John Hulme (Derbyshire cricketer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Date of Birth: 30-Jun-1862
Place of Birth: Church Gresley, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 11-Jul-1940
Profession: cricketer
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About John Hulme (Derbyshire cricketer)
- John Joseph Hulme (30 June 1862 – 11 July 1940) was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1887 and 1903. Hulme was born in Church Gresley, Swadlincote, Derbyshire.
- He debuted for Derbyshire in the 1887 season against Marylebone Cricket Club in May, and took two wickets in the second innings.
- He played six more county matches in the season, but Derbyshire lost first-class status that year.
- In 1888 with several Derbyshire players he played for an England XI against the Australians and took 7–14.
- He also took the most wickets for Derbyshire in the 1888 season including 15 wickets in one game against Yorkshire.
- In 1889 he played several matches for Marylebone Cricket Club.
- He played consistently and regularly for Derbyshire until it rejoined the championship in the 1895 season. In the 1894 season there was a series of first-class friendly matches and during this time Hulme took 9 wickets for 27 against Yorkshire and achieved 3 other 5 wicket innings.
- He twice took 10 wickets in a match and hit his first half-century against Nottinghamshire.
- He played regularly in the County Championship in 1896 and from 1899 until 1903, but lost the best part of three seasons to illness.
- In the 1896 season he took 7 for 44 against Warwickshire with five other 5 wicket innings and four 10 wicket matches.
- Derbyshire were seventh that year.
- He did not play for the club in the 1897 season due to illness and after two excellent matches in early 1898 his illness recurred.
- However in the 1899 season, he had eight 5 wicket innings with one ten wicket match, and reached his top score of 59 against Warwickshire, but the team went down to 15th place.
- In the 1900 and 1901 seasons he had three 5 wicket inning each year but the club stayed low in the table.
- In the 1902 season he took 7 for 48 against Hampshire and another three five wicket innings and the club was up to 10th.
- In the 1903 season he took 8 for 52 against Lancashire and another three five wicket innings and the club ended 12th.
- He did not play for the side after that. Hulme was a left-arm medium-fast bowler and took 557 first-class wickets at an average of 23.99 and a best performance of 9–27.
- He took 5 or more wickets in an innings on 34 occasions, and there were 9 matches when he took 10 or more wickets.
- He was a left-handed batsman and played 229 innings in 142 games with a top score of 59 and an average of 12.35.Hulme died in Nelson, Lancashire at the age of 78.
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