Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1936
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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.
since he became captain in 1931
. Derbyshire had actually come second in the championship in 1935
with a better set of results. Middlesex and Yorkshire made strong challenges in the closing weeks of the 1936 season which kept tensions high in the Derbyshire camp. When he heard that the Championship had been settled the Duke of Devonshire
, the Derbyshire President, left a shooting party at Bolton Abbey in a hurry to get to Derby and join the public reception given to the players on their return.
Derbyshire played 28 games in the County Championship, and one match against Oxford University and one match against the touring Indians. Stan Worthington
and Leslie Townsend
tied as top scorers in the County Championships, but Worthington's 174 against Oxford University gave him the edge in first class batting positions. Bill Copson
's 140 wickets made him top bowler for the county.
Worthington also played for England in Test matches against the Indians.
George Langdale
made his debut for Derbyshire and went on to play one first team game in 1937. Samuel Hunt also made his debut, but only played the 1936 season
! bgcolor="#efefef" colspan=6 | List of matches
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
!No.
!Date
!V
!Result
!Margin
!Notes
|-
|1
|6 May 1936
|Hampshire
At County Ground, Southampton
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
|R H Moore 100; C G A Paris 101
|-
|2
|9 May 1936
|Oxford University
The University Parks, Oxford
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|Innings and 130 runs
|Not a County Championship match
T S Worthington
174; R F H Darwell-Smith 5-134
|-
|3
|13 May 1936
| Kent
Bat and Ball Ground, Gravesend
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
|10 wickets
|A P Freeman 7-29; W H Copson
5-57; D V P Wright 5-31
|-
|4
|16 May 1936
| Surrey
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|16 runs
| A R Gover 5-63; W H Copson
5-33 and 7-19; F R Brown 5-53
|-
|5
|23 May 1936
| Sussex
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|Innings and 25 runs
|L F Townend
182;W H Copson
5-42
|-
|6
|27 May 1936
| Gloucestershire
Ashley Down Ground, Bristol
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|10 Wickets
|R A Sinfield 7-54; T B Mitchell
5-40
|-
|7
|30 May 1936
| Essex
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
|
|-
|8
|03 Jun 1936
| Northamptonshire
County Ground, Northampton
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|7 Wickets
|W H Copson
6-24
|-
|9
|10 Jun 1936
| Gloucestershire
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|10 Wickets
| T B Mitchell
7-26
|-
|10
|13 Jun 1936
| Yorkshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
|L F Townsend
101; W E Bowes 5-66; T B Mitchell
6-60
|-
|11
|17 Jun 1936
| Somerset
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
|10 Wickets
|H Hunt 7-49; T B Mitchell
5-90
|-
|12
|20 Jun 1936
| Warwickshire
Edgbaston, Birmingham
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|Innings and 10 runs
|L F Townsend
5-44 and 7-46; T B Mitchell
5-42
|-
|13
|24 Jun 1936
| Worcestershire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|3 Wickets
|H H I H Gibbons 99; W H Copson
5-34; R T D Perks 5-63
|-
|14
|27 Jun 1936
|Lancashire
Park Road Ground, Buxton
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
|F S Booth 6-16; A V Pope
5-53
|-
|15
|01 Jul 1936
