Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1937
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Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1937 was the cricket
season when the English club Derbyshire
had been playing for sixty six years. It was their thirty-ninth season in the County Championship
and they came third after winning the Championship in 1936
.
Robin Buckston
took over the captaincy having last played for the club in the 1928 season
. Denis Smith
was top scorer. Thomas Mitchell
took most wickets but Bill Copson
made a particular impression taking eight wickets for eleven runs against Warwickshire in the first innings at Derby which included four wickets with successive balls. Worthington also played for England in Test matches touring Australia.
Albert Rhodes
began his long and successful bowling career for Derbyshire during the season. The only other newcomer, Howard Sherwin
played one career first class match for the club in 1937.
! bgcolor="#efefef" colspan=6 | List of matches
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
!No.
!Date
!V
!Result
!Margin
!Notes
|-
|1
|01 May 1937
|Lancashire
Old Trafford, Manchester
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| T S Worthington
103; Paynter 150; Pollard 6-76; T B Mitchell
6-73
|-
|2
|08 May 1937
| Worcestershire
County Ground, New Road, Worcester
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 3 wickets
| Martin 5-69
|-
|3
|12 May 1937
| Surrey
Kennington Oval
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
|
|-
|4
|15 May 1937
| Essex
County Ground, Chelmsford
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 74 runs
| T Smith 5-86 and 6-35; L F Townsend
5-49
|-
|5
|22 May 1937
| Kent
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 82 runs
| Wright 6-73; Watt 6-34
|-
|6
|26 May 1937
| Somerset
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 7 wickets
| T B Mitchell
6-34; Andrews 5-28
|-
|7
|29 May 1937
| Yorkshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 6 wickets
| T B Mitchell
6-101
|-
|8
|02 Jun 1937
| Lancashire
The Town Ground, Burton-on-Trent
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
|Phillipson 5-62; W H Copson
5-73; Sibbles 5-78
|-
|9
|05 Jun 1937
| New Zealand cricket team in England in 1937
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 202 runs
| A E Alderman
112; T B Mitchell
5-101 and 5-75
|-
|10
|09 Jun 1937
|Hampshire
County Ground, Southampton
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 199 runs
| Herman 5-56; G H Pope 5-34
|-
|11
|12 Jun 1937
| Sussex
Cricket Field Road Ground, Horsham
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 281 runs
| T S Worthington
133; A E Alderman
103; Langridge 102; Hammond 5-86
|-
|12
|19 Jun 1937
| Yorkshire
Bramall Lane, Sheffield
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| Innings and 99 runs
| Hutton 271; D Smith
158; Turner 5-45;
|-
|13
|23 Jun 1937
| Hampshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| D Smith
140; Pothecary 115; Arnold 105; T B Mitchell
5-101;
|-
|14
|26 Jun 1937
| Gloucestershire
Park Road Ground, Buxton
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| Innings and 133 runs
| T R Armstrong
7-36; Goddard 5-119
|-
|15
|03 Jul 1937
| Warwickshire
Edgbaston, Birmingham
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Wyatt 232; Dollery 128; Hollies 6-50
|-
|16
| 07 Jul 1937
| Surrey
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Squires 139; G H Pope 122; Gover 5-70
|-
|17
|10 Jul 1937
| Leicestershire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|Innings and 199 runs
| A E Alderman
175; D Smith
121; T B Mitchell
6-50
|-
|18
|14 Jul 1937
| Somerset
County Ground, Taunton
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 118 runs
| L F Townsend
110 and 5-44; AEG Rhodes
6-38
|-
|19
|17 Jul 1937
