Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1928
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Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1928 was the cricket
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 seven years. It was their thirtieth season in the County Championship
County Championship
The County Championship is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales...

 and they won six matches to finish tenth in the County Championship..

1928 season

Derbyshire played 26 games in the County Championship, and one match each against the touring West Indies
West Indian cricket team in England in 1928
The West Indian cricket team that toured England in the 1928 season was the first to play Test cricket. The team was not very successful, losing all three Tests by an innings and winning only five of the 30 first-class matches played....

, 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...

 and MCC
Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club is a cricket club in London founded in 1787. Its influence and longevity now witness it as a private members' club dedicated to the development of cricket. It owns, and is based at, Lord's Cricket Ground in St John's Wood, London NW8. MCC was formerly the governing body of...

. Their six wins were all in the
County Championship, while they drew with Oxford University and lost to the West Indies.

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 seventh season as captain. The season saw the arrival of three players who were significant in the club's victory in the County Championship in the 1936 season
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....

, including the captain of the team Arthur Walker Richardson
Arthur Walker Richardson
Arthur Walker Richardson was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1936. He captained the Derbyshire team between 1931 and 1936, concluding with Derbyshire's first victory in the County Championship table.Richardson was born at Quarndon, Derbyshire...

. Thomas Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell (cricketer)
Thomas Bignall Mitchell was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1939....

 was a miner who changed to cricket as a result of the General Strike and in the next 10 years took over 1200 wickets for Derbyshire. Albert 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...

 came though Sam Cadman
Samuel Cadman
Samuel William Anthony Cadman was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire for over quarter of a century between 1900 and 1926...

's coaching scheme and scored over 12000 runs for Derbyshire in the next 20 years. Two of the Hill Wood brothers Charles
Charles Hill-Wood
Charles Kerrison Hill Hill-Wood was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Oxford University and Derbyshire....

 and Denis
Denis Hill-Wood
Denis John Charles Hill Hill-Wood was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Oxford University and MCC in 1928 and for Derbyshire in 1928 and 1929...

 made their debuts and went on the play a couple of seasons for Derbyshire. Charles was at Oxford where he also played. Cecil Tate
Cecil Tate
Cecil Tate was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1928 and for Warwickshire from 1931 to 1933....

 son of Fred Tate
Fred Tate
Frederick William Tate was an English cricketer who played in one Test in 1902. This was the famous match at Old Trafford which England lost by 3 runs, and with it the series...

 the coach played four matches but only in the 1928 season, and subsequently went to Warwickshire. 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....

 son of former captain George Buckston
George Buckston
George Moreton Buckston was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Cambridge University in 1903, MCC and Derbyshire between 1905 and 1921....

 and George Beet
George Beet, Jr.
George Hector Cook Beet was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire in 1928 and in 1932 and for Marylebone Cricket Club in 1928 and between 1933 and 1938....

 son of former wicket-keeper George Beet
George Beet, Sr.
George Beet was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1910 and 1925 and for MCC in 1920. He was later an umpire....

 both made single appearances as stand-in wicket-keepers in the season although Buckston returned in the 1937 season
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1937
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....

  as captain.

Harry 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...

 was top scorer and Leslie 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....

 took most wickets.

Matches

{| class="wikitable" width="100%"
! bgcolor="#efefef" colspan=6 | List of matches
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
!No.
!Date
!V
!Result
!Margin
!Notes
|-
|1
|05 May 1928
| West Indies
West Indian cricket team in England in 1928
The West Indian cricket team that toured England in the 1928 season was the first to play Test cricket. The team was not very successful, losing all three Tests by an innings and winning only five of the 30 first-class matches played....

 
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 2 wickets
| AG Slater
Archibald Slater
Archibald Gilbert Slater was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1911 and 1931.Slater was born at Pilsley, Derbyshire the son of Henry Slater and his wife Sarah Bestwick His father had played for Derbyshire between 1882 and 1887.Slater made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1911...

