Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1938 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for 67 years. It was their fortieth season in the County Championship and they came fifth.
1938 season | |||
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Captain | Robin Buckston | ||
County Championship | 5 | ||
Most runs | Stan Worthington | ||
Most wickets | Tommy Mitchell | ||
Most catches | Harry Elliott | ||
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1938 season
editDerbyshire played 28 games in the County Championship, and one match against the touring Australians. In the County Championship, they won eleven matches and lost eight to finish fifth, a drop of two places from the previous season. They also suffered a heavy defeat by the Australians.
Robin Buckston was in his second season as captain. Stan Worthington was top scorer, closely followed by Leslie Townsend. Tommy Mitchell took most wickets.
Thomas Hounsfield made his debut for the club in 1938 and went on to play one more season before World War II led to the suspension of the first class game..
Matches
editList of matches | |||||
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No. | Date | V | Result | Margin | Notes |
1 | 7 May 1938[1] | Gloucestershire Ashley Down Ground, Bristol |
Lost | 139 runs | Hammond 237; A E Alderman 150; Sinfield 7–98 and 5–51 |
2 | 11 May 1938[2] | Lancashire Aigburth, Liverpool |
Won | 216 runs | Nutter 5–72; W H Copson 5–54; G H Pope 5–76 and 5–18 |
3 | 14 May 1938[3] | Surrey Queen's Park, Chesterfield |
Won | 112 runs | T. B. Mitchell 7–45; L F Townsend 7–57 |
4 | 18 May 1938[4] | Surrey Kennington Oval |
Lost | 68 runs | Brown 6–44 and 5–91; AEG Rhodes 5–50 |
5 | 21 May 1938[5] | Somerset County Ground, Derby |
Won | 8 wickets | Buse 104; G H Pope 5–41; Wellard 5–101 |
6 | 25 May 1938[6] | Lancashire Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston |
Lost | 9 wickets | D Smith 110; Pollard 7–53 |
7 | 28 May 1938[7] | Sussex Queen's Park, Chesterfield |
Abandoned | ||
8 | 4 Jun 1938[8] | Warwickshire County Ground, Derby |
Lost | 4 wickets | AEG Rhodes 107*; Dollery 134; Buckingham 124; W H Copson 5–51 |
9 | 8 Jun 1938[9] | Northamptonshire County Ground, Northampton |
Won | 94 runs | L F Townsend 103; James 105*; Robinson 5–37; W H Copson 5–26 |
10 | 11 Jun 1938[10] | Kent Angel Ground, Tonbridge |
Won | Innings and 86 runs | D Smith 122; A V Pope 5–68; G H Pope 7–57 |
11 | 15 Jun 1938[11] | Hampshire United Services Recreation Ground, Portsmouth |
Lost | 37 runs | T S Worthington 121 |
12 | 18 Jun 1938[12] | Gloucestershire Ind Coope Ground, Burton-on-Trent |
Drawn | Hammond 110 and 123; D Smith 113; W H Copson 5–75; Sinfield 5–113; T. B. Mitchell 6–102 | |
13 | 25 Jun 1938[13] | Northamptonshire County Ground, Derby |
Drawn | T. B. Mitchell 6–15 | |
14 | 29 Jun 1938[14] | Australians Queen's Park, Chesterfield |
Lost | Innings and 234 runs | Brown 265; Ward 5–45; Waite 5–40 |
15 | 2 Jul 1938[15] | Kent Park Road Ground, Buxton |
Drawn | T. B. Mitchell 5–56; Wright 6–32 | |
16 | 6 Jul 1938[16] | Essex Queen's Park, Chesterfield |
Drawn | AEG Rhodes 5–25 | |
17 | 9 Jul 1938[17] | Yorkshire Queen's Park, Chesterfield |
Lost | 163 runs | G H Pope 6–37 |
18 | 13 Jul 1938[18] | Worcestershire Amblecote, Stourbridge |
Drawn | T. B. Mitchell 5–75 | |
19 | 16 Jul 1938[19] | Leicestershire County Ground, Derby |
Drawn | H Smith 5–48 | |
20 | 23 Jul 1938[20] | Nottinghamshire Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston |
Won | 9 wickets | Harris 115; Voce 111; T S Worthington 103 and 110; T. B. Mitchell 6–111; W H Copson 7–59 |
21 | 30 Jul 1938[21] | Warwickshire Edgbaston, Birmingham |
Won | Innings and 28 runs | Dollery 113; A V Pope 103; W H Copson 6–36 |
22 | 3 Aug 1938[22] | Somerset Clarence Park, Weston-super-Mare |
Drawn | Lee 162; T. B. Mitchell 6–137 | |
23 | 6 Aug 1938[23] | Yorkshire Bramall Lane, Sheffield |
Lost | 210 runs | Smailes 5–39; T S Worthington 5–44 |
24 | 10 Aug 1938[24] | Worcestershire County Ground, Derby |
Won | A V Pope 5–47; W H Copson 6–38 | |
25 | 13 Aug 1938[25] | Nottinghamshire Trent Bridge, Nottingham |
Won | 102 runs | T S Worthington 108; Hardstaff 134; Voce 5–42; W H Copson 5–65 |