| Warwickshire
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 5 wickets
| Hill 105; W H Copson
8-11; Mayer 5-83 and 5-39
|-
|20
|24 Jul 1937
| Nottinghamshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| Innings and 23 runs
| T B Mitchell
6-74
|-
|21
|31 Jul 1937
| Essex
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 6 wickets
| G H Pope 151; W H Copson
5-99; Farnes 7-41; T Smith 6-130
|-
|22
|04 Aug 1937
| Northamptonshire
County Ground, Northampton
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Timms 116
|-
|23
|07 Aug 1937
| Northamptonshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 9 wickets
| D Smith
104; G H Pope 101 and 6-43; T B Mitchell
6-63
|-
|24
|11 Aug 1937
| Gloucestershire
College Ground, Cheltenham
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| Innings and 84 runs
| Allen 128; L F Townsend
5-59; Goddard 7-104 and 5-41; Sinfield 5-36
|-
|25
|14 Aug 1937
| Nottinghamshire
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| D Smith
202; Keeton 101
|-
|26
|18 Aug 1937
| Sussex
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 9 wickets
| T S Worthington
238; Langridge 123; W H Copson
8-64; T B Mitchell
5-87
|-
|27
| 21 Aug 1937
| Worcestershire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 45 runs
| Kimpton 106
|-
|28
|25 Aug 1937
| Leicestershire
Bath Grounds, Ashby-de-la-Zouch
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 32 runs
| Prentice 131; Flamson 6-50;
|-
|29
|28 Aug 1937
| Kent
Cheriton Road Sports Ground, Folkestone
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 100 runs
| Ames 108; A V Pope
5-85; G H Pope 5-35
|-
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Name !! Matches !! Inns !! Runs !! High score !! Average !! 100s
|-
| |T S Worthington
||25 ||43 || 1520 ||238*|| 40.00 || 3
|-
| D Smith
||28 ||48 || 1799 ||202* ||39.97 || 5
|-
| G H Pope ||28 ||42 || 1242 ||151 ||34.50 || 3
|-
| A E Alderman
||28 ||48 || 1397 ||175 || 32.48 || 2
|-
| L F Townsend
||28 ||44 ||1194 ||110 || 27.76 || 1
|-
| A F Skinner
||12 ||19 || 465 ||82|| 27.35 || 0
|-
| A V Pope
||27 ||36 || 719 ||86 || 23.96 || 0
|-
| AEG Rhodes
|| 15 ||19 || 363|| 83 || 21.35 || 0
|-
| GF Hodgkinson
|| 1 ||2 || 37 ||24|| 18.50 || 0
|-
| C S Elliott
|| 11 ||17 ||309|| 54 ||18.17 || 0
|-
| G R Langdale
|| 1 ||2 || 13 ||9* ||13.00 || 0
|-
| RHR Buckston
|| 25 ||33 || 303 ||38 ||12.62 || 0
|-
| E Carrington
|| 6 ||9 || 109 ||49 ||12.11 || 0
|-
| W H Copson
|| 16 ||21 || 131 ||30*|| 11.90 || 0
|-
| H Elliott
||26 ||35 ||376 ||40|| 11.75|| 0
|-
| T B Mitchell
||25|| 29 || 209 ||57|| 8.70 || 0
|-
| A F Townsend
|| 3 ||2 ||17|| 17 ||8.50 || 0
|-
| H Sherwin
|| 1 ||2 || 12|| 9* || ||0
|-
| T R Armstrong
|| 2|| 2 || 18|| 18* || || 0
|}
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Name !! Balls !! Runs !! Wickets !! BB !! Average
|-
| T B Mitchell
|| 4232 || 2661 ||119|| 6-34 ||22.36
|-
| G H Pope || 4191 || 1851 ||87|| 6-43 ||21.27
|-
| W H Copson
|| 2822 ||1343 ||72 ||8-11 ||18.65
|-
| A V Pope
|| 4900 ||1862 ||67|| 5-85|| 27.79
|-
| L F Townsend
||1990 || 806 ||34|| 5-44|| 23.70
|-
| AEG Rhodes
|| 1339 || 693 ||25|| 6-38 ||27.72
|-
| T S Worthington
|| 726 || 345 ||10 ||3-17|| 34.50
|-
| T R Armstrong
|| 312 ||153 ||9 ||7-36 ||17.00
|-
| G R Langdale
|| 72 ||46 ||2 ||2-29 ||23.00
|-
| H Sherwin
|| 66 ||32|| 0 || ||
|-
| D Smith
|| 66 ||43|| 0 || ||
|-
| A F Skinner
|| 36|| 34|| 0 || ||
|-
| C S Elliott
|| 24 || 14 ||0 || ||
|-
| A E Alderman
||17 ||24 ||0 || ||
|-
| E Carrington
||6 || 11|| 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 six years. It was their thirty-ninth season in the County Championship
County Championship
The County Championship is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales...
and they came third after winning 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....
