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Derbyshire County Cricket Club seasons 1937 season Captain Robin Buckston County Championship 3 Most runs Denis Smith Most wickets Thomas Mitchell Most catches Harry Elliott ← 1936 1938 → Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1937 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for sixty six years. It was their thirty-ninth season in the County Championship and they came third after winning the Championship in 1936.
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1937 season
Derbyshire played 28 games in the County Championship, and one match against the touring New Zealanders. They won 15 matches including the game against the New Zealanders and lost six to finish third in the County Championship.
Robin Buckston took over the captaincy having last played for the club in the 1928 season. Denis Smith was top scorer. Thomas Mitchell took most wickets but Bill Copson made a particular impression taking eight wickets for eleven runs against Warwickshire in the first innings at Derby which included four wickets with successive balls. [1] Worthington also played for England in Test matches touring Australia.
Albert Rhodes began his long and successful bowling career for Derbyshire during the season. The only other newcomer, Howard Sherwin played one career first class match for the club in 1937.
Matches
List of matches No. Date V Result Margin Notes 1 01 May 1937[2] Lancashire
Old Trafford, ManchesterDrawn T S Worthington 103; Paynter 150; Pollard 6-76; T B Mitchell 6-73 2 08 May 1937[3] Worcestershire
County Ground, New Road, WorcesterLost 3 wickets Martin 5-69 3 12 May 1937[4] Surrey
Kennington OvalDrawn 4 15 May 1937[5] Essex
County Ground, ChelmsfordWon 74 runs T Smith 5-86 and 6-35; L F Townsend 5-49 5 22 May 1937[6] Kent
County Ground, DerbyWon 82 runs Wright 6-73; Watt 6-34 6 26 May 1937[7] Somerset
Rutland Recreation Ground, IlkestonWon 7 wickets T B Mitchell 6-34; Andrews 5-28 7 29 May 1937[8] Yorkshire
Queen's Park, ChesterfieldLost 6 wickets T B Mitchell 6-101 8 02 Jun 1937[9] Lancashire
The Town Ground, Burton-on-TrentDrawn Phillipson 5-62; W H Copson 5-73; Sibbles 5-78 9 05 Jun 1937[10] New Zealand cricket team in England in 1937
County Ground, DerbyWon 202 runs A E Alderman 112; T B Mitchell 5-101 and 5-75 10 09 Jun 1937[11] Hampshire
County Ground, SouthamptonWon 199 runs Herman 5-56; G H Pope 5-34 11 12 Jun 1937[12] Sussex
Cricket Field Road Ground, HorshamWon 281 runs T S Worthington 133; A E Alderman 103; Langridge 102; Hammond 5-86 12 19 Jun 1937[13] Yorkshire
Bramall Lane, SheffieldLost Innings and 99 runs Hutton 271; D Smith 158; Turner 5-45; 13 23 Jun 1937[14] Hampshire
Queen's Park, ChesterfieldDrawn D Smith 140; Pothecary 115; Arnold 105; T B Mitchell 5-101; 14 26 Jun 1937[15] Gloucestershire
Park Road Ground, BuxtonWon Innings and 133 runs T R Armstrong 7-36; Goddard 5-119 15 03 Jul 1937[16] Warwickshire
Edgbaston, BirminghamDrawn Wyatt 232; Dollery 128; Hollies 6-50 16 07 Jul 1937[17] Surrey
County Ground, DerbyDrawn Squires 139; G H Pope 122; Gover 5-70 17 10 Jul 1937[18] Leicestershire
Queen's Park, ChesterfieldWon Innings and 199 runs A E Alderman 175; D Smith 121; T B Mitchell 6-50 18 14 Jul 1937[19] Somerset
County Ground, TauntonWon 118 runs L F Townsend 110 and 5-44; AEG Rhodes 6-38 19 17 Jul 1937[20] Warwickshire
County Ground, DerbyWon 5 wickets Hill 105; W H Copson 8-11; Mayer 5-83 and 5-39 20 24 Jul 1937[21] Nottinghamshire
Queen's Park, ChesterfieldWon Innings and 23 runs T B Mitchell 6-74 21 31 Jul 1937[22] Essex
Rutland Recreation Ground, IlkestonLost 6 wickets G H Pope 151; W H Copson 5-99; Farnes 7-41; T Smith 6-130 22 04 Aug 1937[23] Northamptonshire
County Ground, NorthamptonDrawn Timms 116 23 07 Aug 1937[24] Northamptonshire
Queen's Park, ChesterfieldWon 9 wickets D Smith 104; G H Pope 101 and 6-43; T B Mitchell 6-63 24 11 Aug 1937[25] Gloucestershire
College Ground, CheltenhamLost Innings and 84 runs Allen 128; L F Townsend 5-59; Goddard 7-104 and 5-41; Sinfield 5-36 25 14 Aug 1937[26] Nottinghamshire
