852–1854 | Both of Prest's first-class matches were for the side. |
| William Prest | 1852–1854 | Played 16 times in first-class matches, three of which were for Sheffield. |

## R

| Name | Seasons | Comments |
| George Rawlins | 1827–1834 | Played in 18 first-class matches, 10 for Sheffield and 6 for Yorkshire sides. |
| Riley | 1832 | A single match for a Sheffield side. Other than a surname, no biographical information is known. |
| Joseph Rowbotham | 1854 | Played once for Sheffield. |

## S

| Name | Seasons | Comments |
| Henry Sampson | 1846–1852 | Eight of Sampson's 38 matches were for Sheffield. |
| J. Shackley | 1830–1832 | Played in four first-class matches, three for Sheffield and one for a Yorkshire side. Other than a surname and initial, no biographical details are known. |
| Henry Skelton | 1846 | Skelton's only first-class match was for the side. Brother of Richard Skelton. |
| Richard Skelton | 1846–1854 | Eight of Skelton's 22 first-class matches were for Sheffield. Brother of Henry Skelton. |
| G. Skinner | 1827–1829 | Four first-class matches, all for Sheffield. Other than a surname and initial, no biographical details are known. |
| C. Smith | 1846 | The only match Smith is known to have played was for Sheffield. Other than a surname and initial, no biographical details are known. |
| George Smith | 1827–1832 | A total of 12 first-class matches, eight for Sheffield and four for Yorkshire sides. |
| Paul Smith | 1846 | Played in two matches for Sheffield. |
| Henry Southern | 1828 | Southern's only first-class match was for Sheffield. |
| Edwin Stephenson | 1854 | One of Stephenson's 82 first-class matches was for Sheffield. |

## T

| Name | Seasons | Comments |
| H. Taylor | 1848 | Played in a single first-class match. Other than a surname and initial, no biographical details are known. |
| W. Taylor | 1828–1829 | Three first-class matches. Other than a surname and initial, no biographical details are known. |
| H. Thompson | 1829–1831 | Two first-class matches. Other than a surname and initial, no biographical details are known. |
| John Thompson | 1848 | Two matches for the side. No further biographical details are known about Thompson. He played for Sheffield in nine club matches between 1847 and 1858. |

## V

| Name | Seasons | Comments | Ref |
| Emmanuel Vincent | 1834 | Made 20 appearances in first-class matches, including one for Sheffield and one for a combined Sheffield and Leicester side. | |
| J. Vincent | 1848 | A single first-class match. Other than a surname and initial, no biographical details are known. | |

## W

| Name | Seasons | Comments |
| Bernard Wake | 1846–1848 | Half of Wake's 10 first-class matches were for Sheffield. The other five were for Yorkshire sides. |
| J. Webster | 1827–1829 | Three first-class matches for the side. Other than a surname and initial no biographical details are known. |
| George Wescoe | 1854 | Wescoe's only first-class match was for Sheffield. |
| George Wheatcroft | 1831 | One first-class match. |
| W. Wilson | 1828–1832 | Played in nine first-class matches, sven for Sheffield and two for Yorkshire sides. |
| William Woolhouse | 1827–1832 | Played in 17 first-class matches. |
| W. Worrall | 1848 | Two first-class matches, both for the side. |
| Henry Wright | 1848–1854 | Made 43 first-class appearances, seven of which were for Sheffield and 12 for Yorkshire sides. |
| John Wright | 1827–1828 | Four first-class matches, all for Sheffield. |