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Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1959

Derbyshire County Cricket Club
1959 season
CaptainDonald Carr
County Championship7
Most runsDonald Carr
Most wicketsLes Jackson
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Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1959 represents the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing eighty-eight years. It was their fifty-fifth season in the County Championship and they won thirteen matches to finish seventh in the County Championship.

1959 season

Derbyshire played 28 games in the County Championship, one match against Cambridge University, and one against the touring Indians . Despite winning thirteen matches altogether, they ended seventh in the County Championship. Donald Carr was in his fifth season as captain and was top scorer. His 2165 runs was a record for most runs in a season for Derbyshire and he scored two centuries in a match against Kent. He was also Wisden Cricketer of the Year. Les Jackson took most wickets with 117 and achieved 9 for 17 against Cambridge University. Harold Rhodes played for England during the season.

The team included a considerable amount of fresh blood with Bob Berry Ian Buxton, Peter Eyre, Ian Hall, William Oates and William Richardson, all of whom had sustained careers with Derbyshire.

Matches

List of matches
No. Date V Result Margin Notes
1 29 Apr 1959[1] Cambridge University
FP Fenner's Ground, Cambridge 		Won Innings and 92 runs Douglas-Pennant 5-76; HL Jackson 9-17
2 9 May 1959[2] Northamptonshire
County Ground, Derby 		Won 4 wickets Subba Row 127; HJ Rhodes 5-65; HL Jackson 5-41
3 13 May 1959[3] Warwickshire
Courtaulds Ground, Coventry 		Won 167 runs DB Carr 143; Wheatley 5-93; HL Jackson 6-53
4 16 May 1959[4] Leicestershire
Grace Road, Leicester 		Drawn Hallam 200; Watson 101*; Spencer 5-69; R Smith 5-81
5 20 May 1959[5] Gloucestershire
County Ground, Derby 		Lost 48 runs Young 142
6 23 May 1959[6] Worcestershire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield 		Won 9 wickets Outschoon 112; HL Jackson 5-38;
7 27 May 1959[7] Glamorgan
St Helen's, Swansea 		Lost 3 wickets Parkhouse 154
8 30 May 1959[8] Middlesex
Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood 		Won 6 wickets HL Jackson 5-42
9 6 Jun 1959[9] Yorkshire
Bramall Lane, Sheffield 		Drawn HL Jackson 5-70; Platt 6-72
10 10 Jun 1959[10] Kent
> Queen's Park, Chesterfield 		Won Innings and 21 runs GW Richardson 8-64; Halfyard 7-89; HL Jackson 5-38
11 13 Jun 1959[11] Lancashire
County Ground, Derby 		Won 7 wickets HL Jackson 6-36
12 17 Jun 1959[12] Surrey
Kennington Oval 		Drawn DC Morgan 5-67
13 20 Jun 1959[13] Nottinghamshire
Trent Bridge, Nottingham 		Won 4 wickets JM Kelly 113; DC Morgan 5-45
14 24 Jun 1959[14] Gloucestershire
Ashley Down Ground, Bristol 		Lost Innings and 45 runs E Smith 5-70
15 27 Jun 1959[15] Indians Queen's Park, Chesterfield Drawn Apte 165
16 4 Jul 1959[16] Yorkshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield 		Lost 6 wickets K Taylor 144
17 11 Jul 1959[17] Lancashire
Old Trafford, Manchester 		Drawn Marner 137; C Lee 109; DB Carr 119
18 15 Jul 1959[18] Somerset
Park Road Ground, Buxton 		Drawn Wright 112; Greetham 104
19 18 Jul 1959[19] Warwickshire
Ind Coope Ground, Burton-on-Trent 		Lost 26 runs M Smith 142; HL Jackson 7-35 and 5-80
20 25 Jul 1959[20] Sussex
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston 		Drawn Parks 130; Marlar 6-57
21 29 Jul 1959[21] Glamorgan
Queen's Park, Chesterfield 		Drawn Wooler 7-41; IR Buxton 5-62
22 1 Aug 1959[22] Leicestershire
County Ground, Derby 		Drawn Watson 150; DB Carr 109
23 5 Aug 1959[23] Kent
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury 		Won 99 runs DB Carr 156* and 109; Pettiford 5-33; GW Richardson 7-31
24 8 Aug 1959[24] Hampshire
County Ground, Derby 		Won 6 wickets IW Hall 113; Shaekleton 7-86; E Smith 5-32
25 12 Aug 1959[25] Essex
Queen's Park, Chesterfield 		Drawn Insole 155; Knight 5-44
26 15 Aug 1959[26] Worcestershire
County Ground, New Road, Worcester 		Won 137 runs Aldridge 5-55; HL Jackson 5-34 and 5-26
27 19 Aug 1959[27] Essex
Vista Road Recreation Ground, Clacton-on-Sea 		Lost 7 wickets Barker 128*; HL Jackson 6-47
28 22 Aug 1959[28] Sussex
Manor Sports Ground, Worthing 		Won 5 wickets Lenham 104; Parks 113; A Hamer 118;E Smith6-44
29 26 Aug 1959[29] Nottinghamshire
County Ground, Derby 		Won 119 runs Hill 122; Cotton 5-55
30 29 Aug 1959[30] Hampshire
Dean Park, Bournemouth 		Drawn Horton 119

