Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1955
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Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1955 was the cricket
season when the English club Derbyshire
had been playing for eighty four years. It was their fifty-first season in the County Championship
and they won ten matches and lost ten to finish eighth in the County Championship.
and one match against Scotland. They won ten matches, lost ten matches and drew ten matches. Donald Carr
took over the captaincy. Arnold Hamer
was top scorer and Cliff Gladwin
took most wickets for the club. Derek Hall was the only player to make his first class debut in the Derbyshire team.
! bgcolor="#efefef" colspan=6 | List of matches
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
!No.
!Date
!V
!Result
!Margin
!Notes
|-
|1
|07 May 1955
| Middlesex
Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| JA Young 5-43; HL Jackson
5-27; Moss 6-45
|-
|2
|11 May 1955
| South Africans
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
|
|-
|3
|14 May 1955
| Essex
Valentine's Park, Ilford
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| C Gladwin
5-41; Bailey 5-56
|-
|4
|18 May 1955
| Kent
Bat and Ball Ground, Gravesend
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| Innings and 51 runs
| DC Morgan 109
|-
|5
|21 May 1955
| Yorkshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 139 runs
| Appleyard 5-51 and 5-29
|-
|6
|25 May 1955
| Kent
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| Innings and 21 runs
| HL Jackson
6-40; Ridgway 5-109
|-
|7
|28 May 1955
| Warwickshire
Edgbaston, Birmingham
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
|
|-
|8
|01 Jun 1955
| Worcestershire
County Ground, New Road, Worcester
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 144 runs
| Horton 5-123; E Smith
6-45
|-
|9
|04 Jun 1955
| Leicestershire
Ind Coope Ground, Burton-on-Trent
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| HL Jackson
5-59.; C Gladwin
5-59
|-
|10
|08 Jun 1955
| Gloucestershire
Ashley Down Ground, Bristol
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Wells 6-52 and 5-30; C Gladwin
5-28; E Smith
5-39
|-
|11
|15 Jun 1955
| Essex
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Insole 104; E Smith
6-69; Preston 5-61
|-
|12
|18 Jun 1955
| Glamorgan
Cardiff Arms Park
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 132 runs
|
|-
|13
|25 Jun 1955
| Lancashire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 129 runs
| Hilton 6-59; DB Carr
7-53; Collins 5-30
|-
|14
|29 Jun 1955
| Glamorgan
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| A Hamer
111; Wooller 5-64; HL Jackson
5-39
|-
|15
|02 Jul 1955
| Lancashire
Old Trafford, Manchester
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 8 wickets
| Grieves 137; Statham 5-57
|-
|16
|06 Jul 1955
| Hampshire
County Ground, Southampton
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 26 runs
| Sainsbury 5-45; DC Morgan 5-41
|-
|17
|09 Jul 1955
| Leicestershire
Bath Grounds, Ashby-de-la-Zouch
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| DB Carr
146; V Jackson 100
|-
|18
|13 Jul 1955
| Nottinghamshire
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 11 runs
| A Hamer
227; Dooland 5-95; Smales 7-44
|-
|19
|16 Jul 1955
| Hampshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 58 runs
| E Smith
5-22
|-
|20
|23 Jul 1955
| Nottinghamshire
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Poole 122; Matthews 6-65; Smales 6-91
|-
|21
|27 Jul 1955
| Northamptonshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 6 wickets
| Barrick 105
|-
|22
|30 Jul 1955
| Warwickshire
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 164 runs
| Hitchcock 110; HJ Rhodes
6-86
|-
|23
|03 Aug 1955
