Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1950
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Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1950 was the cricket
season when the English club Derbyshire
had been playing for seventy-nine years. It was their forty-sixth season in the County Championship
and they won eight matches in the County Championship to finish in fifth place.
was captain. Alan Revill
scored most runs, and Albert Rhodes
took most wickets with 125.
Guy Willatt
joined Derbyshire as designated captain but was hampered by injury and did not fill the role until the following season. Derek Morgan who also joined was another future captain and played until 1969. A third key played making his debut was Arnold Hamer
who scored over 15,000 runs over ten years. John Kelly joined Derbyshire from Lancashire and played for ten yars and Alwyn Eato
a former footballer played for five years. Bertram Richardson
played for four years, and Mike Stevenson
who was at Camridge University played occasional games in two seasons.
! bgcolor="#efefef" colspan=6 | List of matches
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
!No.
!Date
!V
!Result
!Margin
!Notes
|-
|1
| 10 May 1950
| Surrey
Kennington Oval
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 4 wickets
| HL Jackson
5-41; Laker 5-57
|-
|2
|13 May 1950
| Northamptonshire
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 6 wickets
| AC Revill
108
|-
|3
| 20 May 1950
| Somerset
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Hazell 6-76; AEG Rhodes
5-14
|-
|4
| 24 May 1950
| Middlesex
Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
|
|-
|5
| 27 May 1950
| Warwickshire
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Dollery 163; Pritchard 6-78
|-
|6
| 31 May 1950
| Leicestershire
Grace Road, Leicester
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 4 wickets
| Tompkin 130; AC Revill
119; Lester 6-87
|-
|7
| 03 Jun 1950
| Yorkshire
Park Avenue Cricket Ground, Bradford
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 79 runs
| D Smith
122; Len Hutton
107; AEG Rhodes
6-74
|-
| 8
| 07 Jun 1950
| Worcestershire
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 65 runs
| HL Jackson
6-57
|-
|9
| 10 Jun 1950
| Oxford University
The University Parks, Oxford
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| PDS Blake 101; AEG Rhodes
7-68
|-
|10
| 14 Jun 1950
| Glamorgan
The Gnoll, Neath
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 92 runs
| HL Jackson
5-38 and 6-63; Trick 5-18
|-
|11
| 17 Jun 1950
| Gloucestershire
Ashley Down Ground, Bristol
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 81 runs
| Young 117; HL Jackson
6-37; Cook 6-82; Goddard 7-42
|-
| 12
| 21 Jun 1950
| Glamorgan
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
|
|-
| 13
| 24 Jun 1950
| Lancashire
Park Road Ground, Buxton
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Ikin 103; Tattershall 6-46;
|-
| 14
| 28 Jun 1950
| Yorkshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 7 wickets
| Halliday 144; AEG Rhodes
5-82
|-
|15
| 01 Jul 1950
| Nottinghamshire
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 1 wicket
| CS Elliott
158; Jepson 5-68
|-
|16
| 05 Jul 1950
| Worcestershire
County Ground, New Road, Worcester
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 4 wickets
| Jenkins 7-31; P Jackson 7-107
|-
|17
| 08 Jul 1950
| Lancashire
Old Trafford, Manchester
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 83 runs
| AC Revill
109; AEG Rhodes
5-79; Tattershall 5-72
|-
| 18
| 12 Jul 1950
| Hampshire
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| TA Hall 5-60
|-
| 19
| 15 Jul 1950
| West Indian cricket team in England 1950
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| C Gladwin
6-40
|-
| 20
| 22 Jul 1950
| Essex
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 6 wickets
| Bailey 5-54
|-
| 21
| 26 Jul 1950
| Sussex
Ind Coope Ground, Burton-on-Trent
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Langridge 184; HL Jackson
5-27
|-
| 22
| 29 Jul 1950
| Hampshire
County Ground, Southampton
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 49 runs
| Knott 5-83 and 7-93; C Gladwin
5-51
|-
|23
| 05 Aug 1950
| Warwickshire
Edgbaston, Birmingham
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 8 wickets
