Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1932
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Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1932 represents the cricket
season when the English club Derbyshire
had been playing for sixty one years. It was their thirty-fourth season in the County Championship
and they won six matches to finish tenth
on their first visit to England. Derbyshire won seven matches including the one against the tourists, but the season was marked by a number of draws and two abandoned matches.
A. W. Richardson
was in his second season as captain in 1932. Denis Smith
was top scorer with three centuries. Thomas Mitchell
took most wickets. In the match against Essex at Chesterfield Garnet Lee
and Stan Worthington
achieved a 6th wicket partnership of 212 which remains a Derbyshire record.
Samuel Cadman
's efforts at team-building brought two significant players into the club during the season - Charlie Elliott
and Bill Copson
. Elliott went on to play for around 20 years and made nearly 12,000 runs for the club. Copson stayed almost as long and took 1000 wickets. He marked his debut in the match against Surrey when he took the wicket of Andrew Sandham on his first ball. Thomas Higson
who also joined in the season played three years before moving to Lancashire. William Wright
playing two matches, and Stanley Walker
playing one match made their only first class career appearances in the season.
! bgcolor="#efefef" colspan=6 | List of matches
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
!No.
!Date
!V
!Result
!Margin
!Notes
|-
|1
|07 May 1932
| Lancashire
Old Trafford, Manchester
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 72 runs
| Hopwood 5-35
|-
|2
| 14 May 1932
| Warwickshire
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 123 runs
| T B Mitchell
7-48; T R Armstrong
5-27
|-
|3
| 18 May 1932
| Northamptonshire
County Ground, Northampton
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 115 runs
| Bakewell 101; T B Mitchell
5-36 and 8-62
|-
|4
| 21 May 1932
| Yorkshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
| Abandoned
|
|-
|5
| 25 May 1932
| Kent
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Hardinge 5-19; L F Townsend
6-49
|-
|6
| 28 May 1932
| Sussex
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
| Abandoned
|
|-
|7
| 01 Jun 1932
| Nottinghamshire
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| Innings and 86 runs
| Keeton 108; Larwood 5-49
|-
|8
| 04 Jun 1932
| Hampshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 2 wickets
| Kennedy 5-24; Bailey 5-42
|-
|9
| 08 Jun 1932
| Surrey
Kennington Oval
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 199 runs
|
|-
|10
| 11 Jun 1932
| Hampshire
County Ground, Southampton
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 6 wickets
| D Smith
103; Arnold 100; Mead 104; W H Copson
5-48
|-
|11
| 15 Jun 1932
| Kent
Angel Ground, Tonbridge
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 23 runs
| Freeman 6-128 and 6-85; W H Copson
5-40
|-
|12
| 18 Jun 1932
| Leicestershire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| N Armstrong 113; Geary 6-40; T S Worthington
5-43
|-
|13
| 22 Jun 1932
| Middlesex
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Hearne 106; Hendren 119; H Storer
170; D Smith
107
|-
|14
| 25 Jun 1932
| Nottinghamshire
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 7 wickets
| Keeton 118; A V Pope
6-54
|-
|15
| 29 Jun 1932
| Surrey
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Fender 5-71; Brown 6-45
|-
|16
| 02 Jul 1932
| Essex
County Ground, Leyton
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
|D Smith
111; Crawley 138; T Smith 5-128; GM Lee
7-67
|-
|17
| 06 Jul 1932
| Lancashire
Park Road Ground, Buxton
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 185 runs
| Tyldesley 134; L F Townsend
7-80 and 5-68; Iddon 5-54 and 5-31; Sibbles 5-42
|-
|18
| 09 Jul 1932
| Essex