Statistics

County Championship batting averages

Name Matches Inns Runs High score Average 100s
DB Carr 27 49 2092 156* 49.80 5
A Hamer 28 53 1842 118 36.84 1
HL Johnson 28 50 1360 97 34.00 0
IW Hall 12 19 572 113 30.10 1
C Lee 26 49 1316 109 27.41 1
JM Kelly 14 26 620 113* 25.83 1
DC Morgan 28 52 1101 75 24.46 0
IR Buxton 8 11 216 79 21.60 0
GW Richardson 19 31 512 91 20.48 0
GO Dawkes 28 45 804 68 20.10 0
WF Oates 5 9 134 56 16.75 0
HJ Rhodes 18 21 208 44* 13.86 0
E Smith 28 39 349 43 12.46 0
HL Jackson 26 29 178 32 9.36 0
R Berry 12 14 35 11* 5.00 0
TJP Eyre 1 1 0 0 0.00 0[31]

Additionally Ray Swallow played in the match against the touring Indians.

County Championship bowling averages

Name Balls Runs Wickets BB Average
HL Jackson 6056 2114 117 7-35 18.06
E Smith 4224 2023 71 6-44 28.49
HJ Rhodes 3294 1484 60 5-65 24.73
DC Morgan 4223 1990 55 5-45 36.18
GW Richardson 2609 1373 54 8-54 25.42
IR Buxton 954 468 20 5-62 23.40
DB Carr 1237 734 18 3-58 40.77
R Berry 1492 645 15 3-12 43.00
TJP Eyre 150 96 1 1-75 96.00
C Lee 95 56 1 1-4 56.00
A Hamer 18 12 1 1-0 12.00
HL Johnson 18 10 0
IW Hall 6 0 0
GO Dawkes 1 0 0[32]

Wicket Keepers

See also

References

  1. ^ Cricket Archive – Cambridge University v Derbyshire 29 Apr 1959
  2. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Northamptonshire 9 May 1959
  3. ^ Cricket Archive – Warwickshire v Derbyshire 13 May 1959
  4. ^ Cricket Archive – Leicestershire v Derbyshire 16 May 1959
  5. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Gloucestershire 20 May 1959
  6. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Worcestershire 23 May 1959
  7. ^ Cricket Archive – Glamorgan v Derbyshire 27 May 1959
  8. ^ Cricket Archive – Middlesex v Derbyshire 30 May 1959
  9. ^ Cricket Archive – Yorkshire v Derbyshire 6 Jun 1959
  10. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Kent 10 Jun 1959
  11. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Lancashire 13 Jun 1959
  12. ^ Cricket Archive – Surrey v Derbyshire 17 Jun 1959
  13. ^ Cricket Archive – Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire 20 Jun 1959
  14. ^ Cricket Archive – Gloucestershire v Derbyshire 24 Jun 1959
  15. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Indians 27 Jun 1959
  16. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Yorkshire 4 Jul 1959
  17. ^ Cricket Archive – Lancashire v Derbyshire 11 Jul 1959
  18. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Somerset 15 Jul 1959
  19. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Warwickshire 18 Jul 1959
  20. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Sussex 25 Jul 1959
  21. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Glamorgan 29 Jul 1959
  22. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Leicestershire 1 Aug 1959
  23. ^ Cricket Archive – Kent v Derbyshire 5 Aug 1959
  24. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Hampshire 8 Aug 1959
  25. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Essex 12 Aug 1959
  26. ^ Cricket Archive – Worcestershire v Derbyshire 15 Aug 1959
  27. ^ Cricket Archive – Essex v Derbyshire 19 Aug 1959
  28. ^ Cricket Archive – Sussex v Derbyshire 22 Aug 1959
  29. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire 26 Aug 1959
  30. ^ Cricket Archive – Hampshire v Derbyshire 29 Aug 1959
  31. ^ Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire County Championship 1959
  32. ^ Bowling for Derbyshire County Championship 1959
Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derbyshire_County_Cricket_Club_in_1959