Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1952

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Derbyshire County Cricket Club seasons
1952 season
Captain Guy Willatt
County Championship 4
Most runs Charlie Elliott
Most wickets Cliff Gladwin

Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1952 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for eighty one years. It was their forty-eighth season in the County Championship and they won eleven matches and lost eight to finish fourth in the County Championship.

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1952 season

Derbyshire played 28 games in the County Championship, and one match against the touring Indians. They won eleven matches altogether. Guy Willatt was in his second year as captain. Charlie Elliott was top scorer and C Gladwin took most wickets for the club and was fifth nationally. There were no new players in the Derbyshire team.

Matches

List of matches
No.DateVResultMarginNotes
17 May 1952 [1] Middlesex
Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood
Lost9 wickets Moss 5–15
210 May 1952 [2] Essex
County Ground, Chelmsford
Lost9 wickets R Smith 5–83 and 5–33; C Gladwin 5–41
317 May 1952 [3] Leicestershire
County Ground, Derby
Drawn Goodwin 5–44; C Gladwin 5–52
421 May 1952 [4] Worcestershire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Won10 wickets GL Willatt 146; Perks 5–98; C Gladwin 5–67
524 May 1952 [5] Yorkshire
Bramall Lane, Sheffield
LostInnings and 26 runs Wilson 230; Halliday 6–79
631 May 1952 [6] Warwickshire
County Ground, Derby
WonInnings and 42 runs Pritchard 6–76; C Gladwin 5–24
74 Jun 1952 [7] Lancashire
Old Trafford, Manchester
Lost83 runs HL Jackson 9–60; C Gladwin 5–89; Hilton 6–34
87 Jun 1952 [8] Yorkshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Won81 runs AC Revill 101; GL Willatt 113; Wardle 5–72
911 Jun 1952 [9] Sussex
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston
Won100 runs Wood 5–73; Oakman 5–32
1014 Jun 1952 [10] Nottinghamshire
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Drawn Martin 122; Hardstaff 116; A Hamer 161; Stocks 5–64
1118 Jun 1952 [11] Somerset
County Ground, Derby
Drawn
1221 Jun 1952 [12] Northamptonshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Won8 wickets Brookes 152
1328 Jun 1952 [13] Glamorgan
St Helen's, Swansea
Drawn AEG Rhodes 5–56; C Gladwin 5–50
145 Jul 1952 [14] Lancashire
Ind Coope Ground, Burton-on-Trent
Drawn Edrich 117; AEG Rhodes 5–123; Tattershal 7–103; C Gladwin 5–68
159 Jul 1952 [15] Indians
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Drawn Chowdhury 5–30; HL Jackson 6–39
1612 Jul 1952 [16] Somerset
County Ground, Taunton
Drawn Gimblet 146 and 116; CS Elliott 168
1716 Jul 1952 [17] Middlesex
County Ground, Derby
Won52 runs A Hamer 110; HL Jackson 6–96; Compton 6–77; AEG Rhodes 5–58
1819 Jul 1952 [18] Leicestershire
Bath Grounds, Ashby-de-la-Zouch
Won59 runs Walsh 6–98; HL Jackson 5–18
1923 Jul 1952 [19] Worcestershire
Amblecote, Stourbridge
WonInnings and 57 runs CS Elliott 122; Lobban 6–52; C Gladwin 7–43 and 9–41
2026 Jul 1952 [20] Nottinghamshire
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston
WonInnings and 93 runs Poole 219; A Hamer 165; DB Carr 116
2130 Jul 1952 [21] Surrey
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Lost6 wickets HL Jackson 5–63
222 Aug 1952 [22] Warwickshire
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Drawn Dollery 100; HL Jackson 5–30; Grove 6–64
236 Aug 1952 [23] Kent
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Drawn C Gladwin 6–81; Page 5-56
249 Aug 1952 [24] Northamptonshire
Wellingborough School Ground
Won5 wickets Livingston 106; E Smith 5–49; Starkie 5–61
2513 Aug 1952 [25] Glamorgan
County Ground, Derby
Lost2 wickets DC Morgan 5–38
2616 Aug 1952 [26] Hampshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Drawn AC Revill 101; C Gladwin 5–30
2720 Aug 1952 [27] Surrey
Kennington Oval
Lost212 runs C Gladwin 5–44; Lock 6–16
2823 Aug 1952 [28] Gloucestershire
Park Road Ground, Buxton
Won29 runs Scott 6–45; Lambert 7–75
2930 Aug 1952 [29] Sussex
County Ground, Hove
Lost130 runs Marlar 5–20; Oakes 5–31

