Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1930
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Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1930 was the cricket
season when the English club Derbyshire
had been playing for fifty nine years. It was their thirty-second season in the County Championship
and they won seven matches to finish ninth in the County Championship..
. They lost to the Australians and won seven of their County Championship matches to finish ninth.
Guy Jackson
was in his seventh season as captain. Alf Pope
made his first class debut for Derbyshire in the season and went on the play until 1939, making his main contribution as a bowler. John Gilbert
also made his debut and played occasional games for Derbyshire until 1936.
Harry Storer
was top scorer and Thomas Mitchell
took most wickets.
! bgcolor="#efefef" colspan=6 | List of matches
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
!No.
!Date
!V
!Result
!Margin
!Notes
|-
|1
| 10 May 1930
| Middlesex
Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Robins 6-73
|-
|2
| 14 May 1930
| Sussex
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| Innings and 6 runs
| AG Slater
5-45; Tate 5-45; T S Worthington
5-35
|-
|3
| 21 May 1930
| Australian
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 10 wickets
| Ponsford 131; Hornibrook 6-61 and 6-82
|-
|4
| 24 May 1930
| Northamptonshire
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 8 runs
| Jupp 5-51; T B Mitchell
7-25; Thomas 5-46
|-
|5
| 28 May 1930
| Kent
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 199 runs
| GR Jackson
140; L F Townsend
104; Freeman 9-50; T B Mitchell
5-50
|-
|6
| 31 May 1930
| Middlesex
The Town Ground, Burton-on-Trent
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 7 wickets
| L F Townsend
141
|-
|7
| 04 Jun 1930
| Glamorgan
St Helen's, Swansea
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 29 runs
| DE Davies 5-45; T B Mitchell
7-61
|-
|8
| 07 Jun 1930
| Warwickshire
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| H Storer
102; L F Townsend
117; Croom 110; Wyatt 145; T S Worthington
5-77
|-
|9
| 11 Jun 1930
| Northamptonshire
County Ground, Northampton
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 71 runs
| EW Clark 5-68; T B Mitchell
6-28
|-
|10
| 14 Jun 1930
| Kent
Angel Ground, Tonbridge
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 9 wickets
| Freeman 8-70 and 5-40
|-
|11
| 18 Jun 1930
| Sussex
Cricket Field Road Ground, Horsham
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| Innings and 34 runs
| Wensley 120; Bowley 5-63
|-
|12
| 21 Jun 1930
| Somerset
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 10 wickets
| AG Slater
7-31 and 7-17
|-
|13
| 25 Jun 1930
| Leicestershire
Aylestone Road, Leicester
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Berry 110; T B Mitchell
5-119
|-
|14
| 28 Jun 1930
| Nottinghamshire
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| L F Townsend
6-86
|-
|15
| 02 Jul 1930
| Surrey
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
|
|-
|16
| 05 Jul 1930
| Worcestershire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| Innings and 13 runs
| H Storer
132; T B Mitchell
5-87; AG Slater
8-46
|-
|17
| 12 Jul 1930
| Nottinghamshire
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| D Smith
105; A Staples 5-75
|-
|18
| 19 Jul 1930
| Yorkshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|Abandoned
|
|
|-
|19
| 23 Jul 1930
| Surrey
Kennington Oval
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 199 runs
| D Smith
107; L F Townsend
102; Shepherd 5-42; T B Mitchell
5-40; AG Slater
5-46
|-
|20
| 26 Jul 1930
| Essex
County Ground, Leyton
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| H Storer
123; HTO Smith 6-56
|-
|21
| 30 Jul 1930
| Leicestershire
Park Road Ground, Buxton
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| AG Slater
5-36
|-
|22
| 02 Aug 1930
| Warwickshire
Edgbaston, Birmingham
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
|
|-
|23
| 06 Aug 1930
| Worcestershire
Chester Road North Ground, Kidderminster
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| Innings and 38 runs