| Grove 6-60; HL Jackson
5-22 and 5-76
|-
|24
| 09 Aug 1950
| Gloucestershire
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| DM Young 149
|-
| 25
| 12 Aug 1950
| Nottinghamshire
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| AEG Rhodes
6-69; Butler 5-38
|-
|26
| 16 Aug 1950
| Leicestershire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Berry 118
|-
| 27
| 19 Aug 1950
| Kent
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| Innings and 98 runs
| C Gladwin
6-56
|-
| 28
| 23 Aug 1950
| Kent
Crabble Athletic Ground, Dover
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 9 wickets
| C Gladwin
7-73; Wright 6-45
|-
| 29
| 26 Aug 1950
| Essex
Southchurch Park, Southend-on-Sea
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 10 wickets
| JM Kelly 130; Gladwin 7-80
|-
|30
| 30 Aug 1950
| Sussex
County Ground, Hove
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
|
|-
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Name !! Matches !! Inns !! Runs !! High score !! Average !! 100s
|-
| R Sale
|| 2 ||2 || 77 ||73 || 77.00 || 0
|-
| DB Carr
|| 3 ||6 || 215 ||84 || 43.00 || 0
|-
| JD Eggar
|| 5|| 5|| 151 ||90*|| 37.75 || 0
|-
| AC Revill
|| 28 ||48 || 1542|| 119 || 35.86 || 3
|-
| D Smith
|| 22 ||39 || 1117 ||122* ||33.84 || 1
|-
| A Hamer
||21|| 37 || 1029 ||80 || 28.58 || 0
|-
| CS Elliott
|| 28 ||49 || 1336 ||158 || 27.83 || 1
|-
| JM Kelly || 18 ||32 || 742 ||130 || 23.93 || 1
|-
| P Vaulkhard
|| 27 ||45 || 894 ||98 || 21.28 || 0
|-
| C Gladwin
|| 16 ||19 || 283 ||77*|| 20.21 || 0
|-
| AEG Rhodes
|| 28 ||45 || 684 ||75 ||16.68|| 0
|-
| DC Morgan || 27 ||39 || 469 ||57 ||16.17 || 0
|-
| GO Dawkes
|| 23 ||37 || 406 ||56 || 13.53|| 0
|-
| TA Hall || 11 ||18 || 186|| 52 ||10.94 || 0
|-
| A F Townsend
|| 2 ||3 || 28 ||24 || 9.33 || 0
|-
| A Eato
|| 1 ||1 || 9|| 9 ||9.00 || 0
|-
| BH Richardson
|| 13 ||15 || 78 ||22 || 8.66 || 0
|-
| HL Johnson
|| 5 ||8 || 67 ||33 || 8.37 || 0
|-
| MH Stevenson
||2 ||3 || 23 ||15 || 7.66 || 0
|-
| HL Jackson
|| 23|| 28 || 64|| 19*|| 3.76 || 0
|-
| T R Armstrong
|| 1 ||1 || 3|| 3 || 3.00 || 0
|-
| W H Copson
|| 1 ||2 || 1 ||1 || 1.00 || 0
|-
| GL Willatt
||1 ||1 || 2 ||2*|| || 0
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable" width="80%"
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! colspan=7| Leading first-class batsmen for Derbyshire by runs scored
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Name
! Mat
! Inns
! Runs
! HS
! Ave
! 100
|-
| AC Revill
|| 30 || 51 || 1643|| 119 || 32.21 || 3
|-
| CS Elliott
|| 30 || 52 || 1454 ||158 || 27.96 || 1
|-
| D Smith
|| 22 ||39 || 1117 ||122* ||33.84 || 1
|-
| A Hamer
||22|| 39 || 1133 ||80 || 29.05 || 0
|-
| P Vaulkhard
|| 29 ||48 || 940 ||98 || 19.58 || 0
|-
|}
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Name !! Balls !! Runs !! Wickets !! BB !! Average
|-
| AEG Rhodes
|| 6206 || 2576 ||114|| 6-69|| 22.59
|-
| HL Jackson
|| 4213 || 1726|| 89 ||6-37 ||19.39
|-
| C Gladwin
|| 3967||1406 ||77|| 7-73 ||18.25
|-
| DC Morgan || 3583||1751|| 63 ||4-52|| 27.79
|-
| TA Hall || 1593 || 884 ||32 ||5-60|| 27.62
|-
| BH Richardson
|| 1264 || 562|| 21|| 4-39 ||26.76
|-
| A Hamer
|| 473 || 209 ||15|| 4-27|| 13.93
|-
| DB Carr
|| 224||110|| 4|| 4-54 ||27.50
|-
| W H Copson
|| 264||97|| 2|| 2-55|| 48.50
|-
| HL Johnson
|| 36 || 26 ||1 ||1-11 ||26.00
|-
| T R Armstrong
|| 126||56|| 0|| ||
|-
| A Eato
|| 84 ||60|| 0 || ||
|-
| AC Revill
|| 48 || 24|| 0 || ||
|-
| P Vaulkhard
|| 42 ||36|| 0 || ||
|-
| D Smith
||34||17 ||0|| ||
|-
|| CS Elliott
|| 12 || 21 ||0 || ||
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable" width="80%"
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! colspan=6| Leading first class bowlers for Derbyshire by wickets taken
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Name
! Balls
! Runs
! Wkts
! BBI
! Ave
|-
| AEG Rhodes
|| 6710 || 2760 || 125 || 7-68 || 22.08
|-
| HL Jackson
|| 4577 || 1882 || 92 ||6-37 || 20.45
|-
| C Gladwin
|| 4231 ||1473 || 85 || 7-73 || 17.32
|-
| DC Morgan || 3583||1751|| 63 ||4-52|| 27.79
|-
| TA Hall || 1641 || 908 || 32 ||5-60|| 28.37
|-
|}
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 seventy-nine years. It was their forty-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 eight matches in the County Championship to finish in fifth place.
