Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1971

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Derbyshire County Cricket Club seasons
1971 season
Captain Ian Buxton
County Championship 17
John Player League 11
Gillette Cup Round 2
Most runs Ian Hall
Most wickets Philip Russell
Most catches Bob Taylor

Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1971 was the centenary cricket season of the English club Derbyshire which had first played in 1871. In the County Championship, they won one match to finish seventeenth in their seventy-seventh season in the Championship. They won seven matches in the John Player League to finish eleventh. They were eliminated in Round 2 of the Gillette Cup.

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1971 season

Derbyshire played 24 games in the County Championship, one match against Oxford University and one match against the touring Pakistanis. They won one match overall and managed 19 draws in the County Championship. Ian Buxton was in his second season as captain. Ian Hall scored most runs and Philip Russell took most wickets.

Anthony Borrington and Ashley Harvey-Walker, who made their first-class debuts in the season, went on to play for several more seasons for Derbyshire. Harvey-Walker achieved a unique distinction by scoring a century in his debut match. Another newcomer, David Wilde, played in this and the following season. Leslie Bradbury made his single first-class cricket appearance in one match for Derbyshire. Harold Cartwright, only played one-day cricket for Derbyshire in this his initial season, but stayed with the club for several seasons

Matches

First Class

List of matches
No.DateVResultMarginNotes
11 May 1971 [1] Middlesex
County Ground, Derby
Drawn Parfitt 103; Latchman 6–72
25 May 1971 [2] Leicestershire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Drawn Inman 147
38 May 1971 [3] Gloucestershire
Ashley Down Ground, Bristol
Drawn
415 May 1971 [4] Warwickshire
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Drawn PJK Gibbs 127; Lance Gibbs 6–54
522 May 1971 [5] Yorkshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Drawn
626 May 1971 [6] Somerset
County Ground, Derby
Drawn CP Wilkins 113; A Jones 5–26
729 May 1971 [7] Essex
Ind Coope Ground, Burton-on-Trent
LostInnings and 41 runs Hobbs 5–38
85 Jun 1971 [8] Kent
Rectory Field, Blackheath
Won93 runs MH Page 111; FW Swarbrook 5–55
99 Jun 1971 [9] Essex
Valentine's Park, Ilford
Drawn
1016 Jun 1971 [10] Worcestershire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Drawn
1119 Jun 1971 [11] Hampshire
County Ground, Derby
Drawn
12 23 Jun 1971 [12] Oxford University
Ind Coope Ground, Burton-on-Trent
Lost2 wickets AJ Harvey-Walker 110
1326 Jun 1971 [13] Nottinghamshire
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Drawn Harris 114
143 Jul 1971 [14] Pakistanis
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Lost8 wickets Intikhab Alam 5–155; Pervez Saijad 6–71
157 Jul 1971 [15] Kent
County Ground, Derby
Drawn Steele 195; Balderstone 6–84
1610 Jul 1971 [16] Leicestershire
Grace Road, Leicester
Drawn
1714 Jul 1971 [17] Yorkshire
North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough
Drawn Geoffrey Boycott 133
1817 Jul 1971 [18] Lancashire
Park Road Ground, Buxton
Drawn Engineer 141; Hughes 5–96
1924 Jul 1971 [19] Hampshire
May's Bounty, Basingstoke
Drawn
2031 Jul 1971 [20] Nottinghamshire
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston
Drawn White 7–41
217 Aug 1971 [21] Sussex
County Ground, Hove
Drawn
2214 Aug 1971 [22] Northamptonshire
County Ground, Northampton
Drawn PJK Gibbs; E Smith 5–64; Breakwell 5–26
2321 Aug 1971 [23] Gloucestershire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Lost43 runs Proctor 167; CP Wilkins 111; Mortimore 6–59
2425 Aug 1971 [24] Lancashire
Old Trafford, Manchester
Lost4 wickets CP Wilkins 156
2528 Aug 1971 [25] Glamorgan
County Ground, Derby
Drawn
261 Sep 1971 [26] Surrey
Kennington Oval
Lost40 runs Storey 164; Intikhab Alam 5–63

