1936 English cricket season
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The 1936 English cricket season saw Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1936
win its first-ever County Championship
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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....
win its first-ever County Championship
County Championship
The County Championship is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales...
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Honours
- County Championship - Derbyshire
- Minor Counties Championship - Hertfordshire
- Wisden - Charles BarnettCharlie Barnett (cricketer)Charles John Barnett was an English cricketer, who played in 20 Tests from 1933 to 1948...
, Bill CopsonBill CopsonBill 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...
, Alf GoverAlf GoverAlfred Richard Gover MBE was an English Test cricketer. He was the mainstay of the Surrey bowling attack during the 1930s and played four Tests before and after the Second World War...
, Vijay MerchantVijay MerchantVijaysingh Madhavji Merchant , real name Vijay Madhavji Thakersey was an Indian cricketer. A right-hand batter and occasional right-arm medium pace bowler, Merchant played first class cricket for Mumbai cricket team as well as 10 Test matches for India between 1929 and 1951...
, Stan WorthingtonStan WorthingtonThomas 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....
External sources
Annual reviews
- Wisden Cricketers Almanack 1937