1950 season
Derbyshire played 28 matches in the County Championship, one against Oxford University and one against the touring West Indies. Pat VaulkhardPat Vaulkhard
Patrick Vaulkhard was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Nottinghamshire in 1934 and for Derbyshire between 1946 and 1952, being captain in 1950....
was captain. Alan Revill
Alan Revill
Alan Revill was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1946 and 1957 and for Leicestershire from 1958 to 1960. He scored over 15,000 first-class runs....
scored most runs, and Albert 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...
took most wickets with 125.
Guy Willatt
Guy Willatt
Guy Longfield Willatt was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Cambridge University from 1938 to 1947, for Nottinghamshire from 1939 to 1948, for Scotland from 1948 to 1950 and for Derbyshire from 1950 to 1956. He was captain of Derbyshire from 1951 to 1954 and also played for...
joined Derbyshire as designated captain but was hampered by injury and did not fill the role until the following season. Derek Morgan who also joined was another future captain and played until 1969. A third key played making his debut was Arnold Hamer
Arnold Hamer
Arnold Hamer was a first-class cricketer, who played for Yorkshire in 1938, and for Derbyshire between 1950 and 1960, scoring over 15,000 runs in first-class cricket. He also played as a footballer, playing eight games for York City in 1938.-Early career:Hamer was born in Huddersfield, Yorkshire...
who scored over 15,000 runs over ten years. John Kelly joined Derbyshire from Lancashire and played for ten yars and Alwyn Eato
Alwyn Eato
Alwyn Eato born Alwyne Eato was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire between 1950 and 1955....
a former footballer played for five years. Bertram Richardson
Bertram Richardson
Bertram Harold Richardson is a former English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire from 1950 to 1953Richardson was born at Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire. He joined Derbyshire at the start of the 1950 season and went on to play in the first and second XI...
played for four years, and Mike Stevenson
Mike Stevenson
Michael Hamilton Stevenson was a schoolmaster, journalist and cricketer who played for Cambridge University, Derbyshire, Ireland and MCC between 1949 and 1969....
who was at Camridge University played occasional games in two seasons.
Matches
{| class="wikitable" width="100%"! bgcolor="#efefef" colspan=6 | List of matches
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
!No.
!Date
!V
!Result
!Margin
!Notes
|-
|1
| 10 May 1950
| 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
| 4 wickets
| HL Jackson
Les Jackson
Les Jackson was an English cricketer. A fast or fast-medium bowler renowned for his accurate bowling and particular hostility on uncovered wickets, he played county cricket for Derbyshire from 1947 to 1963, and was regularly at, or near the top of, the English bowling averages...
5-41; Laker 5-57
|-
|2
|13 May 1950
| 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="#00FF00"|Won
| 6 wickets
| AC Revill
Alan Revill
Alan Revill was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1946 and 1957 and for Leicestershire from 1958 to 1960. He scored over 15,000 first-class runs....
108
|-
|3
| 20 May 1950
| 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="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Hazell 6-76; 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...
5-14
|-
|4
| 24 May 1950
| Middlesex
Middlesex County Cricket Club
Middlesex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Middlesex. It was announced in February 2009 that Middlesex changed their limited overs name from the Middlesex Crusaders, to the...
Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
|
|-
|5
| 27 May 1950
| Warwickshire
Warwickshire County Cricket Club
Warwickshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Warwickshire. Its limited overs team is called the Warwickshire Bears. Their kit colours are black and gold and the shirt sponsor...
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Dollery 163; Pritchard 6-78
|-
|6
| 31 May 1950
| 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....
Grace Road, Leicester
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 4 wickets
| Tompkin 130; AC Revill
Alan Revill
Alan Revill was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1946 and 1957 and for Leicestershire from 1958 to 1960. He scored over 15,000 first-class runs....
119; Lester 6-87
|-
|7
| 03 Jun 1950
| 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....
Park Avenue Cricket Ground, Bradford
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 79 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...
122; Len Hutton
Len Hutton
Sir Leonard "Len" Hutton was an English Test cricketer, who played for Yorkshire County Cricket Club and England in the years around the Second World War as an opening batsman. He was described by Wisden Cricketer's Almanack as one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket...
107; 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...
6-74
|-
| 8
| 07 Jun 1950
| 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...
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 65 runs
| HL Jackson
Les Jackson
Les Jackson was an English cricketer. A fast or fast-medium bowler renowned for his accurate bowling and particular hostility on uncovered wickets, he played county cricket for Derbyshire from 1947 to 1963, and was regularly at, or near the top of, the English bowling averages...
6-57
|-
|9
| 10 Jun 1950
| Oxford University
Oxford University Cricket Club
Oxford University Cricket Club is a first-class cricket team, representing the University of Oxford. It plays its home games at the University Parks in Oxford, England...
The University Parks, Oxford
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| PDS Blake 101; 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...
7-68
|-
|10
| 14 Jun 1950
| Glamorgan
Glamorgan County Cricket Club
Glamorgan County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Glamorgan aka Glamorganshire . Glamorgan CCC is the only Welsh first-class cricket club. Glamorgan CCC have won the English County...
The Gnoll, Neath
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 92 runs
| HL Jackson
Les Jackson
Les Jackson was an English cricketer. A fast or fast-medium bowler renowned for his accurate bowling and particular hostility on uncovered wickets, he played county cricket for Derbyshire from 1947 to 1963, and was regularly at, or near the top of, the English bowling averages...
5-38 and 6-63; Trick 5-18
|-
|11
| 17 Jun 1950
| 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
| 81 runs
| Young 117; HL Jackson
Les Jackson
Les Jackson was an English cricketer. A fast or fast-medium bowler renowned for his accurate bowling and particular hostility on uncovered wickets, he played county cricket for Derbyshire from 1947 to 1963, and was regularly at, or near the top of, the English bowling averages...
6-37; Cook 6-82; Goddard 7-42
|-
| 12
| 21 Jun 1950
| Glamorgan
Glamorgan County Cricket Club
Glamorgan County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Glamorgan aka Glamorganshire . Glamorgan CCC is the only Welsh first-class cricket club. Glamorgan CCC have won the English County...
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
|
|-
| 13
| 24 Jun 1950
| 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
|
| Ikin 103; Tattershall 6-46;
|-
| 14
| 28 Jun 1950
| 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
| 7 wickets
| Halliday 144; 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...
5-82
|-
|15
| 01 Jul 1950
| 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="#FF0000"|Lost
| 1 wicket
| CS 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...
158; Jepson 5-68
|-
|16
| 05 Jul 1950
| 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
| 4 wickets
| Jenkins 7-31; P Jackson 7-107
|-
|17
| 08 Jul 1950
| 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
| 83 runs
| AC Revill
Alan Revill
Alan Revill was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1946 and 1957 and for Leicestershire from 1958 to 1960. He scored over 15,000 first-class runs....
109; 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...
5-79; Tattershall 5-72
|-
| 18
| 12 Jul 1950
| 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="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| TA Hall 5-60
|-
| 19
| 15 Jul 1950
| West Indian cricket team in England 1950
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| C Gladwin
Cliff Gladwin
Clifford Gladwin was an English cricketer, who played for Derbyshire from 1939 to 1958, and in eight Tests for England from 1947 to 1949...
6-40
|-
| 20
| 22 Jul 1950
| 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
| 6 wickets
| Bailey 5-54
|-
| 21
| 26 Jul 1950
| 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...