.
1937 season
Derbyshire played 28 games in the County Championship, and one match against the touring New Zealanders. They won 15 matches including the game against the New Zealanders and lost six to finish third in the County Championship.Robin Buckston
Robin Buckston
Robin Henry Rowland Buckston was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1939 and for MCC in 1929 and 1930. He captained the Derbyshire team between 1937 and 1939....
took over the captaincy having last played for the club in the 1928 season
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1928
Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1928 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for fifty seven years. It was their thirtieth season in the County Championship and they won six matches to finish tenth in the County Championship..-1928 season:Derbyshire played 26...
. 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. Thomas Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell (cricketer)
Thomas Bignall Mitchell was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1939....
took most wickets but 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...
made a particular impression taking eight wickets for eleven runs against Warwickshire in the first innings at Derby which included four wickets with successive balls. Worthington also played for England in Test matches touring Australia.
Albert Rhodes
Albert Rhodes
Albert Ennion Groucott "Dusty" Rhodes was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire and MCC between 1937 and 1954 and was also a Test match umpire.Rhodes was born at Tintwistle, Cheshire...
began his long and successful bowling career for Derbyshire during the season. The only other newcomer, Howard Sherwin
Howard Sherwin
Howard Sherwin was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1937.Sherwin was born in Chesterfield. In the 1937 season he played one match for Derbyshire Second XI and one first class match against Gloucestershire. He was not out in both innings, and bowled 11 overs without a wicket...
played one career first class match for the club in 1937.
Matches
{| class="wikitable" width="100%"! bgcolor="#efefef" colspan=6 | List of matches
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
!No.
!Date
!V
!Result
!Margin
!Notes
|-
|1
|01 May 1937
|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="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| 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....
103; Paynter 150; Pollard 6-76; T B Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell (cricketer)
Thomas Bignall Mitchell was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1939....
6-73
|-
|2
|08 May 1937
| Worcestershire
Worcestershire County Cricket Club
Worcestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Worcestershire...
County Ground, New Road, Worcester
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 3 wickets
| Martin 5-69
|-
|3
|12 May 1937
| 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
|
|
|-
|4
|15 May 1937
| 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, Chelmsford
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 74 runs
| T Smith 5-86 and 6-35; 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....
5-49
|-
|5
|22 May 1937
| 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="#00FF00"|Won
| 82 runs
| Wright 6-73; Watt 6-34
|-
|6
|26 May 1937
| 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...
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 7 wickets
| T B Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell (cricketer)
Thomas Bignall Mitchell was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1939....
6-34; Andrews 5-28
|-
|7
|29 May 1937
| Yorkshire
Yorkshire County Cricket Club
Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 6 wickets
| T B Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell (cricketer)
Thomas Bignall Mitchell was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1939....
6-101
|-
|8
|02 Jun 1937
| 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...
The Town Ground, Burton-on-Trent
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
|Phillipson 5-62; 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...
5-73; Sibbles 5-78
|-
|9
|05 Jun 1937
| New Zealand cricket team in England in 1937
New Zealand cricket team in England in 1937
The New Zealand cricket team toured England in the 1937 season. The team was the third from New Zealand to tour England, following those of 1927 and 1931 and the second to play Test matches. Three Tests were arranged: England won the second match at Manchester, and the games at Lord's and The Oval...
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 202 runs
| 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...
112; T B Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell (cricketer)
Thomas Bignall Mitchell was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1939....
5-101 and 5-75
|-
|10
|09 Jun 1937
|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
| 199 runs
| Herman 5-56; G H Pope 5-34
|-
|11
|12 Jun 1937
| 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...
Cricket Field Road Ground, Horsham
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 281 runs
| 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....
133; 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...
103; Langridge 102; Hammond 5-86
|-
|12
|19 Jun 1937
| 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="#FF0000"|Lost
| Innings and 99 runs
| Hutton 271; 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...