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| Innings and 171 runs
| GM Lee
130; L F Townsend
5-33 and 6-32
|-
|19
| 16 Jul 1932
| Somerset
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| J Lee 5-45
|-
|20
| 27 Jul 1932
| Sussex
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Parks 172
|-
|21
| 30 Jul 1932
| Warwickshire
Edgbaston, Birmingham
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| T B Mitchell
6-79; Wyatt 5-24; Paine 5-49 and 5-79
|-
|22
| 03 Aug 1932
| Worcestershire
County Ground, New Road, Worcester
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
|
|-
|23
| 06 Aug 1932
| Yorkshire
Headingley, Leeds
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| Innings and 89 runs
| Sutcliffe 182; Leyland 113; T S Worthington
102; Verity 6-32 and 5-37; A V Pope
6-116
|-
|24
| 10 Aug 1932
| Middlesex
Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Killick 128; L F Townsend
153; T B Mitchell
5-162; Peebles 6-104
|-
|25
| 13 Aug 1932
| Worcestershire
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Gibbons 109; T B Mitchell
6-94
|-
|26
| 17 Aug 1932
| Indian cricket team in England in 1932
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 9 runs
| Jaoomal 101; T B Mitchell
5-77 and 5-71; L F Townsend
5-78
|-
|27
| 20 Aug 1932
| Northamptonshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| Innings and 123 runs
| Cox 7-91; L F Townsend
7-37
|-
|28
| 24 Aug 1932
| Somerset
County Ground, Taunton
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| F Lee 145
|-
|29
| 27 Aug 1932
| Leicestershire
Bath Grounds, Ashby-de-la-Zouch
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|36 runs
| N Armstrong 117; Marlow 7-90; T B Mitchell
6-53 and 6-106
|-
|
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Name !! Matches !! Inns !! Runs !! High score !! Average !!100s
|-
| H Storer
|| 7 ||13 || 538 ||170 || 41.38 || 1
|-
| D Smith
||26 ||46 || 1451 ||111 || 34.54 || 3
|-
|| T S Worthington
|| 24|| 40 || 1232 ||102 || 33.29 || 1
|-
| L F Townsend
||26 ||46 || 1350|| 153* ||30.68 ||1
|-
| A W Richardson
|| 24|| 42 || 1193 ||90 || 29.82 || 0
|-
| |WJ Wright
|| 1 ||1 || 28|| 28 || 28.00 || 0
|-
| LB Blaxland
|| 2 ||3 || 83|| 54 || 27.66 || 0
|-
| GM Lee
|| 25 ||44 || 938 ||130 || 21.81 || 1
|-
| CC Clarke
|| 5|| 8 || 118 ||31 || 16.85 || 0
|-
| A V Pope
|| 12 ||19 || 267 ||53 || 15.70 || 0
|-
| A E Alderman
|| 19|| 35|| 513 ||62 ||15.54|| 0
|-
| GHC Beet
|| 4 ||7 || 92 ||35* ||15.33 || 0
|-
| H Elliott
|| 26|| 40 || 440|| 56*|| 14.19 || 0
|-
| A F Skinner
||6 ||9 || 124 ||34 || 13.77 || 0
|-
| C S Elliott
|| 19 ||32 || 397|| 39 ||13.68 || 0
|-
| JDH Gilbert
|| 1 ||1 || 13 ||13 || 13.00 || 0
|-
| GR Jackson
|| 5 ||9 || 113 ||61 || 12.55 || 0
|-
| T B Mitchell
|| 23|| 36 || 256 ||29*|| 11.13 || 0
|-
| E Sykes
|| 2 ||4 || 40 ||27 || 10.00 || 0
|-
| W H Copson
||17|| 20 || 63 ||15 || 5.25 || 0
|-
| T R Armstrong
|| 10 ||13 || 34|| 10 || 4.85 || 0
|-
| SG Walker
|| 1|| 2 || 8 ||7 || 4.00 || 0
|-
| TA Higson
|| 1 ||2 || 7|| 7 || 3.50 || 0
|-
|}
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Name !! Balls !! Runs !! Wickets !! BB !! Average
|-
| T B Mitchell
|| 6017 || 2414 ||111|| 8-62 ||21.74
|-
| L F Townsend
|| 6155 || 1938 ||104 ||7-37|| 18.63
|-
| |T S Worthington
|| 4121 ||1522 ||53|| 5-83|| 28.71
|-
| W H Copson
||3329||1231|| 46|| 5-40|| 26.76
|-
| A V Pope
|| 1610 || 610|| 25|| 6-54|| 24.40
|-
| GM Lee
|| 1952 || 879|| 24 ||7-67 ||36.62
|-
| T R Armstrong
|| 1201 || 397 ||18 ||5-27 ||22.05
|-
| SG Walker
|| 18 || 6 ||1 ||1-6 ||6.00
|-
| D Smith
||54 ||18 ||1|| 1-2 ||18.00
|-
| C S Elliott
|| 132 || 66 ||1 ||1-10 ||66.00
|-
| H Storer
||180 || 80 ||0
|-
| A F Skinner
|| 24 || 3|| 0
|-
| A W Richardson
||12 || 9 ||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 one years. It was their thirty-fourth season in the County Championship
County Championship
The County Championship is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales...
