Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1923
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Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1923 was the cricket
season when the English club Derbyshire
had been playing for fifty-two years. It was their twenty-fifth season in the County Championship
and they won four matches to finish tenth.
and one against the touring West Indies
. They won four games altogether and finished tenth in the Championship table.
Guy Jackson
was in his second year as captain. Wilfred Hill-Wood
was top scorer and Billy Bestwick
took most wickets.
New players in the season were James Cresswell
who played 21 matches over four seasons, and
Richard Pratt
who played five matches in two seasons.
! bgcolor="#efefef" colspan=6 | List of matches
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
!No.
!Date
!V
!Result
!Margin
!Notes
|-
|1
|12 May 1923
| Nottinghamshire
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Gunn 220; Richmond 5-101; W Bestwick
5-53
|-
|2
|19 May 1923
| Warwickshire
Edgbaston, Birmingham
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 4 wickets
| J Horsley
7-48; Partridge 7-66; Howell 5-68
|-
|3
|23 May 1923
| Worcestershire
Tipton Road, Dudley
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
|
|-
|4
|26 May 1923
| Essex
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| A Morton
7-48
|-
|5
|30 May 1923
| Yorkshire
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| Innings and 126 runs
| Kilner 5-32
|-
|6
|06 Jun 1923
| Gloucestershire
Fry's Ground, Bristol
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| Innings and 72 runs
| Mills 6-72
|-
|7
|09 Jun 1923
| Glamorgan
Cardiff Arms Park
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| GR Jackson
102; W Bestwick
7-39 and 5-55
|-
|8
|13 Jun 1923
| Somerset
Recreation Ground, Bath
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Lyon 134; WWH Hill-Wood
107; J Bowden
114; Bridges 5-117
|-
|9
|16 Jun 1923
| Leicestershire
Bath Grounds, Ashby-de-la-Zouch
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 62 runs
| Geary 6-70; W Bestwick
7-61 and 6-37
|-
|10
|20 Jun 1923
| West Indies
Park Road Ground, Buxton
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| SWA Cadman
5-41
|-
|11
|23 Jun 1923
| Lancashire
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| W Bestwick
6-60
|-
|12
|30 Jun 1923
| Northamptonshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| Innings and 211 runs
| W Carter
100*; W Bestwick
5-45; J Horsley
6-29
|-
|13
|04 Jul 1923
| Essex
County Ground, Leyton
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Douglas 110; A Morton
100
|-
|14
|07 Jul 1923
| Gloucestershire
The Town Ground, Burton-on-Trent
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 8 wickets
| Parker 7-37 and 5-76; Dennett 5-93
|-
|15
|14 Jul 1923
| Somerset
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 61 runs
| J Horsley
5-40 and 5-45; White 5-35
|-
|16
|21 Jul 1923
| Northamptonshire
County Ground, Northampton
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 1 wicket
| W Bestwick
5-61
|-
|17
| 25 Jul 1923
| Glamorgan
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 5 wickets
| J Horsley
5-58
|-
|18
|28 Jul 1923
| Worcestershire
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
|
|-
|19
|04 Aug 1923
| Warwickshire
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| GR Jackson
109; WWH Hill-Wood
5-62
|-
|20
|11 Aug 1923
| Yorkshire
Park Avenue Cricket Ground, Bradford
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 8 wickets
| Rhodes 7-60; J Horsley
5-69
|-
|21
|18 Aug 1923
| Nottinghamshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Staples 5-101
|-
|22
|22 Aug 1923
| Leicestershire
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| J Horsley
6-49
|-
|23
|25 Aug 1923
| Lancashire
Old Trafford, Manchester
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| Innings and 32 runs
| Parkin 6-68 and 5-12; A Morton
6-45; Ellis 5-21
|-
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Name !! Matches !! Inns !! Runs !! High score !! Average !!100s