| Scotland
Grange Cricket Club Ground, Raeburn Place, Edinburgh
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 8 wickets
| GL Willatt
133; E Smith
5-66 and 9-46; Kerrigan 6-87
|-
|24
|06 Aug 1955
| Yorkshire
Park Avenue Cricket Ground, Bradford
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| Innings and 94 runs
| Sutcliffe 133; Close 6-63
|-
|25
|10 Aug 1955
| Sussex
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 49 runs
| James 6-56; C Gladwin
6-44; DV Smith 5-58
|-
|26
|13 Aug 1955
| Worcestershire
Park Road Ground, Buxton
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 7 wickets
| C Gladwin
5-36
|-
|27
|20 Aug 1955
|Gloucestershire
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| Innings and 36 runs
| DB Carr
139; C Gladwin
7-16
|-
|28
|24 Aug 1955
| Somerset
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 115 runs
| Lobb 5-41; C Gladwin
5-22
|-
|29
|27 Aug 1955
| Sussex
County Ground, Hove
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 94 runs
| Oakman 102; Parks 101; E Smith
6-80; Marlar 5-58 and 7-98
|-
|30
|31 Aug 1955
| Surrey
Kennington Oval
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 8 wickets
| Lock 5-37; Surridge 6-56
|-
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Name !! Matches !! Inns !! Runs !! High score !! Average !! 100s
|-
| A Hamer
|| 28 ||49 || 1509 ||227 || 31.43 || 2
|-
| DB Carr
|| 28 ||48 || 1438 ||146 || 31.26 || 2
|-
| GL Willatt
|| 5|| 9||228|| 68 || 25.33 || 0
|-
| AC Revill
|| 28 ||49 || 1146|| 79 || 24.91 || 0
|-
| JM Kelly || 28 ||49 ||974|| 72 || 20.29|| 0
|-
| GO Dawkes
|| 28 ||46||806 ||86|| 20.15 ||0
|-
| DJ Green
|| 6|| 11 || 185|| 49||18.50|| 0
|-
| DC Morgan || 26 ||43||681|| 109* ||17.92 ||1
|-
|HL Johnson
|| 25 ||42 || 654 ||52 ||15.95 || 0
|-
| G Wyatt
|| 4 ||7 || 63 ||31* ||15.75 || 0
|-
| C Gladwin
|| 27 ||39 || 435|| 67 ||15.00|| 0
|-
| E Smith
|| 28 ||39 || 350|| 57 ||12.50|| 0
|-
| C Lee
|| 16 ||27||303|| 63 || 11.65|| 0
|-
|HJ Rhodes
|| 4 ||7 || 47|| 34|| 11.75 || 0
|-
| HL Jackson
|| 15 ||16 || 123|| 20*|| 11.18 || 0
|-
| R Carter
|| 3|| 6 || 35 ||10|| 7.00 || 0
|-
| D Hall || 7 ||14 || 29|| 6* ||4.14 || 0
|-
| A Eato
|| 2|| 2 || 6|| 6 || 3.00 || 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
! 100
|-
| A Hamer
|| 30 || 53 || 1669 ||227 || 31.49 || 2
|-
| DB Carr
|| 30 || 51 || 1462 ||146 || 28.67 || 2
|-
| AC Revill
|| 30 || 52 || 1175|| 79 || 22.59 ||
|-
| JM Kelly || 30 || 53 || 1110 || 72 || 20.94|| 0
|-
| GO Dawkes
|| 30 || 48 || 833 ||86|| 17.35 ||0
|-
|}
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Name !! Balls !! Runs !! Wickets !! BB !! Average
|-
| C Gladwin
|| 6451 || 2155 ||139 ||7-16 ||15.50
|-
| E Smith
|| 4850 || 1734 ||91|| 6-45|| 19.05
|-
| HL Jackson
|| 2671 || 877|| 61|| 6-40 ||14.37
|-
| DC Morgan || 3776 || 1727|| 58|| 5-41 ||29.77
|-
| DB Carr
|| 1780 || 862 ||40|| 7-53 ||21.55
|-
| D Hall || 1141||580|| 23|| 4-57|| 25.21
|-
| AC Revill
|| 766 || 358 ||12|| 2-11|| 29.83
|-
| HJ Rhodes
|| 631|| |322 ||9 ||6-86 ||35.77
|-
| A Eato
|| 258 || 156 ||4 ||2-20|| 39.00
|-
| R Carter
|| 132||79|| 3 ||2-24|| 26.33
|-
|HL Johnson
|| 79 ||52|| 3|| 3-30 ||17.33
|-
| JM Kelly || 66 || 25 ||1 ||1-21 ||25.00
|-
| A Hamer
|| 132 ||66|| 0 || ||
|-
| C Lee
|| 78||29|| 0 || ||
|-
| GO Dawkes
||6||9 ||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
|-
| C Gladwin
|| 6610 || 2181 ||142 ||7-16 ||15.36
|-
| E Smith
|| 5270 || 1854 || 105 || 9-46 || 17.66
|-
| HL Jackson
|| 2815 || 914 || 64 || 6-40 ||14.28
|-
| DC Morgan || 3926 || 1774|| 61 || 5-41 ||29.08
|-
| DB Carr
|| 1997 || 974 || 43 || 7-53 || 22.65
|-
|}
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
season when the English club Derbyshire
Derbyshire County Cricket Club
Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...
