Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1955 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for eighty four years. It was their fifty-first season in the County Championship and they won ten matches and lost ten to finish eighth in the County Championship.
1955 season | |||
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Captain | Donald Carr | ||
County Championship | 8 | ||
Most runs | Arnold Hamer | ||
Most wickets | Cliff Gladwin | ||
Most catches | George Dawkes | ||
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1955 season
editDerbyshire played 28 games in the County Championship, one match against the touring South Africans and one match against Scotland. They won ten matches, lost ten matches and drew ten matches. Donald Carr took over the captaincy. Arnold Hamer was top scorer and Cliff Gladwin took most wickets for the club. Derek Hall was the only player to make his first class debut in the Derbyshire team.
Matches
editList of matches | |||||
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No. | Date | V | Result | Margin | Notes |
1 | 7 May 1955[1] | Middlesex Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood |
Drawn | JA Young 5-43; HL Jackson 5-27; Moss 6-45 | |
2 | 11 May 1955[2] | South Africans County Ground, Derby |
Drawn | ||
3 | 14 May 1955[3] | Essex Valentine's Park, Ilford |
Drawn | C Gladwin 5-41; Bailey 5-56 | |
4 | 18 May 1955[4] | Kent Bat and Ball Ground, Gravesend |
Won | Innings and 51 runs | DC Morgan 109 |
5 | 21 May 1955[5] | Yorkshire Queen's Park, Chesterfield |
Lost | 139 runs | Appleyard 5-51 and 5-29 |
6 | 25 May 1955[6] | Kent County Ground, Derby |
Won | Innings and 21 runs | HL Jackson 6-40; Ridgway 5-109 |
7 | 28 May 1955[7] | Warwickshire Edgbaston, Birmingham |
Drawn | ||
8 | 1 Jun 1955[8] | Worcestershire County Ground, New Road, Worcester |
Won | 144 runs | Horton 5-123; E Smith 6-45 |
9 | 4 Jun 1955[9] | Leicestershire Ind Coope Ground, Burton-on-Trent |
Drawn | HL Jackson 5-59.; C Gladwin 5-59 | |
10 | 8 Jun 1955[10] | Gloucestershire Ashley Down Ground, Bristol |
Drawn | Wells 6-52 and 5-30; C Gladwin 5-28; E Smith 5-39 | |
11 | 15 Jun 1955[11] | Essex Queen's Park, Chesterfield |
Drawn | Insole 104; E Smith 6-69; Preston 5-61 | |
12 | 18 Jun 1955[12] | Glamorgan Cardiff Arms Park |
Won | 132 runs | |
13 | 25 Jun 1955[13] | Lancashire Queen's Park, Chesterfield |
Lost | 129 runs | Hilton 6-59; DB Carr 7-53; Collins 5-30 |
14 | 29 Jun 1955[14] | Glamorgan County Ground, Derby |
Drawn | A Hamer 111; Wooller 5-64; HL Jackson 5-39 | |
15 | 2 Jul 1955[15] | Lancashire Old Trafford, Manchester |
Lost | 8 wickets | Grieves 137; Statham 5-57 |
16 | 6 Jul 1955[16] | Hampshire County Ground, Southampton |
Won | 26 runs | Sainsbury 5-45; DC Morgan 5-41 |
17 | 9 Jul 1955[17] | Leicestershire Bath Grounds, Ashby-de-la-Zouch |
Drawn | DB Carr 146; V Jackson 100 | |
18 | 13 Jul 1955[18] | Nottinghamshire Trent Bridge, Nottingham |
Won | 11 runs | A Hamer 227; Dooland 5-95; Smales 7-44 |
19 | 16 Jul 1955[19] | Hampshire Queen's Park, Chesterfield |
Lost | 58 runs | E Smith 5-22 |
20 | 23 Jul 1955[20] | Nottinghamshire Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston |
Drawn | Poole 122; Matthews 6-65; Smales 6-91 | |
21 | 27 Jul 1955[21] | Northamptonshire Queen's Park, Chesterfield |
Lost | 6 wickets | Barrick 105 |
22 | 30 Jul 1955[22] | Warwickshire County Ground, Derby |
Lost | 164 runs | Hitchcock 110; HJ Rhodes 6-86 |
23 | 3 Aug 1955[23] | Scotland Grange Cricket Club Ground, Raeburn Place, Edinburgh |
Won | 8 wickets | GL Willatt 133; E Smith 5-66 and 9-46; Kerrigan 6-87 |
24 | 6 Aug 1955[24] | Yorkshire Park Avenue Cricket Ground, Bradford |
Lost | Innings and 94 runs | Sutcliffe 133; Close 6-63 |
25 | 10 Aug 1955[25] | Sussex County Ground, Derby |
Lost | 49 runs | James 6-56; C Gladwin 6-44; DV Smith 5-58 |
26 | 13 Aug 1955[26] | Worcestershire Park Road Ground, Buxton |
Won | 7 wickets | C Gladwin 5-36 |
27 | 20 Aug 1955[27] | Gloucestershire County Ground, Derby |
Won | Innings and 36 runs | DB Carr 139; C Gladwin 7-16 |
28 | 24 Aug 1955[28] | Somerset Queen's Park, Chesterfield |
Won | 115 runs | Lobb 5-41; C Gladwin 5-22 |
29 | 27 Aug 1955[29] | Sussex County Ground, Hove |
Lost | 94 runs | Oakman 102; Parks 101; E Smith 6-80; Marlar 5-58 and 7-98 |
30 | 31 Aug 1955[30] | Surrey Kennington Oval |
Lost | 8 wickets | Lock 5-37; Surridge 6-56 |
Statistics
editCounty Championship batting averages
editName | Matches | Inns | Runs | High score | Average | 100s |
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A Hamer | 28 | 49 | 1509 | 227 | 31.43 | 2 |
