Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1935
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Derbyshire Country Cricket Club' in 1935 was the cricket
season when the English club Derbyshire
were runners up in the County Championship
for the first time, as a prelude to winning the Championship in the 1936 season
. They had been playing for sixty four years and it was their thirty-seventh season in the County Championship.
became captain in the 1931 season
, and building on foundations of his predecessors forged a team that were runners up in 1935 before going on to take the Championship in the 1936 season. Their record was in fact better in 1935 than in their championship year.
Derbyshire played 28 games in the County Championship, and one match against the touring South Africans.
Denis Smith
was top scorer in the County Championships. T B Mitchell
took 160 wickets in the championship and a further eight to make him top bowler and set a lasting record of most wickets in a season.Against Leicestershire in 1935 he took all ten for 64 in an innings.
Denis Smith also played for England in two Test matches against the South Africans and was Wisden Cricketer of the Year..
Gilbert Hodgkinson
, future captain made his debut in the season.
! bgcolor="#efefef" colspan=6 | List of matches
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
!No.
!Date
!V
!Result
!Margin
!Notes
|-
|1
| 11 May 1935
| Yorkshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| D Smith
189; A E Alderman
100; Hedley Verity
5-118 and 5-74
|-
|2
|15 May 1935
| Surrey
Kennington Oval
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|9 wickets
| T B Mitchell
8-78
|-
|3
|18 May 1935
| Leicestershire
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|10 wickets
| W H Copson
5-37
|-
|4
|25 May 1935
| Essex
Old County Ground, Brentwood
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|4 wickets
| W H Copson
5-28; T B Mitchell
5-56; Eastman 5-36 and 6-60
|-
|5
|29 May 1935
|South Africans
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
|209 runs
|Viljoen 153; Cameron 132; T B Mitchell
5-167
|-
|6
|01 Jun 1935
| Hampshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|Innings and 104 runs
| D Smith
225
|-
|7
|05 Jun 1935
| Worcestershire
County Ground, New Road, Worcester
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
|9 wickets
| Howorth 6-16
|-
|8
|08 Jun 1935
| Warwickshire
Edgbaston, Birmingham
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
|6 wickets
| Wyatt 5-30
|-
|9
|15 Jun 1935
| Leicestershire
Aylestone Road, Leicester
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| H Smith 5-51; Geary 5-46; T B Mitchell
10-64; Marlow 5-69
|-
|10
|19 Jun 1935
| Somerset
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|114 runs
| W H Copson
5-15; Derbyshire played one ball in their second innings before declaring
|-
|11
|26 Jun 1935
|Lancashire
Old Trafford, Manchester
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|7 runs
| Booth 5-54
|-
|12
|29 Jun 1935
| Nottinghamshire
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|7 wickets
| |T S Worthington
126; Voce 5-87
|-
|13
|03 Jul 1935
| Surrey
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Holmes 206; |T S Worthington
107; Watts 6-74; A V Pope
5-34
|-
|14
|06 Jul 1935
| Lancashire
Park Road Ground, Buxton
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| T R Armstrong
5-13; L F Townsend
5-35
|-
|15
|10 Jul 1935
| Gloucestershire
Ashley Down Ground, Bristol
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
|68 runs
| T B Mitchell
6-126; Goddard 6-62; A V Pope
5-48
|-
|16
|13 Jul 1935
| Nottinghamshire
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
|3 wickets
| Gunn 113
|-
|17
|17 Jul 1935
| Kent
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|Innings and 75 runs
| A V Pope
5-37; Todd 6-94; T B Mitchell
7-66
|-
|18
|20 Jul 1935
| Gloucestershire
The Town Ground, Burton-on-Trent
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|10 wickets
| W H Copson
5-31
|-
|19
|24 Jul 1935
| Sussex
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
|7 wickets
| Parks 119
|-
|20
|27 Jul 1935
| Northamptonshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|10 wickets
| T B Mitchell
8-67; L F Townsend
5-21
|-
|21
|31 Jul 1935
| Sussex
County Ground, Hove
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|5 wickets
| Langridge 106; Cornford 7-76; W H Copson
6-42
|-
|22
|03 Aug 1935
| Warwickshire
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|77 runs
| L F Townsend
103; Santall 113; Hollies 6-75; T B Mitchell
5-63
|-
