Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1937

Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1937 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for sixty six years. It was their thirty-ninth season in the County Championship and they came third after winning the Championship in 1936.

Derbyshire County Cricket Club seasons
1937 season
CaptainRobin Buckston
County Championship3
Most runsDenis Smith
Most wicketsTommy Mitchell
Most catchesHarry Elliott

1937 season

Derbyshire played 28 games in the County Championship, and one match against the touring New Zealanders. They won 15 matches including the game against the New Zealanders and lost six to finish third in the County Championship.

Robin Buckston took over the captaincy having last played for the club in the 1928 season. Denis Smith was top scorer. Tommy Mitchell took most wickets but Bill Copson made a particular impression taking eight wickets for eleven runs against Warwickshire in the first innings at Derby which included four wickets with successive balls.[1] Worthington also played for England in Test matches touring Australia.

Albert Rhodes began his long and successful bowling career for Derbyshire during the season. The only other newcomer, Howard Sherwin played one career first class match for the club in 1937.

Matches

List of matches
No. Date V Result Margin Notes
1 1 May 1937[2] Lancashire
Old Trafford, Manchester
Drawn T S Worthington 103; Paynter 150; Pollard 6-76; T. B. Mitchell 6-73
2 8 May 1937[3] Worcestershire
County Ground, New Road, Worcester
Lost 3 wickets Martin 5-69
3 12 May 1937[4] Surrey
Kennington Oval
Drawn
4 15 May 1937[5] Essex
County Ground, Chelmsford
Won 74 runs T Smith 5-86 and 6-35; L F Townsend 5-49
5 22 May 1937[6] Kent
County Ground, Derby
Won 82 runs Wright 6-73; Watt 6-34
6 26 May 1937[7] Somerset
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston
Won 7 wickets T. B. Mitchell 6-34; Andrews 5-28
7 29 May 1937[8] Yorkshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Lost 6 wickets T. B. Mitchell 6-101
8 2 Jun 1937[9] Lancashire
The Town Ground, Burton-on-Trent
Drawn Phillipson 5-62; W H Copson 5-73; Sibbles 5-78
9 5 Jun 1937[10] New Zealand cricket team in England in 1937
County Ground, Derby
Won 202 runs A E Alderman 112; T. B. Mitchell 5-101 and 5-75
10 9 Jun 1937[11] Hampshire
County Ground, Southampton
Won 199 runs Herman 5-56; G H Pope 5-34
11 12 Jun 1937[12] Sussex
Cricket Field Road Ground, Horsham
Won 281 runs T S Worthington 133; A E Alderman 103; Langridge 102; Hammond 5-86
12 19 Jun 1937[13] Yorkshire
Bramall Lane, Sheffield
Lost Innings and 99 runs Hutton 271; D Smith 158; Turner 5-45;
13 23 Jun 1937[14] Hampshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Drawn D Smith 140; Pothecary 115; Arnold 105; T. B. Mitchell 5-101;
14 26 Jun 1937[15] Gloucestershire
Park Road Ground, Buxton
Won Innings and 133 runs T R Armstrong 7-36; Goddard 5-119
15 3 Jul 1937[16] Warwickshire
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Drawn Wyatt 232; Dollery 128; Hollies 6-50
16 7 Jul 1937[17] Surrey
County Ground, Derby
Drawn Squires 139; G H Pope 122; Gover 5-70
17 10 Jul 1937[18] Leicestershire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Won Innings and 199 runs A E Alderman 175; D Smith 121; T. B. Mitchell 6-50
18 14 Jul 1937[19] Somerset
County Ground, Taunton
Won 118 runs L F Townsend 110 and 5-44; AEG Rhodes 6-38
19 17 Jul 1937[20] Warwickshire
County Ground, Derby
Won 5 wickets Hill 105; W H Copson 8-11; Mayer 5-83 and 5-39
20 24 Jul 1937[21] Nottinghamshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Won Innings and 23 runs T. B. Mitchell 6-74
21 31 Jul 1937[22] Essex
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston
Lost 6 wickets G H Pope 151; W H Copson 5-99; Farnes 7-41; T Smith 6-130
22 4 Aug 1937[23] Northamptonshire
County Ground, Northampton
Drawn Timms 116
23 7 Aug 1937[24] Northamptonshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Won 9 wickets D Smith 104; G H Pope 101 and 6-43; T. B. Mitchell 6-63
24 11 Aug 1937[25] Gloucestershire
College Ground, Cheltenham
Lost Innings and 84 runs Allen 128; L F Townsend 5-59; Goddard 7-104 and 5-41; Sinfield 5-36
25 14 Aug 1937[26] Nottinghamshire
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Drawn D Smith 202; Keeton 101
26 18 Aug 1937[27] Sussex
County Ground, Derby
Won 9 wickets T S Worthington 238; Langridge 123; W H Copson 8-64; T. B. Mitchell 5-87
27 21 Aug 1937[28] Worcestershire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Won 45 runs Kimpton 106
28 25 Aug 1937[29] Leicestershire
Bath Grounds, Ashby-de-la-Zouch
Won 32 runs Prentice 131; Flamson 6-50;
29 28 Aug 1937[30] Kent
Cheriton Road Sports Ground, Folkestone
Lost 100 runs Ames 108; A V Pope 5-85; G H Pope 5-35

