Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1931
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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.
to become captain in 1931. Building on the efforts of Guy Jackson
and with the help of the coach, Sam Cadman
, Richardson set about building the team that became a match-winning combination and took the championship in 1936
.
Derbyshire played 28 games in the County Championship, and one match against the touring New Zealanders. Denis Smith
was top scorer with two centuries. Veteran Archibald Slater
, in his last season, took 106 wickets closely followed by Thomas Mitchell
on 105.
The only new arrival in the Derbyshire side in 1931 was Alan Skinner
who was to see many years service with the club.
! bgcolor="#efefef" colspan=6 | List of matches
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
!No.
!Date
!V
!Result
!Margin
!Notes
|
|-
|1
|02 May 1931
| Leicestershire
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
|
|-
|2
|06 May 1931
| Gloucestershire
The Victoria Ground, Cheltenham
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
|4 wickets
|Parker 6-41 and 8-50
|-
|3
| 09 May 1931
| Surrey
Kennington Oval
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| A E Alderman
113; Fender 100
|-
|4
| 16 May 1931
| Kent
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
|9 wickets
| Freeman 5-63; AG Slater
8-63
|-
|5
| 20 May 1931
| Essex
County Ground, Leyton
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| D Smith
131; GM Lee
147
|-
|6
| 23 May 1931
| Warwickshire
Edgbaston, Birmingham
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Croom 103; Paine 6-80
|-
|7
| 27 May 1931
| Worcestershire
County Ground, New Road, Worcester
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
|
|-
|8
| 30 May 1931
| Sussex
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|Innings and 188 runs
| T B Mitchell
6-11 and 6-19
|-
|9
| 06 Jun 1931
| Nottinghamshire
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
|L F Townsend
6-59
|-
|10
| 13 Jun 1931
|New Zealand County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
|Not a County Championship match
T B Mitchell
5-97
|-
|11
| 17 Jun 1931
| Essex
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
|AG Slater
8-51
|-
|12
| 20 Jun 1931
|Hampshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|8 wickets
| D Smith
108; T B Mitchell
5-47
|-
|13
| 24 Jun 1931
| Glamorgan
Cardiff Arms Park
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
|
|-
|14
| 27 Jun 1931
| Worcestershire
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|7 wickets
|Gibbons 109; Root 5-113; H Storer
5-32
|-
|15
| 01 Jul 1931
| Surrey
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| T B Mitchell
6-157; Fender 6-102
|-
|16
| 04 Jul 1931
| Leicestershire
Bath Grounds, Ashby-de-la-Zouch
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| AG Slater
5-28
|-
|17
| 08 Jul 1931
| Sussex
County Ground, Hove
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
|Innings and 14 runs
| Wensley 6-47 and 6-48; T S Worthington
5-80
|-
|18
| 11 Jul 1931
|Hampshire
County Ground, Southampton
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|145 runs
| Baring 5-85; L F Townsend
6-23;
|-
|19
| 18 Jul 1931
| Gloucestershire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
|18 runs
| T B Mitchell
6-79; Goddard 8-79; Parker 6-64
|-
|20
| 22 Jul 1931
| Northamptonshire
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|6 wickets
| GM Lee
173; Timms 147; T B Mitchell
5-39
|-
|21
| 25 Jul 1931
| Middlesex
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Peebles 5-58; AG Slater
5-32
|-
|22
| 29 Jul 1931
|Lancashire
Park Road Ground, Buxton
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| L F Townsend
6-49; Hopwood 5-52
|-
|23
| 01 Aug 1931
| Warwickshire
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
|9 wickets
| Partridge 5-47; Paine 5-67
|-
|24
| 05 Aug 1931
| Kent
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| L F Townsend
5-78; Freeman 5-77; Marriott 5-42
|-
|25
| 08 Aug 1931
| Nottinghamshire
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
|
|-
|26
| 15 Aug 1931
| Northamptonshire
County Ground, Northampton
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|Innings and 71 runs
| GM Lee
141; L F Townsend
8-45;
|-
|27
| 19 Aug 1931
| Middlesex
Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood
|No play
|
|Match abandoned
|-
|28
| 22 Aug 1931
| Glamorgan
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|184 runs
| Ryan 7-105; AG Slater
5-27; Mercer 5-37;
|-
|29
| 26 Aug 1931
|Lancashire
Stanley Park, Blackpool
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
|3 wickets
| AG Slater
