Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1955

Derbyshire County Cricket Club seasons
1955 season
Captain Donald Carr
County Championship 8
Most runs Arnold Hamer
Most wickets Cliff Gladwin
Most catches George Dawkes

Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1955 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for eighty four years. It was their fifty-first season in the County Championship and they won ten matches and lost ten to finish eighth in the County Championship.

1955 season

Derbyshire played 28 games in the County Championship, one match against the touring South Africans and one match against Scotland. They won ten matches, lost ten matches and drew ten matches. Donald Carr took over the captaincy. Arnold Hamer was top scorer and Cliff Gladwin took most wickets for the club. Derek Hall was the only player to make his first class debut in the Derbyshire team.

Matches

List of matches
No. Date V Result Margin Notes
1 7 May 1955[1] Middlesex
Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood 		Drawn JA Young 5-43; HL Jackson 5-27; Moss 6-45
2 11 May 1955[2] South Africans
County Ground, Derby 		Drawn
3 14 May 1955[3] Essex
Valentine's Park, Ilford 		Drawn C Gladwin 5-41; Bailey 5-56
4 18 May 1955[4] Kent
Bat and Ball Ground, Gravesend 		Won Innings and 51 runs DC Morgan 109
5 21 May 1955[5] Yorkshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield 		Lost 139 runs Appleyard 5-51 and 5-29
6 25 May 1955[6] Kent
County Ground, Derby 		Won Innings and 21 runs HL Jackson 6-40; Ridgway 5-109
7 28 May 1955[7] Warwickshire
Edgbaston, Birmingham 		Drawn
8 1 Jun 1955[8] Worcestershire
County Ground, New Road, Worcester 		Won 144 runs Horton 5-123; E Smith 6-45
9 4 Jun 1955[9] Leicestershire
Ind Coope Ground, Burton-on-Trent 		Drawn HL Jackson 5-59.; C Gladwin 5-59
10 8 Jun 1955[10] Gloucestershire
Ashley Down Ground, Bristol 		Drawn Wells 6-52 and 5-30; C Gladwin 5-28; E Smith 5-39
11 15 Jun 1955[11] Essex
Queen's Park, Chesterfield 		Drawn Insole 104; E Smith 6-69; Preston 5-61
12 18 Jun 1955[12] Glamorgan
Cardiff Arms Park 		Won 132 runs
13 25 Jun 1955[13] Lancashire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield 		Lost 129 runs Hilton 6-59; DB Carr 7-53; Collins 5-30
14 29 Jun 1955[14] Glamorgan
County Ground, Derby 		Drawn A Hamer 111; Wooller 5-64; HL Jackson 5-39
15 2 Jul 1955[15] Lancashire
Old Trafford, Manchester 		Lost 8 wickets Grieves 137; Statham 5-57
16 6 Jul 1955[16] Hampshire
County Ground, Southampton 		Won 26 runs Sainsbury 5-45; DC Morgan 5-41
17 9 Jul 1955[17] Leicestershire
Bath Grounds, Ashby-de-la-Zouch 		Drawn DB Carr 146; V Jackson 100
18 13 Jul 1955[18] Nottinghamshire
Trent Bridge, Nottingham 		Won 11 runs A Hamer 227; Dooland 5-95; Smales 7-44
19 16 Jul 1955[19] Hampshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield 		Lost 58 runs E Smith 5-22
20 23 Jul 1955[20] Nottinghamshire
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston 		Drawn Poole 122; Matthews 6-65; Smales 6-91
21 27 Jul 1955[21] Northamptonshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield 		Lost 6 wickets Barrick 105
22 30 Jul 1955[22] Warwickshire
County Ground, Derby 		Lost 164 runs Hitchcock 110; HJ Rhodes 6-86
23 3 Aug 1955[23] Scotland
Grange Cricket Club Ground, Raeburn Place, Edinburgh 		Won 8 wickets GL Willatt 133; E Smith 5-66 and 9-46; Kerrigan 6-87
24 6 Aug 1955[24] Yorkshire
Park Avenue Cricket Ground, Bradford 		Lost Innings and 94 runs Sutcliffe 133; Close 6-63
25 10 Aug 1955[25] Sussex
County Ground, Derby 		Lost 49 runs James 6-56; C Gladwin 6-44; DV Smith 5-58
26 13 Aug 1955[26] Worcestershire
Park Road Ground, Buxton 		Won 7 wickets C Gladwin 5-36
27 20 Aug 1955[27] Gloucestershire
County Ground, Derby 		Won Innings and 36 runs DB Carr 139; C Gladwin 7-16
28 24 Aug 1955[28] Somerset
Queen's Park, Chesterfield 		Won 115 runs Lobb 5-41; C Gladwin 5-22
29 27 Aug 1955[29] Sussex
County Ground, Hove 		Lost 94 runs Oakman 102; Parks 101; E Smith 6-80; Marlar 5-58 and 7-98
30 31 Aug 1955[30] Surrey
Kennington Oval 		Lost 8 wickets Lock 5-37; Surridge 6-56

