Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1960
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Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1960 was the cricket
season when the English club Derbyshire
had been playing for eighty nine years. It was their fifty-sixth season in the County Championship
and they won ten matches and lost ten to finish eighth in the County Championship.
, one match against Oxford University, and an extra match against Northamptonshire. They won ten matches, lost ten matches and drew eleven matches. Donald Carr
was in his sixth year as captain. Laurie Johnson
was top scorer and Les Jackson
took most wickets for the club.
David Millner
was the only player to make his first class debut in the Derbyshire team.
! bgcolor="#efefef" colspan=6 | List of matches
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
!No.
!Date
!V
!Result
!Margin
!Notes
|-
|1
|30 Apr 1960
| Northamptonshire
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 5 wickets
| Not County Championship match
|-
|2
|07 May 1960
| South Africans
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| Innings and 24 runs
| Adcock 6-44
|-
|3
|11 May 1960
| Middlesex
Ind Coope Ground, Burton-on-Trent
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| HL Jackson
8-44; Moss 7-42
|-
|4
|14 May 1960
| Somerset
County Ground, Taunton
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| Innings and 68 runs
| HL Jackson
6-23
|-
|5
|18 May 1960
| Glamorgan
Stradey Park, Llanelli
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 119 runs
| HL Jackson
6-52; McConnon 5-50 and 6-51
|-
|6
|21 May 1960
| Warwickshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| Innings and 109 runs
| C Lee
107; GW Richardson 6-46 and 5-35; Hitchcock 6-75
|-
|7
|25 May 1960
| Oxford University
The University Parks, Oxford
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 82 runs
| Corran 6-27
|-
|8
|28 May 1960
| Warwickshire
Griff and Coton Ground, Nuneaton
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 13 runs
| C Lee
126;DB Carr
137; E Smith
5-126; Hitchcock 6-75
|-
|9
|01 Jun 1960
| Gloucestershire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| Innings and 51 runs
| Pugh 137; Graveney 135
|-
|10
|04 Jun 1960
| Northamptonshire
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| HL Jackson
5-30
|-
|11
|08 Jun 1960
| Yorkshire
The Circle, Hull
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 241 runs
| DC Morgan 7-38; D Wilson 6-34
|-
|12
|11 Jun 1960
| Sussex
County Ground, Hove
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
|
|-
|13
|15 Jun 1960
| Lancashire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 222 runs
| HL Jackson
6-36; Statham 5-29; R Berry
5-56; Barber 7-35
|-
|14
|18 Jun 1960
| Worcestershire
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 8 wickets
|
|-
|15
|25 Jun 1960
| Yorkshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 58 runs
| Close 6-59; WIlson 5-30
|-
|16
|29 Jun 1960
| Essex
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| HL Johnson
130
|-
|17
|02 Jul 1960
| Leicestershire
Bath Grounds, Ashby-de-la-Zouch
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| DB Carr
162; DC Morgan 5-43
|-
|18
|09 Jul 1960
| Hampshire
County Ground, Southampton
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Sainsbury 6-54; HJ Rhodes
5-61
|-
|19
|13 Jul 1960
| Lancashire
Old Trafford, Manchester
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 60 runs
| HL Johnson
113; Grieves 102; Higgs 5-48; HJ Rhodes
5-18
|-
|20
|16 Jul 1960
| Leicestershire
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| Innings and 41 runs
| HL Johnson
109; HJ Rhodes
5-35; HL Jackson
5-34
|-
|21
|20 Jul 1960
| Surrey
Kennington Oval
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Gibson 7-26; HL Jackson
7-33
|-
|22
|23 Jul 1960
| Nottinghamshire
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 116 runs
| Atkinson 6-61; HL Jackson
7-45
|-
|23
|27 Jul 1960
| Somerset
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Langford 6-79
|-
|24
|30 Jul 1960
| Northamptonshire
County Ground, Northampton
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
|
| Atkinson 6-61; R Berry
6-100
|-
