Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1934
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Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1934 was the cricket
season when the English club Derbyshire
had been playing for sixty-three years. It was their thirty-sixth season in the County Championship
and they won ten matches in the County Championship, to finish third.
. They won eleven matches altogether, ten in the County Championship to finish third in the table, on course to win the championship two years later in 1936
. A W Richardson
was in his fourth season as captain. Denis Smith
scored most runs and Thomas Mitchell
took most wickets.
Two players made their debut during the season. Elijah Carrington
had been brought into the club in the previous year and played first team matches for three more years. Arnold Townsend
played one game in 1934, but went on to become a significant player for the club.
! bgcolor="#efefef" colspan=6 | List of matches
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
!No.
!Date
!V
!Result
!Margin
!Notes
|-
|1
|05 May 1934
| Lancashire
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Watson 128; Iddon 121; Sibbles 6-44
|-
|2
|12 May 1934
| Sussex
County Ground, Hove
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 2 wickets
|
|-
|3
| 19 May 1934
| Warwickshire
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 2 wickets
|
|-
|4
|23 May 1934
| Northamptonshire
County Ground, Northampton
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| Innings and 147 runs
| T S Worthington
147
|-
|5
|26 May 1934
| Yorkshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 102 runs
| T B Mitchell
5-26 and 6-96; Bowes 5-60
|-
|6
|02 Jun 1934
| Nottinghamshire
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 28 runs
| T R Armstrong
5-72; Voce 7-53; L F Townsend
7-47
|-
|7
|06 Jun 1934
| Surrey
Kennington Oval
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 7 wickets
| Gregory 124; D Smith
126; Gover 6-37; T S Worthington
6-90
|-
|8
|09 Jun 1934
| Hampshire
United Services Recreation Ground, Portsmouth
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| Innings and 82 runs
| Arnold 144; Mead 138; A E Alderman
124
|-
|9
|13 Jun 1934
| Gloucestershire
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Hammond 134; T B Mitchell
5-119;
|-
|10
|16 Jun 1934
| Leicestershire
Aylestone Road, Leicester
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 124 runs
| T B Mitchell
7-55
|-
|11
|20 Jun 1934
| Kent
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Freeman 6-105; T B Mitchell
5-114
|-
|12
|23 Jun 1934
| Northamptonshire
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| A E Alderman
115; Timms 100; T B Mitchell
6-73
|-
|13
|27 Jun 1934
| Sussex
Park Road Ground, Buxton
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Parks 138; D Smith
120
|-
|14
|30 Jun 1934
| Somerset
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 10 wickets
| H Storer
113
|-
|15
|04 Jul 1934
| Kent
Nevill Ground, Tunbridge Wells
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 4 wckets
| W H Copson
5-36; Freeman 5-29
|-
|16
|07 Jul 1934
| Worcestershire
Amblecote, Stourbridge
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| Inings and 115 runs
| T B Mitchell
8-22 and 5-66; L F Townsend
5-48
|-
|17
|11 Jul 1934
| Australian cricket team in England in 1934
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 9 wickets
| Ebeling 5-28; T B Mitchell
7-105; Fleetwood-Smith 5-38
|-
|18
|14 Jul 1934
| Middlesex
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 278 runs
| T B Mitchell
6-56 and 7-57