DB Carr | 28 | 48 | 1438 | 146 | 31.26 | 2 |
GL Willatt | 5 | 9 | 228 | 68 | 25.33 | 0 |
AC Revill | 28 | 49 | 1146 | 79 | 24.91 | 0 |
JM Kelly | 28 | 49 | 974 | 72 | 20.29 | 0 |
GO Dawkes | 28 | 46 | 806 | 86 | 20.15 | 0 |
DJ Green | 6 | 11 | 185 | 49 | 18.50 | 0 |
DC Morgan | 26 | 43 | 681 | 109* | 17.92 | 1 |
HL Johnson | 25 | 42 | 654 | 52 | 15.95 | 0 |
G Wyatt | 4 | 7 | 63 | 31* | 15.75 | 0 |
C Gladwin | 27 | 39 | 435 | 67 | 15.00 | 0 |
E Smith | 28 | 39 | 350 | 57 | 12.50 | 0 |
C Lee | 16 | 27 | 303 | 63 | 11.65 | 0 |
HJ Rhodes | 4 | 7 | 47 | 34 | 11.75 | 0 |
HL Jackson | 15 | 16 | 123 | 20* | 11.18 | 0 |
R Carter | 3 | 6 | 35 | 10 | 7.00 | 0 |
D Hall | 7 | 14 | 29 | 6* | 4.14 | 0 |
A Eato | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3.00 | 0[31] |
Leading first-class batsmen for Derbyshire by runs scored | ||||||
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Name | Mat | Inns | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 |
A Hamer | 30 | 53 | 1669 | 227 | 31.49 | 2 |
DB Carr | 30 | 51 | 1462 | 146 | 28.67 | 2 |
AC Revill | 30 | 52 | 1175 | 79 | 22.59 | |
JM Kelly | 30 | 53 | 1110 | 72 | 20.94 | 0 |
GO Dawkes | 30 | 48 | 833 | 86 | 17.35 | 0 |
County Championship bowling averages
editName | Balls | Runs | Wickets | BB | Average |
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C Gladwin | 6451 | 2155 | 139 | 7-16 | 15.50 |
E Smith | 4850 | 1734 | 91 | 6-45 | 19.05 |
HL Jackson | 2671 | 877 | 61 | 6-40 | 14.37 |
DC Morgan | 3776 | 1727 | 58 | 5-41 | 29.77 |
DB Carr | 1780 | 862 | 40 | 7-53 | 21.55 |
D Hall | 1141 | 580 | 23 | 4-57 | 25.21 |
AC Revill | 766 | 358 | 12 | 2-11 | 29.83 |
HJ Rhodes | 631 | 322 | 9 | 6-86 | 35.77 |
A Eato | 258 | 156 | 4 | 2-20 | 39.00 |
R Carter | 132 | 79 | 3 | 2-24 | 26.33 |
HL Johnson | 79 | 52 | 3 | 3-30 | 17.33 |
JM Kelly | 66 | 25 | 1 | 1-21 | 25.00 |
A Hamer | 132 | 66 | 0 | ||
C Lee | 78 | 29 | 0 | ||
GO Dawkes | 6 | 9 | 0 | [32] |
Leading first class bowlers for Derbyshire by wickets taken | |||||
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Name | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Ave |
C Gladwin | 6610 | 2181 | 142 | 7-16 | 15.36 |
E Smith | 5270 | 1854 | 105 | 9-46 | 17.66 |
HL Jackson | 2815 | 914 | 64 | 6-40 | 14.28 |
DC Morgan | 3926 | 1774 | 61 | 5-41 | 29.08 |
DB Carr | 1997 | 974 | 43 | 7-53 | 22.65 |
Wicket Keeping
edit- George Dawkes Catches 52, Stumping 14
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Cricket Archive – Middlesex v Derbyshire 7 May 1955
- ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v South Africans 11 May 1955
- ^ Cricket Archive – Essex v Derbyshire 14 May 1955
- ^ Cricket Archive – Kent v Derbyshire 18 May 1955
- ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Yorkshire 21 May 1955
- ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Kent 25 May 1955
- ^ Cricket Archive – Warwickshire v Derbyshire 28 May 1955
- ^ Cricket Archive – Worcestershire v Derbyshire 1 Jun 1955
- ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Leicestershire 4 Jun 1955
- ^ Cricket Archive – Gloucestershire v Derbyshire 8 Jun 1955
- ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Essex 15 Jun 1955
- ^ Cricket Archive – Glamorgan v Derbyshire 18 Jun 1955
- ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Lancashire 25 Jun 1955
- ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Glamorgan 29 Jun 1955
- ^ Cricket Archive – Lancashire v Derbyshire 2 Jul 1955
- ^ Cricket Archive – Hampshire v Derbyshire 6 Jul 1955
- ^ Cricket Archive – Leicestershire v Derbyshire 9 Jul 1955
- ^ Cricket Archive – Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire 13 Jul 1955
- ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Hampshire 16 Jul 1955
- ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire 23 Jul 1955
- ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Northamptonshire 27 Jul 1955
- ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Warwickshire 30 Jul 1955
- ^ Cricket Archive – Scotland v Derbyshire 3 Aug 1955
- ^ Cricket Archive – Yorkshire v Derbyshire 6 Aug 1955
- ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Sussex 10 Aug 1955
- ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Worcestershire 13 Aug 1955
- ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Gloucestershire 20 Aug 1955
- ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Somerset 24 Aug 1955
- ^ Cricket Archive – Sussex v Derbyshire 27 Aug 1955
- ^ Cricket Archive – Surrey v Derbyshire 31 Aug 1955
- ^ Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire County Championship 1955
- ^ Bowling for Derbyshire County Championship 1955