Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1960

Derbyshire County Cricket Club seasons
1960 season
Captain Donald Carr
County Championship 5
Most runs Laurie Johnson
Most wickets Les Jackson
Most catches George Dawkes
← 1959 1961 →

Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1960 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for eighty nine years. It was their fifty-sixth season in the County Championship and they won ten matches and lost ten to finish eighth in the County Championship.

1960 season

Derbyshire played 28 games in the County Championship, one match against the touring South Africans, one match against Oxford University, and an extra match against Northamptonshire. They won ten matches, lost ten matches and drew eleven matches. Donald Carr was in his sixth year as captain. Laurie Johnson was top scorer and Les Jackson took most wickets for the club.

David Millner 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 30 Apr 1960[1] Northamptonshire
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston		 Lost 5 wickets Not County Championship match
2 7 May 1960[2] South Africans
County Ground, Derby		 Lost Innings and 24 runs Adcock 6-44
3 11 May 1960[3] Middlesex
Ind Coope Ground, Burton-on-Trent		 Drawn HL Jackson 8-44; Moss 7-42
4 14 May 1960[4] Somerset
County Ground, Taunton		 Won Innings and 68 runs HL Jackson 6-23
5 18 May 1960[5] Glamorgan
Stradey Park, Llanelli		 Lost 119 runs HL Jackson 6-52; McConnon 5-50 and 6-51
6 21 May 1960[6] Warwickshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield		 Won Innings and 109 runs C Lee 107; GW Richardson 6-46 and 5-35; Hitchcock 6-75
7 25 May 1960[7] Oxford University
The University Parks, Oxford		 Lost 82 runs Corran 6-27
8 28 May 1960[8] Warwickshire
Griff and Coton Ground, Nuneaton		 Lost 13 runs C Lee 126;DB Carr137; E Smith 5-126; Hitchcock 6-75
9 1 Jun 1960[9] Gloucestershire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield		 Lost Innings and 51 runs Pugh 137; Graveney 135
10 4 Jun 1960[10] Northamptonshire
County Ground, Derby		 Drawn HL Jackson 5-30
11 8 Jun 1960[11] Yorkshire
The Circle, Hull		 Lost 241 runs DC Morgan 7-38; D Wilson 6-34
12 11 Jun 1960[12] Sussex
County Ground, Hove		 Drawn
13 15 Jun 1960[13] Lancashire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield		 Lost 222 runs HL Jackson 6-36; Statham 5-29; R Berry 5-56; Barber 7-35
14 18 Jun 1960[14] Worcestershire
County Ground, Derby		 Won 8 wickets
15 25 Jun 1960[15] Yorkshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield		 Lost 58 runs Close 6-59; Wilson 5-30
16 29 Jun 1960[16] Essex
County Ground, Derby		 Drawn HL Johnson 130
17 2 Jul 1960[17] Leicestershire
Bath Grounds, Ashby-de-la-Zouch		 Drawn DB Carr 162; DC Morgan 5-43
18 9 Jul 1960[18] Hampshire
County Ground, Southampton		 Drawn Sainsbury 6-54; HJ Rhodes 5-61
19 13 Jul 1960[19] Lancashire
Old Trafford, Manchester		 Won 60 runs HL Johnson 113; Grieves 102; Higgs 5-48; HJ Rhodes 5-18
20 16 Jul 1960[20] Leicestershire
County Ground, Derby		 Won Innings and 41 runs HL Johnson 109; HJ Rhodes 5-35; HL Jackson 5-34
21 20 Jul 1960[21] Surrey
Kennington Oval		 Drawn Gibson 7-26; HL Jackson 7-33
22 23 Jul 1960[22] Nottinghamshire
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston		 Won 116 runs Atkinson 6-61; HL Jackson 7-45
23 27 Jul 1960[23] Somerset
Queen's Park, Chesterfield		 Drawn Langford 6-79
24 30 Jul 1960[24] Northamptonshire
County Ground, Northampton		 Lost Atkinson 6-61; R Berry 6-100
25 3 Aug 1960[25] Kent
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury		 Lost 190 runs Halfyard 6-36; Dixon 6-36
26 6 Aug 1960[26] Essex
County Ground, Leyton		 Won 46 runs Bailey 5-72; Ralph 5-59; HL Jackson 5-36; Greensmith 5-47
27 13 Aug 1960[27] Nottinghamshire
Trent Bridge, Nottingham		 Won 9 wickets R Berry 5-68; HL Jackson 6-51
28 17 Aug 1960[28] Hampshire
County Ground, Derby		 Won 6 wickets HL Jackson 5-16 and 5-32
29 20 Aug 1960[29] Glamorgan
Queen's Park, Chesterfield		 Drawn HL Johnson 140; Shepherd 7-33
30 24 Aug 1960[30] Worcestershire
County Ground, New Road, Worcester		 Drawn Flavell 5-37
31 27 Aug 1960[31] Sussex
Park Road Ground, Buxton		 Drawn