John Player League

List of matches
No.DateVResultMarginNotes
12 May 1971 [27] Yorkshire
St George's Road, Harrogate
Won1 wicket
29 May 1971 [28] Gloucestershire
Ashley Down Ground, Bristol
Lost20 runs CP Wilkins 5–42
316 May 1971 [29] Somerset
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston
Lost9 runs
416 May 1971 [30] Essex
Park Road Ground, Buxton
Lost22 runs Brian Taylor 100
530 May 1971 [31] Nottinghamshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Won9 runs
66 Jun 1971 [32] Leicestershire
Grace Road, Leicester
LostFaster rate
720 Jun 1971 [33] Lancashire
Old Trafford, Manchester
Lost6 wickets
827 Jun 1971 [34] Kent
County Ground, Derby
Won2 runs
94 Jul 1971 [35] Worcestershire
County Ground, New Road, Worcester
LostFaster rate
1011 Jul 1971 [36] Northamptonshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Won21 runs
1125 Jul 1971 [37] Hampshire
County Ground, Southampton
Lost121 runs
121 Aug 1971 [38] Warwickshire
County Ground, Derby
Lost2 wickets
138 Aug 1971 [39] Sussex
County Ground, Hove
Won3 wickets
1415 Aug 1971 [40] Middlesex
County Ground, Derby
Won3 runs
1529 Aug 1971 [41] Glamorgan
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
No Result
165 Sep 1971 [42] Surrey
Kennington Oval
Won24 runs

Gillette Cup

List of matches
No.DateVResultMarginNotes
1st Round12 Jun 1971 [43] Leicestershire
Grace Road, Leicester
Lost1 wicket

Statistics

Competition batting averages

Name County Championship John Player League Gillette Cup
MIRunsHSAve100MIRunsHSAve100MIRunsHSAve100
AJ Borrington 341237030.750661145919.00011222222.000
L Bradbury 100000
IR Buxton 24388598926.030161640071*36.36011000.000
H Cartwright 99782411.14011212121.000
TJP Eyre 121310629*13.2506421105.250
PJK Gibbs 2141119412731.42214142925620.850
IW Hall 244514369535.02010101373813.70011323232.000
JF Harvey 243910259429.28016164386727.37011333.000
AJ Harvey-Walker 241033525.750992105523.330
M Hendrick 121153145.880851710*4.25011111.000
MH Page 2138105011130.8817757198.14011242424.000
FE Rumsey 15775*1.7501122*00
PE Russell 202431755*18.6401511722310.28011111.000
DHK Smith 11333.000
E Smith 12127219*9.00011121212.000
FW Swarbrook 21262433716.200100
RW Taylor 213153874*25.61014138821*11.000112929*00
A Ward 19178717*8.700117239*4.600
D Wilde 34110.330100
CP Wilkins 2443136215634.923161638374*25.53011515151.000

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Competition bowling averages

Name County Championship John Player League Gillette Cup
BallsRunsWktsBestAveBallsRunsWktsBestAveBallsRunsWktsBestAve
AJ Borrington 670
L Bradbury 905311–5353.00 0 0
IR Buxton 1862792223–5536.00588398193–2020.94723111–3131.00
TJP Eyre 1457751203–3037.55278206143–2114.71
M Hendrick 1362624194–4432.8433022393–2824.77723733–3712.33
MH Page 12211–02.00 0 0
FE Rumsey 637355163–1222.18723433–3411.33
PE Russell 35531646584–3128.37594426184–2223.66693511–3535.00
E Smith 1870934235–6440.60 1 0
FW Swarbrook 34431673545–5530.98483322–3316.50
A Ward 29001475574–4725.8749234292–1638.00
D Wilde 38523473–7633.4248430
CP Wilkins 744432103–5143.2023120985–4226.1266510 [47] [48] [49]