26 | 17 Aug 1938[26] | Hampshire Queen's Park, Chesterfield |
Won | 10 wickets | G H Pope 7–53; T. B. Mitchell 6–96 |
27 | 20 Aug 1938[27] | Sussex The Saffrons, Eastbourne |
Drawn | Langridge 114; A E Alderman 125; L F Townsend 167; A V Pope 6–48 | |
28 | 24 Aug 1938[28] | Essex Vista Road Recreation Ground, Clacton-on-Sea |
Lost | 6 wickets | T. B. Mitchell 7–51; T Smith 5–55 |
29 | 27 Aug 1938[29] | Leicestershire Bath Grounds, Ashby-de-la-Zouch |
Won | Innings and 49 runs | T S Worthington 106; H Smith 5–75; T. B. Mitchell 5–44 and 5–45 |
Statistics
editCounty Championship batting averages
editName | Matches | Inns | Runs | High score | Average | 100s |
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T S Worthington | 24 | 37 | 1454 | 121 | 41.54 | 5 |
L F Townsend | 27 | 42 | 1453 | 167* | 40.36 | 2 |
A E Alderman | 27 | 45 | 1251 | 150 | 30.51 | 2 |
D Smith | 25 | 41 | 1173 | 122 | 29.32 | 3 |
G H Pope | 26 | 39 | 903 | 85 | 29.12 | 0 |
AEG Rhodes | 24 | 35 | 898 | 107* | 28.96 | 1 |
A F Skinner | 4 | 5 | 132 | 65 | 26.40 | 0 |
A V Pope | 26 | 36 | 688 | 103 | 22.19 | 1 |
A F Townsend | 10 | 15 | 225 | 68* | 17.30 | 0 |
H Elliott | 27 | 36 | 437 | 50* | 14.56 | 0 |
RHR Buckston | 25 | 31 | 268 | 60* | 10.72 | 0 |
TD Hounsfield | 2 | 3 | 32 | 18 | 10.66 | 0 |
T. B. Mitchell | 27 | 35 | 243 | 23 | 8.67 | 0 |
W H Copson | 23 | 27 | 68 | 12 | 3.40 | 0[30] |
County Championship bowling averages
editName | Balls | Runs | Wickets | BB | Average |
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T. B. Mitchell | 4230 | 2525 | 130 | 7–45 | 19.42 |
W H Copson | 4270 | 1880 | 101 | 7–59 | 18.61 |
G H Pope | 4331 | 2005 | 91 | 7–53 | 22.03 |
A V Pope | 4604 | 1849 | 78 | 6–48 | 23.70 |
L F Townsend | 1229 | 522 | 20 | 7–57 | 26.10 |
AEG Rhodes | 1034 | 540 | 18 | 5–25 | 30.00 |
T S Worthington | 300 | 146 | 7 | 5–44 | 20.85 |
D Smith | 52 | 32 | 1 | 1–17 | 32.00 |
A E Alderman | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
RHR Buckston | 6 | 10 | 0 | [31] |
Wicket-keeper
edit- H Elliott Catches 52 Stumping 10
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Cricket Archive – Gloucestershire v Derbyshire 7 May 1938
- ^ Cricket Archive – Lancashire v Derbyshire 11 May 1938
- ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Surrey 14 May 1938
- ^ Cricket Archive – Surrey v Derbyshire 18 May 1938
- ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Somerset 21 May 1938
- ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Lancashire 25 May 1938
- ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Sussex 28 May 1938
- ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Warwickshire 4 Jun 1938
- ^ Cricket Archive – Northamptonshire v Derbyshire 8 Jun 1938
- ^ Cricket Archive – Kent v Derbyshire 11 Jun 1938
- ^ Cricket Archive – Hampshire v Derbyshire 15 Jun 1938
- ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Gloucestershire 18 Jun 1938
- ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Northamptonshire 25 Jun 1938
- ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Australians 29 Jun 1938
- ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Kent 2 Jul 1938
- ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Essex 6 Jul 1938
- ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Yorkshire 9 Jul 1938
- ^ Cricket Archive – Worcestershire v Derbyshire 13 Jul 1938
- ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Leicestershire 16 Jul 1938
- ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire 23 Jul 1938
- ^ Cricket Archive – Warwickshire v Derbyshire 30 Jul 1938
- ^ Cricket Archive – Somerset v Derbyshire 3 Aug 1938
- ^ Cricket Archive – Yorkshire v Derbyshire 6 Aug 1938
- ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Worcestershire 10 Aug 1938
- ^ Cricket Archive – Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire 13 Aug 1938
- ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Hampshire 17 Aug 1938
- ^ Cricket Archive – Sussex v Derbyshire 20 Aug 1938
- ^ Cricket Archive – Essex v Derbyshire 24 Aug 1938
- ^ Cricket Archive – Leicestershire v Derbyshire 27 Aug 1938
- ^ Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire
- ^ Bowling for Derbyshire