5-22; Tyldesley 6-21
|-
|
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Name !! Matches !! Inns !! Runs !! High score !! Average !!100s
|-
|GM Lee
|| 26|| 39 ||1152 ||173 || 32.91 || 3
|-
|H Storer
||22 ||35 ||1028 ||115* ||32.12 || 1
|-
|D Smith
||27|| 43 ||1214 ||131 || 31.12 || 2
|-
|A E Alderman
||27 ||40 ||895 ||113* ||27.96 || 1
|-
|GR Jackson
||7 ||11 ||270 ||81 || 24.54 || 0
|-
|L F Townsend
|| 25 ||33 ||673 ||80* ||21.70 || 0
|-
||T S Worthington
|| 27 ||37 ||589 ||45 || 19.00 || 0
|-
|A V Pope
|| 2|| 3 ||36 ||16 || 18.00 || 0
|-
|JM Hutchinson
||9 ||14 ||218 ||71 || 16.76 || 0
|-
|AG Slater
|| 27 ||35 ||483 ||52 || 15.58 || 0
|-
|A W Richardson
|| 26|| 32 ||374 ||49 || 13.35 || 0
|-
|T B Mitchell
||27|| 28 ||182 ||29 || 10.70 || 0
|-
|H Elliott
|| 27 ||32 ||264 ||37 || 9.77 || 0
|-
|NM Ford
||2 ||4 ||26 ||24 || 6.50 || 0
|-
|CC Clarke
|| 4 ||6 ||36 ||21 || 6.00 || 0
|-
|JDH Gilbert
||5 ||3 ||12 ||6 || 4.00 || 0
|-
|A F Skinner
|| 1|| 1 ||4 ||4 || 4.00 || 0
|-
|T R Armstrong
||6 ||8 ||18 ||15 || 3.00 || 0
|-
|}
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Name !! Balls !! Runs !! Wickets !! BB !! Average
|-
|AG Slater
|| 5526 || 1714 ||106 ||8-51 ||16.16
|-
|T B Mitchell
||5525 || 2218 ||105 ||6-11 ||21.12
|-
|L F Townsend
|| 3072 || 1098 ||72|| 8-45 ||15.25
|-
||T S Worthington
|| 3882 || 1362 ||57|| 5-80 ||23.89
|-
|H Storer
||958 || 408 ||16|| 5-32|| 25.50
|-
|GM Lee
||922 || 347 ||14|| 4-34 ||24.78
|-
|T R Armstrong
|| 335 || 85 ||7|| 2-9 ||12.14
|-
|A V Pope
||342 || 114 ||6 ||4-54 ||19.00
|-
|D Smith
|| 156 || 42|| 0
|-
|A E Alderman
|| 24 ||10 ||0
|-
|GR Jackson
|| 17 ||20 ||0
|-
|A W Richardson
|| 12 || 6 ||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...
had been playing for sixty years. It was their thirty-third season in the County Championship
County Championship
The County Championship is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales...
and they won seven matches to finish seventh.
1931 season
Derbyshire were fortunate in persuading 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...
to become captain in 1931. Building on the efforts of Guy 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....
and with the help of the coach, Sam Cadman
Samuel Cadman
Samuel William Anthony Cadman was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire for over quarter of a century between 1900 and 1926...
, Richardson set about building the team that became a match-winning combination and took the championship in 1936
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....
.
Derbyshire played 28 games in the County Championship, and one match against the touring New Zealanders. 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 with two centuries. Veteran Archibald Slater
Archibald Slater
Archibald Gilbert Slater was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1911 and 1931.Slater was born at Pilsley, Derbyshire the son of Henry Slater and his wife Sarah Bestwick His father had played for Derbyshire between 1882 and 1887.Slater made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1911...
, in his last season, took 106 wickets closely followed by Thomas Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell (cricketer)
Thomas Bignall Mitchell was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1939....
on 105.
The only new arrival in the Derbyshire side in 1931 was Alan 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....
who was to see many years service with the club.
Matches
{| class="wikitable" width="100%"! bgcolor="#efefef" colspan=6 | List of matches
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
!No.
!Date
!V
!Result
!Margin
!Notes
|
|-
|1
|02 May 1931
| 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="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
|
|-
|2
|06 May 1931
| 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 Victoria Ground, Cheltenham
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
|4 wickets
|Parker 6-41 and 8-50
|-
|3
| 09 May 1931
| 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="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| 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...
113; Fender 100
|-
|4
| 16 May 1931
| 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
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
|9 wickets
| Freeman 5-63; AG Slater
Archibald Slater
Archibald Gilbert Slater was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1911 and 1931.Slater was born at Pilsley, Derbyshire the son of Henry Slater and his wife Sarah Bestwick His father had played for Derbyshire between 1882 and 1887.Slater made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1911...
