Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1938

Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1938 was the cricket

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 seven years. It was their fortieth season in the County Championship

County Championship

The County Championship is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales...

and they came fifth.

1938 season

Derbyshire played 28 games in the County Championship, and one match against the touring Australians. In the County Championship, they won eleven matches and lost eight to finish fifth, a drop of two places from the previous season. They also suffered a heavy defeat by the Australians.

Robin Buckston

Robin Buckston

Robin Henry Rowland Buckston was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1939 and for MCC in 1929 and 1930. He captained the Derbyshire team between 1937 and 1939....

was in his second season as captain. Stan 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....

was top scorer, closely followed by Leslie 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....

. Thomas Mitchell

Thomas Mitchell (cricketer)

Thomas Bignall Mitchell was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1939....

took most wickets.

Thomas Hounsfield

Thomas Hounsfield

Thomas Douglas Hounsfield was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1938 and 1939.Hounsfield was born at Hackenthorpe Farm, Yorkshire...

made his debut for the club in 1938 and went on to play one more season before World War II led to the suspension of the first class game..

Matches

{| class="wikitable" width="100%"
! bgcolor="#efefef" colspan=6 | List of matches
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
!No.
!Date
!V
!Result
!Margin
!Notes
|-
|1
|07 May 1938
| 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
| 139 runs
| Hammond 237; 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...

150; Sinfield 7-98 and 5-51
|-
|2
|11 May 1938
| 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...

Aigburth, Liverpool
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 216 runs
| Nutter 5-72; 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...

5-54; G H Pope 5-76 and 5-18
|-
|3
|14 May 1938
| 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="#00FF00"|Won
| 112 runs
|T B Mitchell

Thomas Mitchell (cricketer)

Thomas Bignall Mitchell was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1939....

7-45; 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
|-
|4
|18 May 1938
| Surrey

Surrey County Cricket Club

Kennington Oval
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 68 runs
| Brown 6-44 and 5-91; AEG Rhodes

Albert Rhodes

Albert Ennion Groucott "Dusty" Rhodes was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire and MCC between 1937 and 1954 and was also a Test match umpire.Rhodes was born at Tintwistle, Cheshire...

5-50
|-
|5
|21 May 1938
| 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
| 8 wickets
| Buse 104; G H Pope 5-41; Wellard 5-101
|-
|6
|25 May 1938
| Lancashire

Lancashire County Cricket Club

Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 9 wickets
| 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...

110; Pollard 7-53
|-
|7
|28 May 1938
| 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
|Abandoned
|
|
|-
|8
|04 Jun 1938
| 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="#FF0000"|Lost
| 4 wickets
|AEG Rhodes

Albert Rhodes

107*; Dollery 134; Buckingham 124; W H Copson

Bill Copson

5-51
|-
|9
|08 Jun 1938
| 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
| 94 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; James 105*; Robinson 5-37; W H Copson

Bill Copson

5-26
|-
|10
|11 Jun 1938
| 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="#00FF00"|Won
| Innings and 86 runs
| D Smith

Denis Smith (cricketer)

122; 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....

5-68; G H Pope 7-57
|-
|11
|15 Jun 1938
|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
| 37 runs
| T S Worthington

Stan Worthington

121
|-
|12
|18 Jun 1938
| Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire County Cricket Club

Ind Coope Ground, Burton-on-Trent
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Hammond 110 and 123; D Smith

Denis Smith (cricketer)

113; W H Copson

Bill Copson

5-75; Sinfield 5-113; T B Mitchell

Thomas Mitchell (cricketer)

Thomas Bignall Mitchell was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1939....

6-102
|-
|13
|25 Jun 1938
| Northamptonshire

Northamptonshire County Cricket Club

County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| T B Mitchell

Thomas Mitchell (cricketer)

Thomas Bignall Mitchell was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1939....

6-15
|-
|14
|29 Jun 1938
| Australians
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| Innings and 234 runs
| Brown 265; Ward 5-45; Waite 5-40
|-
|15
|02 Jul 1938
| 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...

Park Road Ground, Buxton
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| T B Mitchell

Thomas Mitchell (cricketer)

Thomas Bignall Mitchell was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1939....

5-56; Wright 6-32
|-
|16
|06 Jul 1938
| 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="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| AEG Rhodes

Albert Rhodes

5-25
|-
|17
|09 Jul 1938
| 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....

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="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| T B Mitchell

Thomas Mitchell (cricketer)

Thomas Bignall Mitchell was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1939....

5-75
|-
|19
|16 Jul 1938
| 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....

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
| 9 wickets
| Harris 115; Voce 111; T S Worthington

Stan Worthington

103 and 110; T B Mitchell

Thomas Mitchell (cricketer)

Thomas Bignall Mitchell was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1939....

6-111; W H Copson

Bill Copson

7-59
|-
|21
|30 Jul 1938
| Warwickshire

Warwickshire County Cricket Club

Edgbaston, Birmingham
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| Innings and 28 runs
| Dollery 113; 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....

