sentences:  Bottom played his first game for Derbyshire in the 1891 season when the club was not accorded first-class status, and played four games in the 1893 season.In the 1894 season, he played his debut first-class match in a victorious game against Leicestershire but did not appear in the team again for four years until the 1898 season to make his debut in the County Championship in August.Having established residency in Nottinghamshire, Bottom took part in three games during the 1899 season for Nottinghamshire.