Statistics

County Championship batting averages

Name Matches Inns Runs High score Average 100s
A Hamer 28 49 1509 227 31.43 2
DB Carr 28 48 1438 146 31.26 2
GL Willatt 5 9228 68 25.33 0
AC Revill 28 49 1146 79 24.91 0
JM Kelly 28 49 974 72 20.29 0
GO Dawkes 28 46806 86 20.15 0
DJ Green 6 11 185 4918.50 0
DC Morgan 26 43681 109* 17.92 1
HL Johnson 25 42 654 52 15.95 0
G Wyatt 4 7 63 31* 15.75 0
C Gladwin 27 39 435 67 15.00 0
E Smith 28 39 350 57 12.50 0
C Lee 16 27303 63 11.65 0
HJ Rhodes 4 7 47 34 11.75 0
HL Jackson 15 16 123 20* 11.18 0
R Carter 3 6 35 10 7.00 0
D Hall 7 14 29 6* 4.14 0
A Eato 2 2 6 6 3.00 0 [31]
Leading first-class batsmen for Derbyshire by runs scored
Name Mat Inns Runs HS Ave 100
A Hamer 30 53 1669 227 31.49 2
DB Carr 30 51 1462 146 28.67 2
AC Revill 30 52 1175 79 22.59
JM Kelly 30 53 1110 72 20.94 0
GO Dawkes 30 48 833 86 17.35 0

County Championship bowling averages

Name Balls Runs Wickets BB Average
C Gladwin 6451 2155 139 7-16 15.50
E Smith 4850 1734 91 6-45 19.05
HL Jackson 2671 877 61 6-40 14.37
DC Morgan 3776 1727 58 5-41 29.77
DB Carr 1780 862 40 7-53 21.55
D Hall 1141580 23 4-57 25.21
AC Revill 766 358 12 2-11 29.83
HJ Rhodes 631322 9 6-86 35.77
A Eato 258 156 4 2-20 39.00
R Carter 13279 3 2-24 26.33
HL Johnson 79 52 3 3-30 17.33
JM Kelly 66 25 1 1-21 25.00
A Hamer 132 66 0
C Lee 7829 0
GO Dawkes 69 0 [32]
Leading first class bowlers for Derbyshire by wickets taken
Name Balls Runs Wkts BBI Ave
C Gladwin 6610 2181 142 7-16 15.36
E Smith 5270 1854 105 9-46 17.66
HL Jackson 2815 914 64 6-40 14.28
DC Morgan 3926 1774 61 5-41 29.08
DB Carr 1997 974 43 7-53 22.65

Wicket Keeping


See also

References

  1. ↑ Cricket Archive - Middlesex v Derbyshire 7 May 1955
  2. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v South Africans 11 May 1955
  3. ↑ Cricket Archive - Essex v Derbyshire 14 May 1955
  4. ↑ Cricket Archive - Kent v Derbyshire 18 May 1955
  5. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Yorkshire 21 May 1955
  6. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Kent 25 May 1955
  7. ↑ Cricket Archive - Warwickshire v Derbyshire 28 May 1955
  8. ↑ Cricket Archive - Worcestershire v Derbyshire 1 Jun 1955
  9. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Leicestershire 4 Jun 1955
  10. ↑ Cricket Archive - Gloucestershire v Derbyshire 8 Jun 1955
  11. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Essex 15 Jun 1955
  12. ↑ Cricket Archive - Glamorgan v Derbyshire 18 Jun 1955
  13. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Lancashire 25 Jun 1955
  14. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Glamorgan 29 Jun 1955
  15. ↑ Cricket Archive - Lancashire v Derbyshire 2 Jul 1955
  16. ↑ Cricket Archive - Hampshire v Derbyshire 6 Jul 1955
  17. ↑ Cricket Archive - Leicestershire v Derbyshire 9 Jul 1955
  18. ↑ Cricket Archive - Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire 13 Jul 1955
  19. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Hampshire 16 Jul 1955
  20. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire 23 Jul 1955
  21. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Northamptonshire 27 Jul 1955
  22. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Warwickshire 30 Jul 1955
  23. ↑ Cricket Archive - Scotland v Derbyshire 3 Aug 1955
  24. ↑ Cricket Archive - Yorkshire v Derbyshire 6 Aug 1955
  25. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Sussex 10 Aug 1955
  26. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Worcestershire 13 Aug 1955
  27. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Gloucestershire 20 Aug 1955
  28. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Somerset 24 Aug 1955
  29. ↑ Cricket Archive - Sussex v Derbyshire 27 Aug 1955
  30. ↑ Cricket Archive - Surrey v Derbyshire 31 Aug 1955
  31. ↑ Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire County Championship 1955
  32. ↑ Bowling for Derbyshire County Championship 1955