Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1959
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Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1959 represents the cricket
season when the English club Derbyshire
had been playing eighty-eight years. It was their fifty-fifth season in the County Championship
and they won thirteen matches to finish seventh in the County Championship.
. Despite winning thirteen matches altogether, they ended seventh in the County Championship. Donald Carr
was in his fifth season as captain and was top scorer. His 2165 runs was a record for most runs in a season for Derbyshire and he scored two centuries in a match against Kent. He was also Wisden Cricketer of the Year. Les Jackson
took most wickets with 117 and achieved 9 for 17 against Cambridge University. Harold Rhodes
played for England during the season.
The team included a considerable amount of fresh blood with Bob Berry
Ian Buxton
, Peter Eyre
, Ian Hall
, William Oates
and William Richardson, all of whom had sustained careers with Derbyshire.
! bgcolor="#efefef" colspan=6 | List of matches
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
!No.
!Date
!V
!Result
!Margin
!Notes
|-
|1
| 29 Apr 1959
| Cambridge University
FP Fenner's Ground, Cambridge
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|Innings and 92 runs
| Douglas-Pennant 5-76; HL Jackson
9-17
|-
|2
|09 May 1959
| Northamptonshire
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|4 wickets
| Subba Row 127; HJ Rhodes
5-65; HL Jackson
5-41
|-
|3
|13 May 1959
| Warwickshire
Courtaulds Ground, Coventry
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|167 runs
| DB Carr
143; Wheatley 5-93; HL Jackson
6-53
|-
|4
|16 May 1959
| Leicestershire
Grace Road, Leicester
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Hallam 200; Watson 101*; Spencer 5-69; R Smith 5-81
|-
|5
|20 May 1959
|Gloucestershire
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
|48 runs
| Young 142
|-
|6
|23 May 1959
| Worcestershire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|9 wickets
| Outschoon 112; HL Jackson
5-38;
|-
|7
|27 May 1959
| Glamorgan
St Helen's, Swansea
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
|3 wickets
| Parkhouse 154
|-
|8
|30 May 1959
|Middlesex
Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|6 wickets
| HL Jackson
5-42
|-
|9
|06 Jun 1959
| Yorkshire
Bramall Lane, Sheffield
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| HL Jackson
5-70; Platt 6-72
|-
|10
|10 Jun 1959
| Kent
> Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|Innings and 21 runs
| GW Richardson 8-64; Halfyard 7-89; HL Jackson
5-38
|-
|11
|13 Jun 1959
| Lancashire
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|7 wickets
| HL Jackson
6-36
|-
|12
|17 Jun 1959
| Surrey
Kennington Oval
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| DC Morgan 5-67
|-
|13
|20 Jun 1959
| Nottinghamshire
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|4 wickets
| JM Kelly 113; DC Morgan 5-45
|-
|14
|24 Jun 1959
| Gloucestershire
Ashley Down Ground, Bristol
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
|Innings and 45 runs
| E Smith
5-70
|-
|15
|27 Jun 1959
|Indians
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Apte 165
|-
|16
|04 Jul 1959
| Yorkshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
|6 wickets
| K Taylor 144
|-
|17
|11 Jul 1959
| Lancashire
Old Trafford, Manchester
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Marner 137; C Lee
109; DB Carr
119
|-
|18
|15 Jul 1959
| Somerset
Park Road Ground, Buxton
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Wright 112; Greetham 104
|-
|19
|18 Jul 1959
| Warwickshire
Ind Coope Ground, Burton-on-Trent