had been playing for eighty four years. It was their fifty-first season in the County Championship
County Championship
The County Championship is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales...
and they won ten matches and lost ten to finish eighth in the County Championship.
1955 season
Derbyshire played 28 games in the County Championship, one match against the touring South AfricansSouth African cricket team in England in 1955
The South African cricket team toured England in the 1955 season to play a five-match Test series against England.England won the series 3-2 with no matches drawn.-South African team:...
and one match against Scotland. They won ten matches, lost ten matches and drew ten matches. Donald Carr
Donald Carr
Donald Bryce Carr is a former English cricketer who played for Derbyshire from 1946 to 1967, for Oxford University from 1948 to 1951, and twice for England in 1951/52. He captained Derbyshire between 1955 and 1962, and scored over 10,000 runs for the county...
took over the captaincy. Arnold Hamer
Arnold Hamer
Arnold Hamer was a first-class cricketer, who played for Yorkshire in 1938, and for Derbyshire between 1950 and 1960, scoring over 15,000 runs in first-class cricket. He also played as a footballer, playing eight games for York City in 1938.-Early career:Hamer was born in Huddersfield, Yorkshire...
was top scorer and Cliff Gladwin
Cliff Gladwin
Clifford Gladwin was an English cricketer, who played for Derbyshire from 1939 to 1958, and in eight Tests for England from 1947 to 1949...
took most wickets for the club. Derek Hall was the only player to make his first class debut in the Derbyshire team.
Matches
{| class="wikitable" width="100%"! bgcolor="#efefef" colspan=6 | List of matches
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
!No.
!Date
!V
!Result
!Margin
!Notes
|-
|1
|07 May 1955
| Middlesex
Middlesex County Cricket Club
Middlesex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Middlesex. It was announced in February 2009 that Middlesex changed their limited overs name from the Middlesex Crusaders, to the...
Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| JA Young 5-43; HL Jackson
Les Jackson
Les Jackson was an English cricketer. A fast or fast-medium bowler renowned for his accurate bowling and particular hostility on uncovered wickets, he played county cricket for Derbyshire from 1947 to 1963, and was regularly at, or near the top of, the English bowling averages...
5-27; Moss 6-45
|-
|2
|11 May 1955
| South Africans
South African cricket team in England in 1955
The South African cricket team toured England in the 1955 season to play a five-match Test series against England.England won the series 3-2 with no matches drawn.-South African team:...
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
|
|-
|3
|14 May 1955
| 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...
Valentine's Park, Ilford
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| C Gladwin
Cliff Gladwin
Clifford Gladwin was an English cricketer, who played for Derbyshire from 1939 to 1958, and in eight Tests for England from 1947 to 1949...
5-41; Bailey 5-56
|-
|4
|18 May 1955
| 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="#00FF00"|Won
| Innings and 51 runs
| DC Morgan 109
|-
|5
|21 May 1955
| Yorkshire
Yorkshire County Cricket Club
Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 139 runs
| Appleyard 5-51 and 5-29
|-
|6
|25 May 1955
| Kent
Kent County Cricket Club
Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| Innings and 21 runs
| HL Jackson
Les Jackson
Les Jackson was an English cricketer. A fast or fast-medium bowler renowned for his accurate bowling and particular hostility on uncovered wickets, he played county cricket for Derbyshire from 1947 to 1963, and was regularly at, or near the top of, the English bowling averages...
