Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1961
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Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1961 represents cricket
season when the English club Derbyshire
had been playing for ninety years. It was their fifty-seventh season in the County Championship
and they won ten matches to finish seventh in the County Championship.
was in his seventh season as captain. Laurie Johnson
was top scorer and Harold Rhodes
took most wickets with 101.
The only new member of the team was Bob Taylor
, a future captain and international, who had played in the second XI in the previous year. He was brought in to keep wicket after George Dawkes
suffered from knee problems.
! bgcolor="#efefef" colspan=6 | List of matches
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
!No.
!Date
!V
!Result
!Margin
!Notes
|-
|1
|26 Apr 1961
| Nottinghamshire
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Not a county championship match
|-
|2
|03 May 1961
|Australians
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Only 22 overs played
|-
|3
|10 May 1961
| Kent
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Sayer 5-48; HJ Rhodes
5-59
|-
|4
|13 May 1961
| Nottinghamshire
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|3 wickets
| Winfield 109; DB Carr
143
|-
|5
|17 May 1961
| Somerset
Recreation Ground, Bath
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|3 wickets
| Wright 102; DC Morgan 5-40
|-
|6
|20 May 1961
| Northamptonshire
County Ground, Northampton
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
|129 runs
| Allen 8-48 and 5-50; HJ Rhodes
5-48; E Smith
5-41
|-
|7
|24 May 1961
| Worcestershire
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
|Innings and 15 runs
| Coldwell 5-44; Gifford 5-17
|-
|8
|27 May 1961
| Glamorgan
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
|14 runs
| IR Buxton
6-80
|-
|9
|03 Jun 1961
| Lancashire
Old Trafford, Manchester
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
|109 runs
| Grieves 139
|-
|10
|07 Jun 1961
| Sussex
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| IR Buxton
5-52; Thomson 5-54 and 6-46
|-
|11
|10 Jun 1961
| Essex
Hoffman's Sports and Social Club Ground, Chelmsford
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| G Smith 148; HL Johnson
119; TJP Eyre
5-75
|-
|12
|17 Jun 1961
| Essex
Ind Coope Ground, Burton-on-Trent
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
|181 runs
| Knight 120; HL Jackson
5-30; Bailey 5-27
|-
|13
|21 Jun 1961
| Lancashire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|Innings and 141 runs
| HL Jackson
6-15; TJP Eyre
5-40
|-
|14
|24 Jun 1961
|Oxford University
Park Road Ground, Buxton
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| HJ Rhodes
took a hattrick to finish Oxford's second innings
|-
|15
|28 Jun 1961
| Yorkshire
Bramall Lane, Sheffield
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Trueman 6-60 and 5-63
|-
|16
|01 Jul 1961
| Leicestershire
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|9 wickets
| HL Jackson
5-53; Spencer 5-32
|-
|17
|05 Jul 1961
| Gloucestershire
Wagon Works Ground, Gloucester
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| HL Johnson
122; A'Court 6-50; Cook 5-41
|-
|18
|08 Jul 1961
| Yorkshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
|Innings and 18 runs
| Stott 114
|-
|19
|12 Jul 1961
| Glamorgan
Cardiff Arms Park
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| HJ Rhodes
5-80; Shepherd5-96
|-
|20
|19 Jul 1961
| Warwickshire
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|3 wickets
| IR Buxton
5-41 and 5-63; Thompson 5-46 and 5-75
|-
|21
|22 Jul 1961
| Worcestershire
Chester Road North Ground, Kidderminster
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
|185 runs
| Headley 103; Coldwell 8-41
|-
|22
|26 Jul 1961
|Middlesex
Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|7 wickets
| Parfitt 113; HJ Rhodes
7-74
|-
|23
|29 Jul 1961
| Nottinghamshire
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| DB Carr
130
|-
|24
|02 Aug 1961
| Somerset
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|6 wickets
| HL Jackson
5-33; Palmer 6-76
|-
|25
|05 Aug 1961
| Northamptonshire