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
|26 runs
| M Smith 142; HL Jackson
7-35 and 5-80
|-
|20
|25 Jul 1959
| Sussex
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Parks 130; Marlar 6-57
|-
|21
| 29 Jul 1959
| Glamorgan
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Wooler 7-41; IR Buxton
5-62
|-
|22
|01 Aug 1959
| Leicestershire
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Watson 150; DB Carr
109
|-
|23
|05 Aug 1959
| Kent
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|99 runs
| DB Carr
156* and 109; Pettiford 5-33; GW Richardson 7-31
|-
|24
|08 Aug 1959
| Hampshire
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|6 wickets
| IW Hall
113; Shaekleton 7-86; E Smith
5-32
|-
|25
|12 Aug 1959
| Essex
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Insole 155; Knight 5-44
|-
|26
|15 Aug 1959
| Worcestershire
County Ground, New Road, Worcester
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|137 runs
| Aldridge 5-55; HL Jackson
5-34 and 5-26
|-
|27
|19 Aug 1959
| Essex
Vista Road Recreation Ground, Clacton-on-Sea
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
|7 wickets
| Barker 128*; HL Jackson
6-47
|-
|28
|22 Aug 1959
| Sussex
Manor Sports Ground, Worthing
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|5 wickets
| Lenham 104; Parks 113; A Hamer
118;E Smith
6-44
|-
|29
|26 Aug 1959
| Nottinghamshire
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|119 runs
| Hill 122; Cotton 5-55
|-
|30
|29 Aug 1959
| Hampshire
Dean Park, Bournemouth
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Horton 119
|-
|
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Name !! Matches !! Inns !! Runs !! High score !! Average !! 100s
|-
|DB Carr
|| 27 ||49 || 2092 ||156*|| 49.80 || 5
|-
|A Hamer
|| 28 ||53 || 1842 ||118 || 36.84 || 1
|-
|HL Johnson
|| 28 ||50 ||1360|| 97 || 34.00 || 0
|-
|IW Hall
|| 12 ||19 || 572 ||113 || 30.10 || 1
|-
|C Lee
|| 26 ||49 || 1316 ||109 || 27.41 || 1
|-
|JM Kelly || 14 ||26 || 620 ||113*|| 25.83 || 1
|-
|DC Morgan || 28 ||52 || 1101 ||75 || 24.46 || 0
|-
|IR Buxton
||8 ||11 || 216 ||79 || 21.60 || 0
|-
|GW Richardson || 19 ||31 || 512|| 91 || 20.48 || 0
|-
|GO Dawkes
|| 28 ||45 || 804 ||68 || 20.10 || 0
|-
|WF Oates
|| 5 ||9 || 134 ||56 || 16.75 || 0
|-
|HJ Rhodes
|| 18 ||21 || 208 ||44* ||13.86 || 0
|-
|E Smith
|| 28|| 39 || 349 ||43 || 12.46 || 0
|-
|HL Jackson
|| 26 ||29|| 178|| 32 || 9.36 || 0
|-
|R Berry
|| 12 ||14 || 35 ||11*|| 5.00|| 0
|-
|TJP Eyre
|| 1 ||1 || 0|| 0 || 0.00 || 0
|-
|}
Additionally Ray Swallow
played in the match against the touring Indians.
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Name !! Balls !! Runs !! Wickets !! BB !! Average
|-
| HL Jackson
||6056 || 2114 ||117 ||7-35 ||18.06
|-
| E Smith
|| 4224 || 2023 ||71|| 6-44|| 28.49
|-
|HJ Rhodes
|| 3294 ||1484 ||60 ||5-65|| 24.73
|-
|DC Morgan || 4223 || 1990|| 55|| 5-45 ||36.18
|-
|GW Richardson ||2609 || 1373|| 54|| 8-54|| 25.42
|-
|IR Buxton
|| 954 || 468 ||20|| 5-62|| 23.40
|-
|DB Carr
|| 1237|| 734 ||18|| 3-58 ||40.77
|-
|DB Carr
|| 1492 || 645 ||15 ||3-12|| 43.00
|-
|TJP Eyre
|| 150 || 96 ||1 ||1-75 ||96.00
|-
|C Lee
||95 || 56 ||1 ||1-4 ||56.00
|-
|A Hamer
|| 18 || 12 ||1 ||1-0 ||12.00
|-
|HL Johnson
|| 18 || 10|| 0
|-
|IW Hall
|| 6 || 0|| 0
|-
|GO Dawkes
|| 1 || 0 || 0
|}
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
season when the English club Derbyshire
Derbyshire County Cricket Club
Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...
had been playing eighty-eight years. It was their fifty-fifth season in the County Championship
County Championship
The County Championship is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales...
and they won thirteen matches to finish seventh in the County Championship.
