Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1959

Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1959 represents 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 eighty-eight years. It was their fifty-fifth season in the County Championship

County Championship

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

and they won thirteen matches to finish seventh in the County Championship.

1959 season

Derbyshire played 28 games in the County Championship, one match against Cambridge University, and one against the touring Indians

Indian cricket team in England in 1959

The Indian cricket team toured England in the 1959 season. The team played five Test matches against England and lost them all: the first time that England had won all the matches in a five-match series...

. Despite winning thirteen matches altogether, they ended seventh in the County Championship. Donald 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...

was in his fifth season as captain and was top scorer. His 2165 runs was a record for most runs in a season for Derbyshire and he scored two centuries in a match against Kent. He was also Wisden Cricketer of the Year. Les 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...

took most wickets with 117 and achieved 9 for 17 against Cambridge University. Harold Rhodes

Harold Rhodes (cricketer)

Harold James Rhodes, sometimes called Dusty Rhodes is an English former cricketer, who played for England in 1959, for Derbyshire between 1953 and 1975, and for the MCC between 1959 and 1963...

played for England during the season.

The team included a considerable amount of fresh blood with Bob Berry

Bob Berry (cricketer)

Robert Berry was an English cricketer. He played in two Tests in 1950. He played county cricket for Lancashire from 1948 to 1954, for Worcestershire from 1955 to 1958, and for Derbyshire from 1959 to 1962...

Ian Buxton

Ian Ray Buxton was an English footballer and cricketer. He played football for four English League clubs between 1959 and 1970, and cricket for Derbyshire from 1959 to 1973, being captain between 1970 and 1972....

, Peter Eyre

Peter Eyre (cricketer)

Thomas John Peter Eyre is a former English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1959 and 1972.Eyre was born at Brough, Derbyshire. He started playing for the Derbyshire second XI in 1955 and made his first-class debut against Cambridge University in the 1959 season, before his County...

, Ian Hall

Ian Hall (cricketer)

Ian William Hall is a former English cricketer and professional footballer. He played cricket for Derbyshire between 1959 and 1972, and played football for Derby County F.C. from 1959 to 1962 and for Mansfield Town F.C. from 1962 to 1968.Hall was born at Sutton Scarsdale, Derbyshire...

, William Oates

William Oates

William Farrand Oates was an English first-class cricketer, who played for Yorkshire in 1956, and for Derbyshire from 1959 to 1965....

and William Richardson, all of whom had sustained careers with Derbyshire.

Matches

{| class="wikitable" width="100%"
! bgcolor="#efefef" colspan=6 | List of matches
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
!No.
!Date
!V
!Result
!Margin
!Notes
|-
|1
| 29 Apr 1959
| Cambridge University

Cambridge University Cricket Club

Cambridge University Cricket Club is a first-class cricket team. It now plays all but one of its first-class cricket matches as part of the Cambridge University Centre of Cricketing Excellence , which includes Anglia Ruskin University...

FP Fenner's Ground, Cambridge
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|Innings and 92 runs
| Douglas-Pennant 5-76; HL Jackson

Les Jackson

9-17
|-
|2
|09 May 1959
| 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
|4 wickets
| Subba Row 127; HJ Rhodes

Harold Rhodes (cricketer)

Harold James Rhodes, sometimes called Dusty Rhodes is an English former cricketer, who played for England in 1959, for Derbyshire between 1953 and 1975, and for the MCC between 1959 and 1963...

5-65; HL Jackson

Les Jackson

5-41
|-
|3
|13 May 1959
| 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...

Courtaulds Ground, Coventry
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|167 runs
| DB Carr

Donald Carr

143; Wheatley 5-93; HL Jackson

Les Jackson

6-53
|-
|4
|16 May 1959
| 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....

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....

Worcestershire County Cricket Club

Worcestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Worcestershire...

Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|9 wickets
| Outschoon 112; HL Jackson

Les Jackson

5-38;
|-
|7
|27 May 1959
| 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...

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="#00FF00"|Won
|6 wickets
| HL Jackson

Les Jackson

5-42
|-
|9
|06 Jun 1959
| Yorkshire

Yorkshire County Cricket Club

Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....