  8-24

|-
|2
| 12 May 1928
| 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...

 
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Hills 111; Mercer 6-76; L F Townsend
Leslie Townsend
Leslie Fletcher Townsend was an English cricketer who played for England between 1929 and 1934, for Derbyshire between 1922 and 1939 and also for Auckland New Zealand between 1934 and 1936....

 6-72; Ryan 6-88

|-
|3
|16 May 1928
| 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
|
|
|-
|4
| 19 May 1928
| 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
|
| Greswell 5-74
|-
|5
| 23 May 1928
| 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="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| GM Lee
Garnet Lee
Garnet Morley Lee was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Nottinghamshire between 1910 and 1922 and for Derbyshire between 1925 and 1933. He scored nearly 15,000 runs in his first class career....

 5-42

|-
|6
|26 May 1928
| Warwickshire
Warwickshire County Cricket Club
Warwickshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Warwickshire. Its limited overs team is called the Warwickshire Bears. Their kit colours are black and gold and the shirt sponsor...

 
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 6 wickets
| 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...

  111; Wyatt 104

|-
|7
|30 May 1928
| 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
| 8 wickets
| GM Lee
Garnet Lee
Garnet Morley Lee was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Nottinghamshire between 1910 and 1922 and for Derbyshire between 1925 and 1933. He scored nearly 15,000 runs in his first class career....

 155 and 5-57

|-
|8
|02 Jun 1928
| 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
|
| 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

|-
|9
|06 Jun 1928
| MCC
Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club is a cricket club in London founded in 1787. Its influence and longevity now witness it as a private members' club dedicated to the development of cricket. It owns, and is based at, Lord's Cricket Ground in St John's Wood, London NW8. MCC was formerly the governing body of...

 
Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 7 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....

 101; Hearne 110; Jupp 7-89

|-
|10
| 09 Jun 1928
| 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...


Southchurch Park, Southend-on-Sea
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
|
|-
|11
| 13 Jun 1928
| 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....

 
College Ground, Loughborough
|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....

 121; AG Slater
Archibald Slater
Archibald Gilbert Slater was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1911 and 1931.Slater was born at Pilsley, Derbyshire the son of Henry Slater and his wife Sarah Bestwick His father had played for Derbyshire between 1882 and 1887.Slater made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1911...

  5-29

|-
|12
|16 Jun 1928
| Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire County Cricket Club
Northamptonshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Northamptonshire. Its limited overs team is called the Northants Steelbacks. The traditional club colour is Maroon. During the...

 
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| Innings and 50 runs
| 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....

 106;

|-
|13
|20 Jun 1928
| 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="#00FF00"|Won
| 10 wickets
| AG Slater
Archibald Slater
Archibald Gilbert Slater was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1911 and 1931.Slater was born at Pilsley, Derbyshire the son of Henry Slater and his wife Sarah Bestwick His father had played for Derbyshire between 1882 and 1887.Slater made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1911...

  5-53; GM Lee
Garnet Lee
Garnet Morley Lee was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Nottinghamshire between 1910 and 1922 and for Derbyshire between 1925 and 1933. He scored nearly 15,000 runs in his first class career....

 6-44

|-
|14
|23 Jun 1928
| 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
| Innings and 10 runs
| AG Slater
Archibald Slater
Archibald Gilbert Slater was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1911 and 1931.Slater was born at Pilsley, Derbyshire the son of Henry Slater and his wife Sarah Bestwick His father had played for Derbyshire between 1882 and 1887.Slater made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1911...

  7-40

|-
|15
| 27 Jun 1928
| 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....


Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| 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...

 167

|-
|16
| 07 Jul 1928
| 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...

 
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 6 wickets
| 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...

 113; GM Lee
Garnet Lee
Garnet Morley Lee was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Nottinghamshire between 1910 and 1922 and for Derbyshire between 1925 and 1933. He scored nearly 15,000 runs in his first class career....