1959 season
Derbyshire played 28 games in the County Championship, one match against Cambridge University, and one against the touring IndiansIndian cricket team in England in 1959
The Indian cricket team toured England in the 1959 season. The team played five Test matches against England and lost them all: the first time that England had won all the matches in a five-match series...
. Despite winning thirteen matches altogether, they ended seventh in the County Championship. 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 fifth season as captain and was top scorer. His 2165 runs was a record for most runs in a season for Derbyshire and he scored two centuries in a match against Kent. He was also Wisden Cricketer of the Year. 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 117 and achieved 9 for 17 against Cambridge University. Harold 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...
played for England during the season.
The team included a considerable amount of fresh blood with Bob Berry
Bob Berry (cricketer)
Robert Berry was an English cricketer. He played in two Tests in 1950. He played county cricket for Lancashire from 1948 to 1954, for Worcestershire from 1955 to 1958, and for Derbyshire from 1959 to 1962...
Ian Buxton
Ian Buxton
Ian Ray Buxton was an English footballer and cricketer. He played football for four English League clubs between 1959 and 1970, and cricket for Derbyshire from 1959 to 1973, being captain between 1970 and 1972....
, Peter Eyre
Peter Eyre (cricketer)
Thomas John Peter Eyre is a former English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1959 and 1972.Eyre was born at Brough, Derbyshire. He started playing for the Derbyshire second XI in 1955 and made his first-class debut against Cambridge University in the 1959 season, before his County...
, Ian Hall
Ian Hall (cricketer)
Ian William Hall is a former English cricketer and professional footballer. He played cricket for Derbyshire between 1959 and 1972, and played football for Derby County F.C. from 1959 to 1962 and for Mansfield Town F.C. from 1962 to 1968.Hall was born at Sutton Scarsdale, Derbyshire...
, William Oates
William Oates
William Farrand Oates was an English first-class cricketer, who played for Yorkshire in 1956, and for Derbyshire from 1959 to 1965....
and William Richardson, all of whom had sustained careers with Derbyshire.
Matches
{| class="wikitable" width="100%"! bgcolor="#efefef" colspan=6 | List of matches
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
!No.
!Date
!V
!Result
!Margin
!Notes
|-
|1
| 29 Apr 1959
| Cambridge University
Cambridge University Cricket Club
Cambridge University Cricket Club is a first-class cricket team. It now plays all but one of its first-class cricket matches as part of the Cambridge University Centre of Cricketing Excellence , which includes Anglia Ruskin University...
FP Fenner's Ground, Cambridge
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|Innings and 92 runs
| Douglas-Pennant 5-76; 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...
9-17
|-
|2
|09 May 1959
| Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire County Cricket Club
Northamptonshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Northamptonshire. Its limited overs team is called the Northants Steelbacks. The traditional club colour is Maroon. During the...
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|4 wickets
| Subba Row 127; 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...
5-65; 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...
5-41
|-
|3
|13 May 1959
| 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...
Courtaulds Ground, Coventry
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|167 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...
143; Wheatley 5-93; 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...
6-53
|-
|4
|16 May 1959
| 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....
Grace Road, Leicester
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Hallam 200; Watson 101*; Spencer 5-69; R Smith 5-81
|-
|5
|20 May 1959
|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="#FF0000"|Lost
|48 runs
| Young 142
|-
|6
|23 May 1959
| 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
|9 wickets
| Outschoon 112; 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...
5-38;
|-
|7
|27 May 1959
| 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...
St Helen's, Swansea
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
|3 wickets
| Parkhouse 154
|-
|8
|30 May 1959
|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
|6 wickets
| 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...
5-42
|-
|9
|06 Jun 1959
| 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
|
| 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...
5-70; Platt 6-72
|-
|10
|10 Jun 1959
| Kent
Kent County Cricket Club
Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...
> Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|Innings and 21 runs
| GW Richardson 8-64; Halfyard 7-89; 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...
5-38
|-
|11
|13 Jun 1959
| Lancashire
Lancashire County Cricket Club
Lancashire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Lancashire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1864 as a successor to Manchester Cricket Club and has played at Old Trafford since then...