|-
| WWH Hill-Wood
|| 17 ||28 || 961 ||107 || 34.32 || 1
|-
| W Carter
|| 18 ||29 || 710|| 100* ||27.30 || 1
|-
| GR Jackson
|| 21 ||35 || 893 ||109*|| 27.06|| 2
|-
| A Morton
|| 15 ||22 || 491 ||100 || 24.55 || 1
|-
| H Storer
|| 21 ||35 || 760|| 94 || 21.71 || 0
|-
| J Bowden
|| 18 ||30 || 612 ||114 || 21.10 || 1
|-
| SWA Cadman
|| 19 ||33 || 611|| 88||19.70 || 0
|-
| JM Hutchinson
|| 22 ||35 || 550 ||63 ||17.74 || 0
|-
| BSH Hill-Wood
|| 11 ||18 || 237 ||49 || 14.81 || 0
|-
| J Horsley
|| 17|| 22 || 183 ||33|| 12.20 || 0
|-
| H Elliott
|| 22 ||32 || 279 ||26||12.13 || 0
|-
| L F Townsend
|| 11 ||18 || 178 ||44|| 11.86 || 0
|-
| W Bestwick
|| 18 ||24 || 88|| 19 || 5.86 || 0
|-
| R Pratt
|| 2 ||4 || 22 ||13 || 5.50 || 0
|-
| AHM Jackson || 6 ||9 || 34 ||12 || 4.25 || 0
|-
| JA Cresswell
||1 ||1 || 3|| 3 || 3.00 || 0
|-
| L Oliver || 1 ||2 || 5|| 4 || 2.50 || 0
|-
| WJV Tomlinson
|| 1 ||2 || 4|| 4 || 2.00 || 0
|-
| ST McMillan
|| 1 ||2 || 0 ||0 || 0.00 || 0
|-
|}
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Name !! Balls !! Runs !! Wickets !! BB !! Average
|-
| W Bestwick
|| 3938 || 1482|| 91|| 7-39 ||16.28
|-
| J Horsley
||2706 ||1019|| 63|| 7-48 ||16.17
|-
| A Morton
|| 1990 ||782 ||34|| 7-48 ||23.00
|-
| WWH Hill-Wood
||1496 ||787 ||30 ||5-62|| 26.23
|-
| SWA Cadman
||1878 || 561|| 29 ||3-10 ||19.34
|-
| BSH Hill-Wood
||1335 || 630 ||22 ||4-36|| 28.63
|-
| H Storer
||1098 || 501 ||18|| 3-19|| 27.83
|-
| AHM Jackson|| 210 ||156 ||5 ||2-58 ||31.20
|-
| W Carter
||186 ||124 ||5 ||3-12|| 24.80
|-
| L F Townsend
||342 || 161 ||3 ||2-43|| 53.66
|-
| JA Cresswell
|| 84 || 32 ||2 ||2-32 ||16.00
|-
| JM Hutchinson
|| 150 ||73 ||2 ||1-21|| 36.50
|-
| GR Jackson
|| 24 ||13|| 0 || ||
|-
| WJV Tomlinson
|| 24 ||16 ||0 || ||
|-
| J Bowden
|| 18 ||15 ||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 fifty-two years. It was their twenty-fifth season in the County Championship
County Championship
The County Championship is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales...
and they won four matches to finish tenth.
1923 season
Derbyshire played twenty two games in the County ChampionshipCounty Championship
The County Championship is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales...
and one against the touring West Indies
West Indian cricket team in England in 1923
The West Indian cricket team toured England in the 1923 season. The team played 28 matches between 19 May and 5 September 1923 of which 20 were regarded as first-class. This was the 3rd West Indian tour following those of 1900 and 1906....
. They won four games altogether and finished tenth in the Championship table.
Guy Jackson
Guy Jackson
Guy Rolf Jackson was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1919 and 1936, being captain for nine years....
was in his second year as captain. Wilfred Hill-Wood
Wilfred Hill-Wood
Wilfred William Hill Hill-Wood was an English financier and cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1919 and 1936 as well as for Cambridge University and MCC....
was top scorer and Billy Bestwick
Billy Bestwick
William Bestwick was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1898 and 1926. He was a demon medium-fast bowler who took over 1400 wickets for the county, including 10 in one innings...
took most wickets.
New players in the season were James Cresswell
James Cresswell
James Arthur Cresswell was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire from 1923 to 1927....
who played 21 matches over four seasons, and
Richard Pratt
Richard Pratt (cricketer)
Richard Pratt was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire in 1923 and 1924.Pratt was born at Lower Broughton, Salford, Lancashire. He made his debut for Derbyshire in August 1923 against Leicestershire. In his two innings, he made 13 and 2 which was to remain a typical...
who played five matches in two seasons.
Matches
{| class="wikitable" width="100%"! bgcolor="#efefef" colspan=6 | List of matches
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
!No.
