# Samuel Cadman

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**Samuel William Anthony Cadman** (29 January 1877 – 6 May 1952) was an English [cricketer](/source/Cricket) who played for [Derbyshire](/source/Derbyshire_County_Cricket_Club) for over quarter of a century between 1900 and 1926. He was an effective all-rounder and scored over 14,000 runs and took over 800 wickets in his first-class career.

Cadman was born at [Werneth, Cheshire](/source/Werneth,_Cheshire), the son of Samuel Cadman, a cotton mill overlooker, and his wife Elizabeth.[1] They were shortly afterwards living at [Tintwistle](/source/Tintwistle).

Cadman made his debut for Derbyshire in May 1900 with an unnotable performance in a match against [Lancashire](/source/Lancashire_County_Cricket_Club). He played in two further matches that year, making his bowling debut against [Surrey](/source/Surrey_County_Cricket_Club) when he took a single wicket. He played five matches in 1901 but missed a season in 1902. From 1903 he became a regular player, remaining a stalwart all-rounder until 1926, and in a match against [Nottinghamshire](/source/Nottinghamshire_County_Cricket_Club) he took five wickets for 42. In 1904 he scored his first century which was against [Essex](/source/Essex_County_Cricket_Club). He had a very successful bowling season in 1905 taking 5–94 against the Australians, 6–27 against Lancashire and 5–91 against [Yorkshire](/source/Yorkshire_County_Cricket_Club). In a match against [Warwickshire](/source/Warwickshire_County_Cricket_Club) he took 5–46 and 6–46 in a convincing win for Derbyshire which brought his total wickets to 100, [Billy Bestwick](/source/Billy_Bestwick)'s to 550, and [Levi Wright](/source/Levi_Wright)'s run total to 11500. Over the next few years Derbyshire remained close to or at the bottom of the points table despite his 6–41 against [Hampshire](/source/Hampshire_County_Cricket_Club) in 1907, and centuries against Warwickshire in 1908 and against [Leicestershire](/source/Leicestershire_County_Cricket_Club) in 1909 and 1911. In 1913 he took 7–39 against Essex and 6–27 against [Somerset](/source/Somerset_County_Cricket_Club) and scored another century against Leicestershire. In 1914 he scored a century against [Worcestershire](/source/Worcestershire_County_Cricket_Club) and took 6–27 against Lancashire.[2]

Following the First World War Cadman's 8–70 and 6–34 in a match against [Northamptonshire](/source/Northamptonshire_County_Cricket_Club) was not enough to win even that match for Derbyshire in the unsuccessful 1920 season. In the 1920s he was still sharing the bowling with Bestwick, taking 5–20 against [Gloucestershire](/source/Gloucestershire_County_Cricket_Club) in 1921, 5–41 against the West Indies in 1923 and 5–36 against [Sussex](/source/Sussex_County_Cricket_Club) in 1924. He was batting alongside [Leonard Oliver](/source/Leonard_Oliver_(cricketer)), [Guy Jackson](/source/Guy_Jackson_(cricketer)) and [Harry Storer](/source/Harry_Storer_Jr.) and in 1924 he scored a century against Northamptonshire. Cadman's last full season was in 1925.[3] He played just one first-class match in 1926, but carried on club cricket as for Lightcliffe club in Yorkshire.[4]

Cadman was a right-hand batsman who played 690 innings in 377 first-class matches. He made 14078 runs with eight centuries and an average of 21.46. He was a right-arm medium pace bowler who took 807 wickets with a best performance of 8–70 and an average of 25.24.[5] Subsequently, Cadman became the club coach, and talent scout, picking players such as [Elijah Carrington](/source/Elijah_Carrington) in his tours of local clubs.[6] He also umpired friendly matches in the 1930s.

Cadman died at [Glossop](/source/Glossop), Derbyshire at the age of 75.

## References

1. British Census 1881

1. [Samuel Cadman at Cricket Archive](https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/28/28389/28389.html)

1. [Samuel Cadman at Cricket Archive](https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/28/28389/28389.html)

1. [Lightcliffe Cricket Club](http://bradfordcricketleague.org/lightcliffecc.html)

1. [Samuel Cadman at Cricket Archive](https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/28/28389/28389.html)

1. [Blackwell Miners Welfare Cricket Club](http://www.spanglefish.com/BMWCC/index.asp?pageid=38623)

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