| Worcestershire
County Ground, New Road, Worcester
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|Innings and 123 runs
|W H Copson
5-38 and 7-16
|-
|16
|04 Jul 1936
| Warwickshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|Innings and 159 runs
|T S Worthington
163; T B Mitchell
5-52
|-
|17
|08 Jul 1936
| Hampshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
|L F Townsend
153
|-
|18
|11 Jul 1936
|Lancashire
Old Trafford, Manchester
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
|F M Sibbles 7-36
|-
|19
|15 Jul 1936
| Kent
The Town Ground, Burton-on-Trent
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|141 Runs
|L F Townsend
115; A V Pope
5-48
|-
|20
|18 Jul 1936
| Indians
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
|Not a County Championship match
W H Copson
5-44
|-
|21
|22 Jul 1936
| Yorkshire
Bramall Lane, Sheffield
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
|T S Worthington
135; A Mitchell 103;W H Copson
6-60
|-
|22
|25 Jul 1936
| Nottinghamshire
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
|6 Wickets
| T B Mitchell
6-87; W Voce 6-43
|-
|23
|01 Aug 1936
| Essex
County Ground, Chelmsford
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|20 runs
|K Farnes 5-20; T P B Smith 5-62; T B Mitchell
6-25
|-
|24
|05 Aug 1936
| Surrey
Kennington Oval
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
|D Smith
106; T B Mitchell
5-88
|-
|25
|08 Aug 1936
| Leicestershire
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|9 Wickets
|W H Copson
5-40; T B Mitchell
5-57 and 5-42; G Geary 5-39
|-
|26
|15 Aug 1936
| Nottinghamshire
Town Ground, Worksop
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
|W W Keaton 100; C B Harris 107
|-
|27
|19 Aug 1936
| Sussex
The Saffrons, Eastbourne
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| J Langridge 126; W H Copson
6-87
|-
|28
|22 Aug 1936
| Northamptonshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| R J Partridge 5-69; A V Pope
6-129
|-
|29
|26 Aug 1936
| Somerset
Rowden Road, Wells
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
|1 Wicket
|A V Pope
5-35; A W Wellard 5-47; W H Copson
6-81
|-
|30
|29 Aug 1936
| Leicestershire
Oakham School Ground
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|Innings and 66 runs
|D Smith
169; T S Worthington
102
|-
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Name !! Matches !! Inns !! Runs !! High score !! Average !! 100s
|-
||T S Worthington
|| 26 ||40|| 1322 ||163 || 35.72 || 3
|-
|L F Townsend
||28 ||43 || 1322 ||182*|| 33.89 || 4
|-
|D Smith
||28 ||46 || 1256 ||169 || 30.63 || 2
|-
|A E Alderman
||28|| 46 ||1074|| 79|| 25.57 ||0
|-
|W W H Hill-Wood
|| 1 ||2 || 48 ||38 || 24.00 || 0
|-
|A F Skinner
||12 ||20|| 441|| 62 || 22.05 ||0
|-
|H Elliott
||28 ||41|| 639 ||79* ||19.96 ||0
|-
|C S Elliott
||18 ||26 ||426 ||97 || 18.52 || 0
|-
|H Storer
||9 ||13|| 205 ||62 || 15.76 ||0
|-
|E Carrington
|| 7 ||11|| 157|| 72 || 14.27 ||0
|-
|A V Pope
||28|| 38|| 441 ||40 || 13.78 ||0
|-
|G R Langdale
|| 3 ||5 ||064 ||29 || 12.80 || 0
|-
|A W Richardson
||26 ||34|| 378 ||50 || 12.60 || 0
|-
|T B Mitchell
||26 ||32|| 267 ||45 || 10.68 || 0
|-
|N A M Walker
||1 ||2 || 20 ||13 || 10.00 || 0
|-
|S W Hunt ||5 ||5 || 48 ||17 || 9.60 || 0
|-
|G H Pope ||4 ||6 || 50 ||14 || 8.33 || 0
|-
|T R Armstrong
||2 ||3|| 16|| 8*|| 8.00 || 0
|-
|A F Townsend
|| 2 ||3 || 23 ||21 || 7.66 || 0
|-
|W H Copson
|| 26 ||29 || 89 ||17 || 5.56 || 0
|}
In addition, John Gilbert
appeared for Derbyshire against Oxford University.