and they won six matches to finish tenth
1932 season
Derbyshire played 28 games in the County Championship, and one match against the touring IndiansIndian cricket team in England in 1932
An Indian cricket team toured England in the 1932 season under the title of the "All-India" team. This was the second tour of England by an Indian team, following the first in 1911. One Test match was played at Lord's Cricket Ground. This was the first Test match ever played by India...
on their first visit to England. Derbyshire won seven matches including the one against the tourists, but the season was marked by a number of draws and two abandoned matches.
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...
was in his second season as captain in 1932. 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 three centuries. Thomas Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell (cricketer)
Thomas Bignall Mitchell was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1939....
took most wickets. In the match against Essex at Chesterfield Garnet 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....
and Stan Worthington
Stan Worthington
Thomas Stanley "Stan" Worthington, , was a cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1923 and 1947 and for England between 1930 and 1937. He was an all-rounder scoring over 19000 runs and taking over 600 first class wickets....
achieved a 6th wicket partnership of 212 which remains a Derbyshire record.
Samuel 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...
's efforts at team-building brought two significant players into the club during the season - Charlie 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...
and Bill 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...
. Elliott went on to play for around 20 years and made nearly 12,000 runs for the club. Copson stayed almost as long and took 1000 wickets. He marked his debut in the match against Surrey when he took the wicket of Andrew Sandham on his first ball. Thomas Higson
Thomas Higson (cricketer, born 1911)
Thomas Atkinson Higson was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire from 1932 to 1935 and for Lancashire from 1936 to 1946.Higson was born at Whaley Bridge, Derbyshire, the son of Thomas Higson...
who also joined in the season played three years before moving to Lancashire. William Wright
William Wright (cricketer)
William John Wright was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire during the 1932 season.Wright was born in Danesmoor, Clay Cross, Derbyshire. He made his debut for Derbyshire against a team of touring Indians in August 1932, in which he scored 23 in his first innings...
playing two matches, and Stanley Walker
Stanley Walker
Stanley George Walker was an English cricketer. who played first class cricket for Derbyshire during the 1932 season.Walker was born in Pinxton, Derbyshire, and attended Pinxton School....
playing one match made their only first class career appearances in the season.
Matches
{| class="wikitable" width="100%"! bgcolor="#efefef" colspan=6 | List of matches
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
!No.
!Date
!V
!Result
!Margin
!Notes
|-
|1
|07 May 1932
| 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="#FF0000"|Lost
| 72 runs
| Hopwood 5-35
|-
|2
| 14 May 1932
| 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="#00FF00"|Won
| 123 runs
| T B Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell (cricketer)
Thomas Bignall Mitchell was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1939....
7-48; 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...
5-27
|-
|3
| 18 May 1932
| 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
| 115 runs
| Bakewell 101; T B Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell (cricketer)
Thomas Bignall Mitchell was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1939....
5-36 and 8-62
|-
|4
| 21 May 1932
| 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
| Abandoned
|
|-
|5
| 25 May 1932
| 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...
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Hardinge 5-19; 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
|-
|6
| 28 May 1932
| Sussex
Sussex County Cricket Club
Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex. The club was founded as a successor to Brighton Cricket Club which was a representative of the county of Sussex as a...
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
| Abandoned
|
|-
|7
| 01 Jun 1932
| 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="#FF0000"|Lost
| Innings and 86 runs
| Keeton 108; Larwood 5-49
|-
|8
| 04 Jun 1932
| 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="#FF0000"|Lost
| 2 wickets
| Kennedy 5-24; Bailey 5-42
|-
|9
| 08 Jun 1932
| 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
| 199 runs
|
|-
|10
| 11 Jun 1932
| 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
| 6 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...
103; Arnold 100; Mead 104; W H Copson
Bill Copson
Bill Copson was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1932 and 1950, and for England between 1939 and 1947. He took over 1,000 wickets for Derbyshire, and was prominent in their 1936 Championship season...
