Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1956

Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1956 represents 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 eighty five years. It was their fifty-second season in the County Championship

County Championship

The County Championship is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales...

and they won seven matches and lost seven to finish twelfth in the County Championship.

1956 season

Derbyshire played 28 games in the County Championship, and one match against Oxford University, and one against the touring Australians. They won seven matches altogether, but a large number of matches were drawn. Donald Carr

Donald Carr

Donald Bryce Carr is a former English cricketer who played for Derbyshire from 1946 to 1967, for Oxford University from 1948 to 1951, and twice for England in 1951/52. He captained Derbyshire between 1955 and 1962, and scored over 10,000 runs for the county...

was in his third season as captain. Charles 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...

was top scorer and Les Jackson

Les Jackson

Les Jackson was an English cricketer. A fast or fast-medium bowler renowned for his accurate bowling and particular hostility on uncovered wickets, he played county cricket for Derbyshire from 1947 to 1963, and was regularly at, or near the top of, the English bowling averages...

took most wickets with 114.

The club retained a virtually unchanged squad with only one newcomer - Gordon Beet

Gordon Beet

Gordon Albert Beet was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire between 1956 and 1961....

who had played in the second XI in the previous year and made occasional first class appearances subsequently.

Matches

{| class="wikitable" width="100%"
! bgcolor="#efefef" colspan=6 | List of matches
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
!No.
!Date
!V
!Result
!Margin
!Notes
|-
|1
|05 May 1956
| 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
|
| 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...

5-43 and 8-64
|-
|2
|16 May 1956
|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="#00FF00"|Won
|88 runs
| JM Kelly 131; HL Jackson

Les Jackson

5-68 and 7-48
|-
|3
|19 May 1956
| Warwickshire

Warwickshire County Cricket Club

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

County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
|
|-
|4
|23 May 1956
|Middlesex

Middlesex County Cricket Club

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...

Johnson Park, Yeovil

Johnson Park is a multi-purpose sports ground on the northern outskirts of Yeovil, Somerset and is home to the Yeovil Sports and Social Club . Between 1951 and 1967, Somerset County Cricket Club played 12 first-class cricket matches on the ground, and Somerset also played two List A matches there,...

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
|7 wickets
| HL Jackson

Les Jackson

6-54
|-
|7
|02 Jun 1956
| 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="#00FF00"|Won
|6 runs
| Appleyard 6-37 and 6-69; HL Jackson

Les Jackson

5-26; HJ Rhodes

Harold Rhodes (cricketer)

Harold James Rhodes, sometimes called Dusty Rhodes is an English former cricketer, who played for England in 1959, for Derbyshire between 1953 and 1975, and for the MCC between 1959 and 1963...

5-52
|-
|8
|06 Jun 1956
| 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...

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...

St Helen's, Swansea
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|8 wickets
| 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...

120; 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...

7-58; Shepherd 7-111
|-
|10
|13 Jun 1956
|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...

Glamorgan County Cricket Club

Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|Abandoned
|
|
|-
|12
|23 Jun 1956
| 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....

Headingley, Leeds
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| JM Kelly 104; HL Jackson

Les Jackson

7-55
|-
|13
|27 Jun 1956
| Northamptonshire

Northamptonshire County Cricket Club

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

County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
|
|-
|14
|30 Jun 1956
| 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="#00FF00"|Won
|Innings and 26 runs
| C Lee

Charles Lee (cricketer)

Charles Lee was an English first-class cricketer, who played two matches for Yorkshire in 1952, one for the Minor Counties in 1953, and 268 matches for Derbyshire between 1954 and 1964...

116
|-
|15
|04 Jul 1956
| Lancashire

Lancashire County Cricket Club

Old Trafford, Manchester
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Greenhough 6-64; 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...

5-25
|-
|16
|07 Jul 1956
| Leicestershire

Leicestershire County Cricket Club

Bath Grounds, Ashby-de-la-Zouch
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|145 runs
| DB Carr

Donald Carr

123; Palmer 104; HL Jackson

Les Jackson

7-41
|-
|17
|11 Jul 1956
| 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="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| HL Jackson

Les Jackson

6-87
|-
|18
|14 Jul 1956
| 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
|
|
|-
|19
|18 Jul 1956
| 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...

Castle Park Cricket Ground, Colchester
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| HL Jackson

Les Jackson

5-69
|-
|20
|21 Jul 1956
| 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, Derby
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|111 runs
| A Hamer

Arnold Hamer

104; 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...

7-57; 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...