|-
|19
|18 Jul 1934
| Gloucestershire
Wagon Works Ground, Gloucester
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Dacre 117; D Smith
131; A F Skinner
102; Goddard 5-90; Sinfield 5-54
|-
|20
|21 Jul 1934
| Worcestershire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Gibbons 105
|-
|21
|25 Jul 1934
| Surrey
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| D Smith
125
|-
|22
|28 Jul 1934
| Hampshire
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 10 wickets
| T S Worthington
154; T B Mitchell
6-90
|-
|23
|01 Aug 1934
| Yorkshire
Bramall Lane, Sheffield
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| T B Mitchell
5-81
|-
|24
|04 Aug 1934
| Warwickshire
Edgbaston, Birmingham
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Paine 6-88
|-
|25
|08 Aug 1934
| Lancashire
Old Trafford, Manchester
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 135 runs
| Hopwood 5-32 and 8-58
|-
|26
|11 Aug 1934
| Somerset
Clarence Park, Weston-super-Mare
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| Innings and 69 runs
| L F Townsend
106 and 6-66 and 5-64
|-
|27
|15 Aug 1934
| Middlesex
Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 84 runs
| C Smith 5-51; W H Copson
5-63; SIms 6-85
|-
|28
|18 Aug 1934
| Nottinghamshire
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 201 runs
| A V Pope
6-21; Voce 6-52; W H Copson
5-40
|-
|29
|29 Aug 1934
| Leicestershire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 42 runs
|
|-
|
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Name !! Matches !! Inns !! Runs !! High score !! Average !!100s
|-
|-
| H Storer
||15 ||25 || 881 ||113 || 38.30 || 1
|-
| D Smith
|| 28 ||47 || 1565 ||131 || 35.56 || 4
|-
| A E Alderman
|| 26 ||44 || 1290|| 124*|| 33.94 || 2
|-
| GR Jackson
|| 2|| 4 || 125|| 93 || 31.25 || 0
|-
| A F Skinner
||20 ||33 || 921 ||102 || 29.70 || 1
|-
| L F Townsend
|| 28 ||46 || 1149 ||106*|| 27.35 || 1
|-
| |T S Worthington
|| 28 ||44 || 1185 ||154 || 26.93 || 2
|-
| LB Blaxland
|| 2 ||3 || 67 ||31 || 22.33 || 0
|-
| H Elliott
|| 28 ||42 || 661|| 72*|| 21.32 || 0
|-
| E Carrington
||11 ||16 || 311|| 80|| 20.73 || 0
|-
| A V Pope
|| 26 ||40 || 603 ||40 || 17.73 || 0
|-
| NM Ford
|| 5 ||8 || 129 ||60 ||16.12 || 0
|-
| A W Richardson
|| 15 ||25 || 319|| 58 || 13.86 || 0
|-
| G H Pope || 10 ||15 || 168 ||25 || 12.92 || 0
|-
| C S Elliott
|| 8 ||13 || 165 ||45 || 12.69 || 0
|-
|T R Armstrong
||12 ||16 || 100|| 28* ||11.11 || 0
|-
|A F Townsend
|| 1 ||2 || 7|| 7*|| 7.00 || 0
|-
| W H Copson
|| 21 ||27|| 104 ||18|| 5.77 || 0
|-
| T B Mitchell
|| 21|| 29 || 131 ||28 || 5.24 || 0
|-
| JD Southern
|| 1 ||2 || 1 ||1|| 0.50 || 0
|-
|}
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Name !! Balls !! Runs !! Wickets !! BB !! Average
|-
| T B Mitchell
|| 4827 || 2400 ||138 ||8-22 ||17.39
|-
| W H Copson
|| 4088 ||1603 ||91|| 5-36 ||17.61
|-
| L F Townsend
|| 4190 ||1624|| 75|| 7-47 ||21.65
|-
| |T S Worthington
|| 4095 ||1641|| 59|| 6-90 ||27.81
|-
| A V Pope
||2919 ||1022 ||51 ||6-21 ||20.03
|-
| T R Armstrong
|| 1636 || 701 ||18|| 5-72 ||38.94
|-
| G H Pope ||876 ||391 ||17 ||4-107 ||23.00
|-
| C S Elliott
|| 84 ||40|| 0
|-
| A F Skinner
|| 72|| 62|| 0
|-
| H Storer
|| 70|| 51 ||0
|-
| D Smith
|| 42 || 32 ||0
|-
| A E Alderman
|| 12 ||12 ||0
|-
| NM Ford
|| 6 || 1 || 0
|-
|-
|}
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 sixty-three years. It was their thirty-sixth season in the County Championship
County Championship
The County Championship is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales...
and they won ten matches in the County Championship, to finish third.