|23
|07 Aug 1935
| Northamptonshire
County Ground, Northampton
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|100 runs
|L F Townsend
102; Clark 5-33; T B Mitchell
7-73; W H Copson
5-44
|-
|24
|10 Aug 1935
| Essex
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|21 runs
| T B Mitchell
7-97; Nichols 8-58
|-
|25
|14 Aug 1935
| Yorkshire
North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
|10 wickets
|
|-
|26
|17 Aug 1935
| Worcestershire
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| L F Townsend
180
|-
|27
|21 Aug 1935
| Kent
Crabble Athletic Ground, Dover
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| G H Pope 5-126
|-
|28
|24 Aug 1935
| Hampshire
Dean Park, Bournemouth
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|80 runs
| A V Pope
5-35 and 5-41
|-
|29
|28 Aug 1935
| Somerset
County Ground, Taunton
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|41 runs
| T B Mitchell
5-58; White 8-36
|-
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Name !! Matches !! Inns !! Runs !! High score !! Average !! 100s
|-
|D Smith
|| 23 ||45 || 1697|| 225 || 42.42 || 2
|-
|A F Skinner
||10 ||18 || 550 ||81 || 36.66 || 0
|-
| L F Townsend
|| 27 ||47 || 1560 ||180 || 35.45 || 3
|-
| |T S Worthington
|| 24 ||40 || 1276 ||126 || 33.57 || 2
|-
|H Storer
||13 ||24 || 635 ||79 || 27.60 || 0
|-
|A E Alderman
|| 28 ||50 || 1134 ||100 || 24.65 || 1
|-
|E Carrington
|| 23 ||36 || 812 ||74 || 23.88 || 0
|-
|C S Elliott
||2 ||4 || 90 ||52 || 22.50 || 0
|-
|G H Pope || 23 ||38 || 685|| 67 || 21.40 || 0
|-
|A W Richardson
|| 21 ||34 || 549 ||59 || 17.70 || 0
|-
|LB Blaxland
||3|| 5|| 83 ||28 || 16.60 || 0
|-
|H Elliott
||28 ||41|| 432 ||46 || 15.42 || 0
|-
|A F Townsend
|| 6 ||8 || 108 ||47 || 15.42 || 0
|-
|A V Pope
|| 27 ||42 || 490 ||62 || 13.61 || 0
|-
|W H Copson
|| 18|| 23 || 134|| 22*|| 9.57 || 0
|-
|GR Jackson
|| 2 ||3 || 22 ||15 || 7.33 || 0
|-
|T B Mitchell
|| 25 ||37 || 169 ||29 || 6.03 || 0
|-
|WWH Hill-Wood
|| 2 ||4 || 10|| 4 || 3.33 || 0
|-
|T R Armstrong
||1 ||1 || 2|| 2 || 2.00 || 0
|-
|GF Hodgkinson
|| 2 ||3 || 5|| 5 || 1.66 || 0 0 0
|}
In addition Thomas Higson
played in the match against the South Africans.
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Name !! Balls !! Runs !! Wickets !! BB !! Average
|-
| T B Mitchell
|| 4883 || 3059 ||160 ||10-64 ||19.11
|-
| A V Pope
|| 4560 || 1639|| 85 ||5-34 ||19.28
|-
| W H Copson
|| 3000 ||1174|| 71|| 6-42 ||16.53
|-
|L F Townsend
|| 3947 ||1398|| 62|| 5-21|| 22.54
|-
|G H Pope || 2769 || 1217 ||62|| 5-126 ||19.62
|-
||T S Worthington
||1766 || 871|| 23|| 3-19|| 37.86
|-
| T R Armstrong
||389 || 58|| 6|| 5-13 ||9.66
|-
|D Smith
||132 || 68 ||1 ||1-48 ||68.00
|-
|LB Blaxland
|| 18|| 1 ||0
|-
|E Carrington
|| 36 || 21|| 0
|-
|H Elliott
||3 || 5|| 0
|-
|W W H Hill-Wood
||72 || 63|| 0
|-
|H Storer
||24 || 11|| 0
|-
|A E Alderman
||66 || 30|| 0
|-
|A F Townsend
||6 ||7 ||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...
were runners up in the County Championship
County Championship
The County Championship is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales...
for the first time, as a prelude to winning the Championship in the 1936 season
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....
. They had been playing for sixty four years and it was their thirty-seventh season in the County Championship.
1935 season
A. W. RichardsonArthur 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...
became captain in the 1931 season
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1931
Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1931 represents the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for sixty years. It was their thirty-third season in the County Championship and they won seven matches to finish seventh.-1931 season:...
, and building on foundations of his predecessors forged a team that were runners up in 1935 before going on to take the Championship in the 1936 season. Their record was in fact better in 1935 than in their championship year.
Derbyshire played 28 games in the County Championship, and one match against the touring South Africans.
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...
was top scorer in the County Championships. T B Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell (cricketer)
Thomas Bignall Mitchell was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1939....
took 160 wickets in the championship and a further eight to make him top bowler and set a lasting record of most wickets in a season.Against Leicestershire in 1935 he took all ten for 64 in an innings.
