ANOTHER PIECE OF THE JIGSAW OF OLIVIERRE CAREER

By Brian Sanderson,

On a beautiful Wednesday I picked Brian Workman up from Sheffield and went on A57  which is a single track road between Sheffield and Manchester.Going  through the Peak District to Glossop to see Derbyshire and Lancashire again.

On entering the ground we purchased a excellent programme which included the history of the club.It was established in 1833 by a number of cotton makers.The first match at North Road was August 9th 1880.
Going into the pavilion to obtain a cup of coffe I noticed the club board.

Among the players who have played for the club was Oliver Olivierre who was the first West Indian to play for Derbyshire from 1901 to 1907.It is an interesting story of his life and have mentioned him on a few occasions on the blog but I did not know he had played for Glossop for two years.

There is photograph of him on the bottom right hand row. I wish clubs would use non-reflective glass which would  make the photograph easier to see.t

Outside the new pvilion the groundsman  had been rolling the wicket.The pavilion was built with the proceeds of selling a small section of the land for flats.

Walking round the ground there was a old tractor which is used to help to pull a roller. There was a good crowd and excellent parking . The ground at on side is overlooked by houses and has  some  excellent trees.

Derbyshire batted first in the first of two 20/20,s.

After the first innings Derbyshire had scored 124 which Lancashire reached with two balls to spare. They were helped by dropped catches and some poor bowling.After the first match I asked the scorers if the scorecard would be on total scorer but was told no as there was no electricity in the scorebox so will have to wait a few days before they may appear on either of the counties web-site. We watched the match from a bank overlooking the wicket and the railway line behind us.

The trains go to Manchester and the station is on a spur line.

We left the second match with Derbyshire batting first again and were 128 for 5 with three overs to go.

A very pleasant day at a homely  club and is worth visiting.