6-40; Ridgway 5-109
|-
|7
|28 May 1955
| 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
|
|
|-
|8
|01 Jun 1955
| 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
| 144 runs
| Horton 5-123; E Smith
Edwin Smith (cricketer)
Edwin Smith is a former county cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1951 and 1971 and took over 1200 wickets.Smith was born in Grassmoor, Derbyshire...
6-45
|-
|9
|04 Jun 1955
| 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....
Ind Coope Ground, Burton-on-Trent
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| HL Jackson
Les Jackson
Les Jackson was an English cricketer. A fast or fast-medium bowler renowned for his accurate bowling and particular hostility on uncovered wickets, he played county cricket for Derbyshire from 1947 to 1963, and was regularly at, or near the top of, the English bowling averages...
5-59.; C Gladwin
Cliff Gladwin
Clifford Gladwin was an English cricketer, who played for Derbyshire from 1939 to 1958, and in eight Tests for England from 1947 to 1949...
5-59
|-
|10
|08 Jun 1955
| 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="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Wells 6-52 and 5-30; C Gladwin
Cliff Gladwin
Clifford Gladwin was an English cricketer, who played for Derbyshire from 1939 to 1958, and in eight Tests for England from 1947 to 1949...
5-28; E Smith
Edwin Smith (cricketer)
Edwin Smith is a former county cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1951 and 1971 and took over 1200 wickets.Smith was born in Grassmoor, Derbyshire...
5-39
|-
|11
|15 Jun 1955
| 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
|
| Insole 104; E Smith
Edwin Smith (cricketer)
Edwin Smith is a former county cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1951 and 1971 and took over 1200 wickets.Smith was born in Grassmoor, Derbyshire...
6-69; Preston 5-61
|-
|12
|18 Jun 1955
| 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
| 132 runs
|
|-
|13
|25 Jun 1955
| Lancashire
Lancashire County Cricket Club
Lancashire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Lancashire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1864 as a successor to Manchester Cricket Club and has played at Old Trafford since then...
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 129 runs
| Hilton 6-59; DB Carr
Donald Carr
Donald Bryce Carr is a former English cricketer who played for Derbyshire from 1946 to 1967, for Oxford University from 1948 to 1951, and twice for England in 1951/52. He captained Derbyshire between 1955 and 1962, and scored over 10,000 runs for the county...
7-53; Collins 5-30
|-
|14
|29 Jun 1955
| 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...
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| A Hamer
Arnold Hamer
Arnold Hamer was a first-class cricketer, who played for Yorkshire in 1938, and for Derbyshire between 1950 and 1960, scoring over 15,000 runs in first-class cricket. He also played as a footballer, playing eight games for York City in 1938.-Early career:Hamer was born in Huddersfield, Yorkshire...
111; Wooller 5-64; HL Jackson
Les Jackson
Les Jackson was an English cricketer. A fast or fast-medium bowler renowned for his accurate bowling and particular hostility on uncovered wickets, he played county cricket for Derbyshire from 1947 to 1963, and was regularly at, or near the top of, the English bowling averages...
5-39
|-
|15
|02 Jul 1955
| 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
| 8 wickets
| Grieves 137; Statham 5-57
|-
|16
|06 Jul 1955
| Hampshire
Hampshire County Cricket Club
Hampshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Hampshire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1863 as a successor to the Hampshire county cricket teams and has played at the Antelope Ground from then until 1885, before moving to the County Ground where it...
County Ground, Southampton
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 26 runs
| Sainsbury 5-45; DC Morgan 5-41
|-
|17
|09 Jul 1955
| Leicestershire
Leicestershire County Cricket Club
Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland....
Bath Grounds, Ashby-de-la-Zouch
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| DB Carr
Donald Carr
Donald Bryce Carr is a former English cricketer who played for Derbyshire from 1946 to 1967, for Oxford University from 1948 to 1951, and twice for England in 1951/52. He captained Derbyshire between 1955 and 1962, and scored over 10,000 runs for the county...