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
|
|-
|26
|09 Aug 1961
| Leicestershire
Grace Road, Leicester
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|136 runs
| HL Johnson
116; Savage 5-81; HJ Rhodes
5-49
|-
|27
|12 Aug 1961
| Hampshire
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
|58 runs
| Horton 141; Shackleton 6-90
|-
|28
|19 Aug 1961
| Surrey
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|4 wickets
| HL Jackson
6-40 and 5-68; Sydenham 5-102
|-
|29
|23 Aug 1961
| Warwickshire
Edgbaston, Birmingham
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Stewart 135; Wright 5-68; Bannister 6-30
|-
|30
|26 Aug 1961
| Sussex
Manor Sports Ground, Worthing
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|65 runs
| WF Oates
148; E Smith
5-76
|-
|31
|30 Aug 1961
| Hampshire
Dean Park, Bournemouth
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
|140 runs
| HL Johnson
112; Wassell 5-132; Shackleton 6-39
|-
|
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Name !! Matches !! Inns !! Runs !! High score !! Average !! 100s
|-
|HL Johnson
|| 25 ||46 || 1594 ||122 || 37.95 || 4
|-
|DB Carr
|| 26 ||47 || 1559 ||143 || 36.25 || 2
|-
|WF Oates
|| 23|| 41 || 1259 ||148* ||34.02 || 1
|-
|C Lee
|| 28 ||53|| 1415|| 91 || 27.74 || 0
|-
|I Gibson
|| 1 ||2 ||49 ||46 || 24.50 || 0
|-
|DC Morgan || 26 ||45|| 888 ||83 || 22.76 || 0
|-
|GO Dawkes
|| 11 ||18 || 342|| 50 || 21.37 || 0
|-
|IW Hall
||24 ||45 ||899 ||71 || 20.43 || 0
|-
|IR Buxton
|| 24|| 41 || 643 ||50*|| 17.86 || 0
|-
|TJP Eyre
||8 ||12 || 97 ||33*|| 16.16 || 0
|-
|E Smith
|| 20|| 34 || 432 ||48 || 14.89 || 0
|-
|HJ Rhodes
||24 ||37 || 321 ||34 || 14.59 || 0
|-
|GA Beet
|| 2 ||3 || 28 ||17 || 14.00 || 0
|-
|D Millner
|| 12|| 24 || 334|| 80 || 13.91 || 0
|-
|R Swallow
||6 ||11 || 132 ||34 || 12.00 || 0
|-
|RW Taylor
||17 ||24 || 205 ||48 || 11.38 || 0
|-
|R Berry
|| 8 ||10 ||42 ||17 || 7.00 || 0
|-
|GW Richardson || 4 ||6 || 35 ||18 || 5.83 || 0
|-
|HL Jackson
|| 19 ||21 || 46 ||11 || 3.06 || 0
|-
|}
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Name !! Balls !! Runs !! Wickets !! BB !! Average
|-
|HJ Rhodes
|| 5582 || 2024 ||101|| 7-74 ||20.03
|-
|IR Buxton
|| 4350 || 1691|| 79 ||6-80 ||21.40
|-
|HL Jackson
|| 4696 || 1481 ||78|| 6-15 ||18.98
|-
|DC Morgan || 4203 ||1744 ||62 ||5-40|| 28.12
|-
|E Smith
|| 3543 || 1412|| 44|| 5-41 ||32.09
|-
|TJP Eyre
|| 1358 ||682|| 29|| 5-40|| 23.51
|-
|DB Carr
||1088 ||615 ||18|| 3-37|| 34.16
|-
|R Berry
|| 1344 || 462|| 14 ||3-45|| 33.00
|-
|C Lee
|| 684 || 262 ||11 ||2-9|| 23.81
|-
|GW Richardson || 384 || 211|| 4 ||2-55 ||52.75
|-
|WF Oates
|| 138 || 63 ||2 ||1-0|| 31.50
|-
|HL Johnson
|| 24 || 24 ||1 ||1-0 ||24.00
|-
|GA Beet
|| 48 || 42 ||1|| 1-42|| 42.00
|-
|D Millner
||24 ||15|| 0
|-
|R Swallow
|| 6 ||0 ||0
|-
|I Gibson
||12 || 13 ||0
|-
|IW Hall
||18 || 5|| 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 for ninety years. It was their fifty-seventh 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 to finish seventh in the County Championship.
1961 season
Derbyshire played 28 games in the County Championship, and one match against Oxford University, one against the touring Australians and an extra match against Nottinghamshire. They won ten matches altogether Donald CarrDonald 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 seventh season as captain. Laurie 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...
was top scorer and 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...
took most wickets with 101.
The only new member of the team was Bob Taylor
Bob Taylor (cricketer)
Robert William Taylor , known as Bob Taylor, is a former English cricketer who played as wicket-keeper for Derbyshire between 1961 and 1984 and for England between 1971 and 1984. He made 57 Test, and 639 first class cricket appearances in total, taking 1,473 catches. The 2,069 victims across his...
, a future captain and international, who had played in the second XI in the previous year. He was brought in to keep wicket after George 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...
suffered from knee problems.
Matches
{| class="wikitable" width="100%"! bgcolor="#efefef" colspan=6 | List of matches
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
!No.
