Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1924
| 1924 season | |||
| Captain | Guy Jackson | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| County Championship | 17 | ||
| Most runs | Guy Jackson | ||
| Most wickets | Billy Bestwick | ||
| Most catches | Harry Elliott | ||
| |||
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1924 represents the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for fifty three years. It was their twenty sixth season in the County Championship and they failed to win a match, finishing seventeenth in the County Championship.
1924 season
Guy Jackson was in his third season as captain. After a steady rise since in the championship table since the low point of 1920, the team slumped to the bottom again in 1924 without winning a match. Jackson himself was top scorer, and Billy Bestwick took most wickets with 65.
Players making their debut were Fred Heath brother of John, and Archibald Ackroyd both of whom played in a later season, but in few matches overall. Edward Bedford and Alfred Rose played their only appearanced for Derbyshire in the season with one match each.
Matches
| List of matches | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | V | Result | Margin | Notes |
| 1 | 3 May 1924 [1] | Lancashire Old Trafford, Manchester |
Drawn | SWA Cadman 5-36; Parkin 8-20 | |
| 2 | 7 May 1924 [2] | South Africans County Ground, Derby |
Drawn | ||
| 3 | 10 May 1924 [3] | Leicestershire Aylestone Road, Leicester |
Drawn | Geary 7-45; W Bestwick 8-36 | |
| 4 | 17 May 1924 [4] | Glamorgan Cardiff Arms Park |
Lost | 7 wickets | Spencer 5-32; Ryan 5-19 |
| 5 | 21 May 1924 [5] | Surrey County Ground, Derby |
Lost | 6 wickets | Jennings 6-51; W Bestwick 5-64 |
| 6 | 24 May 1924 [6] | Lancashire Queen's Park, Chesterfield |
Lost | Innings and 1 run | Parkin 7-57 and 5-6; H Storer 5-27; R Tyldesley 5-30 |
| 7 | 31 May 1924 [7] | Worcestershire County Ground, Derby |
Drawn | ||
| 8 | 7 Jun 1924 [8] | Warwickshire County Ground, Derby |
Drawn | ||
| 9 | 14 Jun 1924 [9] | Yorkshire Queen's Park, Chesterfield |
Lost | 137 runs | J Horsley 6-42 |
| 10 | 18 Jun 1924 [10] | Surrey Kennington Oval |
Lost | Innings and 34 runs | Jack Hobbs 118; Sadler 5-32 |
| 11 | 21 Jun 1924 [11] | Somerset The Town Ground, Burton-on-Trent |
Lost | Innings and 55 runs | MacBryan 132; Lyon 219; Bridges 7-56 |
| 12 | 25 Jun 1924 [12] | Northamptonshire County Ground, Northampton |
Lost | 213 runs | Woolley 124; SWA Cadman 125; Wells 5-13 |
| 13 | 28 Jun 1924 [13] | Leicestershire Queen's Park, Chesterfield |
Lost | 7 wickets | JM Hutchinson 143; Skelding 6-107 and 5-40; Geary 5-19 |
| 14 | 5 Jul 1924 [14] | Gloucestershire Wagon Works Ground, Gloucester |
Drawn | Salter 135; A Morton 5-92; Parker 6-124 | |
| 15 | 9 Jul 1924 [15] | Somerset Recreation Ground, Bath |
Lost | 192 runs | White 5-25 |
| 16 | 12 Jul 1924 [16] | Glamorgan St Helen's, Swansea |
Lost | Innings and 107 runs | Riches 170; Arnott 102; Davies 5-39; Ryan 5-71 |
| 17 | 19 Jul 1924 [17] | Northamptonshire Queen's Park, Chesterfield |
Drawn | ||
| 18 | 23 Jul 1924 [18] | Gloucestershire County Ground, Derby |
Lost | 9 runs | Parker 8-35; A Morton 6-58 |
| 19 | 30 Jul 1924 [19] | Yorkshire Fartown, Huddersfield |
Drawn | Holmes 107; Rhodes 6-25 | |
| 20 | 2 Aug 1924 [20] | Warwickshire Edgbaston, Birmingham |
Drawn | Hewetson 5-31 | |
| 21 | 6 Aug 1924 [21] | Worcestershire County Ground, New Road, Worcester |
Lost | 223 runs | Root 7-37 and 5-67 |
| 22 | 9 Aug 1924 [22] | Nottinghamshire Trent Bridge, Nottingham |
Lost | 7 wickets | Richmond 6-76; Flint 6-53 |
| 23 | 13 Aug 1924 [23] | Essex County Ground, Leyton |
Drawn | A Morton 120 | |
| 24 | 16 Aug 1924 [24] | Nottinghamshire County Ground, Derby |
Drawn | GR Jackson 103; Carr 101; JS Heath 5-54 | |
| 25 | 20 Aug 1924 [25] | Essex Queen's Park, Chesterfield |
Drawn | ||
Statistics
County Championship batting averages
| Name | Matches | Inns | Runs | High score | Average | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JL Crommelin-Brown | 3 | 6 | 202 | 74 | 33.66 | 0 |
| WWH Hill-Wood | 2 | 3 | 83 | 50 | 27.66 | 0 |
| GR Jackson | 23 | 38 | 855 | 103 | 24.42 | 1 |
| SWA Cadman | 22 | 38 | 799 | 125* | 22.82 | 1 |