146; V Jackson 100
|-
|18
|13 Jul 1955
| Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club
Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Nottinghamshire, and the current county champions. Its limited overs team is called the Nottinghamshire Outlaws...
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 11 runs
| A Hamer
Arnold Hamer
Arnold Hamer was a first-class cricketer, who played for Yorkshire in 1938, and for Derbyshire between 1950 and 1960, scoring over 15,000 runs in first-class cricket. He also played as a footballer, playing eight games for York City in 1938.-Early career:Hamer was born in Huddersfield, Yorkshire...
227; Dooland 5-95; Smales 7-44
|-
|19
|16 Jul 1955
| 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="#FF0000"|Lost
| 58 runs
| E Smith
Edwin Smith (cricketer)
Edwin Smith is a former county cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1951 and 1971 and took over 1200 wickets.Smith was born in Grassmoor, Derbyshire...
5-22
|-
|20
|23 Jul 1955
| 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
|
| Poole 122; Matthews 6-65; Smales 6-91
|-
|21
|27 Jul 1955
| 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="#FF0000"|Lost
| 6 wickets
| Barrick 105
|-
|22
|30 Jul 1955
| 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
| 164 runs
| Hitchcock 110; HJ Rhodes
Harold Rhodes (cricketer)
Harold James Rhodes, sometimes called Dusty Rhodes is an English former cricketer, who played for England in 1959, for Derbyshire between 1953 and 1975, and for the MCC between 1959 and 1963...
6-86
|-
|23
|03 Aug 1955
| Scotland
Grange Cricket Club Ground, Raeburn Place, Edinburgh
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 8 wickets
| GL Willatt
Guy Willatt
Guy Longfield Willatt was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Cambridge University from 1938 to 1947, for Nottinghamshire from 1939 to 1948, for Scotland from 1948 to 1950 and for Derbyshire from 1950 to 1956. He was captain of Derbyshire from 1951 to 1954 and also played for...
133; E Smith
Edwin Smith (cricketer)
Edwin Smith is a former county cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1951 and 1971 and took over 1200 wickets.Smith was born in Grassmoor, Derbyshire...
5-66 and 9-46; Kerrigan 6-87
|-
|24
|06 Aug 1955
| 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
| Innings and 94 runs
| Sutcliffe 133; Close 6-63
|-
|25
|10 Aug 1955
| Sussex
Sussex County Cricket Club
Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex. The club was founded as a successor to Brighton Cricket Club which was a representative of the county of Sussex as a...
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 49 runs
| James 6-56; C Gladwin
Cliff Gladwin
Clifford Gladwin was an English cricketer, who played for Derbyshire from 1939 to 1958, and in eight Tests for England from 1947 to 1949...
6-44; DV Smith 5-58
|-
|26
|13 Aug 1955
| 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...
Park Road Ground, Buxton
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 7 wickets
| C Gladwin
Cliff Gladwin
Clifford Gladwin was an English cricketer, who played for Derbyshire from 1939 to 1958, and in eight Tests for England from 1947 to 1949...
5-36
|-
|27
|20 Aug 1955
|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
| Innings and 36 runs
| DB Carr
Donald Carr
Donald Bryce Carr is a former English cricketer who played for Derbyshire from 1946 to 1967, for Oxford University from 1948 to 1951, and twice for England in 1951/52. He captained Derbyshire between 1955 and 1962, and scored over 10,000 runs for the county...
139; C Gladwin
Cliff Gladwin
Clifford Gladwin was an English cricketer, who played for Derbyshire from 1939 to 1958, and in eight Tests for England from 1947 to 1949...
7-16
|-
|28
|24 Aug 1955
| 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="#00FF00"|Won
| 115 runs
| Lobb 5-41; C Gladwin
Cliff Gladwin
Clifford Gladwin was an English cricketer, who played for Derbyshire from 1939 to 1958, and in eight Tests for England from 1947 to 1949...