|25
|03 Aug 1960
| Kent
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 190 runs
| Halfyard 6-36; Dixon 6-36
|-
|26
|06 Aug 1960
| Essex
County Ground, Leyton
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 46 runs
| Bailey 5-72; Ralph 5-59; HL Jackson
5-36; Greensmith 5-47
|-
|27
|13 Aug 1960
| Nottinghamshire
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 9 wickets
| R Berry
5-68; HL Jackson
6-51
|-
|28
|17 Aug 1960
| Hampshire
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 6 wickets
| HL Jackson
5-16 and 5-32
|-
|29
|20 Aug 1960
| Glamorgan
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| HL Johnson
140; Shepherd 7-33
|-
|30
|24 Aug 1960
| Worcestershire
County Ground, New Road, Worcester
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Flavell 5-37
|-
|31
|27 Aug 1960
| Sussex
Park Road Ground, Buxton
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
|
|-
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Name !! Matches !! Inns !! Runs !! High score !! Average !! 100s
|-
| HL Johnson
|| 28 ||50 || 1719 ||140 || 39.06 || 4
|-
| DB Carr
|| 22 ||38 ||1111 ||162* ||30.02 ||2
|-
| C Lee
|| 26 ||44 || 1194 ||126 || 27.76 || 2
|-
| IW Hall
|| 26 ||46 || 1090|| 65 || 24.77 || 0
|-
| R Swallow
|| 9 ||17 || 412 ||68 || 24.23 || 0
|-
| GO Dawkes
|| 28 ||47 || 860 ||68* ||21.50 || 0
|-
| A Hamer
|| 7|| 12 || 248 ||71 || 20.66 || 0
|-
| JM Kelly || 1|| 2 || 41|| 28 || 20.50 || 0
|-
| DC Morgan || 24 ||40 || 573 ||75|| 16.85 || 0
|-
| E Smith
|| 9 ||14 || 180 ||52 || 15.00 || 0
|-
| JD Short
|| 6 ||10 || 146 ||86 || 14.60 || 0
|-
| DJ Green
||5 ||8 || 109 ||37 || 13.62 || 0
|-
| IR Buxton
|| 10 ||16 || 176|| 49* ||12.57 || 0
|-
| TJP Eyre
|| 12 ||18 || 199 ||56 || 12.43 || 0
|-
| D Millner
|| 7|| 13 || 150|| 63 || 11.53 || 0
|-
| GW Richardson || 11 ||20 || 193|| 51 || 11.35 || 0
|-
| WF Oates
|| 7 ||10 || 97|| 22 || 9.70 || 0
|-
| R Berry
|| 25 ||33 || 186 ||40|| 9.30 || 0
|-
| HJ Rhodes
|| 18|| 22 || 134 ||25*|| 7.88 || 0
|-
| HL Jackson
|| 27 ||32 || 147|| 27 || 7.00 || 0
|-
|}
G Wyatt
kept wicket against Oxford University
{| class="wikitable" width="80%"
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! colspan=7| Leading first-class batsmen for Derbyshire by runs scored
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Name
! Mat
! Inns
! Runs
! HS
! Ave
! 100
|-
| HL Johnson
|| 31 ||56 || 1872 ||140 || 33.42 || 4
|-
| C Lee
|| 31 ||50 || 1304 ||126 || 26.08 || 2
|-
| DB Carr
|| 25 ||44 ||1187 ||162* || 26.97 ||2
|-
| IW Hall
|| 28 ||50 || 1177 || 65 || 23.54 || 0
|-
| GO Dawkes
|| 30 || 51 || 964 ||68* ||18.90 || 0
|-
|}
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Name !! Balls !! Runs !! Wickets !! BB !! Average
|-
| HL Jackson
|| 5885 ||1965 ||146 ||8-44 ||13.45
|-
| DC Morgan || 3477 ||1278 ||66 ||7-38 ||19.36
|-
| HJ Rhodes
|| 3272 ||1166 ||63 ||5-18 ||18.50
|-
| R Berry
|| 3751 ||1343|| 49 ||6-100 ||27.40
|-
| TJP Eyre
|| 1415 || 671 ||35 ||4-14 ||19.17
|-
| GW Richardson || 1554 || 699 ||32 ||6-46 ||21.84
|-
| E Smith
|| 1435 || 614 ||18 ||5-126 ||34.11
|-
| DB Carr
|| 723 || 324 ||11 ||3-32 ||29.45
|-
| IR Buxton
|| 701 ||249 ||8 ||2-9 ||31.12
|-
| C Lee
|| 264 ||106 ||4 ||2-25|| 26.50
|-
|| WF Oates
|| 48 || 27|| 0 || ||
|-
| HL Johnson
|| 24 || 26|| 0 || ||
|-
| JD Short
|| 18 ||11 ||0 || ||
|-
| GO Dawkes
|| 6 || 5 ||0 || ||
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable" width="80%"
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! colspan=6| Leading first class bowlers for Derbyshire by wickets taken
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Name
! Balls
! Runs
! Wkts
! BBI
! Ave
|-
| HL Jackson
|| 6113 || 2034 ||150 ||8-44 ||13.56
|-
| HJ Rhodes
|| 3832 || 1349 || 78 ||5-18 ||17.29
|-
| DC Morgan || 3477 ||1278 ||66 ||7-38 ||19.36
|-
| R Berry
|| 4441 ||1557|| 60 ||6-100 || 25.95
|-
| TJP Eyre
|| 1415 || 671 ||35 ||4-14 ||19.17
|-
|}
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 eighty nine years. It was their fifty-sixth season in the County Championship
County Championship
The County Championship is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales...
and they won ten matches and lost ten to finish eighth in the County Championship.