5-48
|-
|11
| 15 Jun 1932
| Kent
Kent County Cricket Club
Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...
Angel Ground, Tonbridge
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 23 runs
| Freeman 6-128 and 6-85; W H Copson
Bill Copson
Bill Copson was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1932 and 1950, and for England between 1939 and 1947. He took over 1,000 wickets for Derbyshire, and was prominent in their 1936 Championship season...
5-40
|-
|12
| 18 Jun 1932
| 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
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| N Armstrong 113; Geary 6-40; 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....
5-43
|-
|13
| 22 Jun 1932
| 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...
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Hearne 106; Hendren 119; 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...
170; 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...
107
|-
|14
| 25 Jun 1932
| 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="#00FF00"|Won
| 7 wickets
| Keeton 118; A V Pope
Alf Pope
Alfred Vardy Pope was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire between 1930 and 1939. He was in the club's championship winning team of 1936 and took 555 wickets overall....
6-54
|-
|15
| 29 Jun 1932
| 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
|
| Fender 5-71; Brown 6-45
|-
|16
| 02 Jul 1932
| 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...
111; Crawley 138; T Smith 5-128; 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....
7-67
|-
|17
| 06 Jul 1932
| 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="#FF0000"|Lost
| 185 runs
| Tyldesley 134; L F Townsend
Leslie Townsend
Leslie Fletcher Townsend was an English cricketer who played for England between 1929 and 1934, for Derbyshire between 1922 and 1939 and also for Auckland New Zealand between 1934 and 1936....
7-80 and 5-68; Iddon 5-54 and 5-31; Sibbles 5-42
|-
|18
| 09 Jul 1932
| 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
| Innings and 171 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....
130; 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....
5-33 and 6-32
|-
|19
| 16 Jul 1932
| Somerset
Somerset County Cricket Club
Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset...
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| J Lee 5-45
|-
|20
| 27 Jul 1932
| 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, Derby
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Parks 172
|-
|21
| 30 Jul 1932
| 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
|
| T B Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell (cricketer)
Thomas Bignall Mitchell was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1939....
6-79; Wyatt 5-24; Paine 5-49 and 5-79
|-
|22
| 03 Aug 1932
| 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
|
|
|-
|23
| 06 Aug 1932
| 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....
Headingley, Leeds
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| Innings and 89 runs
| Sutcliffe 182; Leyland 113; 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....
102; Verity 6-32 and 5-37; A V Pope
Alf Pope
Alfred Vardy Pope was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire between 1930 and 1939. He was in the club's championship winning team of 1936 and took 555 wickets overall....
6-116
|-
|24
| 10 Aug 1932
| 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
|
| Killick 128; 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....
153; T B Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell (cricketer)
Thomas Bignall Mitchell was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1939....
5-162; Peebles 6-104
|-
|25
| 13 Aug 1932
| 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="#FFCC00"|Drawn
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| Gibbons 109; T B Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell (cricketer)
Thomas Bignall Mitchell was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1939....
6-94
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|26
| 17 Aug 1932
| Indian cricket team in England in 1932
Indian cricket team in England in 1932
An Indian cricket team toured England in the 1932 season under the title of the "All-India" team. This was the second tour of England by an Indian team, following the first in 1911. One Test match was played at Lord's Cricket Ground. This was the first Test match ever played by India...
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 9 runs
| Jaoomal 101; T B Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell (cricketer)
Thomas Bignall Mitchell was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1939....
5-77 and 5-71; 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
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|27
| 20 Aug 1932
| 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...
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| Innings and 123 runs
| Cox 7-91; L F Townsend
Leslie Townsend
Leslie Fletcher Townsend was an English cricketer who played for England between 1929 and 1934, for Derbyshire between 1922 and 1939 and also for Auckland New Zealand between 1934 and 1936....
7-37
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|28
| 24 Aug 1932
| Somerset
Somerset County Cricket Club
Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset...
County Ground, Taunton
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
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| F Lee 145
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|29
| 27 Aug 1932
| 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="#00FF00"|Won
|36 runs
| N Armstrong 117; Marlow 7-90; T B Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell (cricketer)
Thomas Bignall Mitchell was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1939....