Denis Smith also played for England in two Test matches against the South Africans and was Wisden Cricketer of the Year..
Gilbert Hodgkinson
Gilbert Hodgkinson
Gilbert Frank Hodgkinson was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1935 and 1946 and captained the team in 1946....
, future captain made his debut in the season.
Matches
{| class="wikitable" width="100%"! bgcolor="#efefef" colspan=6 | List of matches
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
!No.
!Date
!V
!Result
!Margin
!Notes
|-
|1
| 11 May 1935
| 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="#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...
189; 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...
100; Hedley Verity
Hedley Verity
Hedley Verity was a professional cricketer who played first-class cricket for Yorkshire and England between 1930 and 1939. A slow left arm orthodox bowler, he took 1,956 wickets in first-class cricket at an average of 14.90 and in 40 Tests he took 144 wickets at an average of 24.37...
5-118 and 5-74
|-
|2
|15 May 1935
| 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
|9 wickets
| T B Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell (cricketer)
Thomas Bignall Mitchell was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1939....
8-78
|-
|3
|18 May 1935
| 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....
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|10 wickets
| 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...
5-37
|-
|4
|25 May 1935
| 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...
Old County Ground, Brentwood
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|4 wickets
| 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...
5-28; T B Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell (cricketer)
Thomas Bignall Mitchell was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1939....
5-56; Eastman 5-36 and 6-60
|-
|5
|29 May 1935
|South Africans
South African cricket team in England in 1935
The South African cricket team toured England in the 1935 season to play a five-match Test series against England.South Africa won the series 1-0 with 4 matches drawn. Their victory at Lord's was their first in a Test in England, and with the remaining matches drawn it also ensured that they would...
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
|209 runs
|Viljoen 153; Cameron 132; T B Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell (cricketer)
Thomas Bignall Mitchell was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1939....
5-167
|-
|6
|01 Jun 1935
| 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...
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|Innings and 104 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...
225
|-
|7
|05 Jun 1935
| 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...
County Ground, New Road, Worcester
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
|9 wickets
| Howorth 6-16
|-
|8
|08 Jun 1935
| 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="#FF0000"|Lost
|6 wickets
| Wyatt 5-30
|-
|9
|15 Jun 1935
| 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
|
| H Smith 5-51; Geary 5-46; T B Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell (cricketer)
Thomas Bignall Mitchell was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1939....
10-64; Marlow 5-69
|-
|10
|19 Jun 1935
| 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, Derby
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|114 runs
| 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...
5-15; Derbyshire played one ball in their second innings before declaring
|-
|11
|26 Jun 1935
|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="#00FF00"|Won
|7 runs
| Booth 5-54
|-
|12
|29 Jun 1935
| 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
|7 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....
126; Voce 5-87
|-
|13
|03 Jul 1935
| 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...
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Holmes 206; |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....
107; Watts 6-74; 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....
5-34
|-
|14
|06 Jul 1935
| 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...
Park Road Ground, Buxton
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| 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...
5-13; 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....
5-35
|-
|15
|10 Jul 1935
| 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....
Ashley Down Ground, Bristol
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
|68 runs
| T B Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell (cricketer)
Thomas Bignall Mitchell was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1939....
6-126; Goddard 6-62; 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....
5-48
|-
|16
|13 Jul 1935
| 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="#FF0000"|Lost
|3 wickets
| Gunn 113
|-
|17
|17 Jul 1935
| 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="#00FF00"|Won
|Innings and 75 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....
5-37; Todd 6-94; T B Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell (cricketer)
Thomas Bignall Mitchell was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1939....
7-66
|-
|18
|20 Jul 1935
| 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....
The Town Ground, Burton-on-Trent
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|10 wickets
| 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...
5-31
|-
|19
|24 Jul 1935
| 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...
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
|7 wickets
| Parks 119
|-
|20
|27 Jul 1935
| 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...
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|10 wickets
| T B Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell (cricketer)
Thomas Bignall Mitchell was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1939....
8-67; 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....
5-21
|-
|21
|31 Jul 1935
| 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="#00FF00"|Won
|5 wickets
| Langridge 106; Cornford 7-76; 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...
6-42
|-
|22
|03 Aug 1935
| 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
|77 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....
103; Santall 113; Hollies 6-75; T B Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell (cricketer)
Thomas Bignall Mitchell was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1939....
5-63
|-
|23
|07 Aug 1935
| 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
|100 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....
102; Clark 5-33; T B Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell (cricketer)
Thomas Bignall Mitchell was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1939....