158; Turner 5-45;
|-
|13
|23 Jun 1937
| 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="#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...
140; Pothecary 115; Arnold 105; T B Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell (cricketer)
Thomas Bignall Mitchell was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1939....
5-101;
|-
|14
|26 Jun 1937
| 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....
Park Road Ground, Buxton
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| Innings and 133 runs
| 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...
7-36; Goddard 5-119
|-
|15
|03 Jul 1937
| 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
|
| Wyatt 232; Dollery 128; Hollies 6-50
|-
|16
| 07 Jul 1937
| 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...
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Squires 139; G H Pope 122; Gover 5-70
|-
|17
|10 Jul 1937
| 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="#00FF00"|Won
|Innings and 199 runs
| 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...
175; 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...
121; T B Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell (cricketer)
Thomas Bignall Mitchell was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1939....
6-50
|-
|18
|14 Jul 1937
| 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="#00FF00"|Won
| 118 runs
| 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....
110 and 5-44; AEG Rhodes
Albert Rhodes
Albert Ennion Groucott "Dusty" Rhodes was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire and MCC between 1937 and 1954 and was also a Test match umpire.Rhodes was born at Tintwistle, Cheshire...
6-38
|-
|19
|17 Jul 1937
| 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
| 5 wickets
| Hill 105; 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...
8-11; Mayer 5-83 and 5-39
|-
|20
|24 Jul 1937
| 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...
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| Innings and 23 runs
| T B Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell (cricketer)
Thomas Bignall Mitchell was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1939....
6-74
|-
|21
|31 Jul 1937
| 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="#FF0000"|Lost
| 6 wickets
| G H Pope 151; 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...
5-99; Farnes 7-41; T Smith 6-130
|-
|22
|04 Aug 1937
| 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="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Timms 116
|-
|23
|07 Aug 1937
| 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
| 9 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...
104; G H Pope 101 and 6-43; T B Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell (cricketer)
Thomas Bignall Mitchell was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1939....
6-63
|-
|24
|11 Aug 1937
| 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....
College Ground, Cheltenham
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| Innings and 84 runs
| Allen 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....
5-59; Goddard 7-104 and 5-41; Sinfield 5-36
|-
|25
|14 Aug 1937
| 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
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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...
202; Keeton 101
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|26
|18 Aug 1937
| 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="#00FF00"|Won
| 9 wickets
| 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....
238; Langridge 123; 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...
8-64; T B Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell (cricketer)
Thomas Bignall Mitchell was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1939....
5-87
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|27
| 21 Aug 1937
| 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...
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 45 runs
| Kimpton 106
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|28
|25 Aug 1937
| 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
| 32 runs
| Prentice 131; Flamson 6-50;
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|29
|28 Aug 1937
| 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...
Cheriton Road Sports Ground, Folkestone
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 100 runs
| Ames 108; 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....
5-85; G H Pope 5-35
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County Championship batting averages
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="70%"|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Name !! Matches !! Inns !! Runs !! High score !! Average !! 100s
|-
| |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....
||25 ||43 || 1520 ||238*|| 40.00 || 3
|-
| 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...
||28 ||48 || 1799 ||202* ||39.97 || 5
|-
| G H Pope ||28 ||42 || 1242 ||151 ||34.50 || 3
|-
| 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...
||28 ||48 || 1397 ||175 || 32.48 || 2
|-
| 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....
||28 ||44 ||1194 ||110 || 27.76 || 1
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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....
||12 ||19 || 465 ||82|| 27.35 || 0
|-
| 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....
||27 ||36 || 719 ||86 || 23.96 || 0
|-
| AEG Rhodes
Albert Rhodes
Albert Ennion Groucott "Dusty" Rhodes was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire and MCC between 1937 and 1954 and was also a Test match umpire.Rhodes was born at Tintwistle, Cheshire...
|| 15 ||19 || 363|| 83 || 21.35 || 0
|-
| GF Hodgkinson
Gilbert Hodgkinson
Gilbert Frank Hodgkinson was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1935 and 1946 and captained the team in 1946....
|| 1 ||2 || 37 ||24|| 18.50 || 0
|-
| 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...