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Name !! Balls !! Runs !! Wickets !! BB !! Average
|-
|W H Copson
|| 4731 ||1792 ||140 ||7-16 ||12.80
|-
|T B Mitchell
||3842|| 2373 ||116|| 7-26 ||20.45
|-
|A V Pope
|| 5071|| 1666|| 94|| 6-129 ||17.72
|-
|L F Townsend
||3111 || 1062|| 54|| 7-46 || 19.66
|-
|T S Worthington
|| 1337|| 584|| 19|| 4-31 ||30.73
|-
|G H Pope || 337 ||128|| 5|| 2-35 ||25.60
|-
||T R Armstrong
||198|| 95|| 4 ||2-2|| 23.75
|-
|D Smith
||18 || 13 ||1 ||1-13 ||13.00
|-
|G R Langdale
|| 156 || 95 ||0
|-
|A F Townsend
||36|| 23 ||0
|-
|A F Skinner
||18|| 15|| 0
|-
|N A M Walker
|| 12|| 10|| 0
|-
|C S Elliott
||12|| 9|| 0
|-
|S W Hunt ||6 || 3 ||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...
won the County Championship
County Championship
The County Championship is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales...
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.
1936 season
Success in the County Championship saw the culmination of five years effort by A. W. RichardsonArthur 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...
since he became captain in 1931
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1931
Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1931 represents the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for sixty years. It was their thirty-third season in the County Championship and they won seven matches to finish seventh.-1931 season:...
. Derbyshire had actually come second in the championship in 1935
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1935
Derbyshire Country Cricket Club' in 1935 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire were runners up in the County Championship for the first time, as a prelude to winning the Championship in the 1936 season. They had been playing for sixty four years and it was their thirty-seventh...
with a better set of results. Middlesex and Yorkshire made strong challenges in the closing weeks of the 1936 season which kept tensions high in the Derbyshire camp. When he heard that the Championship had been settled the Duke of Devonshire
Victor Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire
Victor Christian William Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire , known as Victor Cavendish until 1908, was a British politician who served as Governor General of Canada, the 11th since Canadian Confederation....
, the Derbyshire President, left a shooting party at Bolton Abbey in a hurry to get to Derby and join the public reception given to the players on their return.
Derbyshire played 28 games in the County Championship, and one match against Oxford University and one match against the touring Indians. Stan Worthington
Stan Worthington
Thomas Stanley "Stan" Worthington, , was a cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1923 and 1947 and for England between 1930 and 1937. He was an all-rounder scoring over 19000 runs and taking over 600 first class wickets....
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....
tied as top scorers in the County Championships, but Worthington's 174 against Oxford University gave him the edge in first class batting positions. Bill Copson
Bill Copson
Bill Copson was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1932 and 1950, and for England between 1939 and 1947. He took over 1,000 wickets for Derbyshire, and was prominent in their 1936 Championship season...
's 140 wickets made him top bowler for the county.
Worthington also played for England in Test matches against the Indians.
George Langdale
George Langdale
George Richmond Langdale was a schoolmaster, writer on mathematics and an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire and Somerset and the minor counties Norfolk and Berkshire between 1936 and 1963...
made his debut for Derbyshire and went on to play one first team game in 1937. Samuel Hunt also made his debut, but only played the 1936 season
Matches
{| class="wikitable" width="100%"! bgcolor="#efefef" colspan=6 | List of matches
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
!No.
!Date
!V
!Result
!Margin
!Notes
|-
|1
|6 May 1936
|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...
At County Ground, Southampton
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
|R H Moore 100; C G A Paris 101
|-
|2
|9 May 1936
|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="#00FF00"|Won
|Innings and 130 runs
|Not a County Championship match
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....
174; R F H Darwell-Smith 5-134
|-
|3
|13 May 1936
| 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...
Bat and Ball Ground, Gravesend
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
|10 wickets
|A P Freeman 7-29; W H Copson
Bill Copson
Bill Copson was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1932 and 1950, and for England between 1939 and 1947. He took over 1,000 wickets for Derbyshire, and was prominent in their 1936 Championship season...