103; W H Copson

Bill Copson

6-36
|-
|22
|03 Aug 1938
| 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="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Lee 162; T B Mitchell

Thomas Mitchell (cricketer)

Thomas Bignall Mitchell was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1939....

6-137
|-
|23
|06 Aug 1938
| 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="#FF0000"|Lost
| 210 runs
| Smailes 5-39; T S Worthington

Stan Worthington

5-44
|-
|24
|10 Aug 1938
| 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="#00FF00"|Won
|
| 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....

5-47; W H Copson

Bill Copson

6-38
|-
|25
|13 Aug 1938
| Nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club

Trent Bridge, Nottingham
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 102 runs
| T S Worthington

Stan Worthington

108; Hardstaff 134; Voce 5-42; W H Copson

Bill Copson

5-65
|-
|26
|17 Aug 1938
| Hampshire

Hampshire County Cricket Club

Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 10 wickets
| G H Pope 7-53; T B Mitchell

Thomas Mitchell (cricketer)

Thomas Bignall Mitchell was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1939....

6-96
|-
|27
|20 Aug 1938
| Sussex

Sussex County Cricket Club

The Saffrons, Eastbourne
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Langridge 114; A E Alderman

Albert Alderman

125; 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....

167; 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....

6-48
|-
|28
|24 Aug 1938
| Essex

Essex County Cricket Club

Vista Road Recreation Ground, Clacton-on-Sea
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 6 wickets
| T B Mitchell

Thomas Mitchell (cricketer)

Thomas Bignall Mitchell was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1939....

7-51; T Smith 5-55
|-
|29
|27 Aug 1938
| Leicestershire

Leicestershire County Cricket Club

Bath Grounds, Ashby-de-la-Zouch

|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| Innings and 49 runs
| T S Worthington

Stan Worthington

106; H Smith 5-75; T B Mitchell

Thomas Mitchell (cricketer)

Thomas Bignall Mitchell was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1939....

5-44 and 5-45
|-

County Championship batting averages

{| class="wikitable sortable" width="70%"
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Name !! Matches !! Inns !! Runs !! High score !! Average !! 100s
|-
| T S Worthington

Stan Worthington

||24 ||37 || 1454 ||121 || 41.54 || 5
|-
| 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 ||42 || 1453 ||167* ||40.36 || 2
|-
| A E Alderman

Albert Alderman

|| 27 ||45 || 1251 ||150 || 30.51 || 2
|-
| D Smith

Denis Smith (cricketer)

|| 25 ||41 || 1173 ||122 || 29.32 || 3
|-
| G H Pope || 26 ||39 || 903 ||85 || 29.12 || 0
|-
| AEG Rhodes

Albert Rhodes

|| 24 ||35 || 898 ||107* ||28.96 || 1
|-
| 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....

||4 ||5 || 132 ||65 || 26.40 || 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....

|| 26 ||36 || 688 ||103 || 22.19 || 1
|-
| A F Townsend

Arnold Townsend

Arnold Frederick Townsend was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire from 1934 to 1950.-Career:...

|| 10 ||15 || 225 ||68* ||17.30 || 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....

||27 ||36 || 437 ||50* ||14.56 || 0
|-
| RHR Buckston

Robin Buckston

|| 25 ||31 || 268|| 60*|| 10.72 || 0
|-
| TD Hounsfield

Thomas Hounsfield

Thomas Douglas Hounsfield was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1938 and 1939.Hounsfield was born at Hackenthorpe Farm, Yorkshire...

|| 2 ||3 || 32 ||18 || 10.66 || 0
|-
| T B Mitchell

Thomas Mitchell (cricketer)

Thomas Bignall Mitchell was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1939....

|| 27 ||35 || 243|| 23|| 8.67 || 0
|-
| W H Copson

Bill Copson

|| 23 ||27 || 68 ||12 || 3.40 || 0
|}

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....

||4230 || 2525|| 130|| 7-45 ||19.42
|-
| W H Copson

Bill Copson

|| 4270 ||1880 ||101 ||7-59 ||18.61
|-
| G H Pope || 4331 || 2005 ||91 ||7-53|| 22.03
|-
| 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....

|| 4604 || 1849 ||78|| 6-48 ||23.70
|-
| 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....

|| 1229 || 522|| 20 ||7-57|| 26.10
|-
| AEG Rhodes

Albert Rhodes

|| 1034 ||540|| 18|| 5-25|| 30.00
|-
| T S Worthington

Stan Worthington

|| 300 ||146 ||7 ||5-44|| 20.85
|-
| D Smith

Denis Smith (cricketer)

|| 52 ||32 ||1 ||1-17 ||32.00
|-
| A E Alderman

Albert Alderman

|| 6 || 0 ||0 || ||
|-
| RHR Buckston

Robin Buckston

||6 || 10|| 0 || ||
|}

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