!Date
!V
!Result
!Margin
!Notes
|-
|1
|12 May 1923
| 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
|
| Gunn 220; Richmond 5-101; W Bestwick
Billy Bestwick
William Bestwick was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1898 and 1926. He was a demon medium-fast bowler who took over 1400 wickets for the county, including 10 in one innings...
5-53
|-
|2
|19 May 1923
| 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="#00FF00"|Won
| 4 wickets
| J Horsley
James Horsley
James Horsley was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Nottinghamshire in 1913 and for Derbyshire from 1914 to 1925...
7-48; Partridge 7-66; Howell 5-68
|-
|3
|23 May 1923
| 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...
Tipton Road, Dudley
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
|
|-
|4
|26 May 1923
| 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="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| A Morton
Arthur Morton (cricketer, born 1883)
Arthur Morton was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire and MCC between 1903 and 1926. He made over 10,000 runs and took nearly 1000 wickets.Morton was born at Mellor, Derbyshire...
7-48
|-
|5
|30 May 1923
| 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....
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| Innings and 126 runs
| Kilner 5-32
|-
|6
|06 Jun 1923
| 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....
Fry's Ground, Bristol
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| Innings and 72 runs
| Mills 6-72
|-
|7
|09 Jun 1923
| Glamorgan
Glamorgan County Cricket Club
Glamorgan County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Glamorgan aka Glamorganshire . Glamorgan CCC is the only Welsh first-class cricket club. Glamorgan CCC have won the English County...
Cardiff Arms Park
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| 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....
102; W Bestwick
Billy Bestwick
William Bestwick was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1898 and 1926. He was a demon medium-fast bowler who took over 1400 wickets for the county, including 10 in one innings...
7-39 and 5-55
|-
|8
|13 Jun 1923
| 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...
Recreation Ground, Bath
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Lyon 134; WWH Hill-Wood
Wilfred Hill-Wood
Wilfred William Hill Hill-Wood was an English financier and cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1919 and 1936 as well as for Cambridge University and MCC....
107; J Bowden
Joseph Bowden
Joseph Bowden was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire from 1909 to 1930.Bowden was born at Glossop, Derbyshire. He made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1909 season against Sussex in May when he made 6 and 14...
114; Bridges 5-117
|-
|9
|16 Jun 1923
| 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
| 62 runs
| Geary 6-70; W Bestwick
Billy Bestwick
William Bestwick was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1898 and 1926. He was a demon medium-fast bowler who took over 1400 wickets for the county, including 10 in one innings...
7-61 and 6-37
|-
|10
|20 Jun 1923
| West Indies
West Indian cricket team in England in 1923
The West Indian cricket team toured England in the 1923 season. The team played 28 matches between 19 May and 5 September 1923 of which 20 were regarded as first-class. This was the 3rd West Indian tour following those of 1900 and 1906....
Park Road Ground, Buxton
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| SWA 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...
5-41
|-
|11
|23 Jun 1923
| 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...
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| W Bestwick
Billy Bestwick
William Bestwick was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1898 and 1926. He was a demon medium-fast bowler who took over 1400 wickets for the county, including 10 in one innings...
6-60
|-
|12
|30 Jun 1923
| 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 211 runs
| W Carter
Wilfred Carter
Wilfred Carter was an English football player and cricketer. He simultaneously played for Watford Football Club and Derbyshire County Cricket Club between 1920 and 1926.Carter was born in Annesley, Nottinghamshire...
100*; W Bestwick
Billy Bestwick
William Bestwick was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1898 and 1926. He was a demon medium-fast bowler who took over 1400 wickets for the county, including 10 in one innings...
5-45; J Horsley
James Horsley
James Horsley was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Nottinghamshire in 1913 and for Derbyshire from 1914 to 1925...
6-29
|-
|13
|04 Jul 1923
| 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
|
| Douglas 110; A Morton
Arthur Morton (cricketer, born 1883)
Arthur Morton was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire and MCC between 1903 and 1926. He made over 10,000 runs and took nearly 1000 wickets.Morton was born at Mellor, Derbyshire...
100
|-
|14
|07 Jul 1923
| Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Gloucestershire. Its limited overs team is called the Gloucestershire Gladiators....
The Town Ground, Burton-on-Trent
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 8 wickets
| Parker 7-37 and 5-76; Dennett 5-93
|-
|15
|14 Jul 1923
| 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="#FF0000"|Lost
| 61 runs
| J Horsley
James Horsley
James Horsley was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Nottinghamshire in 1913 and for Derbyshire from 1914 to 1925...