6-52
|-
|21
|25 Jul 1956
| 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...

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
|
| A Hamer

Arnold Hamer

119; Jepson 6-42
|-
|23
|01 Aug 1956
| 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...

Warwickshire County Cricket Club

Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club

Australian cricket team in England in 1956

The Australian cricket team toured England in the 1956 season to play a five-match Test series against England for The Ashes.England won the series 2-1 with 2 matches drawn and therefore retained The Ashes....

Northamptonshire County Cricket Club

Sussex County Cricket Club

The Saffrons, Eastbourne
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
|6 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...

6-74; Oakman 6-36
|-
|29
|22 Aug 1956
| Surrey

Surrey County Cricket Club

Gloucestershire County Cricket Club

Gloucestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Gloucestershire. Its limited overs team is called the Gloucestershire Gladiators....

Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#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...

5-42
|-
|

County Championship batting averages

{| class="wikitable sortable" width="90%"
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Name !! Matches !! Inns !! Runs !! High score !! Average !! 100s
|-
|-
|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...

|| 27|| 47 || 1407 ||116 || 32.72 || 1
|-
|A Hamer

Arnold Hamer

|| 25 ||43 || 1271 ||120 || 31.77 || 3
|-
|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...

|| 27 ||40 || 857|| 81 || 26.78 || 0
|-
|JM Kelly || 25|| 40 || 1016 ||131 || 27.45 || 2
|-
|DB Carr

Donald Carr

||23|| 36 || 887 ||123 || 26.08 || 1
|-
|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....

||21 ||37 || 740|| 72 || 23.12 || 0
|-
|HL Johnson

Laurie Johnson (cricketer)

Hubert Laurence Johnson is a West Indies born cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1949 and 1966. He scored over 14,000 runs for the club in the first-class game.Johnson was born at Pine Hill, St Michael, Barbados...

|| 25 ||36 || 685 ||83 || 20.75 || 0
|-
|DC Morgan || 23 ||31 || 469|| 51 || 19.54 || 0
|-
|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...

|| 4 ||6 || 97 ||49 || 19.40 || 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 ||32 || 303 ||31 || 12.62 || 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...

||27 ||37 || 330|| 41 || 11.37 || 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...

|| 3|| 5 || 47 ||19 || 9.40 || 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....

|| 2|| 4 || 27|| 11 || 6.75 || 0
|-
|HL Jackson

Les Jackson

|| 27 ||29 || 106 ||23*|| 5.04 || 0
|-
|GA Beet

Gordon Beet

Gordon Albert Beet was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire between 1956 and 1961....

|| 2 ||1 || 4|| 4 || 4.00 || 0
|-
|JB Furniss

Brian Furniss

John Brian Furniss is a former English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire in 1955 and 1956....

|| 2 ||3 || 7|| 6 || 2.33 || 0
|-
|D Hall || 7|| 8 || 3|| 3*|| 0.75 || 0
|-
|}

County Championship bowling averages

{| class="wikitable sortable" width="90%"
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Name !! Balls !! Runs !! Wickets !! BB !! Average
|-
|HL Jackson

Les Jackson

|| 5188 || 2000 ||114|| 7-41 ||17.54
|-
|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...

|| 5299|| 1941 ||101|| 8-64|| 19.21
|-
|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...

|| 3431 ||1475|| 54|| 7-58 ||27.31
|-
|DC Morgan || 2556 ||1030|| 35|| 5-50|| 29.42
|-
|DB Carr

Donald Carr

|| 1243 || 681|| 21|| 3-28|| 32.42
|-
|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...

|| 449 ||165 ||10|| 5-52 ||16.50
|-
|D Hall || 680 || 323 ||8|| 3-61 ||40.37
|-
|JB Furniss

Brian Furniss

John Brian Furniss is a former English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire in 1955 and 1956....

||162 || 102 ||4 ||3-52 ||25.50
|-
|A Hamer

Arnold Hamer

|| 222 ||80|| 1 ||1-5 ||80.00
|-
|GA Beet

Gordon Beet

Gordon Albert Beet was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire between 1956 and 1961....

||96 || 58 ||1 ||1-58|| 58.00
|-
|GL Willatt

Guy Willatt

|| 6 ||5 ||0
|-
|HL Johnson

Laurie Johnson (cricketer)

|| 6 || 4 ||0
|-
|JM Kelly || 18 || 9|| 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...

||12 || 4|| 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....

||48 || 47|| 0
|-
|GO Dawkes

George Dawkes

|| 10 || 6 ||0
|}

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