5-57; D V P Wright 5-31
|-
|4
|16 May 1936
| Surrey
Surrey County Cricket Club
Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 professional county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Surrey. Its limited overs team is called the Surrey Lions...
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|16 runs
| A R Gover 5-63; W H Copson
Bill Copson
Bill Copson was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1932 and 1950, and for England between 1939 and 1947. He took over 1,000 wickets for Derbyshire, and was prominent in their 1936 Championship season...
5-33 and 7-19; F R Brown 5-53
|-
|5
|23 May 1936
| 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="#00FF00"|Won
|Innings and 25 runs
|L F Townend
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....
182;W H Copson
Bill Copson
Bill Copson was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1932 and 1950, and for England between 1939 and 1947. He took over 1,000 wickets for Derbyshire, and was prominent in their 1936 Championship season...
5-42
|-
|6
|27 May 1936
| 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....
Ashley Down Ground, Bristol
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|10 Wickets
|R A Sinfield 7-54; T B Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell (cricketer)
Thomas Bignall Mitchell was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1939....
5-40
|-
|7
|30 May 1936
| 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
|
|
|-
|8
|03 Jun 1936
| Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire County Cricket Club
Northamptonshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Northamptonshire. Its limited overs team is called the Northants Steelbacks. The traditional club colour is Maroon. During the...
County Ground, Northampton
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|7 Wickets
|W H Copson
Bill Copson
Bill Copson was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1932 and 1950, and for England between 1939 and 1947. He took over 1,000 wickets for Derbyshire, and was prominent in their 1936 Championship season...
6-24
|-
|9
|10 Jun 1936
| 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....
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|10 Wickets
| T B Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell (cricketer)
Thomas Bignall Mitchell was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1939....
7-26
|-
|10
|13 Jun 1936
| 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="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
|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....
101; W E Bowes 5-66; T B Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell (cricketer)
Thomas Bignall Mitchell was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1939....
6-60
|-
|11
|17 Jun 1936
| Somerset
Somerset County Cricket Club
Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset...
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
|10 Wickets
|H Hunt 7-49; T B Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell (cricketer)
Thomas Bignall Mitchell was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1939....
5-90
|-
|12
|20 Jun 1936
| 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
|Innings and 10 runs
|L F Townsend
Leslie Townsend
Leslie Fletcher Townsend was an English cricketer who played for England between 1929 and 1934, for Derbyshire between 1922 and 1939 and also for Auckland New Zealand between 1934 and 1936....
5-44 and 7-46; T B Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell (cricketer)
Thomas Bignall Mitchell was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1939....
5-42
|-
|13
|24 Jun 1936
| 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
|3 Wickets
|H H I H Gibbons 99; W H Copson
Bill Copson
Bill Copson was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1932 and 1950, and for England between 1939 and 1947. He took over 1,000 wickets for Derbyshire, and was prominent in their 1936 Championship season...
5-34; R T D Perks 5-63
|-
|14
|27 Jun 1936
|Lancashire
Lancashire County Cricket Club
Lancashire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Lancashire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1864 as a successor to Manchester Cricket Club and has played at Old Trafford since then...
Park Road Ground, Buxton
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
|F S Booth 6-16; A V Pope
Alf Pope
Alfred Vardy Pope was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire between 1930 and 1939. He was in the club's championship winning team of 1936 and took 555 wickets overall....
5-53
|-
|15
|01 Jul 1936
| 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="#00FF00"|Won
|Innings and 123 runs
|W H Copson
Bill Copson
Bill Copson was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1932 and 1950, and for England between 1939 and 1947. He took over 1,000 wickets for Derbyshire, and was prominent in their 1936 Championship season...
5-38 and 7-16
|-
|16
|04 Jul 1936
| 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 159 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....
163; T B Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell (cricketer)
Thomas Bignall Mitchell was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1939....