6-53 and 6-106
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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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| 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...
|| 7 ||13 || 538 ||170 || 41.38 || 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...
||26 ||46 || 1451 ||111 || 34.54 || 3
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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....
|| 24|| 40 || 1232 ||102 || 33.29 || 1
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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....
||26 ||46 || 1350|| 153* ||30.68 ||1
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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...
|| 24|| 42 || 1193 ||90 || 29.82 || 0
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| |WJ Wright
William Wright (cricketer)
William John Wright was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire during the 1932 season.Wright was born in Danesmoor, Clay Cross, Derbyshire. He made his debut for Derbyshire against a team of touring Indians in August 1932, in which he scored 23 in his first innings...
|| 1 ||1 || 28|| 28 || 28.00 || 0
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| LB Blaxland
Lionel Blaxland
Lionel Bruce Blaxland was an English First World War flying ace, cricketer, schoolmaster and clergyman. He played first-class cricket intermittently for Derbyshire between 1925 and 1947....
|| 2 ||3 || 83|| 54 || 27.66 || 0
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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....
|| 25 ||44 || 938 ||130 || 21.81 || 1
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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...
|| 5|| 8 || 118 ||31 || 16.85 || 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....
|| 12 ||19 || 267 ||53 || 15.70 || 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...
|| 19|| 35|| 513 ||62 ||15.54|| 0
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| GHC Beet
George Beet, Jr.
George Hector Cook Beet was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire in 1928 and in 1932 and for Marylebone Cricket Club in 1928 and between 1933 and 1938....
|| 4 ||7 || 92 ||35* ||15.33 || 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....
|| 26|| 40 || 440|| 56*|| 14.19 || 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....
||6 ||9 || 124 ||34 || 13.77 || 0
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| C S 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...
|| 19 ||32 || 397|| 39 ||13.68 || 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....
|| 1 ||1 || 13 ||13 || 13.00 || 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....
|| 5 ||9 || 113 ||61 || 12.55 || 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....
|| 23|| 36 || 256 ||29*|| 11.13 || 0
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| E Sykes
Eric Sykes (cricketer)
Eric Sykes was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1925 and 1932.Sykes was born in Bolsover, the son of Ernest Sykes who had played cricket for Hampshire. Sykes made his first class debut for Derbyshire in the 1925 season in June 1925 against Gloucestershire and made 50 in his first...
|| 2 ||4 || 40 ||27 || 10.00 || 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...
||17|| 20 || 63 ||15 || 5.25 || 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...
|| 10 ||13 || 34|| 10 || 4.85 || 0
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| SG Walker
Stanley Walker
Stanley George Walker was an English cricketer. who played first class cricket for Derbyshire during the 1932 season.Walker was born in Pinxton, Derbyshire, and attended Pinxton School....
|| 1|| 2 || 8 ||7 || 4.00 || 0
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| TA Higson
Thomas Higson (cricketer, born 1911)
Thomas Atkinson Higson was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire from 1932 to 1935 and for Lancashire from 1936 to 1946.Higson was born at Whaley Bridge, Derbyshire, the son of Thomas Higson...
|| 1 ||2 || 7|| 7 || 3.50 || 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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| T B Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell (cricketer)
Thomas Bignall Mitchell was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1939....
|| 6017 || 2414 ||111|| 8-62 ||21.74
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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....
|| 6155 || 1938 ||104 ||7-37|| 18.63
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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....
|| 4121 ||1522 ||53|| 5-83|| 28.71
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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...
||3329||1231|| 46|| 5-40|| 26.76
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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....
|| 1610 || 610|| 25|| 6-54|| 24.40
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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....
|| 1952 || 879|| 24 ||7-67 ||36.62
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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...
|| 1201 || 397 ||18 ||5-27 ||22.05
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| SG Walker
Stanley Walker
Stanley George Walker was an English cricketer. who played first class cricket for Derbyshire during the 1932 season.Walker was born in Pinxton, Derbyshire, and attended Pinxton School....
|| 18 || 6 ||1 ||1-6 ||6.00
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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...
||54 ||18 ||1|| 1-2 ||18.00
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| C S 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...
|| 132 || 66 ||1 ||1-10 ||66.00
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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...
||180 || 80 ||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....
|| 24 || 3|| 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 || 9 ||0
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