| Brook 6-30; T B Mitchell
5-74
|-
|24
| 09 Aug 1930
| Yorkshire
Headingley, Leeds
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Leyland 186; T B Mitchell
5-92; Verity 5-32
|-
|25
| 16 Aug 1930
| Glamorgan
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 165 runs
| Turnbull 135; Ryan 6-86 and 6-27; T B Mitchell
5-64
|-
|26
| 20 Aug 1930
| Gloucestershire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Goddard 5-71;AG Slater
5-84; Parker 6-60
|-
|27
| 23 Aug 1930
| Essex
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Cutmore 122; O'Connor 101; H Storer
100; T B Mitchell
7-109
|-
|28
| 27 Aug 1930
| Somerset
County Ground, Taunton
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 203 runs
| Longrigg 108; T B Mitchell
6-79; JC White 5-69; Young 8-30
|-
|29
| 30 Aug 1930
| Gloucestershire
Fry's Ground, Bristol
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 8 wickets
| L F Townsend
7-57; Parker 8-62
|-
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Name !! Matches !! Inns !! Runs !! High score !! Average !!100s
|-
| H Storer
|| 25|| 44 || 1398 ||132 || 33.28 || 4
|-
| L F Townsend
|| 27 ||46 || 1234 ||141 || 30.09 ||4
|-
| D Smith
|| 20|| 35 ||975|| 107|| 29.54 || 2
|-
| GR Jackson
|| 27 ||45||1165|| 140 || 25.88 || 1
|-
| AG Slater
||26 ||40 || 691|| 59*|| 22.29 || 0
|-
| GM Lee
|| 24 ||40 || 742 ||78|| 21.20 ||0
|-
| JM Hutchinson
|| 20 ||32 || 483 ||58 ||20.12|| 0
|-
| A E Alderman
|| 16 ||22 || 348 ||52 ||18.31 || 0
|-
| T S Worthington
|| 26 ||40 || 694|| 83 || 18.26 ||0
|-
| NM Ford
|| 7 ||10 || 155|| 65 || 17.22|| 0
|-
| H Elliott
|| 27 ||36 || 363|| 45|| 12.96 || 0
|-
| CC Clarke
|| 4 ||6 ||56 ||35* ||11.20 || 0
|-
| JDH Gilbert
|| 4 ||6 || 65|| 25 ||10.83 || 0
|-
| J Bowden
|| 7|| 13 || 126 ||28|| 9.69 || 0
|-
| T B Mitchell
|| 26 ||32 || 167 ||25* ||7.95 || 0
|-
| CKH Hill-Wood
|| 3 ||4||30|| 14 ||7.50|| 0
|-
| A W Richardson
|| 4|| 6||26|| 16 || 5.20 || 0
|-
| T R Armstrong
|| 2 ||3 || 7 ||5 || 2.33 || 0
|-
| A V Pope
|| 2 ||3||3 ||2* ||3.00 || 0
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable" width="80%"
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! colspan=7| Leading first-class batsmen for Derbyshire by runs scored
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Name
! Mat
! Inns
! Runs
! HS
! Ave
! 100
|-
| H Storer
|| 26|| 46 || 1488 ||132 || 32.34 || 4
|-
| L F Townsend
|| 28 ||48 || 1273 ||141 || 26.52 ||4
|-
| GR Jackson
|| 28 ||47||1177 || 140 || 25.04 || 1
|-
| D Smith
|| 20|| 35 ||975|| 107|| 29.54 || 2
|-
| GM Lee
|| 25 ||42 || 758 ||78|| 18.05 ||0
|-
|}
(a) Figures adjusted for non CC matches
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Name !! Balls !! Runs !! Wickets !! BB !! Average
|-
| T B Mitchell
|| 6369 ||2445|| 134|| 7-25|| 18.24
|-
| AG Slater
|| 4869 || 1632|| 81 ||8-46|| 20.14
|-
| L F Townsend
|| 4493 || 1438|| 61|| 7-57 ||23.57
|-
| T S Worthington
|| 3853 || 1571|| 54 ||5-35 ||29.09
|-
| H Storer
|| 957 || 417 ||13|| 3-28 ||32.07
|-
| A V Pope
|| 342 ||148 ||7 ||3-34|| 21.14
|-
| GM Lee
|| 528 || 248 ||5|| 2-24|| 49.60
|-
| T R Armstrong
|| 258 || 117 ||4 ||3-48|| 29.25
|-
| D Smith
|| 216||105 ||2 ||1-21 ||52.50
|-
| CKH Hill-Wood
|| 298 ||121|| 1 ||1-57 ||121.00
|-
| A E Alderman
|| 40 || 38|| 1 ||1-21 ||38.00
|-
| JM Hutchinson
|| 18 ||3 ||0|| ||
|-
| A W Richardson
|| 10||19 ||0|| ||
|-
| J Bowden
|| 6 ||5 ||0|| ||
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable" width="80%"
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! colspan=6| Leading first class bowlers for Derbyshire by wickets taken
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Name
! Balls
! Runs
! Wkts
! BBI
! Ave
|-
| T B Mitchell
|| 6619 ||2536|| 138 || 7-25|| 18.38
|-
| AG Slater
|| 4995 || 1666 || 81 ||8-46|| 20.57
|-
| L F Townsend
|| 4751 || 1517 || 63 || 7-57 || 24.08
|-
| T S Worthington
|| 4105 || 1683 || 58 ||5-35 ||29.02
|-
| H Storer
|| 999 || 441 ||13|| 3-28 || 33.92
|-
|}
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
season when the English club Derbyshire
Derbyshire County Cricket Club
Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...