5-52
|-
|17
|08 Jul 1936
| Hampshire
Hampshire County Cricket Club
Hampshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Hampshire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1863 as a successor to the Hampshire county cricket teams and has played at the Antelope Ground from then until 1885, before moving to the County Ground where it...
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
|L F Townsend
Leslie Townsend
Leslie Fletcher Townsend was an English cricketer who played for England between 1929 and 1934, for Derbyshire between 1922 and 1939 and also for Auckland New Zealand between 1934 and 1936....
153
|-
|18
|11 Jul 1936
|Lancashire
Lancashire County Cricket Club
Lancashire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Lancashire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1864 as a successor to Manchester Cricket Club and has played at Old Trafford since then...
Old Trafford, Manchester
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
|F M Sibbles 7-36
|-
|19
|15 Jul 1936
| 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...
The Town Ground, Burton-on-Trent
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|141 Runs
|L F Townsend
Leslie Townsend
Leslie Fletcher Townsend was an English cricketer who played for England between 1929 and 1934, for Derbyshire between 1922 and 1939 and also for Auckland New Zealand between 1934 and 1936....
115; A V Pope
Alf Pope
Alfred Vardy Pope was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire between 1930 and 1939. He was in the club's championship winning team of 1936 and took 555 wickets overall....
5-48
|-
|20
|18 Jul 1936
| Indians
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
|Not a County Championship match
W H Copson
Bill Copson
Bill Copson was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1932 and 1950, and for England between 1939 and 1947. He took over 1,000 wickets for Derbyshire, and was prominent in their 1936 Championship season...
5-44
|-
|21
|22 Jul 1936
| Yorkshire
Yorkshire County Cricket Club
Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....
Bramall Lane, Sheffield
|bgcolor="#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....
135; A Mitchell 103;W H Copson
Bill Copson
Bill Copson was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1932 and 1950, and for England between 1939 and 1947. He took over 1,000 wickets for Derbyshire, and was prominent in their 1936 Championship season...
6-60
|-
|22
|25 Jul 1936
| 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="#FF0000"|Lost
|6 Wickets
| T B Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell (cricketer)
Thomas Bignall Mitchell was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1939....
6-87; W Voce 6-43
|-
|23
|01 Aug 1936
| Essex
Essex County Cricket Club
Essex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Essex. Its limited overs team is called the Essex Eagles, their team colours this season are blue.The club plays most of its home games...
County Ground, Chelmsford
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|20 runs
|K Farnes 5-20; T P B Smith 5-62; T B Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell (cricketer)
Thomas Bignall Mitchell was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1939....
6-25
|-
|24
|05 Aug 1936
| 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
|
|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...
106; T B Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell (cricketer)
Thomas Bignall Mitchell was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1939....
5-88
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|25
|08 Aug 1936
| 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
|9 Wickets
|W H Copson
Bill Copson
Bill Copson was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1932 and 1950, and for England between 1939 and 1947. He took over 1,000 wickets for Derbyshire, and was prominent in their 1936 Championship season...
5-40; T B Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell (cricketer)
Thomas Bignall Mitchell was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1939....
5-57 and 5-42; G Geary 5-39
|-
|26
|15 Aug 1936
| 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...
Town Ground, Worksop
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
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|W W Keaton 100; C B Harris 107
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|27
|19 Aug 1936
| 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...
The Saffrons, Eastbourne
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
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| J Langridge 126; W H Copson
Bill Copson
Bill Copson was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1932 and 1950, and for England between 1939 and 1947. He took over 1,000 wickets for Derbyshire, and was prominent in their 1936 Championship season...
6-87
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|28
|22 Aug 1936
| 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="#FFCC00"|Drawn
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| R J Partridge 5-69; A V Pope
Alf Pope
Alfred Vardy Pope was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire between 1930 and 1939. He was in the club's championship winning team of 1936 and took 555 wickets overall....
6-129
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|29
|26 Aug 1936
| 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...