Statistics

County Championship batting averages

Name Matches Inns Runs High score Average 100s
HL Johnson 28 50 1719 140 39.06 4
DB Carr 22 38 1111 162* 30.02 2
C Lee 26 44 1194 126 27.76 2
IW Hall 26 46 1090 65 24.77 0
R Swallow 9 17 412 68 24.23 0
GO Dawkes 28 47 860 68* 21.50 0
A Hamer 7 12 248 71 20.66 0
JM Kelly 1 2 41 28 20.50 0
DC Morgan 24 40 573 75 16.85 0
E Smith 9 14 180 52 15.00 0
JD Short 6 10 146 86 14.60 0
DJ Green 5 8 109 37 13.62 0
IR Buxton 10 16 176 49* 12.57 0
TJP Eyre 12 18 199 56 12.43 0
D Millner 7 13 150 63 11.53 0
GW Richardson 11 20 193 51 11.35 0
WF Oates 7 10 97 22 9.70 0
R Berry 25 33 186 40 9.30 0
HJ Rhodes 18 22 134 25* 7.88 0
HL Jackson 27 32 147 27 7.00 0

[32]

G Wyatt kept wicket against Oxford University

Leading first-class batsmen for Derbyshire by runs scored
Name Mat Inns Runs HS Ave 100
HL Johnson 31 56 1872 140 33.42 4
C Lee 31 50 1304 126 26.08 2
DB Carr 25 44 1187 162* 26.97 2
IW Hall 28 50 1177 65 23.54 0
GO Dawkes 30 51 964 68* 18.90 0

County Championship bowling averages

Name Balls Runs Wickets BB Average
HL Jackson 5885 1965 146 8-44 13.45
DC Morgan 3477 1278 66 7-38 19.36
HJ Rhodes 3272 1166 63 5-18 18.50
R Berry 3751 1343 49 6-100 27.40
TJP Eyre 1415 671 35 4-14 19.17
GW Richardson 1554 699 32 6-46 21.84
E Smith 1435 614 18 5-126 34.11
DB Carr 723 324 11 3-32 29.45
IR Buxton 701 249 8 2-9 31.12
C Lee 264 106 4 2-25 26.50
WF Oates 48 27 0
HL Johnson 24 26 0
JD Short 18 11 0
GO Dawkes 6 5 0 [33]
Leading first class bowlers for Derbyshire by wickets taken
Name Balls Runs Wkts BBI Ave
HL Jackson 6113 2034 150 8-44 13.56
HJ Rhodes 3832 1349 78 5-18 17.29
DC Morgan 3477 1278 66 7-38 19.36
R Berry 4441 1557 60 6-100 25.95
TJP Eyre 1415 671 35 4-14 19.17

Wicket Keeping

See also

References

  1. ↑ Cricket Archive Derbyshire v Northamptonshire 30 Apr 1960
  2. ↑ Cricket Archive Derbyshire v South Africans 7 May 1960
  3. ↑ Cricket Archive -Derbyshire v Middlesex 11 May 1960
  4. ↑ Cricket Archive -Somerset v Derbyshire 14 May 1960
  5. ↑ Cricket Archive -Glamorgan v Derbyshire 18 May 1960
  6. ↑ Cricket Archive -Derbyshire v Warwickshire 21 May 1960
  7. ↑ Cricket Archive Oxford University v Derbyshire 25 May 1960
  8. ↑ Cricket Archive -Warwickshire v Derbyshire 28 May 1960
  9. ↑ Cricket Archive -Derbyshire v Gloucestershire 1 Jun 1960
  10. ↑ Cricket Archive -Derbyshire v Northamptonshire 4 Jun 1960
  11. ↑ Cricket Archive -Yorkshire v Derbyshire 8 Jun 1960
  12. ↑ Cricket Archive -Sussex v Derbyshire 11 Jun 1960
  13. ↑ Cricket Archive -Derbyshire v Lancashire 15 Jun 1960
  14. ↑ Cricket Archive -Derbyshire v Worcestershire 18 Jun 1960
  15. ↑ Cricket Archive -Derbyshire v Yorkshire 25 Jun 1960
  16. ↑ Cricket Archive -Derbyshire v Essex 29 Jun 1960
  17. ↑ Cricket Archive -Leicestershire v Derbyshire 2 Jul 1960
  18. ↑ Cricket Archive -Hampshire v Derbyshire 9 Jul 1960
  19. ↑ Cricket Archive -Lancashire v Derbyshire 13 Jul 1960
  20. ↑ Cricket Archive -Derbyshire v Leicestershire 16 Jul 1960
  21. ↑ Cricket Archive -Surrey v Derbyshire 20 Jul 1960
  22. ↑ Cricket Archive -Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire 23 Jul 1960
  23. ↑ Cricket Archive -Derbyshire v Somerset 27 Jul 1960
  24. ↑ Cricket Archive -Northamptonshire v Derbyshire 30 Jul 1960
  25. ↑ Cricket Archive -Kent v Derbyshire 3 Aug 1960
  26. ↑ Cricket Archive -Essex v Derbyshire 6 Aug 1960
  27. ↑ Cricket Archive -Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire 13 Aug 1960
  28. ↑ Cricket Archive -Derbyshire v Hampshire 17 Aug 1960
  29. ↑ Cricket Archive -Derbyshire v Glamorgan 20 Aug 1960
  30. ↑ Cricket Archive -Worcestershire v Derbyshire 24 Aug 1960
  31. ↑ Cricket Archive -Derbyshire v Sussex 27 Aug 1960
  32. ↑ Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire County Championship 1960
  33. ↑ Bowling for Derbyshire County Championship 1960
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