1934 season
Derbyshire played 28 matches in Championship, and one against the touring AustraliansAustralian cricket team in England in 1934
Australia won the 1934 Ashes series against England, winning two of the matches and losing one, with the other two tests drawn. The Australian tourists were captained by Bill Woodfull, while the home side were led by Bob Wyatt, with Cyril Walters deputising for Wyatt in the first Test.In the second...
. They won eleven matches altogether, ten in the County Championship to finish third in the table, on course to win the championship two years later in 1936
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1936
Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1936 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire won the County Championship for the first and only time. They had been playing for sixty five years and it was their thirty-eighth season in the County Championship....
. 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...
was in his fourth season as captain. Denis 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...
scored most runs and Thomas Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell (cricketer)
Thomas Bignall Mitchell was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1939....
took most wickets.
Two players made their debut during the season. Elijah Carrington
Elijah Carrington
Elijah Carrington was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1934 and 1937.Carrington was born in Blackwell, Derbyshire and was a member of Blackwell Miners Welfare Cricket Club...
had been brought into the club in the previous year and played first team matches for three more years. Arnold Townsend
Arnold Townsend
Arnold Frederick Townsend was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire from 1934 to 1950.-Career:...
played one game in 1934, but went on to become a significant player for the club.
Matches
{| class="wikitable" width="100%"! bgcolor="#efefef" colspan=6 | List of matches
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
!No.
!Date
!V
!Result
!Margin
!Notes
|-
|1
|05 May 1934
| Lancashire
Lancashire County Cricket Club
Lancashire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Lancashire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1864 as a successor to Manchester Cricket Club and has played at Old Trafford since then...
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Watson 128; Iddon 121; Sibbles 6-44
|-
|2
|12 May 1934
| 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, Hove
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 2 wickets
|
|-
|3
| 19 May 1934
| 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="#00FF00"|Won
| 2 wickets
|
|-
|4
|23 May 1934
| 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
| Innings and 147 runs
| 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....
147
|-
|5
|26 May 1934
| 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
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 102 runs
| T B Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell (cricketer)
Thomas Bignall Mitchell was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1939....
5-26 and 6-96; Bowes 5-60
|-
|6
|02 Jun 1934
| 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="#00FF00"|Won
| 28 runs
| 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...
5-72; Voce 7-53; 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....
7-47
|-
|7
|06 Jun 1934
| 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="#FF0000"|Lost
| 7 wickets
| Gregory 124; 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...
126; Gover 6-37; 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....
6-90
|-
|8
|09 Jun 1934
| Hampshire
Hampshire County Cricket Club
Hampshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Hampshire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1863 as a successor to the Hampshire county cricket teams and has played at the Antelope Ground from then until 1885, before moving to the County Ground where it...
United Services Recreation Ground, Portsmouth
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| Innings and 82 runs
| Arnold 144; Mead 138; 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...
124
|-
|9
|13 Jun 1934
| 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....
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Hammond 134; T B Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell (cricketer)
Thomas Bignall Mitchell was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1939....
5-119;
|-
|10
|16 Jun 1934
| 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="#00FF00"|Won
| 124 runs
| T B Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell (cricketer)
Thomas Bignall Mitchell was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1939....
7-55
|-
|11
|20 Jun 1934
| 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...
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Freeman 6-105; T B Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell (cricketer)
Thomas Bignall Mitchell was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1939....
5-114
|-
|12
|23 Jun 1934
| 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="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| 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...
115; Timms 100; T B Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell (cricketer)
Thomas Bignall Mitchell was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1939....
6-73
|-
|13
|27 Jun 1934
| 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...
Park Road Ground, Buxton
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Parks 138; 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...
120
|-
|14
|30 Jun 1934
| 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
| 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...
113
|-
|15
|04 Jul 1934
| 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...