7-73; 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...
5-44
|-
|24
|10 Aug 1935
| 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...
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|21 runs
| T B Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell (cricketer)
Thomas Bignall Mitchell was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1939....
7-97; Nichols 8-58
|-
|25
|14 Aug 1935
| 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....
North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
|10 wickets
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|26
|17 Aug 1935
| 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...
County Ground, Derby
|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....
180
|-
|27
|21 Aug 1935
| 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...
Crabble Athletic Ground, Dover
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| G H Pope 5-126
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|28
|24 Aug 1935
| 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...
Dean Park, Bournemouth
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|80 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....
5-35 and 5-41
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|29
|28 Aug 1935
| 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="#00FF00"|Won
|41 runs
| T B Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell (cricketer)
Thomas Bignall Mitchell was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1939....
5-58; White 8-36
|-
County Championship batting averages
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="70%"|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Name !! Matches !! Inns !! Runs !! High score !! Average !! 100s
|-
|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...
|| 23 ||45 || 1697|| 225 || 42.42 || 2
|-
|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....
||10 ||18 || 550 ||81 || 36.66 || 0
|-
| 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 ||47 || 1560 ||180 || 35.45 || 3
|-
| |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....
|| 24 ||40 || 1276 ||126 || 33.57 || 2
|-
|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...
||13 ||24 || 635 ||79 || 27.60 || 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...
|| 28 ||50 || 1134 ||100 || 24.65 || 1
|-
|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...
|| 23 ||36 || 812 ||74 || 23.88 || 0
|-
|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...
||2 ||4 || 90 ||52 || 22.50 || 0
|-
|G H Pope || 23 ||38 || 685|| 67 || 21.40 || 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...
|| 21 ||34 || 549 ||59 || 17.70 || 0
|-
|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....
||3|| 5|| 83 ||28 || 16.60 || 0
|-
|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 ||41|| 432 ||46 || 15.42 || 0
|-
|A F Townsend
Arnold Townsend
Arnold Frederick Townsend was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire from 1934 to 1950.-Career:...
|| 6 ||8 || 108 ||47 || 15.42 || 0
|-
|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....
|| 27 ||42 || 490 ||62 || 13.61 || 0
|-
|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...
|| 18|| 23 || 134|| 22*|| 9.57 || 0
|-
|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 ||3 || 22 ||15 || 7.33 || 0
|-
|T B Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell (cricketer)
Thomas Bignall Mitchell was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1939....
|| 25 ||37 || 169 ||29 || 6.03 || 0
|-
|WWH Hill-Wood
Wilfred Hill-Wood
Wilfred William Hill Hill-Wood was an English financier and cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1919 and 1936 as well as for Cambridge University and MCC....
|| 2 ||4 || 10|| 4 || 3.33 || 0
|-
|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...
||1 ||1 || 2|| 2 || 2.00 || 0
|-
|GF Hodgkinson
Gilbert Hodgkinson
Gilbert Frank Hodgkinson was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1935 and 1946 and captained the team in 1946....
|| 2 ||3 || 5|| 5 || 1.66 || 0 0 0
|}
In addition Thomas Higson
Thomas Higson (cricketer, born 1911)
Thomas Atkinson Higson was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire from 1932 to 1935 and for Lancashire from 1936 to 1946.Higson was born at Whaley Bridge, Derbyshire, the son of Thomas Higson...
played in the match against the South Africans.
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....
|| 4883 || 3059 ||160 ||10-64 ||19.11
|-
| 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....
|| 4560 || 1639|| 85 ||5-34 ||19.28
|-
| 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...
|| 3000 ||1174|| 71|| 6-42 ||16.53
|-
|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....
|| 3947 ||1398|| 62|| 5-21|| 22.54
|-
|G H Pope || 2769 || 1217 ||62|| 5-126 ||19.62
|-
||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....
||1766 || 871|| 23|| 3-19|| 37.86
|-
| 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...
||389 || 58|| 6|| 5-13 ||9.66
|-
|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...
||132 || 68 ||1 ||1-48 ||68.00
|-
|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....
|| 18|| 1 ||0
|-
|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...
|| 36 || 21|| 0
|-
|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....
||3 || 5|| 0
|-
|W W H Hill-Wood
Wilfred Hill-Wood
Wilfred William Hill Hill-Wood was an English financier and cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1919 and 1936 as well as for Cambridge University and MCC....
||72 || 63|| 0
|-
|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...
||24 || 11|| 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...
||66 || 30|| 0
|-
|A F Townsend
Arnold Townsend
Arnold Frederick Townsend was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire from 1934 to 1950.-Career:...
||6 ||7 ||0
|-
|}