5-40 and 5-45; White 5-35
|-
|16
|21 Jul 1923
| 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
| 1 wicket
| W Bestwick
Billy Bestwick
William Bestwick was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1898 and 1926. He was a demon medium-fast bowler who took over 1400 wickets for the county, including 10 in one innings...
5-61
|-
|17
| 25 Jul 1923
| Glamorgan
Glamorgan County Cricket Club
Glamorgan County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Glamorgan aka Glamorganshire . Glamorgan CCC is the only Welsh first-class cricket club. Glamorgan CCC have won the English County...
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 5 wickets
| J Horsley
James Horsley
James Horsley was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Nottinghamshire in 1913 and for Derbyshire from 1914 to 1925...
5-58
|-
|18
|28 Jul 1923
| 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
|
|
|-
|19
|04 Aug 1923
| 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="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| 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....
109; WWH Hill-Wood
Wilfred Hill-Wood
Wilfred William Hill Hill-Wood was an English financier and cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1919 and 1936 as well as for Cambridge University and MCC....
5-62
|-
|20
|11 Aug 1923
| 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....
Park Avenue Cricket Ground, Bradford
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 8 wickets
| Rhodes 7-60; J Horsley
James Horsley
James Horsley was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Nottinghamshire in 1913 and for Derbyshire from 1914 to 1925...
5-69
|-
|21
|18 Aug 1923
| 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="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Staples 5-101
|-
|22
|22 Aug 1923
| Leicestershire
Leicestershire County Cricket Club
Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland....
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| J Horsley
James Horsley
James Horsley was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Nottinghamshire in 1913 and for Derbyshire from 1914 to 1925...
6-49
|-
|23
|25 Aug 1923
| 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
| Innings and 32 runs
| Parkin 6-68 and 5-12; A Morton
Arthur Morton (cricketer, born 1883)
Arthur Morton was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire and MCC between 1903 and 1926. He made over 10,000 runs and took nearly 1000 wickets.Morton was born at Mellor, Derbyshire...
6-45; Ellis 5-21
|-
County Championship batting averages
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="70%"|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Name !! Matches !! Inns !! Runs !! High score !! Average !!100s
|-
| WWH Hill-Wood
Wilfred Hill-Wood
Wilfred William Hill Hill-Wood was an English financier and cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1919 and 1936 as well as for Cambridge University and MCC....
|| 17 ||28 || 961 ||107 || 34.32 || 1
|-
| W Carter
Wilfred Carter
Wilfred Carter was an English football player and cricketer. He simultaneously played for Watford Football Club and Derbyshire County Cricket Club between 1920 and 1926.Carter was born in Annesley, Nottinghamshire...
|| 18 ||29 || 710|| 100* ||27.30 || 1
|-
| 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....
|| 21 ||35 || 893 ||109*|| 27.06|| 2
|-
| A Morton
Arthur Morton (cricketer, born 1883)
Arthur Morton was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire and MCC between 1903 and 1926. He made over 10,000 runs and took nearly 1000 wickets.Morton was born at Mellor, Derbyshire...
|| 15 ||22 || 491 ||100 || 24.55 || 1
|-
| 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...
|| 21 ||35 || 760|| 94 || 21.71 || 0
|-
| J Bowden
Joseph Bowden
Joseph Bowden was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire from 1909 to 1930.Bowden was born at Glossop, Derbyshire. He made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1909 season against Sussex in May when he made 6 and 14...
|| 18 ||30 || 612 ||114 || 21.10 || 1
|-
| SWA 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...
|| 19 ||33 || 611|| 88||19.70 || 0
|-
| JM Hutchinson
Jim Hutchinson
James Metcalf Hutchinson was an English cricketer who played more than 250 first-class games for Derbyshire between 1920 and 1931...
|| 22 ||35 || 550 ||63 ||17.74 || 0
|-
| BSH Hill-Wood
Sir Basil Hill-Wood, 2nd Baronet
Sir Basil Samuel Hill Hill-Wood, 2nd Baronet was an English solicitor, baronet and cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1919 and 1925....
|| 11 ||18 || 237 ||49 || 14.81 || 0
|-
| J Horsley
James Horsley
James Horsley was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Nottinghamshire in 1913 and for Derbyshire from 1914 to 1925...
|| 17|| 22 || 183 ||33|| 12.20 || 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....