| CJ Corbett | 3 | 4 | 71 | 31 | 17.75 | 0 |
| J Horsley | 23 | 35 | 494 | 66 | 17.64 | 0 |
| L Oliver | 3 | 5 | 68 | 36 | 17.00 | 0 |
| A Morton | 21 | 30 | 442 | 120* | 16.37 | 1 |
| L F Townsend | 24 | 37 | 556 | 79 | 15.88 | 0 |
| JM Hutchinson | 23 | 38 | 583 | 143 | 15.75 | 1 |
| J Bowden | 16 | 27 | 367 | 39 | 15.29 | 0 |
| ST McMillan | 2 | 3 | 30 | 24 | 15.00 | 0 |
| FR Heath | 3 | 4 | 59 | 17 | 14.75 | 0 |
| JS Heath | 4 | 5 | 59 | 28 | 14.75 | 0 |
| AHM Jackson | 6 | 8 | 103 | 56 | 12.87 | 0 |
| FG Peach | 2 | 4 | 58 | 32 | 14.50 | 0 |
| W Carter | 14 | 25 | 289 | 57 | 12.04 | 0 |
| H Elliott | 24 | 37 | 283 | 32* | 11.79 | 0 |
| R Pratt | 3 | 6 | 51 | 17* | 10.20 | 0 |
| H Storer | 14 | 26 | 178 | 18 | 6.84 | 0 |
| A Ackroyd | 4 | 6 | 38 | 15 | 6.33 | 0 |
| T S Worthington | 1 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 6.00 | 0 |
| W Bestwick | 19 | 29 | 80 | 18 | 3.63 | 0 |
| WJV Tomlinson | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2.00 | 0 |
| EHR Bedford | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 | 0 |
| JA Cresswell | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2* | 1.00 | 0 |
| A Rose | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 [26] |
County Championship bowling averages
| Name | Balls | Runs | Wickets | BB | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W Bestwick | 3544 | 1396 | 65 | 8-36 | 21.47 |
| A Morton | 4165 | 1458 | 62 | 6-58 | 23.51 |
| J Horsley | 3039 | 1166 | 55 | 6-42 | 21.20 |
| L F Townsend | 1886 | 723 | 26 | 3-20 | 27.80 |
| SWA Cadman | 2134 | 640 | 25 | 5-36 | 25.60 |
| H Storer | 738 | 309 | 15 | 5-27 | 20.60 |
| A Ackroyd | 633 | 256 | 8 | 3-50 | 32.00 |
| JS Heath | 258 | 183 | 6 | 5-54 | 30.50 |
| AHM Jackson | 61 | 17 | 3 | 1-0 | 5.66 |
| FR Heath | 71 | 47 | 3 | 2-4 | 15.66 |
| T S Worthington | 168 | 98 | 3 | 3-66 | 32.66 |
| JA Cresswell | 222 | 108 | 3 | 3-29 | 36.00 |
| W Carter | 312 | 222 | 3 | 1-21 | 74.00 |
| JM Hutchinson | 114 | 87 | 2 | 1-1 | 43.50 |
| WJV Tomlinson | 72 | 59 | 1 | 1-59 | 59.00 |
| WWH Hill-Wood | 156 | 104 | 0 | ||
| JL Crommelin-Brown | 78 | 41 | 0 | ||
| GR Jackson | 60 | 35 | 0 | ||
| CJ Corbett | 18 | 14 | 0 | ||
| FG Peach | 18 | 21 | 0 | ||
| J Bowden | 6 | 1 | 0 [27] |
Wicket Keeper
Harry Elliott Catches 29, Stumping 8
See also
- Derbyshire County Cricket Club seasons
- 1924 English cricket season
References
- ↑ Cricket Archive - Lancashire v Derbyshire 3 May 1924
- ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v South Africans 7 May 1924
- ↑ Cricket Archive - Leicestershire v Derbyshire 10 May 1924
- ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Glamorgan 17 May 1924
- ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Surrey 21 May 1924
- ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Lancashire 24 May 1924
- ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Worcestershire 31 May 1924
- ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Warwickshire 7 Jun 1924
- ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Yorkshire 14 Jun 1924
- ↑ Cricket Archive - Surrey v Derbyshire 18 Jun 1924
- ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Somerset 21 Jun 1924
- ↑ Cricket Archive - Northamptonshire v Derbyshire 25 Jun 1924
- ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Leicestershire 28 Jun 1924
- ↑ Cricket Archive - Gloucestershire v Derbyshire 5 Jul 1924
- ↑ Cricket Archive - Somerset v Derbyshire 9 Jul 1924
- ↑ Cricket Archive - Glamorgan v Derbyshire 12 Jul 1924
- ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Northamptonshire 19 Jul 1924
- ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Gloucestershire 23 Jul 1924
- ↑ Cricket Archive - Yorkshire v Derbyshire 30 Jul 1924
- ↑ Cricket Archive - Warwickshire v Derbyshire 2 Aug 1924
- ↑ Cricket Archive - Worcestershire v Derbyshire 6 Aug 1924
- ↑ Cricket Archive - Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire 9 Aug 1924
- ↑ Cricket Archive - Essex v Derbyshire 13 Aug 1924
- ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire 16 Aug 1924
- ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Essex 20 Aug 1924
- ↑ Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire County Championship 1924
- ↑ Bowling for Derbyshire County Championship 1924