Bramall Lane, Sheffield
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| HL Jackson

Les Jackson

5-70; Platt 6-72
|-
|10
|10 Jun 1959
| 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 21 runs
| GW Richardson 8-64; Halfyard 7-89; HL Jackson

Les Jackson

5-38
|-
|11
|13 Jun 1959
| 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...

County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|7 wickets
| HL Jackson

Les Jackson

6-36
|-
|12
|17 Jun 1959
| 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...

Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club

Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Nottinghamshire, and the current county champions. Its limited overs team is called the Nottinghamshire Outlaws...

Trent Bridge, Nottingham
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|4 wickets
| JM Kelly 113; DC Morgan 5-45
|-
|14
|24 Jun 1959
| Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire County Cricket Club

Ashley Down Ground, Bristol
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
|Innings and 45 runs
| E Smith

Edwin Smith (cricketer)

Edwin Smith is a former county cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1951 and 1971 and took over 1200 wickets.Smith was born in Grassmoor, Derbyshire...

5-70
|-
|15
|27 Jun 1959
|Indians

Indian cricket team in England in 1959

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....

Lancashire County Cricket Club

Old Trafford, Manchester
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Marner 137; C Lee

Charles Lee (cricketer)

Charles Lee was an English first-class cricketer, who played two matches for Yorkshire in 1952, one for the Minor Counties in 1953, and 268 matches for Derbyshire between 1954 and 1964...

109; DB Carr

Donald Carr

119
|-
|18
|15 Jul 1959
| 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...

Warwickshire County Cricket Club

Ind Coope Ground, Burton-on-Trent
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
|26 runs
| M Smith 142; HL Jackson

Les Jackson

7-35 and 5-80
|-
|20
|25 Jul 1959
| 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...

Glamorgan County Cricket Club

Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Wooler 7-41; IR Buxton

Ian Buxton

5-62
|-
|22
|01 Aug 1959
| Leicestershire

Leicestershire County Cricket Club

County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Watson 150; DB Carr

Donald Carr

109
|-
|23
|05 Aug 1959
| 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...

St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|99 runs
| DB Carr

Donald Carr

156* and 109; Pettiford 5-33; GW Richardson 7-31
|-
|24
|08 Aug 1959
| Hampshire

Hampshire County Cricket Club

Hampshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Hampshire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1863 as a successor to the Hampshire county cricket teams and has played at the Antelope Ground from then until 1885, before moving to the County Ground where it...

County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|6 wickets
| IW Hall

Ian Hall (cricketer)

113; Shaekleton 7-86; E Smith

Edwin Smith (cricketer)

Edwin Smith is a former county cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1951 and 1971 and took over 1200 wickets.Smith was born in Grassmoor, Derbyshire...

5-32
|-
|25
|12 Aug 1959
| 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...

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="#00FF00"|Won
|137 runs
| Aldridge 5-55; HL Jackson

Les Jackson

5-34 and 5-26
|-
|27
|19 Aug 1959
| Essex

Essex County Cricket Club

Vista Road Recreation Ground, Clacton-on-Sea
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
|7 wickets
| Barker 128*; HL Jackson

Les Jackson

6-47
|-
|28
|22 Aug 1959
| Sussex

Sussex County Cricket Club

Manor Sports Ground, Worthing
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|5 wickets
| Lenham 104; Parks 113; 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...

118;E Smith

Edwin Smith (cricketer)

Edwin Smith is a former county cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1951 and 1971 and took over 1200 wickets.Smith was born in Grassmoor, Derbyshire...

6-44
|-
|29
|26 Aug 1959
| Nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club

County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|119 runs
| Hill 122; Cotton 5-55
|-
|30
|29 Aug 1959
| Hampshire

Hampshire County Cricket Club

County Championship batting averages

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

Donald Carr

|| 27 ||49 || 2092 ||156*|| 49.80 || 5
|-
|A Hamer

Arnold Hamer

|| 28 ||53 || 1842 ||118 || 36.84 || 1
|-
|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...

|| 28 ||50 ||1360|| 97 || 34.00 || 0
|-
|IW Hall

Ian Hall (cricketer)

|| 12 ||19 || 572 ||113 || 30.10 || 1
|-
|C Lee

Charles Lee (cricketer)