Ind Coope Ground, Burton-on-Trent
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Langridge 184; HL Jackson
Les Jackson
Les Jackson was an English cricketer. A fast or fast-medium bowler renowned for his accurate bowling and particular hostility on uncovered wickets, he played county cricket for Derbyshire from 1947 to 1963, and was regularly at, or near the top of, the English bowling averages...
5-27
|-
| 22
| 29 Jul 1950
| 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, Southampton
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 49 runs
| Knott 5-83 and 7-93; C Gladwin
Cliff Gladwin
Clifford Gladwin was an English cricketer, who played for Derbyshire from 1939 to 1958, and in eight Tests for England from 1947 to 1949...
5-51
|-
|23
| 05 Aug 1950
| 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="#00FF00"|Won
| 8 wickets
| Grove 6-60; HL Jackson
Les Jackson
Les Jackson was an English cricketer. A fast or fast-medium bowler renowned for his accurate bowling and particular hostility on uncovered wickets, he played county cricket for Derbyshire from 1947 to 1963, and was regularly at, or near the top of, the English bowling averages...
5-22 and 5-76
|-
|24
| 09 Aug 1950
| 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
|
| DM Young 149
|-
| 25
| 12 Aug 1950
| 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
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| 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...
6-69; Butler 5-38
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|26
| 16 Aug 1950
| 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
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| Berry 118
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| 27
| 19 Aug 1950
| 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...
County Ground, Derby
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| Innings and 98 runs
| C Gladwin
Cliff Gladwin
Clifford Gladwin was an English cricketer, who played for Derbyshire from 1939 to 1958, and in eight Tests for England from 1947 to 1949...
6-56
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| 28
| 23 Aug 1950
| 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="#FF0000"|Lost
| 9 wickets
| C Gladwin
Cliff Gladwin
Clifford Gladwin was an English cricketer, who played for Derbyshire from 1939 to 1958, and in eight Tests for England from 1947 to 1949...
7-73; Wright 6-45
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| 29
| 26 Aug 1950
| 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...
Southchurch Park, Southend-on-Sea
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| 10 wickets
| JM Kelly 130; Gladwin 7-80
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|30
| 30 Aug 1950
| 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
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County Championship batting averages
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="90%"|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Name !! Matches !! Inns !! Runs !! High score !! Average !! 100s
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| R Sale
Dick Sale
Richard Sale was an English schoolmaster and cricketer who played for Warwickshire between 1939 and 1947 and for Derbyshire between 1949 and 1954....
|| 2 ||2 || 77 ||73 || 77.00 || 0
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| DB Carr
Donald Carr
Donald Bryce Carr is a former English cricketer who played for Derbyshire from 1946 to 1967, for Oxford University from 1948 to 1951, and twice for England in 1951/52. He captained Derbyshire between 1955 and 1962, and scored over 10,000 runs for the county...
|| 3 ||6 || 215 ||84 || 43.00 || 0
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| JD Eggar
John Eggar
John Drennan Eggar was an English schoolmaster and cricketer who played first-class cricket for Oxford University and Hampshire in 1938 and for Derbyshire from 1946 to 1954....
|| 5|| 5|| 151 ||90*|| 37.75 || 0
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| AC Revill
Alan Revill
Alan Revill was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1946 and 1957 and for Leicestershire from 1958 to 1960. He scored over 15,000 first-class runs....
|| 28 ||48 || 1542|| 119 || 35.86 || 3
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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...
|| 22 ||39 || 1117 ||122* ||33.84 || 1
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| A Hamer
Arnold Hamer
Arnold Hamer was a first-class cricketer, who played for Yorkshire in 1938, and for Derbyshire between 1950 and 1960, scoring over 15,000 runs in first-class cricket. He also played as a footballer, playing eight games for York City in 1938.-Early career:Hamer was born in Huddersfield, Yorkshire...
||21|| 37 || 1029 ||80 || 28.58 || 0
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| CS 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...
|| 28 ||49 || 1336 ||158 || 27.83 || 1
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| JM Kelly || 18 ||32 || 742 ||130 || 23.93 || 1
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| P Vaulkhard
Pat Vaulkhard
Patrick Vaulkhard was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Nottinghamshire in 1934 and for Derbyshire between 1946 and 1952, being captain in 1950....
|| 27 ||45 || 894 ||98 || 21.28 || 0
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| C Gladwin
Cliff Gladwin
Clifford Gladwin was an English cricketer, who played for Derbyshire from 1939 to 1958, and in eight Tests for England from 1947 to 1949...