1960 season
Derbyshire played 28 games in the County Championship, one match against the touring South AfricansSouth African cricket team in England in 1960
The South African cricket team toured England in the 1960 season to play a five-match Test series against England. The tour was marked by repeated rulings against South African fast bowler Geoff Griffin for throwing and anti-apartheid demonstrations targeting the visiting nation..England won the...
, one match against Oxford University, and an extra match against Northamptonshire. They won ten matches, lost ten matches and drew eleven matches. Donald Carr
Donald Carr
Donald Bryce Carr is a former English cricketer who played for Derbyshire from 1946 to 1967, for Oxford University from 1948 to 1951, and twice for England in 1951/52. He captained Derbyshire between 1955 and 1962, and scored over 10,000 runs for the county...
was in his sixth year as captain. Laurie Johnson
Laurie Johnson (cricketer)
Hubert Laurence Johnson is a West Indies born cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1949 and 1966. He scored over 14,000 runs for the club in the first-class game.Johnson was born at Pine Hill, St Michael, Barbados...
was top scorer and Les Jackson
Les Jackson
Les Jackson was an English cricketer. A fast or fast-medium bowler renowned for his accurate bowling and particular hostility on uncovered wickets, he played county cricket for Derbyshire from 1947 to 1963, and was regularly at, or near the top of, the English bowling averages...
took most wickets for the club.
David Millner
David Millner
David Millner is a former English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire between 1960 and 1964.Millner was born in Dove Holes, Derbyshire. He played his first game for Derbyshire Club and Ground in 1954 at the age of 16 and played for the Second XI in the Minor Counties...
was the only player to make his first class debut in the Derbyshire team.
Matches
{| class="wikitable" width="100%"! bgcolor="#efefef" colspan=6 | List of matches
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
!No.
!Date
!V
!Result
!Margin
!Notes
|-
|1
|30 Apr 1960
| 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...
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 5 wickets
| Not County Championship match
|-
|2
|07 May 1960
| South Africans
South African cricket team in England in 1960
The South African cricket team toured England in the 1960 season to play a five-match Test series against England. The tour was marked by repeated rulings against South African fast bowler Geoff Griffin for throwing and anti-apartheid demonstrations targeting the visiting nation..England won the...
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| Innings and 24 runs
| Adcock 6-44
|-
|3
|11 May 1960
| 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...
Ind Coope Ground, Burton-on-Trent
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| HL Jackson
Les Jackson
Les Jackson was an English cricketer. A fast or fast-medium bowler renowned for his accurate bowling and particular hostility on uncovered wickets, he played county cricket for Derbyshire from 1947 to 1963, and was regularly at, or near the top of, the English bowling averages...
8-44; Moss 7-42
|-
|4
|14 May 1960
| 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
| Innings and 68 runs
| HL Jackson
Les Jackson
Les Jackson was an English cricketer. A fast or fast-medium bowler renowned for his accurate bowling and particular hostility on uncovered wickets, he played county cricket for Derbyshire from 1947 to 1963, and was regularly at, or near the top of, the English bowling averages...
6-23
|-
|5
|18 May 1960
| 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...
Stradey Park, Llanelli
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 119 runs
| HL Jackson
Les Jackson
Les Jackson was an English cricketer. A fast or fast-medium bowler renowned for his accurate bowling and particular hostility on uncovered wickets, he played county cricket for Derbyshire from 1947 to 1963, and was regularly at, or near the top of, the English bowling averages...
6-52; McConnon 5-50 and 6-51
|-
|6
|21 May 1960
| 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...
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| Innings and 109 runs
| C Lee
Charles Lee (cricketer)
Charles Lee was an English first-class cricketer, who played two matches for Yorkshire in 1952, one for the Minor Counties in 1953, and 268 matches for Derbyshire between 1954 and 1964...
107; GW Richardson 6-46 and 5-35; Hitchcock 6-75
|-
|7
|25 May 1960
| Oxford University
Oxford University Cricket Club
Oxford University Cricket Club is a first-class cricket team, representing the University of Oxford. It plays its home games at the University Parks in Oxford, England...
