Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1938

Derbyshire County Cricket Club seasons

1938 season
Captain	Robin Buckston
County Championship	5
Most runs	Stan Worthington
Most wickets	Tommy Mitchell
Most catches	Harry Elliott
← 1937 1939 →

Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1938 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for 67 years. It was their fortieth season in the County Championship and they came fifth.

1938 season

Derbyshire played 28 games in the County Championship, and one match against the touring Australians. In the County Championship, they won eleven matches and lost eight to finish fifth, a drop of two places from the previous season. They also suffered a heavy defeat by the Australians.

Robin Buckston was in his second season as captain. Stan Worthington was top scorer, closely followed by Leslie Townsend. Tommy Mitchell took most wickets.

Thomas Hounsfield made his debut for the club in 1938 and went on to play one more season before World War II led to the suspension of the first class game..

Matches

List of matches
No.	Date	V	Result	Margin	Notes
1	7 May 1938 [1]	Gloucestershire Ashley Down Ground, Bristol	Lost	139 runs	Hammond 237; A E Alderman 150; Sinfield 7–98 and 5–51
2	11 May 1938 [2]	Lancashire Aigburth, Liverpool	Won	216 runs	Nutter 5–72; W H Copson 5–54; G H Pope 5–76 and 5–18
3	14 May 1938 [3]	Surrey Queen's Park, Chesterfield	Won	112 runs	T. B. Mitchell 7–45; L F Townsend 7–57
4	18 May 1938 [4]	Surrey Kennington Oval	Lost	68 runs	Brown 6–44 and 5–91; AEG Rhodes 5–50
5	21 May 1938 [5]	Somerset County Ground, Derby	Won	8 wickets	Buse 104; G H Pope 5–41; Wellard 5–101
6	25 May 1938 [6]	Lancashire Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston	Lost	9 wickets	D Smith 110; Pollard 7–53
7	28 May 1938 [7]	Sussex Queen's Park, Chesterfield	Abandoned
8	4 Jun 1938 [8]	Warwickshire County Ground, Derby	Lost	4 wickets	AEG Rhodes 107*; Dollery 134; Buckingham 124; W H Copson 5–51
9	8 Jun 1938 [9]	Northamptonshire County Ground, Northampton	Won	94 runs	L F Townsend 103; James 105*; Robinson 5–37; W H Copson 5–26
10	11 Jun 1938 [10]	Kent Angel Ground, Tonbridge	Won	Innings and 86 runs	D Smith 122; A V Pope 5–68; G H Pope 7–57
11	15 Jun 1938 [11]	Hampshire United Services Recreation Ground, Portsmouth	Lost	37 runs	T S Worthington 121
12	18 Jun 1938 [12]	Gloucestershire Ind Coope Ground, Burton-on-Trent	Drawn		Hammond 110 and 123; D Smith 113; W H Copson 5–75; Sinfield 5–113; T. B. Mitchell 6–102
13	25 Jun 1938 [13]	Northamptonshire County Ground, Derby	Drawn		T. B. Mitchell 6–15
14	29 Jun 1938 [14]	Australians Queen's Park, Chesterfield	Lost	Innings and 234 runs	Brown 265; Ward 5–45; Waite 5–40
15	2 Jul 1938 [15]	Kent Park Road Ground, Buxton	Drawn		T. B. Mitchell 5–56; Wright 6–32
16	6 Jul 1938 [16]	Essex Queen's Park, Chesterfield	Drawn		AEG Rhodes 5–25
17	9 Jul 1938 [17]	Yorkshire Queen's Park, Chesterfield	Lost	163 runs	G H Pope 6–37
18	13 Jul 1938 [18]	Worcestershire Amblecote, Stourbridge	Drawn		T. B. Mitchell 5–75
19	16 Jul 1938 [19]	Leicestershire County Ground, Derby	Drawn		H Smith 5–48
20	23 Jul 1938 [20]	Nottinghamshire Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston	Won	9 wickets	Harris 115; Voce 111; T S Worthington 103 and 110; T. B. Mitchell 6–111; W H Copson 7–59
21	30 Jul 1938 [21]	Warwickshire Edgbaston, Birmingham	Won	Innings and 28 runs	Dollery 113; A V Pope 103; W H Copson 6–36
22	3 Aug 1938 [22]	Somerset Clarence Park, Weston-super-Mare	Drawn		Lee 162; T. B. Mitchell 6–137
23	6 Aug 1938 [23]	Yorkshire Bramall Lane, Sheffield	Lost	210 runs	Smailes 5–39; T S Worthington 5–44
24	10 Aug 1938 [24]	Worcestershire County Ground, Derby	Won		A V Pope 5–47; W H Copson 6–38
25	13 Aug 1938 [25]	Nottinghamshire Trent Bridge, Nottingham	Won	102 runs	T S Worthington 108; Hardstaff 134; Voce 5–42; W H Copson 5–65
26	17 Aug 1938 [26]	Hampshire Queen's Park, Chesterfield	Won	10 wickets	G H Pope 7–53; T. B. Mitchell 6–96
27	20 Aug 1938 [27]	Sussex The Saffrons, Eastbourne	Drawn		Langridge 114; A E Alderman 125; L F Townsend 167; A V Pope 6–48
28	24 Aug 1938 [28]	Essex Vista Road Recreation Ground, Clacton-on-Sea	Lost	6 wickets	T. B. Mitchell 7–51; T Smith 5–55
29	27 Aug 1938 [29]	Leicestershire Bath Grounds, Ashby-de-la-Zouch	Won	Innings and 49 runs	T S Worthington 106; H Smith 5–75; T. B. Mitchell 5–44 and 5–45