had been playing for fifty nine years. It was their thirty-second season in the County Championship
County Championship
The County Championship is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales...
and they won seven matches to finish ninth in the County Championship..
1930 season
Derbyshire played 28 games in the County Championship, and one match against the touring AustraliansAustralian cricket team in England in 1930
Australia won the 1930 Ashes series against England, winning two of the matches and losing one, with the other two tests drawn:*1st Test — England won by 93 runs - *2nd Test — Australia won by 7 wickets -...
. They lost to the Australians and won seven of their County Championship matches to finish ninth.
Guy Jackson
Guy Jackson
Guy Rolf Jackson was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1919 and 1936, being captain for nine years....
was in his seventh season as captain. Alf Pope
Alf Pope
Alfred Vardy Pope was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire between 1930 and 1939. He was in the club's championship winning team of 1936 and took 555 wickets overall....
made his first class debut for Derbyshire in the season and went on the play until 1939, making his main contribution as a bowler. John Gilbert
John Gilbert (cricketer)
John Dudley Harwood Gilbert was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire between 1930 and 1936....
also made his debut and played occasional games for Derbyshire until 1936.
Harry Storer
Harry Storer, Jr.
Harry Storer was an English professional footballer, cricketer and football manager.-Early life:Storer was born in West Derby, Liverpool, the son of Harry Storer...
was top scorer and Thomas Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell (cricketer)
Thomas Bignall Mitchell was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1939....
took most wickets.
Matches
{| class="wikitable" width="100%"! bgcolor="#efefef" colspan=6 | List of matches
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
!No.
!Date
!V
!Result
!Margin
!Notes
|-
|1
| 10 May 1930
| Middlesex
Middlesex County Cricket Club
Middlesex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Middlesex. It was announced in February 2009 that Middlesex changed their limited overs name from the Middlesex Crusaders, to the...
Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Robins 6-73
|-
|2
| 14 May 1930
| Sussex
Sussex County Cricket Club
Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex. The club was founded as a successor to Brighton Cricket Club which was a representative of the county of Sussex as a...
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| Innings and 6 runs
| AG Slater
Archibald Slater
Archibald Gilbert Slater was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1911 and 1931.Slater was born at Pilsley, Derbyshire the son of Henry Slater and his wife Sarah Bestwick His father had played for Derbyshire between 1882 and 1887.Slater made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1911...
5-45; Tate 5-45; T S Worthington
Stan Worthington
Thomas Stanley "Stan" Worthington, , was a cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1923 and 1947 and for England between 1930 and 1937. He was an all-rounder scoring over 19000 runs and taking over 600 first class wickets....
5-35
|-
|3
| 21 May 1930
| Australian
Australian cricket team in England in 1930
Australia won the 1930 Ashes series against England, winning two of the matches and losing one, with the other two tests drawn:*1st Test — England won by 93 runs - *2nd Test — Australia won by 7 wickets -...
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 10 wickets
| Ponsford 131; Hornibrook 6-61 and 6-82
|-
|4
| 24 May 1930
| Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire County Cricket Club
Northamptonshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Northamptonshire. Its limited overs team is called the Northants Steelbacks. The traditional club colour is Maroon. During the...
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 8 runs
| Jupp 5-51; T B Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell (cricketer)
Thomas Bignall Mitchell was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1939....
7-25; Thomas 5-46
|-
|5
| 28 May 1930
| Kent
Kent County Cricket Club
Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 199 runs
| GR Jackson
Guy Jackson
Guy Rolf Jackson was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1919 and 1936, being captain for nine years....
140; L F Townsend
Leslie Townsend
Leslie Fletcher Townsend was an English cricketer who played for England between 1929 and 1934, for Derbyshire between 1922 and 1939 and also for Auckland New Zealand between 1934 and 1936....
104; Freeman 9-50; T B Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell (cricketer)
Thomas Bignall Mitchell was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1939....