The University Parks, Oxford
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 82 runs
| Corran 6-27
|-
|8
|28 May 1960
| 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...
Griff and Coton Ground, Nuneaton
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 13 runs
| C Lee
Charles Lee (cricketer)
Charles Lee was an English first-class cricketer, who played two matches for Yorkshire in 1952, one for the Minor Counties in 1953, and 268 matches for Derbyshire between 1954 and 1964...
126;DB Carr
Donald Carr
Donald Bryce Carr is a former English cricketer who played for Derbyshire from 1946 to 1967, for Oxford University from 1948 to 1951, and twice for England in 1951/52. He captained Derbyshire between 1955 and 1962, and scored over 10,000 runs for the county...
137; E Smith
Edwin Smith (cricketer)
Edwin Smith is a former county cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1951 and 1971 and took over 1200 wickets.Smith was born in Grassmoor, Derbyshire...
5-126; Hitchcock 6-75
|-
|9
|01 Jun 1960
| 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
| Innings and 51 runs
| Pugh 137; Graveney 135
|-
|10
|04 Jun 1960
| 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="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| HL Jackson
Les Jackson
Les Jackson was an English cricketer. A fast or fast-medium bowler renowned for his accurate bowling and particular hostility on uncovered wickets, he played county cricket for Derbyshire from 1947 to 1963, and was regularly at, or near the top of, the English bowling averages...
5-30
|-
|11
|08 Jun 1960
| 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....
The Circle, Hull
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 241 runs
| DC Morgan 7-38; D Wilson 6-34
|-
|12
|11 Jun 1960
| 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="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
|
|-
|13
|15 Jun 1960
| 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...
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 222 runs
| HL Jackson
Les Jackson
Les Jackson was an English cricketer. A fast or fast-medium bowler renowned for his accurate bowling and particular hostility on uncovered wickets, he played county cricket for Derbyshire from 1947 to 1963, and was regularly at, or near the top of, the English bowling averages...
6-36; Statham 5-29; R Berry
Bob Berry (cricketer)
Robert Berry was an English cricketer. He played in two Tests in 1950. He played county cricket for Lancashire from 1948 to 1954, for Worcestershire from 1955 to 1958, and for Derbyshire from 1959 to 1962...
5-56; Barber 7-35
|-
|14
|18 Jun 1960
| 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
| 8 wickets
|
|-
|15
|25 Jun 1960
| 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
| 58 runs
| Close 6-59; WIlson 5-30
|-
|16
|29 Jun 1960
| 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, Derby
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| HL Johnson
Laurie Johnson (cricketer)
Hubert Laurence Johnson is a West Indies born cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1949 and 1966. He scored over 14,000 runs for the club in the first-class game.Johnson was born at Pine Hill, St Michael, Barbados...
130
|-
|17
|02 Jul 1960
| 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
|
| DB Carr
Donald Carr
Donald Bryce Carr is a former English cricketer who played for Derbyshire from 1946 to 1967, for Oxford University from 1948 to 1951, and twice for England in 1951/52. He captained Derbyshire between 1955 and 1962, and scored over 10,000 runs for the county...
162; DC Morgan 5-43
|-
|18
|09 Jul 1960
| 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="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Sainsbury 6-54; HJ Rhodes
Harold Rhodes (cricketer)
Harold James Rhodes, sometimes called Dusty Rhodes is an English former cricketer, who played for England in 1959, for Derbyshire between 1953 and 1975, and for the MCC between 1959 and 1963...
5-61
|-
|19
|13 Jul 1960
| 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="#00FF00"|Won
| 60 runs
| HL Johnson
Laurie Johnson (cricketer)
Hubert Laurence Johnson is a West Indies born cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1949 and 1966. He scored over 14,000 runs for the club in the first-class game.Johnson was born at Pine Hill, St Michael, Barbados...
113; Grieves 102; Higgs 5-48; HJ Rhodes
Harold Rhodes (cricketer)
Harold James Rhodes, sometimes called Dusty Rhodes is an English former cricketer, who played for England in 1959, for Derbyshire between 1953 and 1975, and for the MCC between 1959 and 1963...
5-18
|-
|20
|16 Jul 1960
| 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="#00FF00"|Won
| Innings and 41 runs
| HL Johnson
Laurie Johnson (cricketer)
Hubert Laurence Johnson is a West Indies born cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1949 and 1966. He scored over 14,000 runs for the club in the first-class game.Johnson was born at Pine Hill, St Michael, Barbados...