 100; Hardinge 152; Freeman 6-71 and 6-125; 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....

 8-41

|-
|17
| 11 Jul 1928
| 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 52 runs
| Sutcliffe 111; Leyland 149; Macaulay 5-76
|-
|18
|21 Jul 1928
| 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...

 
Mote Park, Maidstone
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Crawley 109; Woolley 198
|-
|19
| 25 Jul 1928
| 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
| 4 wickets
| CKH Hill-Wood
Charles Hill-Wood
Charles Kerrison Hill Hill-Wood was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Oxford University and Derbyshire....

 5-76

|-
|20
|28 Jul 1928
| 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....


Greenbank, Bristol
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Hammond 134; Sinfield 5-78
|-
|21
| 01 Aug 1928
| Sussex
Sussex County Cricket Club
Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex. The club was founded as a successor to Brighton Cricket Club which was a representative of the county of Sussex as a...

 
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Bowley 104 and 6-106; L F Townsend
Leslie Townsend
Leslie Fletcher Townsend was an English cricketer who played for England between 1929 and 1934, for Derbyshire between 1922 and 1939 and also for Auckland New Zealand between 1934 and 1936....

 8-48 and 5-63

|-
|22
| 04 Aug 1928
| 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
|
| Quaife 115; Parsons 114; Durnell 5-63
|-
|23
| 08 Aug 1928
| 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...


Chester Road North Ground, Kidderminster
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 2 wickets
| L F Townsend
Leslie Townsend
Leslie Fletcher Townsend was an English cricketer who played for England between 1929 and 1934, for Derbyshire between 1922 and 1939 and also for Auckland New Zealand between 1934 and 1936....

 6-84; Root 6-107 and 5-61; GM Lee
Garnet Lee
Garnet Morley Lee was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Nottinghamshire between 1910 and 1922 and for Derbyshire between 1925 and 1933. He scored nearly 15,000 runs in his first class career....

 5-99

|-
|24
|11 Aug 1928
| 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
| 242 runs
| GM Lee
Garnet Lee
Garnet Morley Lee was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Nottinghamshire between 1910 and 1922 and for Derbyshire between 1925 and 1933. He scored nearly 15,000 runs in his first class career....

 107 and 5-31; T S Worthington
Stan Worthington
Thomas Stanley "Stan" Worthington, , was a cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1923 and 1947 and for England between 1930 and 1937. He was an all-rounder scoring over 19000 runs and taking over 600 first class wickets....

 5-39

|-
|25
|15 Aug 1928
| 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....

 
Dewsbury and Savile Ground
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| Innings and 22 runs
| Sutcliffe 138; Rhodes 7-55; Bedford 6-91
|-
|26
| 18 Aug 1928
| Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club
Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Nottinghamshire, and the current county champions. Its limited overs team is called the Nottinghamshire Outlaws...


Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Whysall 157; Barratt 5-62
|-
|27
|25 Aug 1928
| 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
|
| Larwood 5-26
|-
|28
|29 Aug 1928
|Lancashire
Lancashire County Cricket Club
Lancashire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Lancashire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1864 as a successor to Manchester Cricket Club and has played at Old Trafford since then...

 
Stanley Park, Blackpool
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Watson 122; Hallows 117; Hopwood 5-71
|-
|29
|01 Sep 1928
|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="#FF0000"|Lost
| Innings and 49 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....

 6-83

|-
|-

County Championship batting averages

{| class="wikitable sortable" width="70%"
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Name !! Matches !! Inns !! Runs !! High score !! Average !!100s
|-
| 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...

 ||23|| 36 || 1179 ||167 || 33.68 || 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....

 || 26 ||36 || 841 ||98 ||30.03 || 0
|-
| 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....

 || 23 ||34 || 941 ||106 || 29.40 || 1
|-
| 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|| 37||936 ||133 || 29.25 || 2
|-
| 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...

