Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1973

Derbyshire County Cricket Club seasons
1973 season
Captain Brian Bolus
County Championship 16
John Player League 12
Gillette Cup Round 2
Benson & Hedges Cup Group
Most runs Brian Bolus
Most wickets Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan
Most catches Bob Taylor
← 1972 1974 →

Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1973 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for one hundred and two years. In the County Championship, they won two matches to finish sixteenth in their seventy-ninth season in the Championship. They won five matches in the John Player League to finish twelfth. They were eliminated in the first round of the Gillette Cup and did not progress beyond group level in the Benson & Hedges Cup.

1973 season

Derbyshire played 20 games in the County Championship, one match against Oxford University, and one match each against the touring New Zealanders and West Indians. They won three first class matches overall, two in the County Championship. Brian Bolus was in his first season as captain. Brian Bolus scored most runs overall, although Michael Page scored most in the County Championship. Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan took most wickets.

Matches

First Class

List of matches
No. Date V Result Margin Notes
1 12 May 1973[1] Warwickshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield 		Lost 16 runs M Hendrick 8-45; McVicar 5-58
2 16 May 1973[2] Essex
County Ground, Chelmsford 		Lost Innings and 28 runs East 6-35 and 6-95
3 23 May 1973[3] New Zealanders
County Ground, Derby 		Drawn
4 26 May 1973[4] Northamptonshire
County Ground, Northampton 		Drawn Cottam 6-45
5 6 Jun 1973[5] Worcestershire
County Ground, Derby 		Lost 5 wickets Holder 5-29; M Hendrick 5-64
6 9 Jun 1973[6] Lancashire
Old Trafford, Manchester 		Drawn Lee 6-53
7 16 Jun 1973[7] Yorkshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield 		Drawn Sharpe 110
8 20 Jun 1973[8] Oxford University
The University Parks, Oxford 		Won 4 wickets
9 23 Jun 1973[9] Middlesex
Ind Coope Ground, Burton-on-Trent 		Drawn Titmus 6-40
10 30 Jun 1973[10] Leicestershire
Grace Road, Leicester 		Lost 2 wickets S Venkataraghavan 7-100
11 4 Jul 1973[11] Glamorgan
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff 		Won 56 runs Nash 6-99; RS Swindell 5-52; S Venkataraghavan 6-67
12 7 Jul 1973[12] Kent
County Ground, Derby 		Drawn Luckhurst 215; Johnson 130
13 14 Jul 1973[13] Lancashire
Park Road Ground, Buxton 		Drawn
14 25 Jul 1973[14] Surrey
Queen's Park, Chesterfield		 Lost 57 runs Ahmed 117; Pocock 5-67
15 28 Jul 1973[15] Yorkshire
Bramall Lane, Sheffield		 Lost 4 wickets JB Bolus 138; M Hendrick 5-69
16 4 Aug 1973[16] Nottinghamshire
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston 		Drawn Sobers 100;
17 8 Aug 1973[17] Hampshire
United Services Recreation Ground, Portsmouth 		Lost 10 wickets Gilliat 103; RS Swindell 6-97; Sainsbury 5-41
18 11 Aug 1973[18] Somerset
Clarence Park, Weston-super-Mare 		Lost 48 runs FW Swarbrook 6-57; Cartwright 7-37 and 6-52
19 18 Aug 1973[19] Sussex
The Saffrons, Eastbourne		 Won 95 runs FW Swarbrook 6-53; S Venkataraghavan 6-78
20 22 Aug 1973[20] Gloucestershire
County Ground, Derby		 Lost 150 runs
21 25 Aug 1973[21] Leicestershire
County Ground, Derby		 Lost 2 wickets
22 29 Aug 1973[22] West Indians
Queen's Park, Chesterfield 		Lost 163 runs Lloyd 174; Ali 6-55
23 8 Sep 1973[23] Nottinghamshire
Trent Bridge, Nottingham 		Drawn Sobers 128; Harris 125; Edwards 5-44