109; HJ Rhodes
Harold Rhodes (cricketer)
Harold James Rhodes, sometimes called Dusty Rhodes is an English former cricketer, who played for England in 1959, for Derbyshire between 1953 and 1975, and for the MCC between 1959 and 1963...
5-35; HL Jackson
Les Jackson
Les Jackson was an English cricketer. A fast or fast-medium bowler renowned for his accurate bowling and particular hostility on uncovered wickets, he played county cricket for Derbyshire from 1947 to 1963, and was regularly at, or near the top of, the English bowling averages...
5-34
|-
|21
|20 Jul 1960
| 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
|
| Gibson 7-26; HL Jackson
Les Jackson
Les Jackson was an English cricketer. A fast or fast-medium bowler renowned for his accurate bowling and particular hostility on uncovered wickets, he played county cricket for Derbyshire from 1947 to 1963, and was regularly at, or near the top of, the English bowling averages...
7-33
|-
|22
|23 Jul 1960
| 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
| 116 runs
| Atkinson 6-61; HL Jackson
Les Jackson
Les Jackson was an English cricketer. A fast or fast-medium bowler renowned for his accurate bowling and particular hostility on uncovered wickets, he played county cricket for Derbyshire from 1947 to 1963, and was regularly at, or near the top of, the English bowling averages...
7-45
|-
|23
|27 Jul 1960
| 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...
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Langford 6-79
|-
|24
|30 Jul 1960
| 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="#FF0000"|Lost
|
| Atkinson 6-61; R Berry
Bob Berry (cricketer)
Robert Berry was an English cricketer. He played in two Tests in 1950. He played county cricket for Lancashire from 1948 to 1954, for Worcestershire from 1955 to 1958, and for Derbyshire from 1959 to 1962...
6-100
|-
|25
|03 Aug 1960
| 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="#FF0000"|Lost
| 190 runs
| Halfyard 6-36; Dixon 6-36
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|26
|06 Aug 1960
| 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="#00FF00"|Won
| 46 runs
| Bailey 5-72; Ralph 5-59; HL Jackson
Les Jackson
Les Jackson was an English cricketer. A fast or fast-medium bowler renowned for his accurate bowling and particular hostility on uncovered wickets, he played county cricket for Derbyshire from 1947 to 1963, and was regularly at, or near the top of, the English bowling averages...
5-36; Greensmith 5-47
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|27
|13 Aug 1960
| 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="#00FF00"|Won
| 9 wickets
| R Berry
Bob Berry (cricketer)
Robert Berry was an English cricketer. He played in two Tests in 1950. He played county cricket for Lancashire from 1948 to 1954, for Worcestershire from 1955 to 1958, and for Derbyshire from 1959 to 1962...
5-68; HL Jackson
Les Jackson
Les Jackson was an English cricketer. A fast or fast-medium bowler renowned for his accurate bowling and particular hostility on uncovered wickets, he played county cricket for Derbyshire from 1947 to 1963, and was regularly at, or near the top of, the English bowling averages...
6-51
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|28
|17 Aug 1960
| Hampshire
Hampshire County Cricket Club
Hampshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Hampshire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1863 as a successor to the Hampshire county cricket teams and has played at the Antelope Ground from then until 1885, before moving to the County Ground where it...
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 6 wickets
| HL Jackson
Les Jackson
Les Jackson was an English cricketer. A fast or fast-medium bowler renowned for his accurate bowling and particular hostility on uncovered wickets, he played county cricket for Derbyshire from 1947 to 1963, and was regularly at, or near the top of, the English bowling averages...
5-16 and 5-32
|-
|29
|20 Aug 1960
| 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="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| HL Johnson
Laurie Johnson (cricketer)
Hubert Laurence Johnson is a West Indies born cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1949 and 1966. He scored over 14,000 runs for the club in the first-class game.Johnson was born at Pine Hill, St Michael, Barbados...
140; Shepherd 7-33
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|30
|24 Aug 1960
| 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
|
| Flavell 5-37
|-
|31
|27 Aug 1960
| 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...