5-50
|-
|6
| 31 May 1930
| Middlesex
Middlesex County Cricket Club
Middlesex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Middlesex. It was announced in February 2009 that Middlesex changed their limited overs name from the Middlesex Crusaders, to the...
The Town Ground, Burton-on-Trent
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 7 wickets
| L F Townsend
Leslie Townsend
Leslie Fletcher Townsend was an English cricketer who played for England between 1929 and 1934, for Derbyshire between 1922 and 1939 and also for Auckland New Zealand between 1934 and 1936....
141
|-
|7
| 04 Jun 1930
| Glamorgan
Glamorgan County Cricket Club
Glamorgan County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Glamorgan aka Glamorganshire . Glamorgan CCC is the only Welsh first-class cricket club. Glamorgan CCC have won the English County...
St Helen's, Swansea
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 29 runs
| DE Davies 5-45; T B Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell (cricketer)
Thomas Bignall Mitchell was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1939....
7-61
|-
|8
| 07 Jun 1930
| Warwickshire
Warwickshire County Cricket Club
Warwickshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Warwickshire. Its limited overs team is called the Warwickshire Bears. Their kit colours are black and gold and the shirt sponsor...
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| H Storer
Harry Storer, Jr.
Harry Storer was an English professional footballer, cricketer and football manager.-Early life:Storer was born in West Derby, Liverpool, the son of Harry Storer...
102; L F Townsend
Leslie Townsend
Leslie Fletcher Townsend was an English cricketer who played for England between 1929 and 1934, for Derbyshire between 1922 and 1939 and also for Auckland New Zealand between 1934 and 1936....
117; Croom 110; Wyatt 145; T S Worthington
Stan Worthington
Thomas Stanley "Stan" Worthington, , was a cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1923 and 1947 and for England between 1930 and 1937. He was an all-rounder scoring over 19000 runs and taking over 600 first class wickets....
5-77
|-
|9
| 11 Jun 1930
| Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire County Cricket Club
Northamptonshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Northamptonshire. Its limited overs team is called the Northants Steelbacks. The traditional club colour is Maroon. During the...
County Ground, Northampton
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 71 runs
| EW Clark 5-68; T B Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell (cricketer)
Thomas Bignall Mitchell was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1939....
6-28
|-
|10
| 14 Jun 1930
| Kent
Kent County Cricket Club
Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...
Angel Ground, Tonbridge
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 9 wickets
| Freeman 8-70 and 5-40
|-
|11
| 18 Jun 1930
| Sussex
Sussex County Cricket Club
Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex. The club was founded as a successor to Brighton Cricket Club which was a representative of the county of Sussex as a...
Cricket Field Road Ground, Horsham
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| Innings and 34 runs
| Wensley 120; Bowley 5-63
|-
|12
| 21 Jun 1930
| Somerset
Somerset County Cricket Club
Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset...
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 10 wickets
| AG Slater
Archibald Slater
Archibald Gilbert Slater was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1911 and 1931.Slater was born at Pilsley, Derbyshire the son of Henry Slater and his wife Sarah Bestwick His father had played for Derbyshire between 1882 and 1887.Slater made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1911...
7-31 and 7-17
|-
|13
| 25 Jun 1930
| Leicestershire
Leicestershire County Cricket Club
Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland....
Aylestone Road, Leicester
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Berry 110; T B Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell (cricketer)
Thomas Bignall Mitchell was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1939....
5-119
|-
|14
| 28 Jun 1930
| Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club
Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Nottinghamshire, and the current county champions. Its limited overs team is called the Nottinghamshire Outlaws...
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| L F Townsend
Leslie Townsend
Leslie Fletcher Townsend was an English cricketer who played for England between 1929 and 1934, for Derbyshire between 1922 and 1939 and also for Auckland New Zealand between 1934 and 1936....
6-86
|-
|15
| 02 Jul 1930
| Surrey
Surrey County Cricket Club
Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 professional county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Surrey. Its limited overs team is called the Surrey Lions...
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
|
|-
|16
| 05 Jul 1930
| Worcestershire
Worcestershire County Cricket Club
Worcestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Worcestershire...
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| Innings and 13 runs
| H Storer
Harry Storer, Jr.
Harry Storer was an English professional footballer, cricketer and football manager.-Early life:Storer was born in West Derby, Liverpool, the son of Harry Storer...
132; T B Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell (cricketer)
Thomas Bignall Mitchell was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1939....