5-22
|-
|29
|27 Aug 1955
| 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="#FF0000"|Lost
| 94 runs
| Oakman 102; Parks 101; E Smith
Edwin Smith (cricketer)
Edwin Smith is a former county cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1951 and 1971 and took over 1200 wickets.Smith was born in Grassmoor, Derbyshire...
6-80; Marlar 5-58 and 7-98
|-
|30
|31 Aug 1955
| 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="#FF0000"|Lost
| 8 wickets
| Lock 5-37; Surridge 6-56
|-
County Championship batting averages
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="80%"|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Name !! Matches !! Inns !! Runs !! High score !! Average !! 100s
|-
| A Hamer
Arnold Hamer
Arnold Hamer was a first-class cricketer, who played for Yorkshire in 1938, and for Derbyshire between 1950 and 1960, scoring over 15,000 runs in first-class cricket. He also played as a footballer, playing eight games for York City in 1938.-Early career:Hamer was born in Huddersfield, Yorkshire...
|| 28 ||49 || 1509 ||227 || 31.43 || 2
|-
| DB Carr
Donald Carr
Donald Bryce Carr is a former English cricketer who played for Derbyshire from 1946 to 1967, for Oxford University from 1948 to 1951, and twice for England in 1951/52. He captained Derbyshire between 1955 and 1962, and scored over 10,000 runs for the county...
|| 28 ||48 || 1438 ||146 || 31.26 || 2
|-
| GL Willatt
Guy Willatt
Guy Longfield Willatt was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Cambridge University from 1938 to 1947, for Nottinghamshire from 1939 to 1948, for Scotland from 1948 to 1950 and for Derbyshire from 1950 to 1956. He was captain of Derbyshire from 1951 to 1954 and also played for...
|| 5|| 9||228|| 68 || 25.33 || 0
|-
| AC Revill
Alan Revill
Alan Revill was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1946 and 1957 and for Leicestershire from 1958 to 1960. He scored over 15,000 first-class runs....
|| 28 ||49 || 1146|| 79 || 24.91 || 0
|-
| JM Kelly || 28 ||49 ||974|| 72 || 20.29|| 0
|-
| GO Dawkes
George Dawkes
George Owen Dawkes was a first-class cricketer who played for Leicestershire between 1937 and 1939 and for Derbyshire between 1947 and 1961 as a wicket keeper and a lower-order right-handed batsman...
|| 28 ||46||806 ||86|| 20.15 ||0
|-
| DJ Green
David Green (Derbyshire cricketer)
David John Green is a former English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1953 and 1960 and for Cambridge University from 1957 to 1959....
|| 6|| 11 || 185|| 49||18.50|| 0
|-
| DC Morgan || 26 ||43||681|| 109* ||17.92 ||1
|-
|HL Johnson
Laurie Johnson (cricketer)
Hubert Laurence Johnson is a West Indies born cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1949 and 1966. He scored over 14,000 runs for the club in the first-class game.Johnson was born at Pine Hill, St Michael, Barbados...
|| 25 ||42 || 654 ||52 ||15.95 || 0
|-
| G Wyatt
Gerald Wyatt
Gerald Wyatt was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire on various occasions between 1954 and 1960.Wyatt was born in New Mills, Derbyshire. He joined Derbyshire and began playing in the Second XI in 1950...
|| 4 ||7 || 63 ||31* ||15.75 || 0
|-
| C Gladwin
Cliff Gladwin
Clifford Gladwin was an English cricketer, who played for Derbyshire from 1939 to 1958, and in eight Tests for England from 1947 to 1949...
|| 27 ||39 || 435|| 67 ||15.00|| 0
|-
| E Smith
Edwin Smith (cricketer)
Edwin Smith is a former county cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1951 and 1971 and took over 1200 wickets.Smith was born in Grassmoor, Derbyshire...
|| 28 ||39 || 350|| 57 ||12.50|| 0
|-
| C Lee
Charles Lee (cricketer)
Charles Lee was an English first-class cricketer, who played two matches for Yorkshire in 1952, one for the Minor Counties in 1953, and 268 matches for Derbyshire between 1954 and 1964...