Park Road Ground, Buxton
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
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County Championship batting averages
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="80%"|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Name !! Matches !! Inns !! Runs !! High score !! Average !! 100s
|-
| HL Johnson
Laurie Johnson (cricketer)
Hubert Laurence Johnson is a West Indies born cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1949 and 1966. He scored over 14,000 runs for the club in the first-class game.Johnson was born at Pine Hill, St Michael, Barbados...
|| 28 ||50 || 1719 ||140 || 39.06 || 4
|-
| DB Carr
Donald Carr
Donald Bryce Carr is a former English cricketer who played for Derbyshire from 1946 to 1967, for Oxford University from 1948 to 1951, and twice for England in 1951/52. He captained Derbyshire between 1955 and 1962, and scored over 10,000 runs for the county...
|| 22 ||38 ||1111 ||162* ||30.02 ||2
|-
| C Lee
Charles Lee (cricketer)
Charles Lee was an English first-class cricketer, who played two matches for Yorkshire in 1952, one for the Minor Counties in 1953, and 268 matches for Derbyshire between 1954 and 1964...
|| 26 ||44 || 1194 ||126 || 27.76 || 2
|-
| IW Hall
Ian Hall (cricketer)
Ian William Hall is a former English cricketer and professional footballer. He played cricket for Derbyshire between 1959 and 1972, and played football for Derby County F.C. from 1959 to 1962 and for Mansfield Town F.C. from 1962 to 1968.Hall was born at Sutton Scarsdale, Derbyshire...
|| 26 ||46 || 1090|| 65 || 24.77 || 0
|-
| R Swallow
Ray Swallow
Raymond Swallow is a former English cricketer and footballer. He played football for Arsenal between 1955 and 1957 and cricket for MCC in 1957...
|| 9 ||17 || 412 ||68 || 24.23 || 0
|-
| GO Dawkes
George Dawkes
George Owen Dawkes was a first-class cricketer who played for Leicestershire between 1937 and 1939 and for Derbyshire between 1947 and 1961 as a wicket keeper and a lower-order right-handed batsman...
|| 28 ||47 || 860 ||68* ||21.50 || 0
|-
| A Hamer
Arnold Hamer
Arnold Hamer was a first-class cricketer, who played for Yorkshire in 1938, and for Derbyshire between 1950 and 1960, scoring over 15,000 runs in first-class cricket. He also played as a footballer, playing eight games for York City in 1938.-Early career:Hamer was born in Huddersfield, Yorkshire...
|| 7|| 12 || 248 ||71 || 20.66 || 0
|-
| JM Kelly || 1|| 2 || 41|| 28 || 20.50 || 0
|-
| DC Morgan || 24 ||40 || 573 ||75|| 16.85 || 0
|-
| E Smith
Edwin Smith (cricketer)
Edwin Smith is a former county cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1951 and 1971 and took over 1200 wickets.Smith was born in Grassmoor, Derbyshire...
|| 9 ||14 || 180 ||52 || 15.00 || 0
|-
| JD Short
David Short
David Short was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm offbreak bowler who played for Derbyshire....
|| 6 ||10 || 146 ||86 || 14.60 || 0
|-
| DJ Green
David Green (Derbyshire cricketer)
David John Green is a former English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1953 and 1960 and for Cambridge University from 1957 to 1959....
||5 ||8 || 109 ||37 || 13.62 || 0
|-
| IR Buxton
Ian Buxton
Ian Ray Buxton was an English footballer and cricketer. He played football for four English League clubs between 1959 and 1970, and cricket for Derbyshire from 1959 to 1973, being captain between 1970 and 1972....
|| 10 ||16 || 176|| 49* ||12.57 || 0
|-
| TJP Eyre
Peter Eyre (cricketer)
Thomas John Peter Eyre is a former English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1959 and 1972.Eyre was born at Brough, Derbyshire. He started playing for the Derbyshire second XI in 1955 and made his first-class debut against Cambridge University in the 1959 season, before his County...
|| 12 ||18 || 199 ||56 || 12.43 || 0
|-
| D Millner
David Millner
David Millner is a former English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire between 1960 and 1964.Millner was born in Dove Holes, Derbyshire. He played his first game for Derbyshire Club and Ground in 1954 at the age of 16 and played for the Second XI in the Minor Counties...
|| 7|| 13 || 150|| 63 || 11.53 || 0
|-
| GW Richardson || 11 ||20 || 193|| 51 || 11.35 || 0
|-
| WF Oates
William Oates
William Farrand Oates was an English first-class cricketer, who played for Yorkshire in 1956, and for Derbyshire from 1959 to 1965....
|| 7 ||10 || 97|| 22 || 9.70 || 0
|-
| R Berry
Bob Berry (cricketer)
Robert Berry was an English cricketer. He played in two Tests in 1950. He played county cricket for Lancashire from 1948 to 1954, for Worcestershire from 1955 to 1958, and for Derbyshire from 1959 to 1962...
|| 25 ||33 || 186 ||40|| 9.30 || 0
|-
| HJ Rhodes
Harold Rhodes (cricketer)
Harold James Rhodes, sometimes called Dusty Rhodes is an English former cricketer, who played for England in 1959, for Derbyshire between 1953 and 1975, and for the MCC between 1959 and 1963...
