| 1921 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Captain | George Buckston | ||
| County Championship | 12 | ||
| Most runs | Samuel Cadman | ||
| Most wickets | Billy Bestwick | ||
| Most catches | Harry Elliott | ||
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Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1921 represents the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for fifty years. It was their twenty-third season in the County Championship and they won five matches to finish twelfth.
After the appalling results of 1920, George Buckston returned as captain at the age of 40 with the firm purpose of reviving a dispirited eleven. Buckston had not played county cricket since 1907, but his appointment was followed by a revival in Derbyshire fortunes. Derbyshire CCC played twenty games in the County Championship in 1921 and won five, to finish twelfth in the table. They also played a match against Dublin University on 16 July 1921, which was a win for Derbyshire by an innings and 133 runs and an additional match against Leicestershire. W T Taylor wrote of Buckston that "Only those who played under him knew how much the team owed to the skipper for his example, cheerfulness and leadership". Having achieved his aim, Buckston could not be persuaded to carry on. Instead, he was elected chairman of the Committee. [1]
Billy Bestwick was fourth in the national first-class bowling averages with 147 wickets for less than 17 runs each. He took 10 for 40 in an innings against Glamorgan at Cardiff and took five or more wickets in an innings in all but two matches. Samuel Cadman was top scorer.
With a considerable amount of new blood in 1920, there were no lasting additions to the Derbyshire side in 1921. John Fisher only played in two seasons and George Goodwin in just one season. George Buckley and Herbert Turland made one appearance each for the side, although Turland later played in a match for Nottinghamshire.
Additional players who appeared for the club in the Dublin University match were Geoffrey Bell and players called Dilnot and Freeman.
| List of matches | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | V | Result | Margin | Notes | |
| 1 | 14 May 1921 [2] | Warwickshire Edgbaston, Birmingham | Lost | 8 Wickets | W Bestwick 9-65; Howell 8-69 | |
| 2 | 18 May 1921 [3] | Worcestershire County Ground, New Road, Worcester | Won | 8 Wickets | A Morton 5-108, W Bestwick 7-67 | |
| 3 | 21 May 1921 [4] | Nottinghamshire Queen's Park, Chesterfield | Won | 23 Runs | Barratt 5-68 and 5-39; Richmond 5-58; W Bestwick 5-82; A Morton 5-49 and 8-69 | |
| 4 | 25 May 1921 [5] | Essex County Ground, Leyton | Lost | Innings and 74 runs | JWHT Douglas 210 and 9-47; W Bestwick 6-132 | |
| 5 | 01 Jun 1921 [6] | Yorkshire The Circle, Hull | Lost | Innings and 112 runs | Derbyshire all out for 23 in second innings; E Robinson 100; Macaulay 6-3; W Bestwick 7-84 | |
| 6 | 11 Jun 1921 [7] | Somerset Recreation Ground, Bath | Lost | 65 runs | W Bestwick 8-84 and 5-66; Robson 5-58; White 6-57 | |
| 7 | 15 Jun 1921 [8] | Gloucestershire Fry's Ground, Bristol | Lost | 117 runs | Barnett 100; Dipper 104; J Bowden 108;Mills 5-51; Parker 5-121 | |
| 8 | 18 Jun 1921 [9] | Glamorgan Cardiff Arms Park | Won | 2 Wickets | W Bestwick 10-40 | |
| 9 | 22 Jun 1921 [10] | Somerset County Ground, Derby | Lost | 6 Wickets | White 5-56 and 8-120 | |