5-87; AG Slater
Archibald Slater
Archibald Gilbert Slater was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1911 and 1931.Slater was born at Pilsley, Derbyshire the son of Henry Slater and his wife Sarah Bestwick His father had played for Derbyshire between 1882 and 1887.Slater made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1911...
8-46
|-
|17
| 12 Jul 1930
| Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club
Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Nottinghamshire, and the current county champions. Its limited overs team is called the Nottinghamshire Outlaws...
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| D Smith
Denis Smith (cricketer)
Denis Smith was a cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1927 and 1952 and in two Test matchs for England in 1935. He scored over 21,000 runs in first class cricket.Smith was born in Somercotes, Derbyshire...
105; A Staples 5-75
|-
|18
| 19 Jul 1930
| Yorkshire
Yorkshire County Cricket Club
Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|Abandoned
|
|
|-
|19
| 23 Jul 1930
| Surrey
Surrey County Cricket Club
Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 professional county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Surrey. Its limited overs team is called the Surrey Lions...
Kennington Oval
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 199 runs
| D Smith
Denis Smith (cricketer)
Denis Smith was a cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1927 and 1952 and in two Test matchs for England in 1935. He scored over 21,000 runs in first class cricket.Smith was born in Somercotes, Derbyshire...
107; L F Townsend
Leslie Townsend
Leslie Fletcher Townsend was an English cricketer who played for England between 1929 and 1934, for Derbyshire between 1922 and 1939 and also for Auckland New Zealand between 1934 and 1936....
102; Shepherd 5-42; T B Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell (cricketer)
Thomas Bignall Mitchell was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1939....
5-40; AG Slater
Archibald Slater
Archibald Gilbert Slater was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1911 and 1931.Slater was born at Pilsley, Derbyshire the son of Henry Slater and his wife Sarah Bestwick His father had played for Derbyshire between 1882 and 1887.Slater made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1911...
5-46
|-
|20
| 26 Jul 1930
| Essex
Essex County Cricket Club
Essex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Essex. Its limited overs team is called the Essex Eagles, their team colours this season are blue.The club plays most of its home games...
County Ground, Leyton
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| H Storer
Harry Storer, Jr.
Harry Storer was an English professional footballer, cricketer and football manager.-Early life:Storer was born in West Derby, Liverpool, the son of Harry Storer...
123; HTO Smith 6-56
|-
|21
| 30 Jul 1930
| Leicestershire
Leicestershire County Cricket Club
Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland....
Park Road Ground, Buxton
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| AG Slater
Archibald Slater
Archibald Gilbert Slater was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1911 and 1931.Slater was born at Pilsley, Derbyshire the son of Henry Slater and his wife Sarah Bestwick His father had played for Derbyshire between 1882 and 1887.Slater made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1911...
5-36
|-
|22
| 02 Aug 1930
| Warwickshire
Warwickshire County Cricket Club
Warwickshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Warwickshire. Its limited overs team is called the Warwickshire Bears. Their kit colours are black and gold and the shirt sponsor...
Edgbaston, Birmingham
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
|
|-
|23
| 06 Aug 1930
| Worcestershire
Worcestershire County Cricket Club
Worcestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Worcestershire...
Chester Road North Ground, Kidderminster
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| Innings and 38 runs
| Brook 6-30; T B Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell (cricketer)
Thomas Bignall Mitchell was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1939....
5-74
|-
|24
| 09 Aug 1930
| Yorkshire
Yorkshire County Cricket Club
Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....
Headingley, Leeds
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Leyland 186; T B Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell (cricketer)
Thomas Bignall Mitchell was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1939....
5-92; Verity 5-32
|-
|25
| 16 Aug 1930
| Glamorgan
Glamorgan County Cricket Club
Glamorgan County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Glamorgan aka Glamorganshire . Glamorgan CCC is the only Welsh first-class cricket club. Glamorgan CCC have won the English County...
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 165 runs
| Turnbull 135; Ryan 6-86 and 6-27; T B Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell (cricketer)
Thomas Bignall Mitchell was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1939....
5-64
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|26
| 20 Aug 1930
| Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Gloucestershire. Its limited overs team is called the Gloucestershire Gladiators....
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
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| Goddard 5-71;AG Slater
Archibald Slater
Archibald Gilbert Slater was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1911 and 1931.Slater was born at Pilsley, Derbyshire the son of Henry Slater and his wife Sarah Bestwick His father had played for Derbyshire between 1882 and 1887.Slater made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1911...
5-84; Parker 6-60
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|27
| 23 Aug 1930
| Essex
Essex County Cricket Club
Essex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Essex. Its limited overs team is called the Essex Eagles, their team colours this season are blue.The club plays most of its home games...