|| 18|| 22 || 134 ||25*|| 7.88 || 0
|-
| HL Jackson
Les Jackson
Les Jackson was an English cricketer. A fast or fast-medium bowler renowned for his accurate bowling and particular hostility on uncovered wickets, he played county cricket for Derbyshire from 1947 to 1963, and was regularly at, or near the top of, the English bowling averages...
|| 27 ||32 || 147|| 27 || 7.00 || 0
|-
|}
G Wyatt
Gerald Wyatt
Gerald Wyatt was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire on various occasions between 1954 and 1960.Wyatt was born in New Mills, Derbyshire. He joined Derbyshire and began playing in the Second XI in 1950...
kept wicket against Oxford University
{| class="wikitable" width="80%"
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! colspan=7| Leading first-class batsmen for Derbyshire by runs scored
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Name
! Mat
! Inns
! Runs
! HS
! Ave
Batting average
Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters. The two statistics are related in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages.- Cricket :...
! 100
|-
| HL Johnson
Laurie Johnson (cricketer)
Hubert Laurence Johnson is a West Indies born cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1949 and 1966. He scored over 14,000 runs for the club in the first-class game.Johnson was born at Pine Hill, St Michael, Barbados...
|| 31 ||56 || 1872 ||140 || 33.42 || 4
|-
| C Lee
Charles Lee (cricketer)
Charles Lee was an English first-class cricketer, who played two matches for Yorkshire in 1952, one for the Minor Counties in 1953, and 268 matches for Derbyshire between 1954 and 1964...
|| 31 ||50 || 1304 ||126 || 26.08 || 2
|-
| DB Carr
Donald Carr
Donald Bryce Carr is a former English cricketer who played for Derbyshire from 1946 to 1967, for Oxford University from 1948 to 1951, and twice for England in 1951/52. He captained Derbyshire between 1955 and 1962, and scored over 10,000 runs for the county...
|| 25 ||44 ||1187 ||162* || 26.97 ||2
|-
| IW Hall
Ian Hall (cricketer)
Ian William Hall is a former English cricketer and professional footballer. He played cricket for Derbyshire between 1959 and 1972, and played football for Derby County F.C. from 1959 to 1962 and for Mansfield Town F.C. from 1962 to 1968.Hall was born at Sutton Scarsdale, Derbyshire...
|| 28 ||50 || 1177 || 65 || 23.54 || 0
|-
| GO Dawkes
George Dawkes
George Owen Dawkes was a first-class cricketer who played for Leicestershire between 1937 and 1939 and for Derbyshire between 1947 and 1961 as a wicket keeper and a lower-order right-handed batsman...
|| 30 || 51 || 964 ||68* ||18.90 || 0
|-
|}
County Championship bowling averages
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="80%"|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Name !! Balls !! Runs !! Wickets !! BB !! Average
|-
| HL Jackson
Les Jackson
Les Jackson was an English cricketer. A fast or fast-medium bowler renowned for his accurate bowling and particular hostility on uncovered wickets, he played county cricket for Derbyshire from 1947 to 1963, and was regularly at, or near the top of, the English bowling averages...
|| 5885 ||1965 ||146 ||8-44 ||13.45
|-
| DC Morgan || 3477 ||1278 ||66 ||7-38 ||19.36
|-
| HJ Rhodes
Harold Rhodes (cricketer)
Harold James Rhodes, sometimes called Dusty Rhodes is an English former cricketer, who played for England in 1959, for Derbyshire between 1953 and 1975, and for the MCC between 1959 and 1963...
|| 3272 ||1166 ||63 ||5-18 ||18.50
|-
| R Berry
Bob Berry (cricketer)
Robert Berry was an English cricketer. He played in two Tests in 1950. He played county cricket for Lancashire from 1948 to 1954, for Worcestershire from 1955 to 1958, and for Derbyshire from 1959 to 1962...
|| 3751 ||1343|| 49 ||6-100 ||27.40
|-
| TJP Eyre
Peter Eyre (cricketer)
Thomas John Peter Eyre is a former English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1959 and 1972.Eyre was born at Brough, Derbyshire. He started playing for the Derbyshire second XI in 1955 and made his first-class debut against Cambridge University in the 1959 season, before his County...
|| 1415 || 671 ||35 ||4-14 ||19.17
|-
| GW Richardson || 1554 || 699 ||32 ||6-46 ||21.84
|-
| E Smith
Edwin Smith (cricketer)
Edwin Smith is a former county cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1951 and 1971 and took over 1200 wickets.Smith was born in Grassmoor, Derbyshire...
