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Derbyshire County Cricket Club seasons 1938 season Captain Robin Buckston County Championship 5 Most runs Stan Worthington Most wickets Thomas Mitchell Most catches Harry Elliott ← 1937 1939 → Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1938 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for sixty seven years. It was their fortieth season in the County Championship and they came fifth.
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1938 season
Derbyshire 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. Thomas 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
List of matches No. Date V Result Margin Notes 1 07 May 1938[1] Gloucestershire
Ashley Down Ground, BristolLost 139 runs Hammond 237; A E Alderman 150; Sinfield 7-98 and 5-51 2 11 May 1938[2] Lancashire
Aigburth, LiverpoolWon 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, ChesterfieldWon 112 runs T B Mitchell 7-45; L F Townsend 7-57 4 18 May 1938[4] Surrey
Kennington OvalLost 68 runs Brown 6-44 and 5-91; AEG Rhodes 5-50 5 21 May 1938[5] Somerset
County Ground, DerbyWon 8 wickets Buse 104; G H Pope 5-41; Wellard 5-101 6 25 May 1938[6] Lancashire
Rutland Recreation Ground, IlkestonLost 9 wickets D Smith 110; Pollard 7-53 7 28 May 1938[7] Sussex
Queen's Park, ChesterfieldAbandoned 8 04 Jun 1938[8] Warwickshire
County Ground, DerbyLost 4 wickets AEG Rhodes 107*; Dollery 134; Buckingham 124; W H Copson 5-51 9 08 Jun 1938[9] Northamptonshire
County Ground, NorthamptonWon 94 runs L F Townsend 103; James 105*; Robinson 5-37; W H Copson 5-26 10 11 Jun 1938[10] Kent
Angel Ground, TonbridgeWon 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, PortsmouthLost 37 runs T S Worthington 121 12 18 Jun 1938[12] Gloucestershire
Ind Coope Ground, Burton-on-TrentDrawn 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, DerbyDrawn T B Mitchell 6-15 14 29 Jun 1938[14] Australians
Queen's Park, ChesterfieldLost Innings and 234 runs Brown 265; Ward 5-45; Waite 5-40 15 02 Jul 1938[15] Kent
Park Road Ground, BuxtonDrawn T B Mitchell 5-56; Wright 6-32 16 06 Jul 1938[16] Essex
Queen's Park, ChesterfieldDrawn AEG Rhodes 5-25 17 09 Jul 1938[17] Yorkshire
Queen's Park, ChesterfieldLost 163 runs G H Pope 6-37 18 13 Jul 1938[18] Worcestershire
Amblecote, StourbridgeDrawn T B Mitchell 5-75 19 16 Jul 1938[19] Leicestershire
County Ground, DerbyDrawn H Smith 5-48 20 23 Jul 1938[20] Nottinghamshire
Rutland Recreation Ground, IlkestonWon 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, BirminghamWon Innings and 28 runs Dollery 113; A V Pope 103; W H Copson 6-36 22 03 Aug 1938[22] Somerset
Clarence Park, Weston-super-MareDrawn Lee 162; T B Mitchell 6-137 23 06 Aug 1938[23] Yorkshire
Bramall Lane, SheffieldLost 210 runs Smailes 5-39; T S Worthington 5-44 24 10 Aug 1938[24] Worcestershire
County Ground, DerbyWon A V Pope 5-47; W H Copson 6-38 25 13 Aug 1938[25] Nottinghamshire
Trent Bridge, NottinghamWon 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, ChesterfieldWon 10 wickets G H Pope 7-53; T B Mitchell 6-96 27 20 Aug 1938[27] Sussex
The Saffrons, EastbourneDrawn 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-SeaLost 6 wickets T B Mitchell 7-51; T Smith 5-55 29 27 Aug 1938[29] Leicestershire
Bath Grounds, Ashby-de-la-ZouchWon Innings and 49 runs T S Worthington 106; H Smith 5-75; T B Mitchell 5-44 and 5-45 Statistics
County Championship batting averages
Name Matches Inns Runs High score Average 100s 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
Name Balls Runs Wickets BB Average 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
- H Elliott Catches 52 Stumping 10
See also
- Derbyshire County Cricket Club seasons
- 1938 English cricket season
References
- ^ Cricket Archive - Gloucestershire v Derbyshire 07 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 04 Jun 1938
- ^ Cricket Archive - Northamptonshire v Derbyshire 08 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 02 Jul 1938
- ^ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Essex 06 Jul 1938
- ^ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Yorkshire 09 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 03 Aug 1938
- ^ Cricket Archive - Yorkshire v Derbyshire 06 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
Categories:- 1938 in cricket
- 1938 in England
- Derbyshire County Cricket Club seasons
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