Nevill Ground, Tunbridge Wells
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 4 wckets
| W H Copson
Bill Copson
Bill Copson was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1932 and 1950, and for England between 1939 and 1947. He took over 1,000 wickets for Derbyshire, and was prominent in their 1936 Championship season...
5-36; Freeman 5-29
|-
|16
|07 Jul 1934
| 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...
Amblecote, Stourbridge
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| Inings and 115 runs
| T B Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell (cricketer)
Thomas Bignall Mitchell was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1939....
8-22 and 5-66; 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....
5-48
|-
|17
|11 Jul 1934
| Australian cricket team in England in 1934
Australian cricket team in England in 1934
Australia won the 1934 Ashes series against England, winning two of the matches and losing one, with the other two tests drawn. The Australian tourists were captained by Bill Woodfull, while the home side were led by Bob Wyatt, with Cyril Walters deputising for Wyatt in the first Test.In the second...
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 9 wickets
| Ebeling 5-28; T B Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell (cricketer)
Thomas Bignall Mitchell was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1939....
7-105; Fleetwood-Smith 5-38
|-
|18
|14 Jul 1934
| 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...
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 278 runs
| T B Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell (cricketer)
Thomas Bignall Mitchell was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1939....
6-56 and 7-57
|-
|19
|18 Jul 1934
| 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....
Wagon Works Ground, Gloucester
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Dacre 117; 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...
131; A F Skinner
Alan Skinner
Alan Frank Skinner was an English cricketer who played for first class cricket for Derbyshire, Cambridge University and Northamptonshire between 1931 and 1949....
102; Goddard 5-90; Sinfield 5-54
|-
|20
|21 Jul 1934
| 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="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Gibbons 105
|-
|21
|25 Jul 1934
| 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...
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston
|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...
125
|-
|22
|28 Jul 1934
| Hampshire
Hampshire County Cricket Club
Hampshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Hampshire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1863 as a successor to the Hampshire county cricket teams and has played at the Antelope Ground from then until 1885, before moving to the County Ground where it...
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 10 wickets
| 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....
154; T B Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell (cricketer)
Thomas Bignall Mitchell was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1939....
6-90
|-
|23
|01 Aug 1934
| 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....
Bramall Lane, Sheffield
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| T B Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell (cricketer)
Thomas Bignall Mitchell was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1939....
5-81
|-
|24
|04 Aug 1934
| 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
|
| Paine 6-88
|-
|25
|08 Aug 1934
| Lancashire
Lancashire County Cricket Club
Lancashire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Lancashire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1864 as a successor to Manchester Cricket Club and has played at Old Trafford since then...
Old Trafford, Manchester
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 135 runs
| Hopwood 5-32 and 8-58
|-
|26
|11 Aug 1934
| 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...
Clarence Park, Weston-super-Mare
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| Innings and 69 runs
| 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....
106 and 6-66 and 5-64
|-
|27
|15 Aug 1934
| 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="#FF0000"|Lost
| 84 runs
| C Smith 5-51; W H Copson
Bill Copson
Bill Copson was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1932 and 1950, and for England between 1939 and 1947. He took over 1,000 wickets for Derbyshire, and was prominent in their 1936 Championship season...
5-63; SIms 6-85
|-
|28
|18 Aug 1934
| 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="#00FF00"|Won
| 201 runs
| 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....
6-21; Voce 6-52; W H Copson
Bill Copson
Bill Copson was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1932 and 1950, and for England between 1939 and 1947. He took over 1,000 wickets for Derbyshire, and was prominent in their 1936 Championship season...
5-40
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|29 Aug 1934
| 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....