|| 1435 || 614 ||18 ||5-126 ||34.11
|-
| DB Carr
Donald Carr
Donald Bryce Carr is a former English cricketer who played for Derbyshire from 1946 to 1967, for Oxford University from 1948 to 1951, and twice for England in 1951/52. He captained Derbyshire between 1955 and 1962, and scored over 10,000 runs for the county...
|| 723 || 324 ||11 ||3-32 ||29.45
|-
| IR Buxton
Ian Buxton
Ian Ray Buxton was an English footballer and cricketer. He played football for four English League clubs between 1959 and 1970, and cricket for Derbyshire from 1959 to 1973, being captain between 1970 and 1972....
|| 701 ||249 ||8 ||2-9 ||31.12
|-
| C Lee
Charles Lee (cricketer)
Charles Lee was an English first-class cricketer, who played two matches for Yorkshire in 1952, one for the Minor Counties in 1953, and 268 matches for Derbyshire between 1954 and 1964...
|| 264 ||106 ||4 ||2-25|| 26.50
|-
|| WF Oates
William Oates
William Farrand Oates was an English first-class cricketer, who played for Yorkshire in 1956, and for Derbyshire from 1959 to 1965....
|| 48 || 27|| 0 || ||
|-
| HL Johnson
Laurie Johnson (cricketer)
Hubert Laurence Johnson is a West Indies born cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1949 and 1966. He scored over 14,000 runs for the club in the first-class game.Johnson was born at Pine Hill, St Michael, Barbados...
|| 24 || 26|| 0 || ||
|-
| JD Short
David Short
David Short was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm offbreak bowler who played for Derbyshire....
|| 18 ||11 ||0 || ||
|-
| GO Dawkes
George Dawkes
George Owen Dawkes was a first-class cricketer who played for Leicestershire between 1937 and 1939 and for Derbyshire between 1947 and 1961 as a wicket keeper and a lower-order right-handed batsman...
|| 6 || 5 ||0 || ||
|-
|}
{| class="wikitable" width="80%"
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! colspan=6| Leading first class bowlers for Derbyshire by wickets taken
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Name
! Balls
! Runs
! Wkts
! BBI
! Ave
Bowling average
Bowling average is a statistic measuring the performance of bowlers in the sport of cricket.A bowler's bowling average is defined as the total number of runs conceded by the bowlers divided by the number of wickets taken by the bowler, so the lower the average the better. It is similar to earned...
|-
| HL Jackson
Les Jackson
Les Jackson was an English cricketer. A fast or fast-medium bowler renowned for his accurate bowling and particular hostility on uncovered wickets, he played county cricket for Derbyshire from 1947 to 1963, and was regularly at, or near the top of, the English bowling averages...
|| 6113 || 2034 ||150 ||8-44 ||13.56
|-
| HJ Rhodes
Harold Rhodes (cricketer)
Harold James Rhodes, sometimes called Dusty Rhodes is an English former cricketer, who played for England in 1959, for Derbyshire between 1953 and 1975, and for the MCC between 1959 and 1963...
|| 3832 || 1349 || 78 ||5-18 ||17.29
|-
| DC Morgan || 3477 ||1278 ||66 ||7-38 ||19.36
|-
| R Berry
Bob Berry (cricketer)
Robert Berry was an English cricketer. He played in two Tests in 1950. He played county cricket for Lancashire from 1948 to 1954, for Worcestershire from 1955 to 1958, and for Derbyshire from 1959 to 1962...
|| 4441 ||1557|| 60 ||6-100 || 25.95
|-
| TJP Eyre
Peter Eyre (cricketer)
Thomas John Peter Eyre is a former English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1959 and 1972.Eyre was born at Brough, Derbyshire. He started playing for the Derbyshire second XI in 1955 and made his first-class debut against Cambridge University in the 1959 season, before his County...
|| 1415 || 671 ||35 ||4-14 ||19.17
|-
|}
Wicket Keeping
- George DawkesGeorge DawkesGeorge Owen Dawkes was a first-class cricketer who played for Leicestershire between 1937 and 1939 and for Derbyshire between 1947 and 1961 as a wicket keeper and a lower-order right-handed batsman...
Catches 69, Stumping 4 - G WyattGerald WyattGerald Wyatt was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire on various occasions between 1954 and 1960.Wyatt was born in New Mills, Derbyshire. He joined Derbyshire and began playing in the Second XI in 1950...
Catches 2