Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1937

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Derbyshire County Cricket Club seasons
1937 season
Captain Robin Buckston
County Championship 3
Most runs Denis Smith
Most wickets Tommy Mitchell
Most catches Harry Elliott

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.

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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.

Dusty 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.DateVResultMarginNotes
11 May 1937 [2] Lancashire
Old Trafford, Manchester
Drawn T S Worthington 103; Paynter 150; Pollard 6-76; T. B. Mitchell 6-73
28 May 1937 [3] Worcestershire
County Ground, New Road, Worcester
Lost3 wickets Martin 5-69
3 12 May 1937 [4] Surrey
Kennington Oval
Drawn
415 May 1937 [5] Essex
County Ground, Chelmsford
Won74 runs T Smith 5-86 and 6-35; L F Townsend 5-49
5 22 May 1937 [6] Kent
County Ground, Derby
Won82 runs Wright 6-73; Watt 6-34
6 26 May 1937 [7] Somerset
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston
Won7 wickets T. B. Mitchell 6-34; Andrews 5-28
7 29 May 1937 [8] Yorkshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Lost6 wickets T. B. Mitchell 6-101
8 2 Jun 1937 [9] Lancashire
The Town Ground, Burton-on-Trent
DrawnPhillipson 5-62; W H Copson 5-73; Sibbles 5-78
95 Jun 1937 [10] New Zealand cricket team in England in 1937
County Ground, Derby
Won202 runs A E Alderman 112; T. B. Mitchell 5-101 and 5-75
109 Jun 1937 [11] Hampshire
County Ground, Southampton
Won199 runs Herman 5-56; G H Pope 5-34
1112 Jun 1937 [12] Sussex
Cricket Field Road Ground, Horsham
Won281 runs T S Worthington 133; A E Alderman 103; Langridge 102; Hammond 5-86
1219 Jun 1937 [13] Yorkshire
Bramall Lane, Sheffield
LostInnings 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
WonInnings 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
WonInnings and 199 runs A E Alderman 175; D Smith 121; T. B. Mitchell 6-50
18 14 Jul 1937 [19] Somerset
County Ground, Taunton
Won118 runs L F Townsend 110 and 5-44; AEG Rhodes 6-38
19 17 Jul 1937 [20] Warwickshire
County Ground, Derby
Won5 wickets Hill 105; W H Copson 8-11; Mayer 5-83 and 5-39
20 24 Jul 1937 [21] Nottinghamshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
WonInnings and 23 runs T. B. Mitchell 6-74
21 31 Jul 1937 [22] Essex
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston
Lost6 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
Won9 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
LostInnings 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
Won9 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
Won45 runs Kimpton 106
28 25 Aug 1937 [29] Leicestershire
Bath Grounds, Ashby-de-la-Zouch
Won32 runs Prentice 131; Flamson 6-50;
29 28 Aug 1937 [30] Kent
Cheriton Road Sports Ground, Folkestone
Lost100 runs Ames 108; A V Pope 5-85; G H Pope 5-35

Statistics

County Championship batting averages

NameMatchesInnsRunsHigh scoreAverage100s
TS Worthington 25431520238*40.003
D Smith 28481799202*39.975
GH Pope 2842124215134.503
AE Alderman 2848139717532.482
LF Townsend 2844119411027.761
AF Skinner 12194658227.350
AV Pope 27367198623.960
AEG Rhodes 15193638321.350
GF Hodgkinson 12372418.500
CS Elliott 11173095418.170
GR Langdale 12139*13.000
RHR Buckston 25333033812.620
E Carrington 691094912.110
WH Copson 162113130*11.900
H Elliott 26353764011.750
TB Mitchell 2529209578.700
AF Townsend 3217178.500
H Sherwin 12129*0
TR Armstrong 221818*0 [31]

County Championship bowling averages

NameBallsRunsWicketsBBAverage
TB Mitchell 423226611196-3422.36
GH Pope 41911851876-4321.27
WH Copson 28221343728-1118.65
AV Pope 49001862675-8527.79
LF Townsend 1990806345-4423.70
AEG Rhodes 1339693256-3827.72
TS Worthington 726345103-1734.50
TR Armstrong 31215397-3617.00
GR Langdale 724622-2923.00
H Sherwin 66320
D Smith 66430
AF Skinner 36340
CS Elliott 24140
AE Alderman 17240
E Carrington 6110

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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