!Date
!V
!Result
!Margin
!Notes
|-
|1
|26 Apr 1961
| Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club
Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Nottinghamshire, and the current county champions. Its limited overs team is called the Nottinghamshire Outlaws...
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Not a county championship match
|-
|2
|03 May 1961
|Australians
Australian cricket team in England in 1961
The 1961 Australian cricket tour of England began with a three day match versus Worcestershire CCC at the County Ground, New Road, Worcester on Sat 29 April, play continuing on Mon 1 May and Tues 2 May. This match was rain-affected and ended in a draw...
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Only 22 overs played
|-
|3
|10 May 1961
| 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="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Sayer 5-48; 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...
5-59
|-
|4
|13 May 1961
| 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
|3 wickets
| Winfield 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...
143
|-
|5
|17 May 1961
| 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...
Recreation Ground, Bath
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|3 wickets
| Wright 102; DC Morgan 5-40
|-
|6
|20 May 1961
| Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire County Cricket Club
Northamptonshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Northamptonshire. Its limited overs team is called the Northants Steelbacks. The traditional club colour is Maroon. During the...
County Ground, Northampton
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
|129 runs
| Allen 8-48 and 5-50; 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...
5-48; 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...
5-41
|-
|7
|24 May 1961
| 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, Derby
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
|Innings and 15 runs
| Coldwell 5-44; Gifford 5-17
|-
|8
|27 May 1961
| 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="#FF0000"|Lost
|14 runs
| 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....
6-80
|-
|9
|03 Jun 1961
| 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
|109 runs
| Grieves 139
|-
|10
|07 Jun 1961
| 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
|
| 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....
5-52; Thomson 5-54 and 6-46
|-
|11
|10 Jun 1961
| 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...
Hoffman's Sports and Social Club Ground, Chelmsford
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| G Smith 148; 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...
119; 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...
5-75
|-
|12
|17 Jun 1961
| 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...
Ind Coope Ground, Burton-on-Trent
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
|181 runs
| Knight 120; 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...
5-30; Bailey 5-27
|-
|13
|21 Jun 1961
| 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="#00FF00"|Won
|Innings and 141 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...
6-15; 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...
5-40
|-
|14
|24 Jun 1961
|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...
Park Road Ground, Buxton
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| 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...
took a hattrick to finish Oxford's second innings
|-
|15
|28 Jun 1961
| 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
|
| Trueman 6-60 and 5-63
|-
|16
|01 Jul 1961
| Leicestershire
Leicestershire County Cricket Club
Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland....
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|9 wickets
| 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...
5-53; Spencer 5-32
|-
|17
|05 Jul 1961
| 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....
Wagon Works Ground, Gloucester
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| 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...
122; A'Court 6-50; Cook 5-41
|-
|18
|08 Jul 1961
| 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
|Innings and 18 runs
| Stott 114
|-
|19
|12 Jul 1961
| 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="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| 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...
5-80; Shepherd5-96
|-
|20
|19 Jul 1961
| 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="#00FF00"|Won
|3 wickets
| 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....
5-41 and 5-63; Thompson 5-46 and 5-75
|-
|21
|22 Jul 1961
| Worcestershire
Worcestershire County Cricket Club
Worcestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Worcestershire...
Chester Road North Ground, Kidderminster
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
|185 runs
| Headley 103; Coldwell 8-41
|-
|22
|26 Jul 1961
|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
|7 wickets
| Parfitt 113; 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...
7-74
|-
|23
|29 Jul 1961
| 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
|
| 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...
130
|-
|24
|02 Aug 1961
| 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
|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...
5-33; Palmer 6-76
|-
|25
|05 Aug 1961
| 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
|
|
|-
|26
|09 Aug 1961
| 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="#00FF00"|Won
|136 runs
| 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...
116; Savage 5-81; 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...
5-49
|-
|27
|12 Aug 1961
| 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="#FF0000"|Lost
|58 runs
| Horton 141; Shackleton 6-90
|-
|28
|19 Aug 1961
| 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...
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
|4 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...
6-40 and 5-68; Sydenham 5-102
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|29
|23 Aug 1961
| 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
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| Stewart 135; Wright 5-68; Bannister 6-30
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|30
|26 Aug 1961
| 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
|65 runs
| 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....
148; 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...
5-76
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|31
|30 Aug 1961
| 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="#FF0000"|Lost
|140 runs
| 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...
