Jesse Boot

Who was Jesse Boot?

Jesse Boot was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire in 1895.

He appeared for Derbyshire in the 1885 season when he kept wicket in a match against Staffordshire which did not count as first class. His only first class appearance for Derbyshire came late the 1895 season, against Leicestershire in August. A middle-order batsman, he scored a duck in his first innings and just four runs in the next. He did not play for the side again.

Boot was a right-handed batsman and scored 4 runs in his first class career. He was also a wicket-keeper, but not in the first class game.

Boot died in Chesterfield just short of 80 years.