|| 16 ||19 || 283 ||77*|| 20.21 || 0
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| 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...
|| 28 ||45 || 684 ||75 ||16.68|| 0
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| DC Morgan || 27 ||39 || 469 ||57 ||16.17 || 0
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| GO Dawkes
George Dawkes
George Owen Dawkes was a first-class cricketer who played for Leicestershire between 1937 and 1939 and for Derbyshire between 1947 and 1961 as a wicket keeper and a lower-order right-handed batsman...
|| 23 ||37 || 406 ||56 || 13.53|| 0
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| TA Hall || 11 ||18 || 186|| 52 ||10.94 || 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:...
|| 2 ||3 || 28 ||24 || 9.33 || 0
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| A Eato
Alwyn Eato
Alwyn Eato born Alwyne Eato was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire between 1950 and 1955....
|| 1 ||1 || 9|| 9 ||9.00 || 0
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| BH Richardson
Bertram Richardson
Bertram Harold Richardson is a former English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire from 1950 to 1953Richardson was born at Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire. He joined Derbyshire at the start of the 1950 season and went on to play in the first and second XI...
|| 13 ||15 || 78 ||22 || 8.66 || 0
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| HL Johnson
Laurie Johnson (cricketer)
Hubert Laurence Johnson is a West Indies born cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1949 and 1966. He scored over 14,000 runs for the club in the first-class game.Johnson was born at Pine Hill, St Michael, Barbados...
|| 5 ||8 || 67 ||33 || 8.37 || 0
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| MH Stevenson
Mike Stevenson
Michael Hamilton Stevenson was a schoolmaster, journalist and cricketer who played for Cambridge University, Derbyshire, Ireland and MCC between 1949 and 1969....
||2 ||3 || 23 ||15 || 7.66 || 0
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| HL Jackson
Les Jackson
Les Jackson was an English cricketer. A fast or fast-medium bowler renowned for his accurate bowling and particular hostility on uncovered wickets, he played county cricket for Derbyshire from 1947 to 1963, and was regularly at, or near the top of, the English bowling averages...
|| 23|| 28 || 64|| 19*|| 3.76 || 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...
|| 1 ||1 || 3|| 3 || 3.00 || 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...
|| 1 ||2 || 1 ||1 || 1.00 || 0
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| GL Willatt
Guy Willatt
Guy Longfield Willatt was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Cambridge University from 1938 to 1947, for Nottinghamshire from 1939 to 1948, for Scotland from 1948 to 1950 and for Derbyshire from 1950 to 1956. He was captain of Derbyshire from 1951 to 1954 and also played for...
||1 ||1 || 2 ||2*|| || 0
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{| class="wikitable" width="80%"
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! colspan=7| Leading first-class batsmen for Derbyshire by runs scored
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Name
! Mat
! Inns
! Runs
! HS
! Ave
Batting average
Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters. The two statistics are related in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages.- Cricket :...
! 100
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| AC Revill
Alan Revill
Alan Revill was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1946 and 1957 and for Leicestershire from 1958 to 1960. He scored over 15,000 first-class runs....
|| 30 || 51 || 1643|| 119 || 32.21 || 3
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| CS 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...
|| 30 || 52 || 1454 ||158 || 27.96 || 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...
|| 22 ||39 || 1117 ||122* ||33.84 || 1
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| A Hamer
Arnold Hamer
Arnold Hamer was a first-class cricketer, who played for Yorkshire in 1938, and for Derbyshire between 1950 and 1960, scoring over 15,000 runs in first-class cricket. He also played as a footballer, playing eight games for York City in 1938.-Early career:Hamer was born in Huddersfield, Yorkshire...
||22|| 39 || 1133 ||80 || 29.05 || 0
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| P Vaulkhard
Pat Vaulkhard
Patrick Vaulkhard was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Nottinghamshire in 1934 and for Derbyshire between 1946 and 1952, being captain in 1950....
|| 29 ||48 || 940 ||98 || 19.58 || 0
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County Championship bowling averages
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="90%"|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Name !! Balls !! Runs !! Wickets !! BB !! Average
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| 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...
|| 6206 || 2576 ||114|| 6-69|| 22.59
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| HL Jackson
Les Jackson
Les Jackson was an English cricketer. A fast or fast-medium bowler renowned for his accurate bowling and particular hostility on uncovered wickets, he played county cricket for Derbyshire from 1947 to 1963, and was regularly at, or near the top of, the English bowling averages...