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
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| Cutmore 122; O'Connor 101; H Storer
Harry Storer, Jr.
Harry Storer was an English professional footballer, cricketer and football manager.-Early life:Storer was born in West Derby, Liverpool, the son of Harry Storer...
100; T B Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell (cricketer)
Thomas Bignall Mitchell was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1939....
7-109
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|28
| 27 Aug 1930
| Somerset
Somerset County Cricket Club
Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset...
County Ground, Taunton
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 203 runs
| Longrigg 108; T B Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell (cricketer)
Thomas Bignall Mitchell was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1939....
6-79; JC White 5-69; Young 8-30
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|29
| 30 Aug 1930
| Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Gloucestershire. Its limited overs team is called the Gloucestershire Gladiators....
Fry's Ground, Bristol
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 8 wickets
| L F Townsend
Leslie Townsend
Leslie Fletcher Townsend was an English cricketer who played for England between 1929 and 1934, for Derbyshire between 1922 and 1939 and also for Auckland New Zealand between 1934 and 1936....
7-57; Parker 8-62
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County Championship batting averages
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="70%"|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Name !! Matches !! Inns !! Runs !! High score !! Average !!100s
|-
| H Storer
Harry Storer, Jr.
Harry Storer was an English professional footballer, cricketer and football manager.-Early life:Storer was born in West Derby, Liverpool, the son of Harry Storer...
|| 25|| 44 || 1398 ||132 || 33.28 || 4
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| L F Townsend
Leslie Townsend
Leslie Fletcher Townsend was an English cricketer who played for England between 1929 and 1934, for Derbyshire between 1922 and 1939 and also for Auckland New Zealand between 1934 and 1936....
|| 27 ||46 || 1234 ||141 || 30.09 ||4
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| D Smith
Denis Smith (cricketer)
Denis Smith was a cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1927 and 1952 and in two Test matchs for England in 1935. He scored over 21,000 runs in first class cricket.Smith was born in Somercotes, Derbyshire...
|| 20|| 35 ||975|| 107|| 29.54 || 2
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| GR Jackson
Guy Jackson
Guy Rolf Jackson was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1919 and 1936, being captain for nine years....
|| 27 ||45||1165|| 140 || 25.88 || 1
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| AG Slater
Archibald Slater
Archibald Gilbert Slater was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1911 and 1931.Slater was born at Pilsley, Derbyshire the son of Henry Slater and his wife Sarah Bestwick His father had played for Derbyshire between 1882 and 1887.Slater made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1911...
||26 ||40 || 691|| 59*|| 22.29 || 0
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| GM Lee
Garnet Lee
Garnet Morley Lee was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Nottinghamshire between 1910 and 1922 and for Derbyshire between 1925 and 1933. He scored nearly 15,000 runs in his first class career....
|| 24 ||40 || 742 ||78|| 21.20 ||0
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| JM Hutchinson
Jim Hutchinson
James Metcalf Hutchinson was an English cricketer who played more than 250 first-class games for Derbyshire between 1920 and 1931...
|| 20 ||32 || 483 ||58 ||20.12|| 0
|-
| A E Alderman
Albert Alderman
Albert Edward Alderman was an English cricketer and footballer. He played cricket for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1948 and scored over 12,000 runs for the club. As a footballer, he played as an inside forward for Derby County and Burnley between 1928 and 1935.-Early life:Alderman was born in...
|| 16 ||22 || 348 ||52 ||18.31 || 0
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| T S Worthington
Stan Worthington
Thomas Stanley "Stan" Worthington, , was a cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1923 and 1947 and for England between 1930 and 1937. He was an all-rounder scoring over 19000 runs and taking over 600 first class wickets....
|| 26 ||40 || 694|| 83 || 18.26 ||0
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| NM Ford
Neville Ford
Neville Montague Ford was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire, Oxford University, Middlesex and MCC between 1926 and 1934....
|| 7 ||10 || 155|| 65 || 17.22|| 0
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| H Elliott
Harry Elliott
Harry Elliott was an English cricketer who kept wicket for Derbyshire from 1920 to 1947 and for England between 1927 and 1934 and was an international Test umpire....
|| 27 ||36 || 363|| 45|| 12.96 || 0
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| CC Clarke
Charles Clarke (cricketer)
Charles Cyril Clarke was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire from 1929 to 1933 and for Sussex in 1947...
