 Storer then had a long run in the first team, missing just 7 of the Reds' 87 fixtures, he was eventually replaced by the versatile Matt McQueen for two matches and then William Perkins for the final five games of the 1898-99 season.Storer then became Perkins' understudy and apart from an 11 match spell in 1899 he never played for the club again although he didn't leave until 1901.Storer played six first-class matches for Derbyshire during the 1895 season.