John Player League

List of matches
No. Date V Result Margin Notes
1 6 May 1973[24] Hampshire
County Ground, Derby		 Abandoned
2 13 May 1973[25] Warwickshire
Edgbaston, Birmingham 		Abandoned
3 20 May 1973[26] Essex
County Ground, Chelmsford 		Lost 14 runs
4 27 May 1973[27] Worcestershire
Tipton Road, Dudley 		Lost 39 runs
5 3 Jun 1973[28] Leicestershire
Ind Coope Ground, Burton-on-Trent 		Lost 8 wickets
6 24 Jun 1973[29] Middlesex
Queen's Park, Chesterfield 		Won 1 run
7 1 Jul 1973[30] Glamorgan
Park Road Ground, Buxton 		Won 1 run Nash 5-14
8 8 Jul 1973[31] Kent
Queen's Park, Chesterfield 		Lost 5 wickets
9 15 Jul 1973[32] Northamptonshire
County Ground, Northampton 		No result
10 22 Jul 1973[33] Yorkshire
North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough 		Lost 87 runs
11 29 Jul 1973[34] Surrey
County Ground, Derby 		Won 68 runs
12 5 Aug 1973[35] Lancashire
Old Trafford, Manchester 		Lost Faster rate
13 12 Aug 1973[36] Somerset
Clarence Park, Weston-super-Mare 		Lost 8 wickets
14 19 Aug 1973[37] Sussex
The Saffrons, Eastbourne 		Lost 4 wickets Buss 5-36
15 2 Sep 1973[38] Gloucestershire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield 		Won 11 runs
16 9 Sep 1973[39] Nottinghamshire
County Ground, Derby		 Won 16 runs

Gillette Cup

List of matches
No. Date V Result Margin Notes
1st Round 11 Jul 1973[40] Sussex
Queen's Park, Chesterfield		 Lost 111 runs

Benson and Hedges Cup

List of matches
No. Date V Result Margin Notes
Group A 1 28 Apr 1973[41] Nottinghamshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield 		Lost 33 runs
Group A 2 7 May 1973[42] Yorkshire
Park Avenue Cricket Ground, Bradford 		Lost 5 wickets
Group A 3 19 May 1973[43] Lancashire
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston 		Lost 4 wickets
Group A 4 2 Jun 1973[44] Minor Counties North
Tean Road Sports Ground, Cheadle 		Won 5 wickets

Statistics

Competition batting averages

Name County Championship John Player League Gillette Cup B & H Cup
M I Runs HS Ave 100 M I Runs HS Ave 100 M I Runs HS Ave 100 M I Runs HS Ave 100
CJ Armishaw 4 2 8 7 4.00 0 1 1 0 0* 0
JB Bolus 20 37 1084 138 32.84 1 14 14 317 79* 24.38 0 1 1 33 33 33.00 04 4 94 66 23.50 0
AJ Borrington 17 33 624 75 18.90 0 11 10 171 47* 19.00 0 1 1 1 1 1.00 0 2 2 17 10 8.50 0
IR Buxton 18 32 670 83 23.92 0 14 14 399 68 36.27 0 1 1 2 2 2.00 0 4 4 54 26 27.00 0
H Cartwright 14 26 348 63 13.92 0 11 11 155 76* 19.37 0 1 1 6 6* 0
RL Hanson 1 1 1 1* 0 1 1 2 2 2.00 0 1 0
AJ Harvey-Walker 11 21 457 86 22.85 0 14 14 293 84 24.41 0 1 1 2 2 2.00 0 44 68 30 17.00 0
M Hendrick 17 19 193 46 12.06 0 14 9 70 17 11.66 0 1 1 11 11 11.00 04 3 50 32 25.00 0
A Hill 18 35 623 75 17.80 0 2 2 84 54 42.00 0
CC Inman 3 3 52 46 17.33 0 0 1 4 4 51 33 12.75 0
G Miller 9 16 241 71 17.21 0 7 6 112 44 18.66 0 1 1 10 10 10.00 0
MH Page 16 30 1200 96 46.15 0 7 7 57 22 8.14 0 1 1 13 13 13.00 0 4 4 77 47 19.25 0
FE Rumsey 14 6 7 3 2.33 0 1 1 1 1 1.00 0 4 2 0 0* 0.00 0
FW Swarbrook 20 34 444 65* 15.31 0 1 1 12 12 12.00 0 1 1 5 5 5.00 0
RS Swindell 7 12 71 23* 7.88 0
RW Taylor 19 34 661 61* 22.03 0 13 9 87 24 10.87 0 1 1 0 0 0.00 0 3 3 35 2011.66 0
CJ Tunnicliffe 8 10 77 34* 25.66 0 8 4 53 27* 26.50 0 1 0
S Venkataraghavan 20 34 424 51 17.66 0 14 7 45 16 7.50 0 1 1 10 10 10.00 0 4 3 6 4 2.00 0
A Ward 5 8 55 36 9.16 0 2 1 3 3 3.00 0 0 0 3 2 7 7* 7.00 0

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Competition bowling averages