 || 22 ||35 || 942|| 92|| 28.54 || 0
|-
| GM Lee
Garnet Lee
Garnet Morley Lee was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Nottinghamshire between 1910 and 1922 and for Derbyshire between 1925 and 1933. He scored nearly 15,000 runs in his first class career....

 || 26 ||41 ||1038 ||155|| 27.31 || 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...

 || 1 ||1 || 26|| 26|| 26.00 || 0
|-
| CKH Hill-Wood
Charles Hill-Wood
Charles Kerrison Hill Hill-Wood was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Oxford University and Derbyshire....

 || 7 ||8||123|| 57||24.60 || 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...

 || 26 ||41 || 933 ||111|| 23.92 || 1
|-
| AG Slater
Archibald Slater
Archibald Gilbert Slater was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1911 and 1931.Slater was born at Pilsley, Derbyshire the son of Henry Slater and his wife Sarah Bestwick His father had played for Derbyshire between 1882 and 1887.Slater made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1911...

 || 26|| 39||779 ||74 ||22.25|| 0
|-
| A W Richardson
Arthur Walker Richardson
Arthur Walker Richardson was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1936. He captained the Derbyshire team between 1931 and 1936, concluding with Derbyshire's first victory in the County Championship table.Richardson was born at Quarndon, Derbyshire...

 || 20|| 29||531 ||70*|| 22.12 || 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....

 || 24 ||28||303|| 47* ||20.20 || 0
|-
| DJCH Hill-Wood
Denis Hill-Wood
Denis John Charles Hill Hill-Wood was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Oxford University and MCC in 1928 and for Derbyshire in 1928 and 1929...

 || 3|| 5 || 76|| 36||19.00 || 0
|-
| NM Ford
Neville Ford
Neville Montague Ford was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire, Oxford University, Middlesex and MCC between 1926 and 1934....

 || 7 ||10||167 ||64 ||16.70|| 0
|-
| CF Tate
Cecil Tate
Cecil Tate was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1928 and for Warwickshire from 1931 to 1933....

 || 4|| 4||48|| 21||16.00 || 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...

 ||6|| 9||132|| 58 ||14.66 || 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....

 ||1|| 2 || 13 ||13* ||13.00 || 0
|-
| W Shardlow
Wilfred Shardlow
Wilfred Shardlow was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1925 and 1928.Shardlow was born at Clowne, Derbyshire. He made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1925 season in July against Yorkshire where he made 11 in his first innings. He played two more matches that year and played...

 || 3 ||4 || 23|| 15* ||7.66 || 0
|-
| T B Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell (cricketer)
Thomas Bignall Mitchell was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1939....

 || 12|| 12||50 ||12 ||7.14 || 0
|-
| GHC Beet
George Beet, Jr.
George Hector Cook Beet was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire in 1928 and in 1932 and for Marylebone Cricket Club in 1928 and between 1933 and 1938....

 ||1 ||2 || 10 ||10|| 5.00 || 0
|-
|}
{| 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
|-
| 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...

 ||26|| 41 || 1254 ||167 || 30.59 || 2
|-
| GM Lee
Garnet Lee
Garnet Morley Lee was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Nottinghamshire between 1910 and 1922 and for Derbyshire between 1925 and 1933. He scored nearly 15,000 runs in his first class career....

 || 29 ||46 ||1221 ||155|| 26.54 || 3
|-
| 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....

 || 26 ||39 || 1078 ||106 || 27.64 || 1
|-
| 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....

 || 28|| 42|| 1059 ||133 || 25.21 || 3
|-
| 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...

 || 24 ||38 || 1011|| 92|| 26.61 || 0
|-
|}
(a) Figures adjusted for non CC matches

County Championship bowling averages

{| class="wikitable sortable" width="70%"
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Name !! Balls !! Runs !! Wickets !! BB !! Average
|-
| 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....

 || 5882 || 2070 ||87 ||8-48 ||23.79
|-
| 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....

