| 1890 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Captain | Fred Spofforth | ||
| Most runs | Levi Wright | ||
| Most wickets | George Davidson | ||
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Fred Spofforth as caricatured by Spy in Vanity Fair, July 1878
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1890 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing twenty years. Derbyshire's matches were not considered to be first class in this season. Derbyshire had recruited Fred Spofforth a former Australian captain to help revive the club's fortunes. Spofforth was successful off the field in uncovering irregularities that contributed to the financial difficulties that had bedevilled the club for many years.