|| 16 ||27||303|| 63 || 11.65|| 0
|-
|HJ Rhodes
Harold Rhodes (cricketer)
Harold James Rhodes, sometimes called Dusty Rhodes is an English former cricketer, who played for England in 1959, for Derbyshire between 1953 and 1975, and for the MCC between 1959 and 1963...
|| 4 ||7 || 47|| 34|| 11.75 || 0
|-
| HL Jackson
Les Jackson
Les Jackson was an English cricketer. A fast or fast-medium bowler renowned for his accurate bowling and particular hostility on uncovered wickets, he played county cricket for Derbyshire from 1947 to 1963, and was regularly at, or near the top of, the English bowling averages...
|| 15 ||16 || 123|| 20*|| 11.18 || 0
|-
| R Carter
Reginald Carter
Reginald Carter was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire from 1953 to 1955.Carter was born at Whitwell, Derbyshire. He made his debut cricketing appearance for L. Lewin's XI in 1950, and for Derbyshire Second XI in the following year's Minor Counties Championship...
|| 3|| 6 || 35 ||10|| 7.00 || 0
|-
| D Hall || 7 ||14 || 29|| 6* ||4.14 || 0
|-
| A Eato
Alwyn Eato
Alwyn Eato born Alwyne Eato was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire between 1950 and 1955....
|| 2|| 2 || 6|| 6 || 3.00 || 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
|-
| A Hamer
Arnold Hamer
Arnold Hamer was a first-class cricketer, who played for Yorkshire in 1938, and for Derbyshire between 1950 and 1960, scoring over 15,000 runs in first-class cricket. He also played as a footballer, playing eight games for York City in 1938.-Early career:Hamer was born in Huddersfield, Yorkshire...
|| 30 || 53 || 1669 ||227 || 31.49 || 2
|-
| DB Carr
Donald Carr
Donald Bryce Carr is a former English cricketer who played for Derbyshire from 1946 to 1967, for Oxford University from 1948 to 1951, and twice for England in 1951/52. He captained Derbyshire between 1955 and 1962, and scored over 10,000 runs for the county...
|| 30 || 51 || 1462 ||146 || 28.67 || 2
|-
| AC Revill
Alan Revill
Alan Revill was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1946 and 1957 and for Leicestershire from 1958 to 1960. He scored over 15,000 first-class runs....
|| 30 || 52 || 1175|| 79 || 22.59 ||
|-
| JM Kelly || 30 || 53 || 1110 || 72 || 20.94|| 0
|-
| GO Dawkes
George Dawkes
George Owen Dawkes was a first-class cricketer who played for Leicestershire between 1937 and 1939 and for Derbyshire between 1947 and 1961 as a wicket keeper and a lower-order right-handed batsman...
|| 30 || 48 || 833 ||86|| 17.35 ||0
|-
|}
County Championship bowling averages
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="80%"|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Name !! Balls !! Runs !! Wickets !! BB !! Average
|-
| C Gladwin
Cliff Gladwin
Clifford Gladwin was an English cricketer, who played for Derbyshire from 1939 to 1958, and in eight Tests for England from 1947 to 1949...
|| 6451 || 2155 ||139 ||7-16 ||15.50
|-
| E Smith
Edwin Smith (cricketer)
Edwin Smith is a former county cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1951 and 1971 and took over 1200 wickets.Smith was born in Grassmoor, Derbyshire...
|| 4850 || 1734 ||91|| 6-45|| 19.05
|-
| HL Jackson
Les Jackson
Les Jackson was an English cricketer. A fast or fast-medium bowler renowned for his accurate bowling and particular hostility on uncovered wickets, he played county cricket for Derbyshire from 1947 to 1963, and was regularly at, or near the top of, the English bowling averages...
|| 2671 || 877|| 61|| 6-40 ||14.37
|-
| DC Morgan || 3776 || 1727|| 58|| 5-41 ||29.77
|-
| DB Carr
Donald Carr
Donald Bryce Carr is a former English cricketer who played for Derbyshire from 1946 to 1967, for Oxford University from 1948 to 1951, and twice for England in 1951/52. He captained Derbyshire between 1955 and 1962, and scored over 10,000 runs for the county...