|| 4 ||6 ||56 ||35* ||11.20 || 0
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| JDH Gilbert
John Gilbert (cricketer)
John Dudley Harwood Gilbert was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire between 1930 and 1936....
|| 4 ||6 || 65|| 25 ||10.83 || 0
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| J Bowden
Joseph Bowden
Joseph Bowden was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire from 1909 to 1930.Bowden was born at Glossop, Derbyshire. He made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1909 season against Sussex in May when he made 6 and 14...
|| 7|| 13 || 126 ||28|| 9.69 || 0
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| T B Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell (cricketer)
Thomas Bignall Mitchell was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1939....
|| 26 ||32 || 167 ||25* ||7.95 || 0
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| CKH Hill-Wood
Charles Hill-Wood
Charles Kerrison Hill Hill-Wood was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Oxford University and Derbyshire....
|| 3 ||4||30|| 14 ||7.50|| 0
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| A W Richardson
Arthur Walker Richardson
Arthur Walker Richardson was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1936. He captained the Derbyshire team between 1931 and 1936, concluding with Derbyshire's first victory in the County Championship table.Richardson was born at Quarndon, Derbyshire...
|| 4|| 6||26|| 16 || 5.20 || 0
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| T R Armstrong
Thomas Armstrong (cricketer, born 1909)
Thomas Riley Armstrong was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire from 1929 to 1950...
|| 2 ||3 || 7 ||5 || 2.33 || 0
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| A V Pope
Alf Pope
Alfred Vardy Pope was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire between 1930 and 1939. He was in the club's championship winning team of 1936 and took 555 wickets overall....
|| 2 ||3||3 ||2* ||3.00 || 0
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|}
{| class="wikitable" width="80%"
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! colspan=7| Leading first-class batsmen for Derbyshire by runs scored
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Name
! Mat
! Inns
! Runs
! HS
! Ave
Batting average
Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters. The two statistics are related in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages.- Cricket :...
! 100
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| H Storer
Harry Storer, Jr.
Harry Storer was an English professional footballer, cricketer and football manager.-Early life:Storer was born in West Derby, Liverpool, the son of Harry Storer...
|| 26|| 46 || 1488 ||132 || 32.34 || 4
|-
| L F Townsend
Leslie Townsend
Leslie Fletcher Townsend was an English cricketer who played for England between 1929 and 1934, for Derbyshire between 1922 and 1939 and also for Auckland New Zealand between 1934 and 1936....
|| 28 ||48 || 1273 ||141 || 26.52 ||4
|-
| GR Jackson
Guy Jackson
Guy Rolf Jackson was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1919 and 1936, being captain for nine years....
|| 28 ||47||1177 || 140 || 25.04 || 1
|-
| D Smith
Denis Smith (cricketer)
Denis Smith was a cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1927 and 1952 and in two Test matchs for England in 1935. He scored over 21,000 runs in first class cricket.Smith was born in Somercotes, Derbyshire...
|| 20|| 35 ||975|| 107|| 29.54 || 2
|-
| GM Lee
Garnet Lee
Garnet Morley Lee was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Nottinghamshire between 1910 and 1922 and for Derbyshire between 1925 and 1933. He scored nearly 15,000 runs in his first class career....
|| 25 ||42 || 758 ||78|| 18.05 ||0
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|}
(a) Figures adjusted for non CC matches
County Championship bowling averages
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="70%"|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Name !! Balls !! Runs !! Wickets !! BB !! Average
|-
| T B Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell (cricketer)
Thomas Bignall Mitchell was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1939....
|| 6369 ||2445|| 134|| 7-25|| 18.24
|-
| AG Slater
Archibald Slater
Archibald Gilbert Slater was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1911 and 1931.Slater was born at Pilsley, Derbyshire the son of Henry Slater and his wife Sarah Bestwick His father had played for Derbyshire between 1882 and 1887.Slater made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1911...
|| 4869 || 1632|| 81 ||8-46|| 20.14
|-
| L F Townsend
Leslie Townsend
Leslie Fletcher Townsend was an English cricketer who played for England between 1929 and 1934, for Derbyshire between 1922 and 1939 and also for Auckland New Zealand between 1934 and 1936....
|| 4493 || 1438|| 61|| 7-57 ||23.57
|-
| T S Worthington
Stan Worthington
Thomas Stanley "Stan" Worthington, , was a cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1923 and 1947 and for England between 1930 and 1937. He was an all-rounder scoring over 19000 runs and taking over 600 first class wickets....
|| 3853 || 1571|| 54 ||5-35 ||29.09
|-
| H Storer
Harry Storer, Jr.
