Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1930

Derbyshire County Cricket Club seasons
1930 season
Captain Guy Jackson
County Championship 9
Most runs Harry Storer
Most wickets Thomas Mitchell
Most catches Harry Elliott

Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1930 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for fifty nine years. It was their thirty-second season in the County Championship and they won seven matches to finish ninth in the County Championship..

1930 season

Derbyshire played 28 games in the County Championship, and one match against the touring Australians. They lost to the Australians and won seven of their County Championship matches to finish ninth.

Guy Jackson was in his seventh season as captain. Alf Pope made his first class debut for Derbyshire in the season and went on the play until 1939, making his main contribution as a bowler. John Gilbert also made his debut and played occasional games for Derbyshire until 1936.

Harry Storer was top scorer and Thomas Mitchell took most wickets.

Matches

List of matches
No. Date V Result Margin Notes
1 10 May 1930[1] Middlesex
Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood 		Drawn Robins 6-73
2 14 May 1930[2] Sussex
County Ground, Derby 		Won Innings and 6 runs AG Slater 5-45; Tate 5-45; T S Worthington 5-35
3 21 May 1930[3] Australian
Queen's Park, Chesterfield		 Lost 10 wickets Ponsford 131; Hornibrook 6-61 and 6-82
4 24 May 1930[4] Northamptonshire
County Ground, Derby		 Lost 8 runs Jupp 5-51; T B Mitchell 7-25; Thomas 5-46
5 28 May 1930[5] Kent
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston		 Won 199 runs GR Jackson 140; L F Townsend 104; Freeman 9-50; T B Mitchell 5-50
6 31 May 1930[6] Middlesex
The Town Ground, Burton-on-Trent 		Won 7 wickets L F Townsend 141
7 04 Jun 1930[7] Glamorgan
St Helen's, Swansea		 Lost 29 runs DE Davies 5-45; T B Mitchell 7-61
8 07 Jun 1930[8] Warwickshire
County Ground, Derby		 Drawn H Storer 102; L F Townsend 117; Croom 110; Wyatt 145; T S Worthington 5-77
9 11 Jun 1930[9] Northamptonshire
County Ground, Northampton		 Won 71 runs EW Clark 5-68; T B Mitchell 6-28
10 14 Jun 1930[10] Kent
Angel Ground, Tonbridge		 Lost 9 wickets Freeman 8-70 and 5-40
11 18 Jun 1930[11] Sussex
Cricket Field Road Ground, Horsham		 Lost Innings and 34 runs Wensley 120; Bowley 5-63
12 21 Jun 1930[12] Somerset
Queen's Park, Chesterfield		 Won 10 wickets AG Slater 7-31 and 7-17
13 25 Jun 1930[13] Leicestershire
Aylestone Road, Leicester		 Drawn Berry 110; T B Mitchell 5-119
14 28 Jun 1930[14] Nottinghamshire
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston		 Drawn L F Townsend 6-86
15 02 Jul 1930[15] Surrey
County Ground, Derby 		Drawn
16 05 Jul 1930[16] Worcestershire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield 		Won Innings and 13 runs H Storer 132; T B Mitchell 5-87; AG Slater 8-46
17 12 Jul 1930[17] Nottinghamshire
Trent Bridge, Nottingham 		Drawn D Smith 105; A Staples 5-75
18 19 Jul 1930[18] Yorkshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield		 Abandoned
19 23 Jul 1930[19] Surrey
Kennington Oval		 Won 199 runs D Smith 107; L F Townsend 102; Shepherd 5-42; T B Mitchell 5-40; AG Slater 5-46
20 26 Jul 1930[20] Essex
County Ground, Leyton		 Drawn H Storer 123; HTO Smith 6-56
21 30 Jul 1930[21] Leicestershire
Park Road Ground, Buxton 		Drawn AG Slater 5-36
22 02 Aug 1930[22] Warwickshire
Edgbaston, Birmingham		 Drawn
23 06 Aug 1930[23] Worcestershire
Chester Road North Ground, Kidderminster		 Lost Innings and 38 runs Brook 6-30; T B Mitchell 5-74
24 09 Aug 1930[24] Yorkshire
Headingley, Leeds 		Drawn Leyland 186; T B Mitchell 5-92; Verity 5-32
25 16 Aug 1930[25] Glamorgan
County Ground, Derby		 Lost 165 runs Turnbull 135; Ryan 6-86 and 6-27; T B Mitchell 5-64
26 20 Aug 1930[26] Gloucestershire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield		 Drawn Goddard 5-71;AG Slater 5-84; Parker 6-60
27 23 Aug 1930[27] Essex
County Ground, Derby 		Drawn Cutmore 122; O'Connor 101; H Storer 100; T B Mitchell 7-109
28 27 Aug 1930[28] Somerset
County Ground, Taunton		 Lost 203 runs Longrigg 108; T B Mitchell 6-79; JC White 5-69; Young 8-30
29 30 Aug 1930[29] Gloucestershire
Fry's Ground, Bristol 		Lost 8 wickets L F Townsend 7-57; Parker 8-62