|| 22 ||32 || 279 ||26||12.13 || 0
|-
| 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....
|| 11 ||18 || 178 ||44|| 11.86 || 0
|-
| W Bestwick
Billy Bestwick
William Bestwick was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1898 and 1926. He was a demon medium-fast bowler who took over 1400 wickets for the county, including 10 in one innings...
|| 18 ||24 || 88|| 19 || 5.86 || 0
|-
| R Pratt
Richard Pratt (cricketer)
Richard Pratt was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire in 1923 and 1924.Pratt was born at Lower Broughton, Salford, Lancashire. He made his debut for Derbyshire in August 1923 against Leicestershire. In his two innings, he made 13 and 2 which was to remain a typical...
|| 2 ||4 || 22 ||13 || 5.50 || 0
|-
| AHM Jackson || 6 ||9 || 34 ||12 || 4.25 || 0
|-
| JA Cresswell
James Cresswell
James Arthur Cresswell was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire from 1923 to 1927....
||1 ||1 || 3|| 3 || 3.00 || 0
|-
| L Oliver || 1 ||2 || 5|| 4 || 2.50 || 0
|-
| WJV Tomlinson
William Tomlinson
William James Vincent Tomlinson was an English schoolmaster and cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire and Cambridge University from 1920 to 1924....
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| ST McMillan
Stuart McMillan (cricketer)
Stuart McMillan was an English cricketer and footballer and later became a manager. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler who played for Derbyshire. He was born in Leicester and died in Ashbourne...
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County Championship bowling averages
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! Name !! Balls !! Runs !! Wickets !! BB !! Average
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| W Bestwick
Billy Bestwick
William Bestwick was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1898 and 1926. He was a demon medium-fast bowler who took over 1400 wickets for the county, including 10 in one innings...
|| 3938 || 1482|| 91|| 7-39 ||16.28
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| J Horsley
James Horsley
James Horsley was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Nottinghamshire in 1913 and for Derbyshire from 1914 to 1925...
||2706 ||1019|| 63|| 7-48 ||16.17
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| A Morton
Arthur Morton (cricketer, born 1883)
Arthur Morton was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire and MCC between 1903 and 1926. He made over 10,000 runs and took nearly 1000 wickets.Morton was born at Mellor, Derbyshire...
|| 1990 ||782 ||34|| 7-48 ||23.00
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| WWH Hill-Wood
Wilfred Hill-Wood
Wilfred William Hill Hill-Wood was an English financier and cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1919 and 1936 as well as for Cambridge University and MCC....
||1496 ||787 ||30 ||5-62|| 26.23
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| SWA 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...
||1878 || 561|| 29 ||3-10 ||19.34
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| BSH Hill-Wood
Sir Basil Hill-Wood, 2nd Baronet
Sir Basil Samuel Hill Hill-Wood, 2nd Baronet was an English solicitor, baronet and cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1919 and 1925....
||1335 || 630 ||22 ||4-36|| 28.63
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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...
||1098 || 501 ||18|| 3-19|| 27.83
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| AHM Jackson|| 210 ||156 ||5 ||2-58 ||31.20
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| W Carter
Wilfred Carter
Wilfred Carter was an English football player and cricketer. He simultaneously played for Watford Football Club and Derbyshire County Cricket Club between 1920 and 1926.Carter was born in Annesley, Nottinghamshire...
||186 ||124 ||5 ||3-12|| 24.80
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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....
||342 || 161 ||3 ||2-43|| 53.66
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| JA Cresswell
James Cresswell
James Arthur Cresswell was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire from 1923 to 1927....
|| 84 || 32 ||2 ||2-32 ||16.00
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| JM Hutchinson
Jim Hutchinson
James Metcalf Hutchinson was an English cricketer who played more than 250 first-class games for Derbyshire between 1920 and 1931...
|| 150 ||73 ||2 ||1-21|| 36.50
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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....
|| 24 ||13|| 0 || ||
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| WJV Tomlinson
William Tomlinson
William James Vincent Tomlinson was an English schoolmaster and cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire and Cambridge University from 1920 to 1924....
|| 24 ||16 ||0 || ||
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| J Bowden
Joseph Bowden
Joseph Bowden was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire from 1909 to 1930.Bowden was born at Glossop, Derbyshire. He made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1909 season against Sussex in May when he made 6 and 14...
|| 18 ||15 ||0 || ||
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