Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1962

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Derbyshire County Cricket Club seasons
1962 season
Captain Donald Carr
County Championship 7
Most runs Laurie Johnson
Most wickets Les Jackson
Most catches Bob Taylor

Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1962 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for ninety-one years. It was their fifty-eighth season in the County Championship and they won 9 championship matches and lost six to finish seventh in the County Championship.

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1962 season

Derbyshire played 28 games in the County Championship, one match against the touring Pakistinis and one match against Oxford University. They won nine matches, lost six matches and drew fifteen matches. Donald Carr was in his eighth year as captain. Laurie Johnson was top scorer and Les Jackson took most wickets for the club.

There were no new players in the Derbyshire team.

Matches

List of matches
No.DateVResultMarginNotes
15 May 1962 [1] Lancashire
County Ground, Derby
Drawn C Lee 137; IR Buxton 108
212 May 1962 [2] Essex
Valentine's Park, Ilford
Won 7 wickets HL Jackson 6–25 and 5–65
316 May 1962 [3] Sussex
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Drawn
419 May 1962 [4] Nottinghamshire
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Drawn Davison 7–28
523 May 1962 [5] Gloucestershire
County Ground, Derby
Won 4 wickets Nicholls 144;
626 May 1962 [6] Kent
Bat and Ball Ground, Gravesend
Drawn
730 May 1962 [7] Oxford University
The University Parks, Oxford
Won 10 wickets Baig 103; R Swallow 115; HJ Rhodes 5–41
82 Jun 1962 [8] Lancashire
Old Trafford, Manchester
Drawn DC Morgan 5–72
96 Jun 1962 [9] Somerset
Imperial Athletic Ground, Bristol
Drawn WF Oates 101; Atkinson 105 and 6–113; HL Johnson 108; HJ Rhodes 5–73
109 Jun 1962 [10] Leicestershire
County Ground, Derby
Won 165 runs DB Carr 110; Watson 142; HL Jackson 6–26 and 7–47
1113 Jun 1962 [11] Yorkshire
The Circle, Hull
Lost Innings and 31 runs Stott 145
1216 Jun 1962 [12] Glamorgan
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Won 6 wickets Shepherd 5–41
1320 Jun 1962 [13] Essex
County Ground, Derby
Won 5 wickets HL Jackson 7–35
1423 Jun 1962 [14] Yorkshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Drawn E Smith 5–39
1527 Jun 1962 [15] Sussex
Manor Sports Ground, Worthing
Drawn HL Johnson 114; Bell 5–92
1630 Jun 1962 [16] Hampshire
County Ground, Derby
Lost 5 wickets Ingleby-Mackenzie 111
177 Jul 1962 [17] Hampshire
United Services Recreation Ground, Portsmouth
Drawn Gray 213; DC Morgan 112; Shackleton 5–112
1811 Jul 1962 [18] Northamptonshire
County Ground, Northampton
Lost 71 runs E Smith 5–39; Allen 5–41
1914 Jul 1962 [19] Pakistan
Ind Coope Ground, Burton-on-Trent
Drawn
2021 Jul 1962 [20] Northamptonshire
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston
Drawn
2125 Jul 1962 [21] Northamptonshire
Park Road Ground, Buxton
Won 7 wickets Milburn 102; DC Morgan 6–13; Larter 5–67
2228 Jul 1962 [22] Worcestershire
Tipton Road, Dudley
Lost 5 wickets Coldwell 8–64
231 Aug 1962 [23] Warwickshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Drawn Hitchcock 153; M Smith 105
244 Aug 1962 [24] Leicestershire
Grace Road, Leicester
Drawn HL Johnson 154
258 Aug 1962 [25] Surrey
Kennington Oval
Lost 5 wickets Lock 6–41; DC Morgan 6–32
2611 Aug 1962 [26] Warwickshire
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Drawn M Smith 148
2715 Aug 1962 [27] Worcestershire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Drawn Rumsey 7–50; HJ Rhodes 6–30
2818 Aug 1962 [28] Glamorgan
St Helen's, Swansea
Won 204 runs Wheatley 5–52; Shepherd 5–60
2922 Aug 1962 [29] Somerset
County Ground, Derby
Lost 41 runs HJ Rhodes 5–45 and 5–19; Alley 5–53; HL Jackson 5–20
3025 Aug 1962 [30] Middlesex
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Won8 wickets HJ Rhodes 5–58; Titmus 6–86

