Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1937

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CaptainRobin Buckston
County Championship3
Most runsDenis Smith
Most wicketsTommy Mitchell
Derbyshire County Cricket Club seasons
1937 season
CaptainRobin Buckston
County Championship3
Most runsDenis Smith
Most wicketsTommy Mitchell
Most catchesHarry Elliott
← 1936 1938 →

Derbyshire County 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.

Matches

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. Tommy 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.

Dusty 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.

List of matches
No. Date V Result Margin Notes
1 1 May 1937[2] Lancashire
Old Trafford, Manchester 		Drawn T S Worthington 103; Paynter 150; Pollard 6-76; T. B. Mitchell 6-73
2 8 May 1937[3] Worcestershire
County Ground, New Road, Worcester 		Lost 3 wickets Martin 5-69
3 12 May 1937[4] Surrey
Kennington Oval		 Drawn
4 15 May 1937[5] Essex
County Ground, Chelmsford 		Won 74 runs T Smith 5-86 and 6-35; L F Townsend 5-49
5 22 May 1937[6] Kent
County Ground, Derby 		Won 82 runs Wright 6-73; Watt 6-34
6 26 May 1937[7] Somerset
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston		 Won 7 wickets T. B. Mitchell 6-34; Andrews 5-28
7 29 May 1937[8] Yorkshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield		 Lost 6 wickets T. B. Mitchell 6-101
8 2 Jun 1937[9] Lancashire
The Town Ground, Burton-on-Trent 		Drawn Phillipson 5-62; W H Copson 5-73; Sibbles 5-78
9 5 Jun 1937[10] New Zealand cricket team in England in 1937
County Ground, Derby		 Won 202 runs A E Alderman 112; T. B. Mitchell 5-101 and 5-75
10 9 Jun 1937[11] Hampshire
County Ground, Southampton 		Won 199 runs Herman 5-56; G H Pope 5-34
11 12 Jun 1937[12] Sussex
Cricket Field Road Ground, Horsham 		Won 281 runs T S Worthington 133; A E Alderman 103; Langridge 102; Hammond 5-86
12 19 Jun 1937[13] Yorkshire
Bramall Lane, Sheffield 		Lost Innings and 99 runs Hutton 271; D Smith 158; Turner 5-45;
13 23 Jun 1937[14] Hampshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield		 Drawn D Smith 140; Pothecary 115; Arnold 105; T. B. Mitchell 5-101;
14 26 Jun 1937[15] Gloucestershire
Park Road Ground, Buxton		 Won Innings and 133 runs T R Armstrong 7-36; Goddard 5-119
15 3 Jul 1937[16] Warwickshire
Edgbaston, Birmingham		 Drawn Wyatt 232; Dollery 128; Hollies 6-50
16 7 Jul 1937[17] Surrey
County Ground, Derby		 Drawn Squires 139; G H Pope 122; Gover 5-70
17 10 Jul 1937[18] Leicestershire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield		 Won Innings and 199 runs A E Alderman 175; D Smith 121; T. B. Mitchell 6-50
18 14 Jul 1937[19] Somerset
County Ground, Taunton 		Won 118 runs L F Townsend 110 and 5-44; AEG Rhodes 6-38
19 17 Jul 1937[20] Warwickshire
County Ground, Derby 		Won 5 wickets Hill 105; W H Copson 8-11; Mayer 5-83 and 5-39
20 24 Jul 1937[21] Nottinghamshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield		 Won Innings and 23 runs T. B. Mitchell 6-74
21 31 Jul 1937[22] Essex
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston		 Lost 6 wickets G H Pope 151; W H Copson 5-99; Farnes 7-41; T Smith 6-130
22 4 Aug 1937[23] Northamptonshire
County Ground, Northampton		 Drawn Timms 116
23 7 Aug 1937[24] Northamptonshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield 		Won 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, Cheltenham 		Lost 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, Nottingham 		Drawn D Smith 202; Keeton 101
26 18 Aug 1937[27] Sussex
County Ground, Derby 		Won 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, Chesterfield 		Won 45 runs Kimpton 106
28 25 Aug 1937[29] Leicestershire
Bath Grounds, Ashby-de-la-Zouch 		Won 32 runs Prentice 131; Flamson 6-50;
29 28 Aug 1937[30] Kent
Cheriton Road Sports Ground, Folkestone 		Lost 100 runs Ames 108; A V Pope 5-85; G H Pope 5-35

Statistics

County Championship batting averages

NameMatchesInnsRunsHigh scoreAverage100s
TS Worthington25431520238*40.003
D Smith28481799202*39.975
GH Pope2842124215134.503
AE Alderman2848139717532.482
LF Townsend2844119411027.761
AF Skinner12194658227.350
AV Pope27367198623.960
AEG Rhodes15193638321.350
GF Hodgkinson12372418.500
CS Elliott11173095418.170
GR Langdale12139*13.000
RHR Buckston25333033812.620
E Carrington691094912.110
WH Copson162113130*11.900
H Elliott26353764011.750
TB Mitchell2529209578.700
AF Townsend3217178.500
H Sherwin12129*0
TR Armstrong221818*0[31]

County Championship bowling averages

NameBallsRunsWicketsBBAverage
TB Mitchell423226611196-3422.36
GH Pope41911851876-4321.27
WH Copson28221343728-1118.65
AV Pope49001862675-8527.79
LF Townsend1990806345-4423.70
AEG Rhodes1339693256-3827.72
TS Worthington726345103-1734.50
TR Armstrong31215397-3617.00
GR Langdale724622-2923.00
H Sherwin66320
D Smith66430
AF Skinner36340
CS Elliott24140
AE Alderman17240
E Carrington6110

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Wicket-keepers

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