Statistics

County Championship batting averages

Name	Matches	Inns	Runs	High score	Average	100s
T S Worthington	24	37	1454	121	41.54	5
L F Townsend	27	42	1453	167*	40.36	2
A E Alderman	27	45	1251	150	30.51	2
D Smith	25	41	1173	122	29.32	3
G H Pope	26	39	903	85	29.12	0
AEG Rhodes	24	35	898	107*	28.96	1
A F Skinner	4	5	132	65	26.40	0
A V Pope	26	36	688	103	22.19	1
A F Townsend	10	15	225	68*	17.30	0
H Elliott	27	36	437	50*	14.56	0
RHR Buckston	25	31	268	60*	10.72	0
TD Hounsfield	2	3	32	18	10.66	0
T. B. Mitchell	27	35	243	23	8.67	0
W H Copson	23	27	68	12	3.40	0 [30]

County Championship bowling averages

Name	Balls	Runs	Wickets	BB	Average
T. B. Mitchell	4230	2525	130	7–45	19.42
W H Copson	4270	1880	101	7–59	18.61
G H Pope	4331	2005	91	7–53	22.03
A V Pope	4604	1849	78	6–48	23.70
L F Townsend	1229	522	20	7–57	26.10
AEG Rhodes	1034	540	18	5–25	30.00
T S Worthington	300	146	7	5–44	20.85
D Smith	52	32	1	1–17	32.00
A E Alderman	6	0	0
RHR Buckston	6	10	0		[31]

Wicket-keeper

• H Elliott Catches 52 Stumping 10

See also

• Derbyshire County Cricket Club seasons
• 1938 English cricket season

References

1. Cricket Archive – Gloucestershire v Derbyshire 7 May 1938
2. Cricket Archive – Lancashire v Derbyshire 11 May 1938
3. Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Surrey 14 May 1938
4. Cricket Archive – Surrey v Derbyshire 18 May 1938
5. Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Somerset 21 May 1938
6. Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Lancashire 25 May 1938
7. Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Sussex 28 May 1938
8. Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Warwickshire 4 Jun 1938
9. Cricket Archive – Northamptonshire v Derbyshire 8 Jun 1938
10. Cricket Archive – Kent v Derbyshire 11 Jun 1938
11. Cricket Archive – Hampshire v Derbyshire 15 Jun 1938
12. Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Gloucestershire 18 Jun 1938
13. Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Northamptonshire 25 Jun 1938
14. Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Australians 29 Jun 1938
15. Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Kent 2 Jul 1938
16. Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Essex 6 Jul 1938
17. Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Yorkshire 9 Jul 1938
18. Cricket Archive – Worcestershire v Derbyshire 13 Jul 1938
19. Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Leicestershire 16 Jul 1938
20. Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire 23 Jul 1938
21. Cricket Archive – Warwickshire v Derbyshire 30 Jul 1938
22. Cricket Archive – Somerset v Derbyshire 3 Aug 1938
23. Cricket Archive – Yorkshire v Derbyshire 6 Aug 1938
24. Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Worcestershire 10 Aug 1938
25. Cricket Archive – Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire 13 Aug 1938
26. Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Hampshire 17 Aug 1938
27. Cricket Archive – Sussex v Derbyshire 20 Aug 1938
28. Cricket Archive – Essex v Derbyshire 24 Aug 1938
29. Cricket Archive – Leicestershire v Derbyshire 27 Aug 1938
30. Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire
31. Bowling for Derbyshire