| 10 | 25 Jun 1921 [11] | Worcestershire Queen's Park, Chesterfield | Lost | 6 Wickets | Pearson 106; W Bestwick 7-120; Gilbert 5-49 | |
| 11 | 06 Jul 1921 [12] | Gloucestershire County Ground, Derby | Lost | 97 runs | W Bestwick 5-68; Samuel Cadman 5-20; Dennett 8-61; Parker 6-50 | |
| 12 | 09 Jul 1921 [13] | Northamptonshire County Ground, Derby | Lost | 194 runs | W Bestwick 5-99 and 6-94; Murdin 6-87; Wells 5-30 | |
| 13 | 13 Jul 1921 [14] | Yorkshire Queen's Park, Chesterfield | Lost | Innings and 233 runs | Derbyshire out for 37 in first innings; Holmes 150; Robinson 5-16; Samuel Cadman 5-74; Macaulay 6-32 | |
| 14 | 20 Jul 1921 [15] | Nottinghamshire Town Ground, Worksop | Lost | 48 runs | Richmond 5-89 | |
| 15 | 30 Jul 1921 [16] | Warwickshire County Ground, Derby | Drawn | L Oliver151; H Storer 126; W Bestwick 5-68 | ||
| 16 | 03 Aug 1921 [17] | Northamptonshire County Ground, Northampton | Drawn | Murdin 5-89; W Bestwick 8-82; Thomas 5-59 | ||
| 17 | 06 Aug 1921 [18] | Leicestershire Queen's Park, Chesterfield | Won | 172 runs | Astill 6-64; W Bestwick 7-39 | |
| 18 | 10 Aug 1921 [19] | Essex County Ground, Derby | Drawn | A Morton 5-46 | ||
| 19 | 13 Aug 1921 [20] | Leicestershire Aylestone Road, Leicester | Lost | Innings and 24 runs | Astill 108; W Bestwick 6-73; Banskin 7-48 | |
| 20 | 20 Aug 1921 [21] | Glamorgan Queen's Park, Chesterfield | Won | 3 Wickets | Nash 5-58; W Bestwick 5-79; Clay 5-37 | |
| Name | Matches | Inns | Runs | High score | Average | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Morton | 12 | 21 | 469 | 75* | 29.31 | 0 |
| SWA Cadman | 20 | 38 | 945 | 92* | 25.54 | 0 |
| L Oliver | 14 | 27 | 641 | 151 | 23.74 | 1 |
| H Storer | 19 | 36 | 758 | 126 | 22.96 | 1 |
| G Curgenven | 20 | 37 | 765 | 98 | 20.67 | 0 |
| WJV Tomlinson | 6 | 11 | 205 | 43 | 20.50 | 0 |
| J Bowden | 18 | 36 | 682 | 108 | 20.05 | 1 |
| WWH Hill-Wood | 1 | 2 | 37 | 24 | 18.50 | 0 |
| J Fisher | 2 | 4 | 45 | 39* | 15.00 | 0 |
| GW Goodwin | 8 | 16 | 224 | 53 | 14.93 | 0 |
| BSH Hill-Wood | 2 | 3 | 29 | 21* | 14.50 | 0 |
| JM Hutchinson | 20 | 39 | 527 | 67 | 14.24 | 0 |
| GR Jackson | 5 | 10 | 142 | 35 | 14.20 | 0 |
| GM Buckston | 15 | 30 | 299 | 71 | 10.67 | 0 |
| CJ Corbett | 5 | 9 | 103 | 44 | 12.87 | 0 |
| H Elliott | 20 | 38 | 307 | 37 | 10.96 | 0 |
| W Carter | 5 | 10 | 96 | 50* | 10.66 | 0 |
| W Reader-Blackton | 5 | 10 | 72 | 27 | 7.20 | 0 |
| W Bestwick | 19 | 34 | 124 | 13* | 6.20 | 0 |
| GA Buckley | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 5.00 | 0 |
| G Grainger | 2 | 4 | 16 | 7 | 4.00 | 0 |
| H Turland | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 [22] |
| Name | Balls | Runs | Wickets | BB | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W Bestwick | 5613 | 2468 | 147 | 10-40 | 16.78 |
| A Morton | 2522 | 963 | 48 | 8-69 | 20.06 |
| SWA Cadman | 3085 | 1173 | 48 | 5-20 | 24.43 |
| H Storer | 1069 | 669 | 15 | 4-8 | 44.60 |
| WJV Tomlinson | 692 | 395 | 13 | 4-48 | 30.38 |
| GW Goodwin | 273 | 205 | 7 | 4-23 | 29.28 |
| G Grainger | 528 | 248 | 6 | 4-91 | 41.33 |
| W Reader-Blackton | 228 | 74 | 4 | 3-40 | 18.50 |
| W Carter | 144 | 158 | 4 | 2-42 | 39.50 |
| J Bowden | 42 | 18 | 1 | 1-0 | 18.00 |
| BSH Hill-Wood | 84 | 54 | 1 | 1-16 | 54.00 |
| WWH Hill-Wood | 72 | 90 | 1 | 1-90 | 90.00 |
| JM Hutchinson | 156 | 91 | 1 | 1-54 | 91.00 |
| CJ Corbett | 6 | 13 | 0 | ||
| L Oliver | 12 | 30 | 0 | ||
| GA Buckley | 60 | 48 | 0 [23] |