Trent Bridge, NottinghamDrawn D Smith 202; Keeton 101 26 18 Aug 1937[27] Sussex
County Ground, DerbyWon 9 wickets T S Worthington 238; Langridge 123; W H Copson 8-64; T B Mitchell 5-87 27 21 Aug 1937[28] Worcestershire
Queen's Park, ChesterfieldWon 45 runs Kimpton 106 28 25 Aug 1937[29] Leicestershire
Bath Grounds, Ashby-de-la-ZouchWon 32 runs Prentice 131; Flamson 6-50; 29 28 Aug 1937[30] Kent
Cheriton Road Sports Ground, FolkestoneLost 100 runs Ames 108; A V Pope 5-85; G H Pope 5-35 Statistics
County Championship batting averages
Name Matches Inns Runs High score Average 100s T S Worthington 25 43 1520 238* 40.00 3 D Smith 28 48 1799 202* 39.97 5 G H Pope 28 42 1242 151 34.50 3 A E Alderman 28 48 1397 175 32.48 2 L F Townsend 28 44 1194 110 27.76 1 A F Skinner 12 19 465 82 27.35 0 A V Pope 27 36 719 86 23.96 0 AEG Rhodes 15 19 363 83 21.35 0 GF Hodgkinson 1 2 37 24 18.50 0 C S Elliott 11 17 309 54 18.17 0 G R Langdale 1 2 13 9* 13.00 0 RHR Buckston 25 33 303 38 12.62 0 E Carrington 6 9 109 49 12.11 0 W H Copson 16 21 131 30* 11.90 0 H Elliott 26 35 376 40 11.75 0 T B Mitchell 25 29 209 57 8.70 0 A F Townsend 3 2 17 17 8.50 0 H Sherwin 1 2 12 9* 0 T R Armstrong 2 2 18 18* 0 [31] County Championship bowling averages
Name Balls Runs Wickets BB Average T B Mitchell 4232 2661 119 6-34 22.36 G H Pope 4191 1851 87 6-43 21.27 W H Copson 2822 1343 72 8-11 18.65 A V Pope 4900 1862 67 5-85 27.79 L F Townsend 1990 806 34 5-44 23.70 AEG Rhodes 1339 693 25 6-38 27.72 T S Worthington 726 345 10 3-17 34.50 T R Armstrong 312 153 9 7-36 17.00 G R Langdale 72 46 2 2-29 23.00 H Sherwin 66 32 0 D Smith 66 43 0 A F Skinner 36 34 0 C S Elliott 24 14 0 A E Alderman 17 24 0 E Carrington 6 11 0 Wicket Keeper
- H Elliott Catches 44 Stumping 9
- A E Alderman Catches 17, Stumping 1
See also
- Derbyshire County Cricket Club seasons
- 1937 English cricket season
References
- ^ W.T. Taylor History of Derbyshire cricket Wisden 1953
- ^ Cricket Archive - Lancashire v Derbyshire 01 May 1937
- ^ Cricket Archive - Worcestershire v Derbyshire 08 May 1937
- ^ Cricket Archive - Surrey v Derbyshire 12 May 1937
- ^ Cricket Archive - Essex v Derbyshire 15 May 1937
- ^ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Kent 22 May 1937
- ^ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Somerset 26 May 1937
- ^ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Yorkshire 29 May 1937
- ^ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Lancashire 02 Jun 1937
- ^ Derbyshire v New Zealanders 05 Jun 1937
- ^ Cricket Archive - Hampshire v Derbyshire 09 Jun 1937
- ^ Cricket Archive - Sussex v Derbyshire 12 Jun 1937
- ^ Cricket Archive - Yorkshire v Derbyshire 19 Jun 1937
- ^ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Hampshire 23 Jun 1937
- ^ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Gloucestershire 26 Jun 1937
- ^ Cricket Archive - Warwickshire v Derbyshire 03 Jul 1937
- ^ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Surrey 07 Jul 1937
- ^ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Leicestershire 10 Jul 1937
- ^ Cricket Archive - Somerset v Derbyshire 14 Jul 1937
- ^ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Warwickshire 17 Jul 1937
- ^ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire 24 Jul 1937
- ^ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Essex 31 Jul 1937
- ^ Cricket Archive - Northamptonshire v Derbyshire 04 Aug 1937
- ^ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Northamptonshire 07 Aug 1937
- ^ Cricket Archive - Gloucestershire v Derbyshire 11 Aug 1937
- ^ Cricket Archive - Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire 14 Aug 1937
- ^ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Sussex 18 Aug 1937
- ^ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Worcestershire 21 Aug 1937
- ^ Cricket Archive - Leicestershire v Derbyshire 25 Aug 1937
- ^ Cricket Archive - Kent v Derbyshire 28 Aug 1937
- ^ Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire
- ^ Bowling for Derbyshire
Categories:- 1937 in cricket
- 1937 in England
- Derbyshire County Cricket Club seasons
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