Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1962

Derbyshire County Cricket Club seasons
1962 season
Captain Donald Carr
County Championship 7
Most runs Laurie Johnson
Most wickets Les Jackson
Most catches Bob Taylor

Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1962 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for ninety-one years. It was their fifty-eighth season in the County Championship and they won 9 championship matches and lost six to finish seventh in the County Championship.

1962 season

Derbyshire played 28 games in the County Championship, one match against the touring Pakistinis and one match against Oxford University. They won nine matches, lost six matches and drew fifteen matches. Donald Carr was in his eighth year as captain. Laurie Johnson was top scorer and Les Jackson took most wickets for the club.

There were no new players in the Derbyshire team.

Matches

List of matches
No. Date V Result Margin Notes
1 5 May 1962[1] Lancashire
County Ground, Derby
Drawn C Lee 137; IR Buxton 108
2 12 May 1962[2] Essex
Valentine's Park, Ilford
Won 7 wickets HL Jackson 6-25 and 5-65
3 16 May 1962[3] Sussex
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Drawn
4 19 May 1962[4] Nottinghamshire
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Drawn Davison 7-28
5 23 May 1962[5] Gloucestershire
County Ground, Derby
Won 4 wickets Nicholls 144;
6 26 May 1962[6] Kent
Bat and Ball Ground, Gravesend
Drawn
7 30 May 1962[7] Oxford University
The University Parks, Oxford
Won 10 wickets Baig 103; R Swallow 115; HJ Rhodes 5-41
8 2 Jun 1962[8] Lancashire
Old Trafford, Manchester
Drawn DC Morgan 5-72
9 6 Jun 1962[9] Somerset
Imperial Athletic Ground, Bristol
Drawn WF Oates 101; Atkinson 105 and 6-113; HL Johnson 108; HJ Rhodes 5-73
10 9 Jun 1962[10] Leicestershire
County Ground, Derby
Won 165 runs DB Carr 110; Watson 142; HL Jackson 6-26 and 7-47
11 13 Jun 1962[11] Yorkshire
The Circle, Hull
Lost Innings and 31 runs Stott 145
12 16 Jun 1962[12] Glamorgan
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Won 6 wickets Shepherd 5-41
13 20 Jun 1962[13] Essex
County Ground, Derby
Won 5 wwickets HL Jackson 7-35
14 23 Jun 1962[14] Yorkshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Drawn E Smith 5-39
15 27 Jun 1962[15] Sussex
Manor Sports Ground, Worthing
Drawn HL Johnson 114; Bell 5-92
16 30 Jun 1962[16] Hampshire
County Ground, Derby
Lost 5 wickets Ingleby-Mackenzie 111
17 7 Jul 1962[17] Hampshire
United Services Recreation Ground, Portsmouth
Drawn Gray 213; DC Morgan 112; Shackleton 5-112
18 11 Jul 1962[18] Northamptonshire
County Ground, Northampton
Lost 71 runs E Smith 5-39; Allen 5-41
19 14 Jul 1962[19] Pakistan
Ind Coope Ground, Burton-on-Trent
Drawn
20 21 Jul 1962[20] Northamptonshire
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston
Drawn
21 25 Jul 1962[21] Northamptonshire
Park Road Ground, Buxton
Won 7 wickets Milburn 102; DC Morgan 6-13; Larter 5-67
22 28 Jul 1962[22] Worcestershire
Tipton Road, Dudley
Lost 5 wickets Coldwell 8-64
23 1 Aug 1962[23] Warwickshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Drawn Hitchcock 153; M Smith 105
24 4 Aug 1962[24] Leicestershire
Grace Road, Leicester
Drawn HL Johnson 154
25 8 Aug 1962[25] Surrey
Kennington Oval
Lost 5 wickets Lock 6-41; DC Morgan 6-32
26 11 Aug 1962[26] Warwickshire
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Drawn M Smith 148
27 15 Aug 1962[27] Worcestershire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Drawn Rumsey 7-50; HJ Rhodes 6-30
28 18 Aug 1962[28] Glamorgan
St Helen's, Swansea
Won 204 runs Wheatley 5-52; Shepherd 5-60
29 22 Aug 1962[29] Somerset
County Ground, Derby
Lost 41 runs HJ Rhodes 5-45 and 5-19; Alley 5-53; HL Jackson 5-20
30 25 Aug 1962[30] Middlesex
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Won 8 wickets HJ Rhodes 5-58; Titmus 6-86