Name County Championship John Player League Gillette Cup B & H Cup
Balls Runs Wkts Best Ave Balls Runs Wkts Best Ave Balls Runs Wkts Best Ave Balls Runs Wkts Best Ave
CJ Armishaw 144 104 4 4-31 26.00 72 52 1 1-52 52.00
IR Buxton 2115 813 24 4-42 33.87 528 390 15 4-21 26.00 72 27 4 4-27 6.75 16464 5 2-6 12.80
AJ Harvey-Walker 342 152 7 2-8 21.71 12 10 0
M Hendrick 2856 1191 58 8-45 20.53 615 302 10 2-15 30.20 72 38 2 2-38 19.00 246 105 4 2-38 26.25
G Miller 324 160 6 2-33 26.66 15 30 0
MH Page 6 9 0 4 4 0 2 1 0
FE Rumsey 567 347 18 4-33 19.27 72 45 0 264 86 11 4-19 7.81
FW Swarbrook 2987 1461 43 6-53 33.97 12 18 1 1-18 18.00 30 19 0
RS Swindell 834 469 11 6-97 42.63
RW Taylor 1 4 0
CJ Tunnicliffe 1007 546 10 3-96 54.60 346 294 6 2-46 49.00 50 31 0
S Venkataraghavan 4586 2095 69 7-100 30.36 582 396 17 3-31 23.29 72 32 0 264 121 3 2-32 40.33
A Ward 499 290 7 3-22 41.42 72 27 1 1-22 27.00 0 174 74 6 4-39 12.33

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Wicket Keeping

County Championship Catches 33, Stumping 9
John Player League Catches 7, Stumping 5
Gillette Cup Catches 3, Stumping 0
Benson and Hedges Cup Catches 1, Stumping 0

See also

References

  1. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Warwickshire 12 May 1973
  2. ↑ Cricket Archive - Essex v Derbyshire 16 May 1973
  3. ↑ Cricket Archive - 1973 Derbyshire v New Zealanders 23 May 1973
  4. ↑ Cricket Archive - Northamptonshire v Derbyshire 26 May 1973
  5. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Worcestershire 6 Jun 1973
  6. ↑ Cricket Archive - Lancashire v Derbyshire 9 Jun 1973
  7. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Yorkshire 16 Jun 1973
  8. ↑ Cricket Archive - Oxford University v Derbyshire 20 Jun 1973
  9. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Middlesex 23 Jun 1973
  10. ↑ Cricket Archive - Leicestershire v Derbyshire 30 Jun 1973
  11. ↑ Cricket Archive - Glamorgan v Derbyshire 4 Jul 1973
  12. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Kent 7 Jul 1973
  13. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Lancashire 14 Jul 1973
  14. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Surrey 25 Jul 1973
  15. ↑ Cricket Archive - Yorkshire v Derbyshire 28 Jul 1973
  16. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire 4 Aug 1973
  17. ↑ Cricket Archive - Hampshire v Derbyshire 8 Aug 1973
  18. ↑ Cricket Archive - Somerset v Derbyshire 11 Aug 1973
  19. ↑ Cricket Archive - Sussex v Derbyshire 18 Aug 1973
  20. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Gloucestershire 22 Aug 1973
  21. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Leicestershire 25 Aug 1973
  22. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v West Indians 29 Aug 1973
  23. ↑ Cricket Archive - Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire 8 Sep 1973
  24. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Hampshire 6 May 1973
  25. ↑ Cricket Archive - Warwickshire v Derbyshire 13 May 1973
  26. ↑ Cricket Archive - Essex v Derbyshire 20 May 1973
  27. ↑ Cricket Archive - Worcestershire v Derbyshire 27 May 1973
  28. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Leicestershire 3 Jun 1973
  29. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Middlesex 24 Jun 1973
  30. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Glamorgan 1 Jul 1973
  31. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Kent 8 Jul 1973
  32. ↑ Cricket Archive - Northamptonshire v Derbyshire 15 Jul 1973
  33. ↑ Cricket Archive - Yorkshire v Derbyshire 22 Jul 1973
  34. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Surrey 29 Jul 1973
  35. ↑ Cricket Archive - Lancashire v Derbyshire 5 Aug 1973
  36. ↑ Cricket Archive - Somerset v Derbyshire 12 Aug 1973
  37. ↑ Cricket Archive - Sussex v Derbyshire 19 Aug 1973
  38. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Gloucestershire 2 Sep 1973
  39. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire 9 Sep 1973
  40. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Sussex 11 Jul 1973
  41. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire 28 Apr 1973
  42. ↑ Cricket Archive - Yorkshire v Derbyshire 7 May 1973
  43. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Lancashire 19 May 1973
  44. ↑ Cricket Archive - Minor Counties North v Derbyshire 2 Jun 1973
  45. ↑ Cricket Archive Derbyshire batting 1973
  46. ↑ Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire John Player League 1973
  47. ↑ Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire Gillette Cup 1973
  48. ↑ Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire Benson and Hedges Cup 1973
  49. ↑ Bowling for Derbyshire County Championship 1991
  50. ↑ Bowling for Derbyshire John Player League 1973
  51. ↑ Bowling for Derbyshire Gillette Cup 1973
  52. ↑ Bowling for Derbyshire Benson and Hedges Cup 1973
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