Statistics

County Championship batting averages

NameMatchesInnsRunsHigh scoreAverage100s
CS Elliott 2646156916835.652
GL Willatt 2542135414633.852
AC Revill 2850143110131.102
P Vaulkhard 22626231.000
A Hamer 2850137716527.543
DC Morgan 28478547322.470
DB Carr 223979211622.001
R Sale 6111964719.600
JM Kelly 19315579318.560
GO Dawkes 284855155*16.690
AEG Rhodes 26426466016.150
C Gladwin 284144653*14.380
D Smith 12261613.000
BH Richardson 2321910.500
TA Hall 23179*8.500
HL Jackson 2533168326.000
E Smith 111323114.600
MH Stevenson 11000.000 [30]
Leading first-class batsmen for Derbyshire by runs scored
NameMatInnsRunsHS Ave 100
CS Elliott 2748159916833.312
AC Revill 2952143310127.562
A Hamer 2952147816528.423
GL Willatt 2644143814632.682
DC Morgan 29499217318.800

County Championship bowling averages

NameBallsRunsWicketsBBAverage
C Gladwin 732228021519–4118.55
HL Jackson 488819881089–6018.40
AEG Rhodes 45952025815–5625.00
DC Morgan 35001608675–3824.00
E Smith 1710747265–4928.73
DB Carr 57132183–4140.12
A Hamer 69230962–1151.50
TA Hall 1146621–1333.00
R Sale 2411–44.00
CS Elliott 152411–1524.00
AC Revill 725711–5757.00
BH Richardson 18150
GL Willatt 1240 [31]
Leading first class bowlers for Derbyshire by wickets taken
NameBallsRunsWktsBBI Ave
C Gladwin 732228021519–4118.55
HL Jackson 505120561149–6018.03
AEG Rhodes 46792071835–5624.95
DC Morgan 36301662715–3823.41
E Smith 1728758265–4929.15

Wicket keeping

See also

References

  1. Cricket Archive – Middlesex v Derbyshire 7 May 1952
  2. Cricket Archive – Essex v Derbyshire 10 May 1952
  3. Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Leicestershire 17 May 1952
  4. Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Worcestershire 21 May 1952
  5. Cricket Archive – Yorkshire v Derbyshire 24 May 1952
  6. Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Warwickshire 31 May 1952
  7. Cricket Archive – Lancashire v Derbyshire 4 June 1952
  8. Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Yorkshire 7 Jun 1952
  9. Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Sussex 11 Jun 1952
  10. Cricket Archive – Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire 14 Jun 1952
  11. Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Somerset 18 Jun 1952
  12. Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Northamptonshire 21 Jun 1952
  13. Cricket Archive – Glamorgan v Derbyshire 28 Jun 1952
  14. Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Lancashire 5 Jul 1952
  15. Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Indians 9 Jul 1952
  16. Cricket Archive – Somerset v Derbyshire 12 Jul 1952
  17. Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Middlesex 16 Jul 1952
  18. Cricket Archive – Leicestershire v Derbyshire 19 Jul 1952
  19. Cricket Archive – Worcestershire v Derbyshire 23 Jul 1952
  20. Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire 26 Jul 1952
  21. Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Surrey 30 Jul 1952
  22. Cricket Archive – Warwickshire v Derbyshire 2 Aug 1952
  23. Cricket Archive – Kent v Derbyshire 6 Aug 1952
  24. Cricket Archive – Northamptonshire v Derbyshire 9 Aug 1952
  25. Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Glamorgan 13 Aug 1952
  26. Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Hampshire 16 Aug 1952
  27. Cricket Archive – Surrey v Derbyshire 20 Aug 1952
  28. Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Gloucestershire 23 Aug 1952
  29. Cricket Archive – Sussex v Derbyshire 30 Aug 1952
  30. Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire County Championship 1952
  31. Bowling for Derbyshire County Championship 1952