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|7 wickets
| 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...
6-36
|-
|12
|17 Jun 1959
| 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
|
| DC Morgan 5-67
|-
|13
|20 Jun 1959
| 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
|4 wickets
| JM Kelly 113; DC Morgan 5-45
|-
|14
|24 Jun 1959
| 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="#FF0000"|Lost
|Innings and 45 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...
5-70
|-
|15
|27 Jun 1959
|Indians
Indian cricket team in England in 1959
The Indian cricket team toured England in the 1959 season. The team played five Test matches against England and lost them all: the first time that England had won all the matches in a five-match series...
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Apte 165
|-
|16
|04 Jul 1959
| 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
|6 wickets
| K Taylor 144
|-
|17
|11 Jul 1959
| 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
|
| Marner 137; 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...
109; 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...
119
|-
|18
|15 Jul 1959
| 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...
Park Road Ground, Buxton
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Wright 112; Greetham 104
|-
|19
|18 Jul 1959
| 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...
Ind Coope Ground, Burton-on-Trent
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
|26 runs
| M Smith 142; 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...
7-35 and 5-80
|-
|20
|25 Jul 1959
| 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...
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Parks 130; Marlar 6-57
|-
|21
| 29 Jul 1959
| Glamorgan
Glamorgan County Cricket Club
Glamorgan County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Glamorgan aka Glamorganshire . Glamorgan CCC is the only Welsh first-class cricket club. Glamorgan CCC have won the English County...
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Wooler 7-41; IR Buxton
Ian Buxton
Ian Ray Buxton was an English footballer and cricketer. He played football for four English League clubs between 1959 and 1970, and cricket for Derbyshire from 1959 to 1973, being captain between 1970 and 1972....
5-62
|-
|22
|01 Aug 1959
| Leicestershire
Leicestershire County Cricket Club
Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland....
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Watson 150; 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...
109
|-
|23
|05 Aug 1959
| 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...
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|99 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...
156* and 109; Pettiford 5-33; GW Richardson 7-31
|-
|24
|08 Aug 1959
| 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, Derby
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|6 wickets
| IW Hall
Ian Hall (cricketer)
Ian William Hall is a former English cricketer and professional footballer. He played cricket for Derbyshire between 1959 and 1972, and played football for Derby County F.C. from 1959 to 1962 and for Mansfield Town F.C. from 1962 to 1968.Hall was born at Sutton Scarsdale, Derbyshire...
113; Shaekleton 7-86; 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...
5-32
|-
|25
|12 Aug 1959
| 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 155; Knight 5-44
|-
|26
|15 Aug 1959
| 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
|137 runs
| Aldridge 5-55; 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...
5-34 and 5-26
|-
|27
|19 Aug 1959
| 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...
Vista Road Recreation Ground, Clacton-on-Sea
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
|7 wickets
| Barker 128*; 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...
6-47
|-
|28
|22 Aug 1959
| 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...
Manor Sports Ground, Worthing
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|5 wickets
| Lenham 104; Parks 113; 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...
118;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...
6-44
|-
|29
|26 Aug 1959
| 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...
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|119 runs
| Hill 122; Cotton 5-55
|-
|30
|29 Aug 1959
| 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...
Dean Park, Bournemouth
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Horton 119
|-
|
County Championship batting averages
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="70%"|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Name !! Matches !! Inns !! Runs !! High score !! Average !! 100s
|-
|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...
|| 27 ||49 || 2092 ||156*|| 49.80 || 5
|-
|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 ||53 || 1842 ||118 || 36.84 || 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...
|| 28 ||50 ||1360|| 97 || 34.00 || 0
|-
|IW Hall
Ian Hall (cricketer)
Ian William Hall is a former English cricketer and professional footballer. He played cricket for Derbyshire between 1959 and 1972, and played football for Derby County F.C. from 1959 to 1962 and for Mansfield Town F.C. from 1962 to 1968.Hall was born at Sutton Scarsdale, Derbyshire...
|| 12 ||19 || 572 ||113 || 30.10 || 1
|-
|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...