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 42 runs
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County Championship batting averages
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! Name !! Matches !! Inns !! Runs !! High score !! Average !!100s
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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...
||15 ||25 || 881 ||113 || 38.30 || 1
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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...
|| 28 ||47 || 1565 ||131 || 35.56 || 4
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| 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...
|| 26 ||44 || 1290|| 124*|| 33.94 || 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....
|| 2|| 4 || 125|| 93 || 31.25 || 0
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| A F Skinner
Alan Skinner
Alan Frank Skinner was an English cricketer who played for first class cricket for Derbyshire, Cambridge University and Northamptonshire between 1931 and 1949....
||20 ||33 || 921 ||102 || 29.70 || 1
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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....
|| 28 ||46 || 1149 ||106*|| 27.35 || 1
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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....
|| 28 ||44 || 1185 ||154 || 26.93 || 2
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| LB Blaxland
Lionel Blaxland
Lionel Bruce Blaxland was an English First World War flying ace, cricketer, schoolmaster and clergyman. He played first-class cricket intermittently for Derbyshire between 1925 and 1947....
|| 2 ||3 || 67 ||31 || 22.33 || 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....
|| 28 ||42 || 661|| 72*|| 21.32 || 0
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| E Carrington
Elijah Carrington
Elijah Carrington was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1934 and 1937.Carrington was born in Blackwell, Derbyshire and was a member of Blackwell Miners Welfare Cricket Club...
||11 ||16 || 311|| 80|| 20.73 || 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....
|| 26 ||40 || 603 ||40 || 17.73 || 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....
|| 5 ||8 || 129 ||60 ||16.12 || 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...
|| 15 ||25 || 319|| 58 || 13.86 || 0
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| G H Pope || 10 ||15 || 168 ||25 || 12.92 || 0
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| C S Elliott
Charlie Elliott
Charles Standish 'Charlie' Elliott MBE was an English footballer, a first-class cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1932 and 1953 and an international cricket umpire.Elliott was born in Bolsover, Derbyshire...
|| 8 ||13 || 165 ||45 || 12.69 || 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...
||12 ||16 || 100|| 28* ||11.11 || 0
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|A F Townsend
Arnold Townsend
Arnold Frederick Townsend was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire from 1934 to 1950.-Career:...
|| 1 ||2 || 7|| 7*|| 7.00 || 0
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| W H Copson
Bill Copson
Bill Copson was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1932 and 1950, and for England between 1939 and 1947. He took over 1,000 wickets for Derbyshire, and was prominent in their 1936 Championship season...
|| 21 ||27|| 104 ||18|| 5.77 || 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....
|| 21|| 29 || 131 ||28 || 5.24 || 0
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| JD Southern
John Dunlop Southern
John Dunlop Southern was a Royal Navy officer and cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in occasional games between 1919 and 1934....
|| 1 ||2 || 1 ||1|| 0.50 || 0
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County Championship bowling averages
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! Name !! Balls !! Runs !! Wickets !! BB !! Average
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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....
|| 4827 || 2400 ||138 ||8-22 ||17.39
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| W H Copson
Bill Copson
Bill Copson was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1932 and 1950, and for England between 1939 and 1947. He took over 1,000 wickets for Derbyshire, and was prominent in their 1936 Championship season...
|| 4088 ||1603 ||91|| 5-36 ||17.61
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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....
|| 4190 ||1624|| 75|| 7-47 ||21.65
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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....
|| 4095 ||1641|| 59|| 6-90 ||27.81
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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....
||2919 ||1022 ||51 ||6-21 ||20.03
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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...
|| 1636 || 701 ||18|| 5-72 ||38.94
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| G H Pope ||876 ||391 ||17 ||4-107 ||23.00
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| C S Elliott
Charlie Elliott
Charles Standish 'Charlie' Elliott MBE was an English footballer, a first-class cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1932 and 1953 and an international cricket umpire.Elliott was born in Bolsover, Derbyshire...
|| 84 ||40|| 0
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| A F Skinner
Alan Skinner
Alan Frank Skinner was an English cricketer who played for first class cricket for Derbyshire, Cambridge University and Northamptonshire between 1931 and 1949....
|| 72|| 62|| 0
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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...
|| 70|| 51 ||0
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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...
|| 42 || 32 ||0
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| 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...
|| 12 ||12 ||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....
|| 6 || 1 || 0
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