Charles Lee was an English first-class cricketer, who played two matches for Yorkshire in 1952, one for the Minor Counties in 1953, and 268 matches for Derbyshire between 1954 and 1964...

|| 26 ||49 || 1316 ||109 || 27.41 || 1
|-
|JM Kelly || 14 ||26 || 620 ||113*|| 25.83 || 1
|-
|DC Morgan || 28 ||52 || 1101 ||75 || 24.46 || 0
|-
|IR Buxton

Ian Buxton

||8 ||11 || 216 ||79 || 21.60 || 0
|-
|GW Richardson || 19 ||31 || 512|| 91 || 20.48 || 0
|-
|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...

|| 28 ||45 || 804 ||68 || 20.10 || 0
|-
|WF Oates

William Oates

William Farrand Oates was an English first-class cricketer, who played for Yorkshire in 1956, and for Derbyshire from 1959 to 1965....

|| 5 ||9 || 134 ||56 || 16.75 || 0
|-
|HJ Rhodes

Harold Rhodes (cricketer)

Harold James Rhodes, sometimes called Dusty Rhodes is an English former cricketer, who played for England in 1959, for Derbyshire between 1953 and 1975, and for the MCC between 1959 and 1963...

|| 18 ||21 || 208 ||44* ||13.86 || 0
|-
|E Smith

Edwin Smith (cricketer)

Edwin Smith is a former county cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1951 and 1971 and took over 1200 wickets.Smith was born in Grassmoor, Derbyshire...

|| 28|| 39 || 349 ||43 || 12.46 || 0
|-
|HL Jackson

Les Jackson

|| 26 ||29|| 178|| 32 || 9.36 || 0
|-
|R Berry

Bob Berry (cricketer)

|| 12 ||14 || 35 ||11*|| 5.00|| 0
|-
|TJP Eyre

Peter Eyre (cricketer)

|| 1 ||1 || 0|| 0 || 0.00 || 0
|-
|}

Additionally Ray Swallow

Ray Swallow

Raymond Swallow is a former English cricketer and footballer. He played football for Arsenal between 1955 and 1957 and cricket for MCC in 1957...

played in the match against the touring Indians.

County Championship bowling averages

{| class="wikitable sortable" width="70%"
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Name !! Balls !! Runs !! Wickets !! BB !! Average
|-
| HL Jackson

Les Jackson

||6056 || 2114 ||117 ||7-35 ||18.06
|-
| E Smith

Edwin Smith (cricketer)

Edwin Smith is a former county cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1951 and 1971 and took over 1200 wickets.Smith was born in Grassmoor, Derbyshire...

|| 4224 || 2023 ||71|| 6-44|| 28.49
|-
|HJ Rhodes

Harold Rhodes (cricketer)

Harold James Rhodes, sometimes called Dusty Rhodes is an English former cricketer, who played for England in 1959, for Derbyshire between 1953 and 1975, and for the MCC between 1959 and 1963...

|| 3294 ||1484 ||60 ||5-65|| 24.73
|-
|DC Morgan || 4223 || 1990|| 55|| 5-45 ||36.18
|-
|GW Richardson ||2609 || 1373|| 54|| 8-54|| 25.42
|-
|IR Buxton

Ian Buxton

|| 954 || 468 ||20|| 5-62|| 23.40
|-
|DB Carr

Donald Carr

|| 1237|| 734 ||18|| 3-58 ||40.77
|-
|DB Carr

Donald Carr

|| 1492 || 645 ||15 ||3-12|| 43.00
|-
|TJP Eyre

Peter Eyre (cricketer)

|| 150 || 96 ||1 ||1-75 ||96.00
|-
|C Lee

Charles Lee (cricketer)

Charles Lee was an English first-class cricketer, who played two matches for Yorkshire in 1952, one for the Minor Counties in 1953, and 268 matches for Derbyshire between 1954 and 1964...

||95 || 56 ||1 ||1-4 ||56.00
|-
|A Hamer

Arnold Hamer

|| 18 || 12 ||1 ||1-0 ||12.00
|-
|HL Johnson

Laurie Johnson (cricketer)

|| 18 || 10|| 0
|-
|IW Hall

Ian Hall (cricketer)

|| 6 || 0|| 0
|-
|GO Dawkes

George Dawkes

|| 1 || 0 || 0
|}

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