Harry Storer was an English professional footballer, cricketer and football manager.-Early life:Storer was born in West Derby, Liverpool, the son of Harry Storer...
|| 957 || 417 ||13|| 3-28 ||32.07
|-
| A V Pope
Alf Pope
Alfred Vardy Pope was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire between 1930 and 1939. He was in the club's championship winning team of 1936 and took 555 wickets overall....
|| 342 ||148 ||7 ||3-34|| 21.14
|-
| GM Lee
Garnet Lee
Garnet Morley Lee was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Nottinghamshire between 1910 and 1922 and for Derbyshire between 1925 and 1933. He scored nearly 15,000 runs in his first class career....
|| 528 || 248 ||5|| 2-24|| 49.60
|-
| T R Armstrong
Thomas Armstrong (cricketer, born 1909)
Thomas Riley Armstrong was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire from 1929 to 1950...
|| 258 || 117 ||4 ||3-48|| 29.25
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| D Smith
Denis Smith (cricketer)
Denis Smith was a cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1927 and 1952 and in two Test matchs for England in 1935. He scored over 21,000 runs in first class cricket.Smith was born in Somercotes, Derbyshire...
|| 216||105 ||2 ||1-21 ||52.50
|-
| CKH Hill-Wood
Charles Hill-Wood
Charles Kerrison Hill Hill-Wood was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Oxford University and Derbyshire....
|| 298 ||121|| 1 ||1-57 ||121.00
|-
| A E Alderman
Albert Alderman
Albert Edward Alderman was an English cricketer and footballer. He played cricket for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1948 and scored over 12,000 runs for the club. As a footballer, he played as an inside forward for Derby County and Burnley between 1928 and 1935.-Early life:Alderman was born in...
|| 40 || 38|| 1 ||1-21 ||38.00
|-
| JM Hutchinson
Jim Hutchinson
James Metcalf Hutchinson was an English cricketer who played more than 250 first-class games for Derbyshire between 1920 and 1931...
|| 18 ||3 ||0|| ||
|-
| A W Richardson
Arthur Walker Richardson
Arthur Walker Richardson was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1936. He captained the Derbyshire team between 1931 and 1936, concluding with Derbyshire's first victory in the County Championship table.Richardson was born at Quarndon, Derbyshire...
|| 10||19 ||0|| ||
|-
| J Bowden
Joseph Bowden
Joseph Bowden was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire from 1909 to 1930.Bowden was born at Glossop, Derbyshire. He made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1909 season against Sussex in May when he made 6 and 14...
|| 6 ||5 ||0|| ||
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|}
{| class="wikitable" width="80%"
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! colspan=6| Leading first class bowlers for Derbyshire by wickets taken
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Name
! Balls
! Runs
! Wkts
! BBI
! Ave
Bowling average
Bowling average is a statistic measuring the performance of bowlers in the sport of cricket.A bowler's bowling average is defined as the total number of runs conceded by the bowlers divided by the number of wickets taken by the bowler, so the lower the average the better. It is similar to earned...
|-
| T B Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell (cricketer)
Thomas Bignall Mitchell was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1939....
|| 6619 ||2536|| 138 || 7-25|| 18.38
|-
| AG Slater
Archibald Slater
Archibald Gilbert Slater was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1911 and 1931.Slater was born at Pilsley, Derbyshire the son of Henry Slater and his wife Sarah Bestwick His father had played for Derbyshire between 1882 and 1887.Slater made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1911...
|| 4995 || 1666 || 81 ||8-46|| 20.57
|-
| L F Townsend
Leslie Townsend
Leslie Fletcher Townsend was an English cricketer who played for England between 1929 and 1934, for Derbyshire between 1922 and 1939 and also for Auckland New Zealand between 1934 and 1936....
|| 4751 || 1517 || 63 || 7-57 || 24.08
|-
| T S Worthington
Stan Worthington
Thomas Stanley "Stan" Worthington, , was a cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1923 and 1947 and for England between 1930 and 1937. He was an all-rounder scoring over 19000 runs and taking over 600 first class wickets....
|| 4105 || 1683 || 58 ||5-35 ||29.02
|-
| H Storer
Harry Storer, Jr.
Harry Storer was an English professional footballer, cricketer and football manager.-Early life:Storer was born in West Derby, Liverpool, the son of Harry Storer...
|| 999 || 441 ||13|| 3-28 || 33.92
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