|| 4213 || 1726|| 89 ||6-37 ||19.39
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| C Gladwin
Cliff Gladwin
Clifford Gladwin was an English cricketer, who played for Derbyshire from 1939 to 1958, and in eight Tests for England from 1947 to 1949...
|| 3967||1406 ||77|| 7-73 ||18.25
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| DC Morgan || 3583||1751|| 63 ||4-52|| 27.79
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| TA Hall || 1593 || 884 ||32 ||5-60|| 27.62
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| BH Richardson
Bertram Richardson
Bertram Harold Richardson is a former English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire from 1950 to 1953Richardson was born at Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire. He joined Derbyshire at the start of the 1950 season and went on to play in the first and second XI...
|| 1264 || 562|| 21|| 4-39 ||26.76
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| A Hamer
Arnold Hamer
Arnold Hamer was a first-class cricketer, who played for Yorkshire in 1938, and for Derbyshire between 1950 and 1960, scoring over 15,000 runs in first-class cricket. He also played as a footballer, playing eight games for York City in 1938.-Early career:Hamer was born in Huddersfield, Yorkshire...
|| 473 || 209 ||15|| 4-27|| 13.93
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| DB Carr
Donald Carr
Donald Bryce Carr is a former English cricketer who played for Derbyshire from 1946 to 1967, for Oxford University from 1948 to 1951, and twice for England in 1951/52. He captained Derbyshire between 1955 and 1962, and scored over 10,000 runs for the county...
|| 224||110|| 4|| 4-54 ||27.50
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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...
|| 264||97|| 2|| 2-55|| 48.50
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| HL Johnson
Laurie Johnson (cricketer)
Hubert Laurence Johnson is a West Indies born cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1949 and 1966. He scored over 14,000 runs for the club in the first-class game.Johnson was born at Pine Hill, St Michael, Barbados...
|| 36 || 26 ||1 ||1-11 ||26.00
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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...
|| 126||56|| 0|| ||
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| A Eato
Alwyn Eato
Alwyn Eato born Alwyne Eato was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire between 1950 and 1955....
|| 84 ||60|| 0 || ||
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| AC Revill
Alan Revill
Alan Revill was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1946 and 1957 and for Leicestershire from 1958 to 1960. He scored over 15,000 first-class runs....
|| 48 || 24|| 0 || ||
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| P Vaulkhard
Pat Vaulkhard
Patrick Vaulkhard was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Nottinghamshire in 1934 and for Derbyshire between 1946 and 1952, being captain in 1950....
|| 42 ||36|| 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...
||34||17 ||0|| ||
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|| CS 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...
|| 12 || 21 ||0 || ||
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{| class="wikitable" width="80%"
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! colspan=6| Leading first class bowlers for Derbyshire by wickets taken
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Name
! Balls
! Runs
! Wkts
! BBI
! Ave
Bowling average
Bowling average is a statistic measuring the performance of bowlers in the sport of cricket.A bowler's bowling average is defined as the total number of runs conceded by the bowlers divided by the number of wickets taken by the bowler, so the lower the average the better. It is similar to earned...
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| 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...
|| 6710 || 2760 || 125 || 7-68 || 22.08
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| HL Jackson
Les Jackson
Les Jackson was an English cricketer. A fast or fast-medium bowler renowned for his accurate bowling and particular hostility on uncovered wickets, he played county cricket for Derbyshire from 1947 to 1963, and was regularly at, or near the top of, the English bowling averages...
|| 4577 || 1882 || 92 ||6-37 || 20.45
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| C Gladwin
Cliff Gladwin
Clifford Gladwin was an English cricketer, who played for Derbyshire from 1939 to 1958, and in eight Tests for England from 1947 to 1949...
|| 4231 ||1473 || 85 || 7-73 || 17.32
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| DC Morgan || 3583||1751|| 63 ||4-52|| 27.79
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| TA Hall || 1641 || 908 || 32 ||5-60|| 28.37
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Wicket Keeping
- GO DawkesGeorge DawkesGeorge Owen Dawkes was a first-class cricketer who played for Leicestershire between 1937 and 1939 and for Derbyshire between 1947 and 1961 as a wicket keeper and a lower-order right-handed batsman...
First Class Catches 49, Stumping 10 - D SmithDenis 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...
First Class Catches 20, Stumping 1