Herbert Slater (11 November 1881 – 2 December 1958) was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1907.

Herbert Slater
Personal information
Full name
Herbert Slater
Born(1881-11-11)11 November 1881
Langley Mill, Derbyshire, England
Died2 December 1958(1958-12-02) (aged 77)
Cresswell, Derbyshire, England
BattingRight-handed
Bowling
  • Right-arm off break
  • Right-arm medium-fast
Relations
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1907Derbyshire
FC debut11 July 1907 Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire
Last FC1 August 1907 Derbyshire v Sussex
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 5
Runs scored 39
Batting average 5.57
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 21
Balls bowled 78
Wickets 2
Bowling average 19.00
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 2/15
Catches/stumpings 0/–
Source: CricketArchive, July 2012

Slater was born in Langley Mill the son of Henry Slater and his wife Sarah Bestwick[1] His father had played for Derbyshire between 1882 and 1887.

Slater made his debut for the Derbyshire team in the 1907 season against Nottinghamshire in July. He opened the batting with captain Levi Wright and scored 21 in his first innings. In the next match against Leicestershire Slater took 2-15, his only wickets in his career. In his remaining matches his performance was indifferent.

Slater was a right-handed batsman and played 9 innings in 5 first-class matches with a top score of 21 and an average of 5.57. He was a right-arm off-break and fast-medium bowler and took 2 wickets with an average of 19.00.[2] He was described as "A good batsman and an excellent fielder". He scored many runs playing club cricket.[3]

Slater died in Creswell at the age of 77. Slater's brother, Archibald Slater also played cricket for Derbyshire.

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