112; Wassell 5-132; Shackleton 6-39
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County Championship batting averages
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="90%"|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Name !! Matches !! Inns !! Runs !! High score !! Average !! 100s
|-
|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 ||46 || 1594 ||122 || 37.95 || 4
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|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...
|| 26 ||47 || 1559 ||143 || 36.25 || 2
|-
|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....
|| 23|| 41 || 1259 ||148* ||34.02 || 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...
|| 28 ||53|| 1415|| 91 || 27.74 || 0
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|I Gibson
Ian Gibson (cricketer)
Ian Gibson was an English doctor and cricketer who played first-class cricket for Oxford University between 1955 and 1958, for Derbyshire between 1957 and 1961 and for MCC in 1961....
|| 1 ||2 ||49 ||46 || 24.50 || 0
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|DC Morgan || 26 ||45|| 888 ||83 || 22.76 || 0
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|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...
|| 11 ||18 || 342|| 50 || 21.37 || 0
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|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...
||24 ||45 ||899 ||71 || 20.43 || 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....
|| 24|| 41 || 643 ||50*|| 17.86 || 0
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|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...
||8 ||12 || 97 ||33*|| 16.16 || 0
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|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...
|| 20|| 34 || 432 ||48 || 14.89 || 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...
||24 ||37 || 321 ||34 || 14.59 || 0
|-
|GA Beet
Gordon Beet
Gordon Albert Beet was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire between 1956 and 1961....
|| 2 ||3 || 28 ||17 || 14.00 || 0
|-
|D Millner
David Millner
David Millner is a former English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire between 1960 and 1964.Millner was born in Dove Holes, Derbyshire. He played his first game for Derbyshire Club and Ground in 1954 at the age of 16 and played for the Second XI in the Minor Counties...
|| 12|| 24 || 334|| 80 || 13.91 || 0
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|R 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...
||6 ||11 || 132 ||34 || 12.00 || 0
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|RW Taylor
Bob Taylor (cricketer)
Robert William Taylor , known as Bob Taylor, is a former English cricketer who played as wicket-keeper for Derbyshire between 1961 and 1984 and for England between 1971 and 1984. He made 57 Test, and 639 first class cricket appearances in total, taking 1,473 catches. The 2,069 victims across his...
||17 ||24 || 205 ||48 || 11.38 || 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...
|| 8 ||10 ||42 ||17 || 7.00 || 0
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|GW Richardson || 4 ||6 || 35 ||18 || 5.83 || 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...
|| 19 ||21 || 46 ||11 || 3.06 || 0
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|}
County Championship bowling averages
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="90%"|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Name !! Balls !! Runs !! Wickets !! BB !! Average
|-
|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...
|| 5582 || 2024 ||101|| 7-74 ||20.03
|-
|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....
|| 4350 || 1691|| 79 ||6-80 ||21.40
|-
|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...
|| 4696 || 1481 ||78|| 6-15 ||18.98
|-
|DC Morgan || 4203 ||1744 ||62 ||5-40|| 28.12
|-
|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...
|| 3543 || 1412|| 44|| 5-41 ||32.09
|-
|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...
|| 1358 ||682|| 29|| 5-40|| 23.51
|-
|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...
||1088 ||615 ||18|| 3-37|| 34.16
|-
|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...
|| 1344 || 462|| 14 ||3-45|| 33.00
|-
|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...
|| 684 || 262 ||11 ||2-9|| 23.81
|-
|GW Richardson || 384 || 211|| 4 ||2-55 ||52.75
|-
|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....
|| 138 || 63 ||2 ||1-0|| 31.50
|-
|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...
|| 24 || 24 ||1 ||1-0 ||24.00
|-
|GA Beet
Gordon Beet
Gordon Albert Beet was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire between 1956 and 1961....
|| 48 || 42 ||1|| 1-42|| 42.00
|-
|D Millner
David Millner
David Millner is a former English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire between 1960 and 1964.Millner was born in Dove Holes, Derbyshire. He played his first game for Derbyshire Club and Ground in 1954 at the age of 16 and played for the Second XI in the Minor Counties...
||24 ||15|| 0
|-
|R 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...
|| 6 ||0 ||0
|-
|I Gibson
Ian Gibson (cricketer)
Ian Gibson was an English doctor and cricketer who played first-class cricket for Oxford University between 1955 and 1958, for Derbyshire between 1957 and 1961 and for MCC in 1961....
||12 || 13 ||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...
||18 || 5|| 0
|}
Wicket Keepers
- GO DawkesGeorge DawkesGeorge 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...
Catches 33, Stumping 1 (not in championship) - Bob TaylorBob Taylor (cricketer)Robert William Taylor , known as Bob Taylor, is a former English cricketer who played as wicket-keeper for Derbyshire between 1961 and 1984 and for England between 1971 and 1984. He made 57 Test, and 639 first class cricket appearances in total, taking 1,473 catches. The 2,069 victims across his...
Catches 47, Stumping 6