Rowden Road, Wells
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
|1 Wicket
|A V Pope
Alf Pope
Alfred Vardy Pope was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire between 1930 and 1939. He was in the club's championship winning team of 1936 and took 555 wickets overall....
5-35; A W Wellard 5-47; W H Copson
Bill Copson
Bill Copson was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1932 and 1950, and for England between 1939 and 1947. He took over 1,000 wickets for Derbyshire, and was prominent in their 1936 Championship season...
6-81
|-
|30
|29 Aug 1936
| 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....
Oakham School Ground
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|Innings and 66 runs
|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...
169; T S Worthington
Stan Worthington
Thomas Stanley "Stan" Worthington, , was a cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1923 and 1947 and for England between 1930 and 1937. He was an all-rounder scoring over 19000 runs and taking over 600 first class wickets....
102
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County Championship batting averages
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="70%"|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Name !! Matches !! Inns !! Runs !! High score !! Average !! 100s
|-
||T S Worthington
Stan Worthington
Thomas Stanley "Stan" Worthington, , was a cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1923 and 1947 and for England between 1930 and 1937. He was an all-rounder scoring over 19000 runs and taking over 600 first class wickets....
|| 26 ||40|| 1322 ||163 || 35.72 || 3
|-
|L F Townsend
Leslie Townsend
Leslie Fletcher Townsend was an English cricketer who played for England between 1929 and 1934, for Derbyshire between 1922 and 1939 and also for Auckland New Zealand between 1934 and 1936....
||28 ||43 || 1322 ||182*|| 33.89 || 4
|-
|D Smith
Denis Smith (cricketer)
Denis Smith was a cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1927 and 1952 and in two Test matchs for England in 1935. He scored over 21,000 runs in first class cricket.Smith was born in Somercotes, Derbyshire...
||28 ||46 || 1256 ||169 || 30.63 || 2
|-
|A E Alderman
Albert Alderman
Albert Edward Alderman was an English cricketer and footballer. He played cricket for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1948 and scored over 12,000 runs for the club. As a footballer, he played as an inside forward for Derby County and Burnley between 1928 and 1935.-Early life:Alderman was born in...
||28|| 46 ||1074|| 79|| 25.57 ||0
|-
|W W H 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....
|| 1 ||2 || 48 ||38 || 24.00 || 0
|-
|A F Skinner
Alan Skinner
Alan Frank Skinner was an English cricketer who played for first class cricket for Derbyshire, Cambridge University and Northamptonshire between 1931 and 1949....
||12 ||20|| 441|| 62 || 22.05 ||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....
||28 ||41|| 639 ||79* ||19.96 ||0
|-
|C S Elliott
Charlie Elliott
Charles Standish 'Charlie' Elliott MBE was an English footballer, a first-class cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1932 and 1953 and an international cricket umpire.Elliott was born in Bolsover, Derbyshire...
||18 ||26 ||426 ||97 || 18.52 || 0
|-
|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...
||9 ||13|| 205 ||62 || 15.76 ||0
|-
|E Carrington
Elijah Carrington
Elijah Carrington was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1934 and 1937.Carrington was born in Blackwell, Derbyshire and was a member of Blackwell Miners Welfare Cricket Club...
|| 7 ||11|| 157|| 72 || 14.27 ||0
|-
|A V Pope
Alf Pope
Alfred Vardy Pope was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire between 1930 and 1939. He was in the club's championship winning team of 1936 and took 555 wickets overall....
||28|| 38|| 441 ||40 || 13.78 ||0
|-
|G R Langdale
George Langdale
George Richmond Langdale was a schoolmaster, writer on mathematics and an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire and Somerset and the minor counties Norfolk and Berkshire between 1936 and 1963...
|| 3 ||5 ||064 ||29 || 12.80 || 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...
||26 ||34|| 378 ||50 || 12.60 || 0
|-
|T B Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell (cricketer)
Thomas Bignall Mitchell was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1939....