8-63
|-
|5
| 20 May 1931
| 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...
County Ground, Leyton
|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...
131; GM Lee
Garnet Lee
Garnet Morley Lee was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Nottinghamshire between 1910 and 1922 and for Derbyshire between 1925 and 1933. He scored nearly 15,000 runs in his first class career....
147
|-
|6
| 23 May 1931
| 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="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Croom 103; Paine 6-80
|-
|7
| 27 May 1931
| 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="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
|
|-
|8
| 30 May 1931
| 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="#00FF00"|Won
|Innings and 188 runs
| T B Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell (cricketer)
Thomas Bignall Mitchell was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1939....
6-11 and 6-19
|-
|9
| 06 Jun 1931
| 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="#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....
6-59
|-
|10
| 13 Jun 1931
|New Zealand County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
|Not a County Championship match
T B Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell (cricketer)
Thomas Bignall Mitchell was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1939....
5-97
|-
|11
| 17 Jun 1931
| 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...
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
|AG Slater
Archibald Slater
Archibald Gilbert Slater was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1911 and 1931.Slater was born at Pilsley, Derbyshire the son of Henry Slater and his wife Sarah Bestwick His father had played for Derbyshire between 1882 and 1887.Slater made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1911...
8-51
|-
|12
| 20 Jun 1931
|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
|8 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...
108; T B Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell (cricketer)
Thomas Bignall Mitchell was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1939....
5-47
|-
|13
| 24 Jun 1931
| 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...
Cardiff Arms Park
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
|
|-
|14
| 27 Jun 1931
| 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
|7 wickets
|Gibbons 109; Root 5-113; 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...
5-32
|-
|15
| 01 Jul 1931
| 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
|
| T B Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell (cricketer)
Thomas Bignall Mitchell was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1939....
6-157; Fender 6-102
|-
|16
| 04 Jul 1931
| 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....
Bath Grounds, Ashby-de-la-Zouch
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| AG Slater
Archibald Slater
Archibald Gilbert Slater was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1911 and 1931.Slater was born at Pilsley, Derbyshire the son of Henry Slater and his wife Sarah Bestwick His father had played for Derbyshire between 1882 and 1887.Slater made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1911...
5-28
|-
|17
| 08 Jul 1931
| 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="#FF0000"|Lost
|Innings and 14 runs
| Wensley 6-47 and 6-48; 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....
5-80
|-
|18
| 11 Jul 1931
|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="#00FF00"|Won
|145 runs
| Baring 5-85; 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....
6-23;
|-
|19
| 18 Jul 1931
| 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....
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
|18 runs
| T B Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell (cricketer)
Thomas Bignall Mitchell was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1939....
6-79; Goddard 8-79; Parker 6-64
|-
|20
| 22 Jul 1931
| 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
| GM Lee
Garnet Lee
Garnet Morley Lee was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Nottinghamshire between 1910 and 1922 and for Derbyshire between 1925 and 1933. He scored nearly 15,000 runs in his first class career....
173; Timms 147; T B Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell (cricketer)
Thomas Bignall Mitchell was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1939....
5-39
|-
|21
| 25 Jul 1931
| 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...
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Peebles 5-58; AG Slater
Archibald Slater
Archibald Gilbert Slater was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1911 and 1931.Slater was born at Pilsley, Derbyshire the son of Henry Slater and his wife Sarah Bestwick His father had played for Derbyshire between 1882 and 1887.Slater made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1911...
5-32
|-
|22
| 29 Jul 1931
|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
|
| 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....
6-49; Hopwood 5-52
|-
|23
| 01 Aug 1931
| 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
|9 wickets
| Partridge 5-47; Paine 5-67
|-
|24
| 05 Aug 1931
| 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="#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....
5-78; Freeman 5-77; Marriott 5-42
|-
|25
| 08 Aug 1931
| 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="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
|
|-
|26
| 15 Aug 1931
| 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
|Innings and 71 runs
| GM Lee
Garnet Lee
Garnet Morley Lee was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Nottinghamshire between 1910 and 1922 and for Derbyshire between 1925 and 1933. He scored nearly 15,000 runs in his first class career....
141; 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....
8-45;
|-
|27
| 19 Aug 1931
| 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
|No play
|
|Match abandoned
|-
|28
| 22 Aug 1931
| 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...
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|184 runs
| Ryan 7-105; AG Slater
Archibald Slater
Archibald Gilbert Slater was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1911 and 1931.Slater was born at Pilsley, Derbyshire the son of Henry Slater and his wife Sarah Bestwick His father had played for Derbyshire between 1882 and 1887.Slater made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1911...