|| 26 ||49 || 1316 ||109 || 27.41 || 1
|-
|JM Kelly || 14 ||26 || 620 ||113*|| 25.83 || 1
|-
|DC Morgan || 28 ||52 || 1101 ||75 || 24.46 || 0
|-
|IR Buxton
Ian Buxton
Ian Ray Buxton was an English footballer and cricketer. He played football for four English League clubs between 1959 and 1970, and cricket for Derbyshire from 1959 to 1973, being captain between 1970 and 1972....
||8 ||11 || 216 ||79 || 21.60 || 0
|-
|GW Richardson || 19 ||31 || 512|| 91 || 20.48 || 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 ||45 || 804 ||68 || 20.10 || 0
|-
|WF Oates
William Oates
William Farrand Oates was an English first-class cricketer, who played for Yorkshire in 1956, and for Derbyshire from 1959 to 1965....
|| 5 ||9 || 134 ||56 || 16.75 || 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...
|| 18 ||21 || 208 ||44* ||13.86 || 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 || 349 ||43 || 12.46 || 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...
|| 26 ||29|| 178|| 32 || 9.36 || 0
|-
|R Berry
Bob Berry (cricketer)
Robert Berry was an English cricketer. He played in two Tests in 1950. He played county cricket for Lancashire from 1948 to 1954, for Worcestershire from 1955 to 1958, and for Derbyshire from 1959 to 1962...
|| 12 ||14 || 35 ||11*|| 5.00|| 0
|-
|TJP Eyre
Peter Eyre (cricketer)
Thomas John Peter Eyre is a former English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1959 and 1972.Eyre was born at Brough, Derbyshire. He started playing for the Derbyshire second XI in 1955 and made his first-class debut against Cambridge University in the 1959 season, before his County...
|| 1 ||1 || 0|| 0 || 0.00 || 0
|-
|}
Additionally Ray Swallow
Ray Swallow
Raymond Swallow is a former English cricketer and footballer. He played football for Arsenal between 1955 and 1957 and cricket for MCC in 1957...
played in the match against the touring Indians.
County Championship bowling averages
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="70%"|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Name !! Balls !! Runs !! Wickets !! BB !! Average
|-
| 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...
||6056 || 2114 ||117 ||7-35 ||18.06
|-
| 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...
|| 4224 || 2023 ||71|| 6-44|| 28.49
|-
|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...
|| 3294 ||1484 ||60 ||5-65|| 24.73
|-
|DC Morgan || 4223 || 1990|| 55|| 5-45 ||36.18
|-
|GW Richardson ||2609 || 1373|| 54|| 8-54|| 25.42
|-
|IR Buxton
Ian Buxton
Ian Ray Buxton was an English footballer and cricketer. He played football for four English League clubs between 1959 and 1970, and cricket for Derbyshire from 1959 to 1973, being captain between 1970 and 1972....
|| 954 || 468 ||20|| 5-62|| 23.40
|-
|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...
|| 1237|| 734 ||18|| 3-58 ||40.77
|-
|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...
|| 1492 || 645 ||15 ||3-12|| 43.00
|-
|TJP Eyre
Peter Eyre (cricketer)
Thomas John Peter Eyre is a former English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1959 and 1972.Eyre was born at Brough, Derbyshire. He started playing for the Derbyshire second XI in 1955 and made his first-class debut against Cambridge University in the 1959 season, before his County...
|| 150 || 96 ||1 ||1-75 ||96.00
|-
|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...
||95 || 56 ||1 ||1-4 ||56.00
|-
|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...
|| 18 || 12 ||1 ||1-0 ||12.00
|-
|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...
|| 18 || 10|| 0
|-
|IW Hall
Ian Hall (cricketer)
Ian William Hall is a former English cricketer and professional footballer. He played cricket for Derbyshire between 1959 and 1972, and played football for Derby County F.C. from 1959 to 1962 and for Mansfield Town F.C. from 1962 to 1968.Hall was born at Sutton Scarsdale, Derbyshire...
|| 6 || 0|| 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...
|| 1 || 0 || 0
|}