Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1949

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Derbyshire County Cricket Club seasons
1949 season
Captain David Skinner
County Championship 15
Most runs Charlie Elliott
Most wickets Cliff Gladwin
Most catches George Dawkes

Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1949 represents the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for seventy-eight years. It was their forty-fifth season in the County Championship and they won six matches in the County Championship to finish in fifteenth place.

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1949 season

Derbyshire played 26 matches in the County Championship and one against the touring New Zealanders. DA Skinner was captain. Charlie Elliott scored most runs, and Cliff Gladwin took most wickets with 110 in the Championship.

Laurie Johnson, who went on to become a major performer for the county, made his debut in 1949 while fellow West Indian Michael Frederick also made his debut, but only took part in two first class matches. Dick Sale and Tom Hall played in their first of several seasons for the club, as did George Lowe although he appeared intermittently. Joseph Rimmer and Maurice Snape made their only appearances for Derbyshire in two matches in the season, while Kenneth Shearwood appeared once as a stop-gap wicket-keeper.

Matches

List of matches
No.DateVResultMarginNotes
114 May 1949 [1] Somerset
County Ground, Derby
Won10 wickets AEG Rhodes 5-49;
221 May 1949 [2] Leicestershire
Bath Grounds, Ashby-de-la-Zouch
Won153 runs AC Revill 156; Symington 5-45; C Gladwin 5-28; Walsh 5-105
325 May 1949 [3] Surrey
Kennington Oval
LostInnings and 182 runs Squires 210; Bedser 6-25
428 May 1949 [4] Yorkshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Lost114 runs Coxon 6-36
501 Jun 1949 [5] Sussex
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston
Drawn John Langridge 234
604 Jun 1949 [6] Warwickshire
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Lost1 wicket Dollery 100
708 Jun 1949 [7] Leicestershire
County Ground, Derby
Drawn Berry 149; Prentice 117; HL Jackson 7-51
811 Jun 1949 [8] Worcestershire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Lost100 runs Howorth 6-57; C Gladwin 8-72
918 Jun 1949 [9] Gloucestershire
Ashley Down Ground, Bristol
LostInnings and 1 run Goddard 6-46 and 9-61; AEG Rhodes 7-114
1022 Jun 1949 [10] Kent
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Lost116 runs C Gladwin 5-41
1125 Jun 1949 [11] Lancashire
Park Road Ground, Buxton
Won110 runs HL Jackson 6-52; Tattersall 6-39
1229 Jun 1949 [12] Essex
Chalkwell Park, Westcliff-on-Sea
Won8 wickets Pearce 111; C Gladwin 5-36 and 5-52; Price 5-47; W H Copson 5-43
1302 Jul 1949 [13] Sussex
Manor Sports Ground, Worthing
Drawn John Langridge 146 and 146
1406 Jul 1949 [14] Hampshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Lost10 wickets Carty 5-43; Shackleton 7-90
1509 Jul 1949 [15] New Zealand Lost7 wickets AC Revill 145; Burke 6-23
1616 Jul 1949 [16] Glamorgan
Cardiff Arms Park
Lost6 wickets Clift 125; HL Jackson 5-16; Muncer 5-68
1720 Jul 1949 [17] Somerset
County Ground, Taunton
WonInnings and 146 runs AEG Rhodes 127; Hazell 7-112; W H Copson 5-34; HL Jackson 6-43
1823 Jul 1949 [18] Nottinghamshire
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston
Drawn Keeton 101; AEG Rhodes 126; Butler 5-56
1930 Jul 1949 [19] Warwickshire
County Ground, Derby
Drawn
2003 Aug 1949 [20] Gloucestershire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Lost184 runs C Gladwin 5-53; Cook 5-40; DB Carr 6-111; Graveney 10-66
2106 Aug 1949 [21] Lancashire
Old Trafford, Manchester
Drawn R Sale 146; C Gladwin 5-105
2210 Aug 1949 [22] Northamptonshire
County Ground, Northampton
LostInnings and 80 runs Jakeman 160; HL Jackson 5-99
2313 Aug 1949 [23] Yorkshire
Park Avenue Cricket Ground, Bradford
Lost6 wickets Ted Lester 140; JD Eggar 219; Coxon 5-48
2417 Aug 1949 [24] Middlesex
County Ground, Derby
LostInnings and 95 runs Sims 5-105
2520 Aug 1949 [25] Nottinghamshire
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Drawn C Gladwin 125; Poole 122; Harvey 7-105
12624 Aug 1949 [26] Middlesex
Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood
Lost3 wickets Young 5-80; Warr 5-36
2727 Aug 1949 [27] Essex
Ind Coope Ground, Burton-on-Trent
WonInnings and 149 runs W H Copson 5-23; C Gladwin 5-28

