Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1957

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Derbyshire County Cricket Club seasons
1957 season
Captain Donald Carr
County Championship 4
Most runs Arnold Hamer
Most wickets Les Jackson
Most catches George Dawkes

The 1957 season was the 86th season in which the English cricket club Derbyshire competed, and their 53rd season in the County Championship. They won eleven matches and lost nine to finish fourth in the Championship.

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1957 season

Derbyshire played 28 games in the County Championship, and one match against Cambridge University, and one against the touring West Indians. They won ten matches in the Championship and the match against Cambridge University. Donald Carr was in his third season as captain. Arnold Hamer was top scorer and Les Jackson took most wickets with 129.

Newcomers in the season were Ian Gibson, Keith Mohan, and David Short. Gibson played for four seasons, Mohan for two and Short in 1957 and again in 1960.

Matches

List of matches
No.DateVResultMarginNotes
14 May 1957 [1] Yorkshire
Park Avenue Cricket Ground, Bradford
Lost9 wickets Close 108; Trueman 5-66
211 May 1957 [2] Leicestershire
Aylestone Road, Leicester
WonInnings and 132 runs E Smith 6-19
318 May 1957 [3] Essex
Ind Coope Ground, Burton-on-Trent
WonInnings and 7 runs C Gladwin 5-24; Bailey 7-61; HL Jackson 7-38
425 May 1957 [4] Yorkshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Won84 runs JM Kelly 106; Close 120; HL Jackson 5-51 and 6-63
529 May 1957 [5] Sussex
County Ground, Derby
Won197 runs A Hamer 138
61 Jun 1957 [6] Lancashire
Aigburth, Liverpool
WonInnings and 66 runs A Hamer 104; HL Jackson 5-63; DC Morgan 6-65
75 Jun 1957 [7] Middlesex
Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood
Won163 runs HL Jackson 6-37;
88 Jun 1957 [8] Warwickshire
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Lost9 wickets Hollies 5-52 and 5-47
912 Jun 1957 [9] Cambridge University
FP Fenner's Ground, Cambridge
Won6 wickets E Smith 6-66
1015 Jun 1957 [10] Worcestershire
County Ground, Derby
Drawn Kenyon 175; Richardson 116; Berry 5-71
1119 Jun 1957 [11] Glamorgan
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Drawn Parkhouse 118; JM Kelly 109
1222 Jun 1957 [12] Somerset
Recreation Ground, Bath
Won9 wickets C Gladwin 5-29 and 8-57; Lobb 5-36
1326 Jun 1957 [13] Worcestershire
Tipton Road, Dudley
Lost2 wickets Richardson 169; A Hamer 134
1429 Jun 1957 [14] West Indies
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Lost173 runs O Smith 133; Gilchrist 5-41
153 Jul 1957 [15] Surrey
County Ground, Derby
Lost8 wickets Bedser 5-55
166 Jul 1957 [16] Gloucestershire
Wagon Works Ground, Gloucester
Won2 wickets JM Kelly 113; HL Jackson 7-27; D Smith 5-31
1710 Jul 1957 [17] Surrey
Kennington Oval
Drawn A Hamer 112
1813 Jul 1957 [18] Nottinghamshire
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Drawn Goonesena 7-75
1917 Jul 1957 [19] Middlesex
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
WonInnings and 22 runs C Gladwin 6-23 and 5-18
2020 Jul 1957 [20] Lancashire
County Ground, Derby
Drawn
2127 Jul 1957 [21] Nottinghamshire
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston
Drawn
2231 Jul 1957 [22] Leicestershire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
WonInnings and 123 runs JM Kelly 127; DB Carr 141; HL Jackson 6-37
233 Aug 1957 [23] Warwickshire
County Ground, Derby
Drawn Horner 152; M Smith 104; Bannister 7-88
247 Aug 1957 [24] Glamorgan
Ynysangharad Park, Pontypridd
Drawn C Gladwin 5-45; McConnon 7-37
2510 Aug 1957 [25] Hampshire
United Services Recreation Ground, Portsmouth
Drawn Gray 103
2614 Aug 1957 [26] Kent
County Ground, Derby
LostInnings and 50 runs Ridgway 6-53
2717 Aug 1957 [27] Somerset
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
LostInnings and 21 runs Wight 6-29
2821 Aug 1957 [28] Northamptonshire
County Ground, Northampton
Lost135 runs DB Carr 5-31; Manning 7-65; E Smith 5-77; Tribe 6-16
2924 Aug 1957 [29] Northamptonshire
Park Road Ground, Buxton
Drawn
3031 Aug 1957 [30] Sussex
County Ground, Hove
Lost4 runs Lenham 130; Marlar 6-65 and 5-79; E Smith 5-97