||26 ||32|| 267 ||45 || 10.68 || 0
|-
|N A M Walker
Niel Walker
Niel Alexander McDonald Walker was a British army officer and a cricketer who played in tournaments in India and for Derbyshire.Walker was born at Poona, Maharashtra, India...
||1 ||2 || 20 ||13 || 10.00 || 0
|-
|S W Hunt ||5 ||5 || 48 ||17 || 9.60 || 0
|-
|G H Pope ||4 ||6 || 50 ||14 || 8.33 || 0
|-
|T R Armstrong
Thomas Armstrong (cricketer, born 1909)
Thomas Riley Armstrong was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire from 1929 to 1950...
||2 ||3|| 16|| 8*|| 8.00 || 0
|-
|A F Townsend
Arnold Townsend
Arnold Frederick Townsend was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire from 1934 to 1950.-Career:...
|| 2 ||3 || 23 ||21 || 7.66 || 0
|-
|W H Copson
Bill Copson
Bill Copson was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1932 and 1950, and for England between 1939 and 1947. He took over 1,000 wickets for Derbyshire, and was prominent in their 1936 Championship season...
|| 26 ||29 || 89 ||17 || 5.56 || 0
|}
In addition, John Gilbert
John Gilbert (cricketer)
John Dudley Harwood Gilbert was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire between 1930 and 1936....
appeared for Derbyshire against Oxford University.
County Championship bowling averages
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="70%"|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Name !! Balls !! Runs !! Wickets !! BB !! Average
|-
|W H Copson
Bill Copson
Bill Copson was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1932 and 1950, and for England between 1939 and 1947. He took over 1,000 wickets for Derbyshire, and was prominent in their 1936 Championship season...
|| 4731 ||1792 ||140 ||7-16 ||12.80
|-
|T B Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell (cricketer)
Thomas Bignall Mitchell was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1928 and 1939....
||3842|| 2373 ||116|| 7-26 ||20.45
|-
|A V Pope
Alf Pope
Alfred Vardy Pope was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire between 1930 and 1939. He was in the club's championship winning team of 1936 and took 555 wickets overall....
|| 5071|| 1666|| 94|| 6-129 ||17.72
|-
|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....
||3111 || 1062|| 54|| 7-46 || 19.66
|-
|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....
|| 1337|| 584|| 19|| 4-31 ||30.73
|-
|G H Pope || 337 ||128|| 5|| 2-35 ||25.60
|-
||T R Armstrong
Thomas Armstrong (cricketer, born 1909)
Thomas Riley Armstrong was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire from 1929 to 1950...
||198|| 95|| 4 ||2-2|| 23.75
|-
|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...
||18 || 13 ||1 ||1-13 ||13.00
|-
|G R Langdale
George Langdale
George Richmond Langdale was a schoolmaster, writer on mathematics and an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire and Somerset and the minor counties Norfolk and Berkshire between 1936 and 1963...
|| 156 || 95 ||0
|-
|A F Townsend
Arnold Townsend
Arnold Frederick Townsend was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire from 1934 to 1950.-Career:...
||36|| 23 ||0
|-
|A F Skinner
Alan Skinner
Alan Frank Skinner was an English cricketer who played for first class cricket for Derbyshire, Cambridge University and Northamptonshire between 1931 and 1949....
||18|| 15|| 0
|-
|N A M Walker
Niel Walker
Niel Alexander McDonald Walker was a British army officer and a cricketer who played in tournaments in India and for Derbyshire.Walker was born at Poona, Maharashtra, India...
|| 12|| 10|| 0
|-
|C S Elliott
Charlie Elliott
Charles Standish 'Charlie' Elliott MBE was an English footballer, a first-class cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1932 and 1953 and an international cricket umpire.Elliott was born in Bolsover, Derbyshire...
||12|| 9|| 0
|-
|S W Hunt ||6 || 3 ||0
|}