Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1938

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CaptainRobin Buckston
County Championship5
Most runsStan Worthington
Most wicketsTommy Mitchell
Derbyshire County Cricket Club seasons
1938 season
CaptainRobin Buckston
County Championship5
Most runsStan Worthington
Most wicketsTommy Mitchell
Most catchesHarry Elliott
← 1937 1939 →

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.

Matches

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. 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..

List of matches
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

County Championship batting averages

NameMatchesInnsRunsHigh scoreAverage100s
T S Worthington2437145412141.545
L F Townsend27421453167*40.362
A E Alderman2745125115030.512
D Smith2541117312229.323
G H Pope26399038529.120
AEG Rhodes2435898107*28.961
A F Skinner451326526.400
A V Pope263668810322.191
A F Townsend101522568*17.300
H Elliott273643750*14.560
RHR Buckston253126860*10.720
TD Hounsfield23321810.660
T. B. Mitchell2735243238.670
W H Copson232768123.400[30]

County Championship bowling averages

NameBallsRunsWicketsBBAverage
T. B. Mitchell423025251307–4519.42
W H Copson427018801017–5918.61
G H Pope43312005917–5322.03
A V Pope46041849786–4823.70
L F Townsend1229522207–5726.10
AEG Rhodes1034540185–2530.00
T S Worthington30014675–4420.85
D Smith523211–1732.00
A E Alderman600
RHR Buckston6100[31]

Wicket-keeper

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