Statistics

County Championship batting averages

NameMatchesInnsRunsHigh scoreAverage100s
A Hamer 2850159313832.514
JM Kelly 2850148312732.234
DC Morgan 284491764*28.650
HL Johnson 193267088*27.910
DB Carr 2744113214127.601
C Lee 285011038322.970
I Gibson 61015066*21.420
AC Revill 23407578619.410
GO Dawkes 28447367519.360
KF Mohan 466624*13.200
C Gladwin 25302062112.870
DJ Green 46735012.160
JD Short 3549229.800
E Smith 253523331*8.960
HJ Rhodes 3532126.400
HL Jackson 272989243.420
D Hall 2100*0 [31]

County Championship bowling averages

NameBallsRunsWicketsBBAverage
HL Jackson 566820711297-2716.05
C Gladwin 50391793998-5718.11
DC Morgan 51062021846-6524.05
E Smith 41521806686-1926.55
DB Carr 1542843245-3135.12
HJ Rhodes 43721183-1126.37
AC Revill 44224862-4341.33
D Hall 28816653-6133.20
I Gibson 20411531-638.33
HL Johnson 554111-141.00
C Lee 42220
KF Mohan 30140
A Hamer 12130
JM Kelly 650 [32]

Wicket Keepers

See also

References

  1. Cricket Archive – Yorkshire v Derbyshire 4 May 1957
  2. Cricket Archive – Leicestershire v Derbyshire 11 May 1957
  3. Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Essex 18 May 1957
  4. Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Yorkshire 25 May 1957
  5. Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Sussex 29 May 1957
  6. Cricket Archive – Lancashire v Derbyshire 1 Jun 1957
  7. Cricket Archive – Middlesex v Derbyshire 5 Jun 1957
  8. Cricket Archive – Warwickshire v Derbyshire 8 Jun 1957
  9. Cricket Archive – Cambridge University v Derbyshire 12 Jun 1957
  10. Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Worcestershire 15 Jun 1957
  11. Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Glamorgan 19 Jun 1957
  12. Cricket Archive – Somerset v Derbyshire 22 Jun 1957
  13. Cricket Archive – Worcestershire v Derbyshire 26 Jun 1957
  14. Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v West Indians 29 Jun 1957
  15. Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Surrey 3 Jul 1957
  16. Cricket Archive – Gloucestershire v Derbyshire 6 Jul 1957
  17. Cricket Archive – Surrey v Derbyshire 10 Jul 1957
  18. Cricket Archive – Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire 13 Jul 1957
  19. Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Middlesex 17 Jul 1957
  20. Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Lancashire 20 Jul 1957
  21. Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire 27 Jul 1957
  22. Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Leicestershire 31 Jul 1957
  23. Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Warwickshire 3 Aug 1957
  24. Cricket Archive – Glamorgan v Derbyshire 7 Aug 1957
  25. Cricket Archive – Hampshire v Derbyshire 10 Aug 1957
  26. Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Kent 14 Aug 1957
  27. Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Somerset 17 Aug 1957
  28. Cricket Archive – Northamptonshire v Derbyshire 21 Aug 1957
  29. Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Northamptonshire 24 Aug 1957
  30. Cricket Archive – Sussex v Derbyshire 31 Aug 1957
  31. Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire County Championship 1957
  32. Bowling for Derbyshire County Championship 1957