 || 4344 || 1657|| 62|| 8-41|| 26.72
|-
| GM Lee
Garnet Lee
Garnet Morley Lee was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Nottinghamshire between 1910 and 1922 and for Derbyshire between 1925 and 1933. He scored nearly 15,000 runs in his first class career....

 || 3831||1534 ||59 ||6-44|| 26.00
|-
| AG Slater
Archibald Slater
Archibald Gilbert Slater was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1911 and 1931.Slater was born at Pilsley, Derbyshire the son of Henry Slater and his wife Sarah Bestwick His father had played for Derbyshire between 1882 and 1887.Slater made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1911...

 || 4171 || 1451|| 50 ||7-40 ||29.02
|-
| CKH Hill-Wood
Charles Hill-Wood
Charles Kerrison Hill Hill-Wood was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Oxford University and Derbyshire....

 || 1329 || 673 ||21|| 5-76|| 32.04
|-
| T B Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell (cricketer)
Thomas Bignall Mitchell was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1939....

 || 1701 || 742 ||17|| 3-42 ||43.64
|-
| 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...

 || 1365 || 601 ||16 ||3-14 ||37.56
|-
| CF Tate
Cecil Tate
Cecil Tate was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1928 and for Warwickshire from 1931 to 1933....

 || 318 ||112|| 2 ||2-9 ||56.00
|-
| W Shardlow
Wilfred Shardlow
Wilfred Shardlow was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1925 and 1928.Shardlow was born at Clowne, Derbyshire. He made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1925 season in July against Yorkshire where he made 11 in his first innings. He played two more matches that year and played...

 || 348 ||132 ||3 ||2-12 ||44.00
|-
| 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...

 || 57||35 ||2|| 1-7|| 17.50
|-
| 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...

 || 105||76 ||2 ||1-0|| 38.00
|-
| DJCH Hill-Wood
Denis Hill-Wood
Denis John Charles Hill Hill-Wood was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Oxford University and MCC in 1928 and for Derbyshire in 1928 and 1929...

 || 48 || 23 ||1 ||1-22|| 23.00
|-
| NM Ford
Neville Ford
Neville Montague Ford was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire, Oxford University, Middlesex and MCC between 1926 and 1934....

 ||36||43|| 1|| 1-19|| 43.00
|-
| 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....

 || 18 || 10 ||1|| 1-10|| 10.00
|-
| 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 || 4 ||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...


|-
| 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....

 || 6711 || 2313 ||103 ||8-48 ||22.46
|-
| GM Lee
Garnet Lee
Garnet Morley Lee was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Nottinghamshire between 1910 and 1922 and for Derbyshire between 1925 and 1933. He scored nearly 15,000 runs in his first class career....

 || 4418||1699 ||67 ||6-44|| 25.35
|-
| AG Slater
Archibald Slater
Archibald Gilbert Slater was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1911 and 1931.Slater was born at Pilsley, Derbyshire the son of Henry Slater and his wife Sarah Bestwick His father had played for Derbyshire between 1882 and 1887.Slater made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1911...

 || 4801 || 1630|| 64 || 8-24 ||25.47
|-
| 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....

 || 4804 || 1851|| 64|| 8-41|| 28.92
|-
|}

Wicket keeping

  • Harry 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....

     Catches 43 Stumping 19 (Elliott retired hurt in the MCC match and was absent from two other matches)
  • George Beet, Jr.
    George Beet, Jr.
    George Hector Cook Beet was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire in 1928 and in 1932 and for Marylebone Cricket Club in 1928 and between 1933 and 1938....

      (Kent 21 July) Catches 3, Stumping 1
  • Harry 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...

      (MCC ) Catches 2, Stumping 1
  • 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....

     (Lancs 1 Sept) Catches 1, Stumping 1
  • Jim Hutchinson
    Jim Hutchinson
    James Metcalf Hutchinson was an English cricketer who played more than 250 first-class games for Derbyshire between 1920 and 1931...

    (Lancs 29 Aug) Catches 12 Stumping 1
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