|| 11 ||17 ||309|| 54 ||18.17 || 0
|-
| G R Langdale
George Langdale
George Richmond Langdale was a schoolmaster, writer on mathematics and an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire and Somerset and the minor counties Norfolk and Berkshire between 1936 and 1963...
|| 1 ||2 || 13 ||9* ||13.00 || 0
|-
| RHR Buckston
Robin Buckston
Robin Henry Rowland Buckston was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1939 and for MCC in 1929 and 1930. He captained the Derbyshire team between 1937 and 1939....
|| 25 ||33 || 303 ||38 ||12.62 || 0
|-
| E Carrington
Elijah Carrington
Elijah Carrington was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1934 and 1937.Carrington was born in Blackwell, Derbyshire and was a member of Blackwell Miners Welfare Cricket Club...
|| 6 ||9 || 109 ||49 ||12.11 || 0
|-
| 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...
|| 16 ||21 || 131 ||30*|| 11.90 || 0
|-
| 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 ||35 ||376 ||40|| 11.75|| 0
|-
| T B Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell (cricketer)
Thomas Bignall Mitchell was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1939....
||25|| 29 || 209 ||57|| 8.70 || 0
|-
| A F Townsend
Arnold Townsend
Arnold Frederick Townsend was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire from 1934 to 1950.-Career:...
|| 3 ||2 ||17|| 17 ||8.50 || 0
|-
| H Sherwin
Howard Sherwin
Howard Sherwin was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1937.Sherwin was born in Chesterfield. In the 1937 season he played one match for Derbyshire Second XI and one first class match against Gloucestershire. He was not out in both innings, and bowled 11 overs without a wicket...
|| 1 ||2 || 12|| 9* || ||0
|-
| 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...
|| 2|| 2 || 18|| 18* || || 0
|}
County Championship bowling averages
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="70%"|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Name !! Balls !! Runs !! Wickets !! BB !! Average
|-
| T B Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell (cricketer)
Thomas Bignall Mitchell was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1939....
|| 4232 || 2661 ||119|| 6-34 ||22.36
|-
| G H Pope || 4191 || 1851 ||87|| 6-43 ||21.27
|-
| 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...
|| 2822 ||1343 ||72 ||8-11 ||18.65
|-
| 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....
|| 4900 ||1862 ||67|| 5-85|| 27.79
|-
| 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....
||1990 || 806 ||34|| 5-44|| 23.70
|-
| AEG Rhodes
Albert Rhodes
Albert Ennion Groucott "Dusty" Rhodes was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire and MCC between 1937 and 1954 and was also a Test match umpire.Rhodes was born at Tintwistle, Cheshire...
|| 1339 || 693 ||25|| 6-38 ||27.72
|-
| 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....
|| 726 || 345 ||10 ||3-17|| 34.50
|-
| 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...
|| 312 ||153 ||9 ||7-36 ||17.00
|-
| G R Langdale
George Langdale
George Richmond Langdale was a schoolmaster, writer on mathematics and an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire and Somerset and the minor counties Norfolk and Berkshire between 1936 and 1963...
|| 72 ||46 ||2 ||2-29 ||23.00
|-
| H Sherwin
Howard Sherwin
Howard Sherwin was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1937.Sherwin was born in Chesterfield. In the 1937 season he played one match for Derbyshire Second XI and one first class match against Gloucestershire. He was not out in both innings, and bowled 11 overs without a wicket...
|| 66 ||32|| 0 || ||
|-
| 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...
|| 66 ||43|| 0 || ||
|-
| 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....
|| 36|| 34|| 0 || ||
|-
| 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...
|| 24 || 14 ||0 || ||
|-
| 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...
||17 ||24 ||0 || ||
|-
| E Carrington
Elijah Carrington
Elijah Carrington was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1934 and 1937.Carrington was born in Blackwell, Derbyshire and was a member of Blackwell Miners Welfare Cricket Club...
||6 || 11|| 0 || ||
|}
Wicket Keeper
- H ElliottHarry ElliottHarry 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....
Catches 44 Stumping 9 - A E AldermanAlbert AldermanAlbert 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...
Catches 17, Stumping 1