|| 1780 || 862 ||40|| 7-53 ||21.55
|-
| D Hall || 1141||580|| 23|| 4-57|| 25.21
|-
| AC Revill
Alan Revill
Alan Revill was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1946 and 1957 and for Leicestershire from 1958 to 1960. He scored over 15,000 first-class runs....
|| 766 || 358 ||12|| 2-11|| 29.83
|-
| HJ Rhodes
Harold Rhodes (cricketer)
Harold James Rhodes, sometimes called Dusty Rhodes is an English former cricketer, who played for England in 1959, for Derbyshire between 1953 and 1975, and for the MCC between 1959 and 1963...
|| 631|| |322 ||9 ||6-86 ||35.77
|-
| A Eato
Alwyn Eato
Alwyn Eato born Alwyne Eato was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire between 1950 and 1955....
|| 258 || 156 ||4 ||2-20|| 39.00
|-
| R Carter
Reginald Carter
Reginald Carter was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire from 1953 to 1955.Carter was born at Whitwell, Derbyshire. He made his debut cricketing appearance for L. Lewin's XI in 1950, and for Derbyshire Second XI in the following year's Minor Counties Championship...
|| 132||79|| 3 ||2-24|| 26.33
|-
|HL Johnson
Laurie Johnson (cricketer)
Hubert Laurence Johnson is a West Indies born cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1949 and 1966. He scored over 14,000 runs for the club in the first-class game.Johnson was born at Pine Hill, St Michael, Barbados...
|| 79 ||52|| 3|| 3-30 ||17.33
|-
| JM Kelly || 66 || 25 ||1 ||1-21 ||25.00
|-
| A Hamer
Arnold Hamer
Arnold Hamer was a first-class cricketer, who played for Yorkshire in 1938, and for Derbyshire between 1950 and 1960, scoring over 15,000 runs in first-class cricket. He also played as a footballer, playing eight games for York City in 1938.-Early career:Hamer was born in Huddersfield, Yorkshire...
|| 132 ||66|| 0 || ||
|-
| C Lee
Charles Lee (cricketer)
Charles Lee was an English first-class cricketer, who played two matches for Yorkshire in 1952, one for the Minor Counties in 1953, and 268 matches for Derbyshire between 1954 and 1964...
|| 78||29|| 0 || ||
|-
| GO Dawkes
George Dawkes
George Owen Dawkes was a first-class cricketer who played for Leicestershire between 1937 and 1939 and for Derbyshire between 1947 and 1961 as a wicket keeper and a lower-order right-handed batsman...
||6||9 ||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...
|-
| C Gladwin
Cliff Gladwin
Clifford Gladwin was an English cricketer, who played for Derbyshire from 1939 to 1958, and in eight Tests for England from 1947 to 1949...
|| 6610 || 2181 ||142 ||7-16 ||15.36
|-
| E Smith
Edwin Smith (cricketer)
Edwin Smith is a former county cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1951 and 1971 and took over 1200 wickets.Smith was born in Grassmoor, Derbyshire...
|| 5270 || 1854 || 105 || 9-46 || 17.66
|-
| HL Jackson
Les Jackson
Les Jackson was an English cricketer. A fast or fast-medium bowler renowned for his accurate bowling and particular hostility on uncovered wickets, he played county cricket for Derbyshire from 1947 to 1963, and was regularly at, or near the top of, the English bowling averages...
|| 2815 || 914 || 64 || 6-40 ||14.28
|-
| DC Morgan || 3926 || 1774|| 61 || 5-41 ||29.08
|-
| DB Carr
Donald Carr
Donald Bryce Carr is a former English cricketer who played for Derbyshire from 1946 to 1967, for Oxford University from 1948 to 1951, and twice for England in 1951/52. He captained Derbyshire between 1955 and 1962, and scored over 10,000 runs for the county...
|| 1997 || 974 || 43 || 7-53 || 22.65
|-
|}