Statistics

County Championship batting averages

NameMatchesInnsRunsHigh scoreAverage100s
JD Eggar 71450121941.751
MC Frederick 23988432.660
AC Revill 22391114156*31.821
WEG Payton 249335*31.000
CS Elliott 264813729529.820
C Gladwin 2441903124*29.121
D Smith 21359558928.930
AEG Rhodes 2644114012726.512
HL Johnson 11184447726.110
R Sale 61227314622.751
DB Carr 8143137222.350
GO Dawkes 25396018819.380
FE Marsh 14244307118.690
DA Skinner 21334416313.780
A F Townsend 10202334112.260
G Lowe 12222211.000
W H Copson 2538207286.670
P Vaulkhard 3421135.250
HL Jackson 2337120244.800
T R Armstrong 1244*4.000
DC Brooke-Taylor 231143.660
KA Shearwood 12643.000
TA Hall 11000.000
J Rimmer 2100*0
MD Snape 2300*0.000 [28]

County Championship bowling averages

NameBallsRunsWicketsBBAverage
C Gladwin 549622101108-7220.09
HL Jackson 49852017987-5120.58
AEG Rhodes 46812462657-11437.87
W H Copson 36501686635-2326.76
DB Carr 40424886-11131.00
HL Johnson 49829743-6374.25
J Rimmer 26117542-7143.75
FE Marsh 73232031-7106.66
T R Armstrong 1083432-1511.33
DA Skinner 23418221-4191.00
TA Hall 90550
D Smith 25120
AC Revill 24110
A F Townsend 2490
CS Elliott 600 [29]

Wicket Keepers

See also

References

  1. Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Somerset 14 May 1949
  2. Cricket Archive - Leicestershire v Derbyshire 21 May 1949
  3. Cricket Archive - Surrey v Derbyshire 25 May 1949
  4. Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Yorkshire 28 May 1949
  5. Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Sussex 01 Jun 1949
  6. Cricket Archive - Warwickshire v Derbyshire 04 Jun 1949 04 Jun 1949
  7. Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Leicestershire 08 Jun 1949
  8. Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Worcestershire 11 Jun 1949
  9. Cricket Archive - Gloucestershire v Derbyshire 18 Jun 1949
  10. Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Kent 22 Jun 1949
  11. Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Lancashire 25 Jun 1949
  12. Cricket Archive - Essex v Derbyshire 29 Jun 1949
  13. Cricket Archive - Sussex v Derbyshire 02 Jul 1949
  14. Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Hampshire 06 Jul 1949
  15. Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v New Zealanders 09 Jul 1949
  16. Cricket Archive - Glamorgan v Derbyshire 16 Jul 1949
  17. Cricket Archive - Somerset v Derbyshire 20 Jul 1949
  18. Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire 23 Jul 1949
  19. Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Warwickshire 30 Jul 1949
  20. Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Gloucestershire 03 Aug 1949
  21. Cricket Archive - Lancashire v Derbyshire 06 Aug 1949
  22. Cricket Archive - Northamptonshire v Derbyshire 10 Aug 1949
  23. Cricket Archive - Yorkshire v Derbyshire 13 Aug 1949
  24. Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Middlesex 17 Aug 1949
  25. Cricket Archive - Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire 20 Aug 1949
  26. Cricket Archive - Middlesex v Derbyshire 24 Aug 1949
  27. Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Essex 27 Aug 1949
  28. Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire County Championship 1951
  29. Bowling for Derbyshire County Championship 1951