Statistics

County Championship batting averages

NameMatchesInnsRunsHigh scoreAverage100s
T S Worthington25431520238*40.003
D Smith28481799202*39.975
G H Pope2842124215134.503
A E Alderman2848139717532.482
L F Townsend2844119411027.761
A F Skinner12194658227.350
A V Pope27367198623.960
AEG Rhodes15193638321.350
GF Hodgkinson12372418.500
C S Elliott11173095418.170
G R Langdale12139*13.000
RHR Buckston25333033812.620
E Carrington691094912.110
W H Copson162113130*11.900
H Elliott26353764011.750
T. B. Mitchell2529209578.700
A F Townsend3217178.500
H Sherwin12129*0
T R Armstrong221818*0[31]

County Championship bowling averages

NameBallsRunsWicketsBBAverage
T. B. Mitchell423226611196-3422.36
G H Pope41911851876-4321.27
W H Copson28221343728-1118.65
A V Pope49001862675-8527.79
L F Townsend1990806345-4423.70
AEG Rhodes1339693256-3827.72
T S Worthington726345103-1734.50
T R Armstrong31215397-3617.00
G R Langdale724622-2923.00
H Sherwin66320
D Smith66430
A F Skinner36340
C S Elliott24140
A E Alderman17240
E Carrington6110

[32]

Wicket-keeper

See also

References

  1. W.T. Taylor History of Derbyshire cricket Wisden 1953
  2. Cricket Archive – Lancashire v Derbyshire 1 May 1937
  3. Cricket Archive – Worcestershire v Derbyshire 8 May 1937
  4. Cricket Archive – Surrey v Derbyshire 12 May 1937
  5. Cricket Archive – Essex v Derbyshire 15 May 1937
  6. Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Kent 22 May 1937
  7. Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Somerset 26 May 1937
  8. Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Yorkshire 29 May 1937
  9. Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Lancashire 2 Jun 1937
  10. Derbyshire v New Zealanders 5 Jun 1937
  11. Cricket Archive – Hampshire v Derbyshire 9 Jun 1937
  12. Cricket Archive – Sussex v Derbyshire 12 Jun 1937
  13. Cricket Archive – Yorkshire v Derbyshire 19 Jun 1937
  14. Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Hampshire 23 Jun 1937
  15. Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Gloucestershire 26 Jun 1937
  16. Cricket Archive – Warwickshire v Derbyshire 3 Jul 1937
  17. Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Surrey 7 Jul 1937
  18. Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Leicestershire 10 Jul 1937
  19. Cricket Archive – Somerset v Derbyshire 14 Jul 1937
  20. Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Warwickshire 17 Jul 1937
  21. Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire 24 Jul 1937
  22. Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Essex 31 Jul 1937
  23. Cricket Archive – Northamptonshire v Derbyshire 4 Aug 1937
  24. Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Northamptonshire 7 Aug 1937
  25. Cricket Archive – Gloucestershire v Derbyshire 11 Aug 1937
  26. Cricket Archive – Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire 14 Aug 1937
  27. Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Sussex 18 Aug 1937
  28. Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Worcestershire 21 Aug 1937
  29. Cricket Archive – Leicestershire v Derbyshire 25 Aug 1937
  30. Cricket Archive – Kent v Derbyshire 28 Aug 1937
  31. Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire
  32. Bowling for Derbyshire
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