Wicket Keeping

County Championship Catches 45, Stumping 8
John Player League Catches 5, Stumping 3
Gillette Cup Catches 1, Stumping 0

See also

References

  1. Cricket Archive -Derbyshire v Middlesex 1 May 1971
  2. Cricket Archive -Derbyshire v Leicestershire 5 May 1971
  3. Cricket Archive -Gloucestershire v Derbyshire 8 May 1971
  4. Cricket Archive -Warwickshire v Derbyshire 15 May 1971
  5. Cricket Archive -Derbyshire v Yorkshire 22 May 1971
  6. Cricket Archive -Derbyshire v Somerset 26 May 1971
  7. Cricket Archive -Derbyshire v Essex 29 May 1971
  8. Cricket Archive -Kent v Derbyshire 5 Jun 1971
  9. Cricket Archive -Essex v Derbyshire 9 Jun 1971
  10. Cricket Archive -Derbyshire v Worcestershire 16 Jun 1971
  11. Cricket Archive -Derbyshire v Hampshire 19 Jun 1971
  12. Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Oxford University 23 Jun 1971
  13. Cricket Archive -Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire 26 Jun 1971
  14. Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Pakistanis 3 Jul 1971
  15. Cricket Archive -Derbyshire v Kent 7 Jul 1971
  16. Cricket Archive -Leicestershire v Derbyshire 10 Jul 1971
  17. Cricket Archive -Yorkshire v Derbyshire 14 Jul 1971
  18. Cricket Archive -Derbyshire v Lancashire 17 Jul 1971
  19. Cricket Archive -Hampshire v Derbyshire 24 Jul 1971
  20. Cricket Archive -Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire 31 Jul 1971
  21. Cricket Archive -Sussex v Derbyshire 7 Aug 1971
  22. Cricket Archive -Northamptonshire v Derbyshire 14 Aug 1971
  23. Cricket Archive -Derbyshire v Gloucestershire 21 Aug 1971
  24. Cricket Archive -Lancashire v Derbyshire 25 Aug 1971
  25. Cricket Archive -Derbyshire v Glamorgan 28 Aug 1971
  26. Cricket Archive -Surrey v Derbyshire 1 Sep 1971
  27. Cricket Archive -Yorkshire v Derbyshire 2 May 1971
  28. Cricket Archive -Gloucestershire v Derbyshire 9 May 1971
  29. Cricket Archive -Derbyshire v Somerset 16 May 1971
  30. Cricket Archive -Derbyshire v Essex 16 May 1971
  31. Cricket Archive -Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire 30 May 1971
  32. Cricket Archive -Leicestershire v Derbyshire 6 Jun 1971
  33. Cricket Archive -Lancashire v Derbyshire 20 Jun 1971
  34. Cricket Archive -Derbyshire v Kent 27 Jun 1971
  35. Cricket Archive -Worcestershire v Derbyshire 4 Jul 1971
  36. Cricket Archive -Derbyshire v Northamptonshire 11 Jul 1971
  37. Cricket Archive -Hampshire v Derbyshire 25 Jul 1971
  38. Cricket Archive -Derbyshire v Warwickshire 1 Aug 1971
  39. Cricket Archive -Sussex v Derbyshire 8 Aug 1971
  40. Cricket Archive -Derbyshire v Middlesex 15 Aug 1971
  41. Cricket Archive -Derbyshire v Glamorgan 29 Aug 1971
  42. Cricket Archive -Surrey v Derbyshire 5 Sep 1971
  43. Cricket Archive – Leicestershire v Derbyshire 12 Jun 1971
  44. Cricket Archive Derbyshire batting 1971
  45. Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire John Player League 1971
  46. Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire Gillette Cup 1971
  47. Bowling for Derbyshire County Championship 1991
  48. Bowling for Derbyshire John Player League 1971
  49. Bowling for Derbyshire Gillette Cup 1971