Statistics

County Championship batting averages

Name Matches Inns Runs High score Average 100s
H Storer 25 44 1398 132 33.28 4
L F Townsend 27 46 1234 141 30.09 4
D Smith 20 35 975 107 29.54 2
GR Jackson 27 451165 140 25.88 1
AG Slater 26 40 691 59* 22.29 0
GM Lee 24 40 742 78 21.20 0
JM Hutchinson 20 32 483 58 20.12 0
A E Alderman 16 22 348 52 18.31 0
T S Worthington 26 40 694 83 18.26 0
NM Ford 7 10 155 65 17.22 0
H Elliott 27 36 363 45 12.96 0
CC Clarke 4 6 56 35* 11.20 0
JDH Gilbert 4 6 65 25 10.83 0
J Bowden 7 13 126 28 9.69 0
T B Mitchell 26 32 167 25* 7.95 0
CKH Hill-Wood 3 430 14 7.50 0
A W Richardson 4 626 16 5.20 0
T R Armstrong 2 3 7 5 2.33 0
A V Pope 2 33 2* 3.00 0 [30]
Leading first-class batsmen for Derbyshire by runs scored
Name Mat Inns Runs HS Ave 100
H Storer 26 46 1488 132 32.34 4
L F Townsend 28 48 1273 141 26.52 4
GR Jackson 28 471177 140 25.04 1
D Smith 20 35 975 107 29.54 2
GM Lee 25 42 758 78 18.05 0

(a) Figures adjusted for non CC matches


County Championship bowling averages

Name Balls Runs Wickets BB Average
T B Mitchell 6369 2445 134 7-25 18.24
AG Slater 4869 1632 81 8-46 20.14
L F Townsend 4493 1438 61 7-57 23.57
T S Worthington 3853 1571 54 5-35 29.09
H Storer 957 417 13 3-28 32.07
A V Pope 342 148 7 3-34 21.14
GM Lee 528 248 5 2-24 49.60
T R Armstrong 258 117 4 3-48 29.25
D Smith 216105 2 1-21 52.50
CKH Hill-Wood 298 121 1 1-57 121.00
A E Alderman 40 38 1 1-21 38.00
JM Hutchinson 18 3 0
A W Richardson 1019 0
J Bowden 6 5 0 [31]
Leading first class bowlers for Derbyshire by wickets taken
Name Balls Runs Wkts BBI Ave
T B Mitchell 6619 2536 138 7-25 18.38
AG Slater 4995 1666 81 8-46 20.57
L F Townsend 4751 1517 63 7-57 24.08
T S Worthington 4105 1683 58 5-35 29.02
H Storer 999 441 13 3-28 33.92

Wicket keeping

See also

References

  1. ↑ Cricket Archive - Middlesex v Derbyshire 10 May 1930
  2. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Sussex 14 May 1930
  3. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Australians 21 May 1930
  4. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Northamptonshire 24 May 1930
  5. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Kent 28 May 1930
  6. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Middlesex 31 May 1930
  7. ↑ Cricket Archive - Glamorgan v Derbyshire 04 Jun 1930
  8. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Warwickshire 07 Jun 1930
  9. ↑ Cricket Archive - Northamptonshire v Derbyshire 11 Jun 1930
  10. ↑ Cricket Archive - Kent v Derbyshire 14 Jun 1930
  11. ↑ Cricket Archive - Sussex v Derbyshire 18 Jun 1930
  12. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Somerset 21 Jun 1930
  13. ↑ Cricket Archive - Leicestershire v Derbyshire 25 Jun 1930
  14. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire 28 Jun 1930
  15. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Surrey 02 Jul 1930
  16. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Worcestershire 05 Jul 1930
  17. ↑ Cricket Archive - Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire 12 Jul 1930
  18. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Yorkshire 19 Jul 1930
  19. ↑ Cricket Archive - Surrey v Derbyshire 23 Jul 1930
  20. ↑ Cricket Archive - Essex v Derbyshire 26 Jul 1930
  21. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Leicestershire 30 Jul 1930
  22. ↑ Cricket Archive - Warwickshire v Derbyshire 02 Aug 1930
  23. ↑ Cricket Archive - Worcestershire v Derbyshire 06 Aug 1930
  24. ↑ Cricket Archive - Yorkshire v Derbyshire 09 Aug 1930
  25. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Glamorgan 16 Aug 1930
  26. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Gloucestershire 20 Aug 1930
  27. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Essex 23 Aug 1930
  28. ↑ Cricket Archive - Somerset v Derbyshire 27 Aug 1930
  29. ↑ Cricket Archive - Gloucestershire v Derbyshire 30 Aug 1930
  30. ↑ Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire County Championship 1930
  31. ↑ Bowling for Derbyshire County Championship 1930

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