5-27; Mercer 5-37;
|-
|29
| 26 Aug 1931
|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...
Stanley Park, Blackpool
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|3 wickets
| AG Slater
Archibald Slater
Archibald Gilbert Slater was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1911 and 1931.Slater was born at Pilsley, Derbyshire the son of Henry Slater and his wife Sarah Bestwick His father had played for Derbyshire between 1882 and 1887.Slater made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1911...
5-22; Tyldesley 6-21
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County Championship batting averages
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="70%"|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Name !! Matches !! Inns !! Runs !! High score !! Average !!100s
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|GM Lee
Garnet Lee
Garnet Morley Lee was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Nottinghamshire between 1910 and 1922 and for Derbyshire between 1925 and 1933. He scored nearly 15,000 runs in his first class career....
|| 26|| 39 ||1152 ||173 || 32.91 || 3
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|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...
||22 ||35 ||1028 ||115* ||32.12 || 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...
||27|| 43 ||1214 ||131 || 31.12 || 2
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|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...
||27 ||40 ||895 ||113* ||27.96 || 1
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|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....
||7 ||11 ||270 ||81 || 24.54 || 0
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|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....
|| 25 ||33 ||673 ||80* ||21.70 || 0
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||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....
|| 27 ||37 ||589 ||45 || 19.00 || 0
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|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....
|| 2|| 3 ||36 ||16 || 18.00 || 0
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|JM Hutchinson
Jim Hutchinson
James Metcalf Hutchinson was an English cricketer who played more than 250 first-class games for Derbyshire between 1920 and 1931...
||9 ||14 ||218 ||71 || 16.76 || 0
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|AG Slater
Archibald Slater
Archibald Gilbert Slater was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1911 and 1931.Slater was born at Pilsley, Derbyshire the son of Henry Slater and his wife Sarah Bestwick His father had played for Derbyshire between 1882 and 1887.Slater made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1911...
|| 27 ||35 ||483 ||52 || 15.58 || 0
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|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...
|| 26|| 32 ||374 ||49 || 13.35 || 0
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|T B Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell (cricketer)
Thomas Bignall Mitchell was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1939....
||27|| 28 ||182 ||29 || 10.70 || 0
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|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 ||32 ||264 ||37 || 9.77 || 0
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|NM Ford
Neville Ford
Neville Montague Ford was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire, Oxford University, Middlesex and MCC between 1926 and 1934....
||2 ||4 ||26 ||24 || 6.50 || 0
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|CC Clarke
Charles Clarke (cricketer)
Charles Cyril Clarke was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire from 1929 to 1933 and for Sussex in 1947...
|| 4 ||6 ||36 ||21 || 6.00 || 0
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|JDH Gilbert
John Gilbert (cricketer)
John Dudley Harwood Gilbert was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire between 1930 and 1936....
||5 ||3 ||12 ||6 || 4.00 || 0
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|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....
|| 1|| 1 ||4 ||4 || 4.00 || 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...
||6 ||8 ||18 ||15 || 3.00 || 0
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County Championship bowling averages
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="70%"|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Name !! Balls !! Runs !! Wickets !! BB !! Average
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|AG Slater
Archibald Slater
Archibald Gilbert Slater was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1911 and 1931.Slater was born at Pilsley, Derbyshire the son of Henry Slater and his wife Sarah Bestwick His father had played for Derbyshire between 1882 and 1887.Slater made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1911...
|| 5526 || 1714 ||106 ||8-51 ||16.16
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|T B Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell (cricketer)
Thomas Bignall Mitchell was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1939....
||5525 || 2218 ||105 ||6-11 ||21.12
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|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....
|| 3072 || 1098 ||72|| 8-45 ||15.25
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||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....
|| 3882 || 1362 ||57|| 5-80 ||23.89
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|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...
||958 || 408 ||16|| 5-32|| 25.50
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|GM Lee
Garnet Lee
Garnet Morley Lee was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Nottinghamshire between 1910 and 1922 and for Derbyshire between 1925 and 1933. He scored nearly 15,000 runs in his first class career....
||922 || 347 ||14|| 4-34 ||24.78
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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...
|| 335 || 85 ||7|| 2-9 ||12.14
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|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....
||342 || 114 ||6 ||4-54 ||19.00
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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...
|| 156 || 42|| 0
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|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...
|| 24 ||10 ||0
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|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....
|| 17 ||20 ||0
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|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...
|| 12 || 6 ||0
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