Statistics

County Championship batting averages

NameMatchesInnsRunsHigh scoreAverage100s
DC Morgan 2744146812445.873
C Lee 2341148113738.971
IR Buxton 28441092108*34.121
HL Johnson 2850158115432.933
WF Oates 2442112110127.341
IW Hall 274710948726.680
E Smith 23315739023.870
DB Carr 234392311023.071
R Swallow 11193916420.570
GW Richardson 12141994218.090
TJP Eyre 776619*16.500
HJ Rhodes 18178918*14.830
RW Taylor 28352904410.740
HL Jackson 272397135.100
R Berry 23743.500

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Leading first-class batsmen for Derbyshire by runs scored
NameMatInnsRunsHS Ave 100
HL Johnson 3053175715433.153
DC Morgan 2947151712432.283
C Lee 2543150313734.951
IW Hall 295012268724.520
WF Oates 2646117510125.541

County Championship bowling averages

NameBallsRunsWicketsBBAverage
HL Jackson 59151944997–3519.63
DC Morgan 47121876736–1325.69
HJ Rhodes 36201244626–3020.06
E Smith 34941258555–3922.87
IR Buxton 30921355424–5732.26
GW Richardson 1325726183–4140.33
TJP Eyre 1047571153–5338.06
DB Carr 69041652–1483.20
R Berry 25211532–1838.33
C Lee 21611632–2838.66
WF Oates 37221911–20219.00
HL Johnson 27260
IW Hall 23140
R Swallow 1880 [32]
Leading first class bowlers for Derbyshire by wickets taken
NameBallsRunsWktsBBI Ave
HL Jackson 610720121057–3519.16
DC Morgan 50301987766–1326.14
HJ Rhodes 39261321686–3019.43
E Smith 40151405625–3922.66
IR Buxton 33181446464–5731.43

Wicket Keeping

See also

References

  1. Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Lancashire 5 May 1962
  2. Cricket Archive – Essex v Derbyshire 12 May 1962
  3. Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Sussex 16 May 1962
  4. Cricket Archive – Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire 19 May 1962
  5. Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Gloucestershire 23 May 1962
  6. Cricket Archive – Kent v Derbyshire 26 May 1962
  7. Cricket Archive – Oxford University v Derbyshire 30 May 1962
  8. Cricket Archive – Lancashire v Derbyshire 2 Jun 1962
  9. Cricket Archive – Somerset v Derbyshire 6 Jun 1962
  10. Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Leicestershire 9 Jun 1962
  11. Cricket Archive – Yorkshire v Derbyshire 13 Jun 1962
  12. Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Glamorgan 13 Jun 1962
  13. Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Essex 20 Jun 1962
  14. Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Yorkshire 23 Jun 1962
  15. Cricket Archive – Sussex v Derbyshire 27 Jun 1962
  16. Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Hampshire 30 Jun 1962
  17. Cricket Archive – Hampshire v Derbyshire 7 Jul 1962
  18. Cricket Archive – Northamptonshire v Derbyshire 11 Jul 1962
  19. Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Pakistanis 14 Jul 1962
  20. Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire 21 Jul 1962
  21. Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Northamptonshire 25 Jul 1962
  22. Cricket Archive – Worcestershire v Derbyshire 28 Jul 1962
  23. Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Warwickshire 1 Aug 1962
  24. Cricket Archive – Leicestershire v Derbyshire 4 Aug 1962
  25. Cricket Archive – Surrey v Derbyshire 8 Aug 1962
  26. Cricket Archive – Warwickshire v Derbyshire 11 Aug 1962
  27. Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Worcestershire 15 Aug 1962
  28. Cricket Archive – Glamorgan v Derbyshire 18 Aug 1962
  29. Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Somerset 22 Aug 1962
  30. Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Middlesex 25 Aug 1962
  31. Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire County Championship 1962
  32. Bowling for Derbyshire County Championship 1962