Statistics

County Championship batting averages

Name Matches Inns Runs High score Average 100s
DC Morgan 27 44 1468 124 45.87 3
C Lee 23 41 1481 137 38.97 1
IR Buxton 28 441092 108* 34.12 1
HL Johnson 28 50 1581 154 32.93 3
WF Oates 24 42 1121 101 27.34 1
IW Hall 27 47 1094 87 26.68 0
E Smith 23 31573 90 23.87 0
DB Carr 23 43 923 110 23.07 1
R Swallow 11 19 391 64 20.57 0
GW Richardson 12 14 199 42 18.09 0
TJP Eyre 7 7 66 19* 16.50 0
HJ Rhodes 18 17 89 18* 14.83 0
RW Taylor 28 35 290 44 10.74 0
HL Jackson 27 2397 13 5.10 0
R Berry 2 3 7 43.500

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Leading first-class batsmen for Derbyshire by runs scored
Name Mat Inns Runs HS Ave 100
HL Johnson 30 53 1757 154 33.15 3
DC Morgan 29 47 1517 124 32.28 3
C Lee 25 43 1503 137 34.95 1
IW Hall 29 50 1226 87 24.52 0
WF Oates 26 46 1175 101 25.54 1

County Championship bowling averages

Name Balls Runs Wickets BB Average
HL Jackson 5915 1944 99 7-35 19.63
DC Morgan 4712 1876 73 6-13 25.69
HJ Rhodes 3620 1244 62 6-30 20.06
E Smith 3494 1258 55 5-39 22.87
IR Buxton 3092 1355 42 4-57 32.26
GW Richardson 1325 726 18 3-41 40.33
TJP Eyre 1047571 15 3-53 38.06
DB Carr 690 416 5 2-14 83.20
R Berry 252 115 3 2-18 38.33
C Lee 216 116 3 2-28 38.66
WF Oates 372 219 1 1-20 219.00
HL Johnson 27 26 0
IW Hall 23 14 0
R Swallow 18 8 0 [32]
Leading first class bowlers for Derbyshire by wickets taken
Name Balls Runs Wkts BBI Ave
HL Jackson 6107 2012 105 7-35 19.16
DC Morgan 5030 1987 76 6-13 26.14
HJ Rhodes 3926 1321 68 6-30 19.43
E Smith 4015 1405 62 5-39 22.66
IR Buxton 3318 1446 46 4-57 31.43

Wicket Keeping

See also

References

  1. Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Lancashire 5 May 1962
  2. Cricket Archive - Essex v Derbyshire 12 May 1962
  3. Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Sussex 16 May 1962
  4. Cricket Archive - Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire 19 May 1962
  5. Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Gloucestershire 23 May 1962
  6. Cricket Archive - Kent v Derbyshire 26 May 1962
  7. Cricket Archive - Oxford University v Derbyshire 30 May 1962
  8. Cricket Archive - Lancashire v Derbyshire 2 Jun 1962
  9. Cricket Archive - Somerset v Derbyshire 6 Jun 1962
  10. Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Leicestershire 9 Jun 1962
  11. Cricket Archive - Yorkshire v Derbyshire 13 Jun 1962
  12. Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Glamorgan 13 Jun 1962
  13. Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Essex 20 Jun 1962
  14. Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Yorkshire 23 Jun 1962
  15. Cricket Archive - Sussex v Derbyshire 27 Jun 1962
  16. Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Hampshire 30 Jun 1962
  17. Cricket Archive - Hampshire v Derbyshire 7 Jul 1962
  18. Cricket Archive - Northamptonshire v Derbyshire 11 Jul 1962
  19. Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Pakistanis 14 Jul 1962
  20. Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire 21 Jul 1962
  21. Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Northamptonshire 25 Jul 1962
  22. Cricket Archive - Worcestershire v Derbyshire 28 Jul 1962
  23. Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Warwickshire 1 Aug 1962
  24. Cricket Archive - Leicestershire v Derbyshire 4 Aug 1962
  25. Cricket Archive - Surrey v Derbyshire 8 Aug 1962
  26. Cricket Archive - Warwickshire v Derbyshire 11 Aug 1962
  27. Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Worcestershire 15 Aug 1962
  28. Cricket Archive - Glamorgan v Derbyshire 18 Aug 1962
  29. Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Somerset 22 Aug 1962
  30. Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Middlesex 25 Aug 1962
  31. Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire County Championship 1962
  32. Bowling for Derbyshire County Championship 1962