Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1934

Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1934 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for sixty-three years. It was their thirty-sixth season in the County Championship and they won ten matches in the County Championship, to finish third.

Derbyshire County Cricket Club seasons
1934 season
CaptainA W Richardson
County Championship3
Most runsDenis Smith
Most wicketsTommy Mitchell
Most catchesHarry Elliott

1934 season

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Derbyshire played 28 matches in Championship, and one against the touring Australians. They won eleven matches altogether, ten in the County Championship to finish third in the table, on course to win the championship two years later in 1936. A W Richardson was in his fourth season as captain. Denis Smith scored most runs and Tommy Mitchell took most wickets.

Two players made their debut during the season. Elijah Carrington had been brought into the club in the previous year and played first team matches for three more years. Arnold Townsend played one game in 1934, but went on to become a significant player for the club.

Matches

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List of matches
No. Date V Result Margin Notes
1 5 May 1934[1] Lancashire
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston
Drawn Watson 128; Iddon 121; Sibbles 6–44
2 12 May 1934[2] Sussex
County Ground, Hove
Lost 2 wickets
3 19 May 1934[3] Warwickshire
County Ground, Derby
Won 2 wickets
4 23 May 1934[4] Northamptonshire
County Ground, Northampton
Won Innings and 147 runs T S Worthington 147
5 26 May 1934[5] Yorkshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Lost 102 runs T. B. Mitchell 5–26 and 6–96; Bowes 5–60
6 2 Jun 1934[6] Nottinghamshire
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Won 28 runs T R Armstrong 5–72; Voce 7–53; L F Townsend 7–47
7 6 Jun 1934[7] Surrey
Kennington Oval
Lost 7 wickets Gregory 124; D Smith 126; Gover 6–37; T S Worthington 6–90
8 9 Jun 1934[8] Hampshire
United Services Recreation Ground, Portsmouth
Lost Innings and 82 runs Arnold 144; Mead 138; A E Alderman 124
9 13 Jun 1934[9] Gloucestershire
County Ground, Derby
Drawn Hammond 134; T. B. Mitchell 5–119;
10 16 Jun 1934[10] Leicestershire
Aylestone Road, Leicester
Won 124 runs T. B. Mitchell 7–55
11 20 Jun 1934[11] Kent
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Drawn Freeman 6–105; T. B. Mitchell 5–114
12 23 Jun 1934[12] Northamptonshire
County Ground, Derby
Drawn A E Alderman 115; Timms 100; T. B. Mitchell 6–73
13 27 Jun 1934[13] Sussex
Park Road Ground, Buxton
Drawn Parks 138; D Smith 120
14 30 Jun 1934[14] Somerset
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Won 10 wickets H Storer 113
15 4 Jul 1934[15] Kent
Nevill Ground, Tunbridge Wells
Won 4 wickets W H Copson 5–36; Freeman 5–29
16 7 Jul 1934[16] Worcestershire
Amblecote, Stourbridge
Won Inings and 115 runs T. B. Mitchell 8–22 and 5–66; L F Townsend 5–48
17 11 Jul 1934[17] Australian cricket team in England in 1934
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Lost 9 wickets Ebeling 5–28; T. B. Mitchell 7–105; Fleetwood-Smith 5–38
18 14 Jul 1934[18] Middlesex
County Ground, Derby
Won 278 runs T. B. Mitchell 6–56 and 7–57
19 18 Jul 1934[19] Gloucestershire
Wagon Works Ground, Gloucester
Drawn Dacre 117; D Smith 131; A F Skinner 102; Goddard 5–90; Sinfield 5–54
20 21 Jul 1934[20] Worcestershire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Drawn Gibbons 105
21 25 Jul 1934[21] Surrey
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston
Drawn D Smith 125
22 28 Jul 1934[22] Hampshire
County Ground, Derby
Won 10 wickets T S Worthington 154; T. B. Mitchell 6–90
23 1 Aug 1934[23] Yorkshire
Bramall Lane, Sheffield
Drawn T. B. Mitchell 5–81
24 4 Aug 1934[24] Warwickshire
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Drawn Paine 6–88
25 8 Aug 1934[25] Lancashire
Old Trafford, Manchester
Lost 135 runs Hopwood 5–32 and 8–58
26 11 Aug 1934[26] Somerset
Clarence Park, Weston-super-Mare
Won Innings and 69 runs L F Townsend 106 and 6–66 and 5–64
27 15 Aug 1934[27] Middlesex
Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood
Lost 84 runs C Smith 5–51; W H Copson 5–63; SIms 6–85
28 18 Aug 1934[28] Nottinghamshire
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston
Won 201 runs A V Pope 6–21; Voce 6–52; W H Copson 5–40
29 29 Aug 1934[29] Leicestershire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Won 42 runs

Statistics

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County Championship batting averages

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Name Matches Inns Runs High score Average 100s
H Storer 15 25 881 113 38.30 1
D Smith 28 47 1565 131 35.56 4
A E Alderman 26 44 1290 124* 33.94 2
GR Jackson 2 4 125 93 31.25 0
A F Skinner 20 33 921 102 29.70 1
L F Townsend 28 46 1149 106* 27.35 1
T S Worthington 28 44 1185 154 26.93 2
LB Blaxland 2 3 67 31 22.33 0
H Elliott 28 42 661 72* 21.32 0
E Carrington 11 16 311 80 20.73 0
A V Pope 26 40 603 40 17.73 0
NM Ford 5 8 129 60 16.12 0
A W Richardson 15 25 319 58 13.86 0
G H Pope 10 15 168 25 12.92 0
C S Elliott 8 13 165 45 12.69 0
T R Armstrong 12 16 100 28* 11.11 0
A F Townsend 1 2 7 7* 7.00 0
W H Copson 21 27 104 18 5.77 0
T. B. Mitchell 21 29 131 28 5.24 0
JD Southern 1 2 1 1 0.50 0[30]

County Championship bowling averages

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Name Balls Runs Wickets BB Average
T. B. Mitchell 4827 2400 138 8–22 17.39
W H Copson 4088 1603 91 5–36 17.61
L F Townsend 4190 1624 75 7–47 21.65
T S Worthington 4095 1641 59 6–90 27.81
A V Pope 2919 1022 51 6–21 20.03
T R Armstrong 1636 701 18 5–72 38.94
G H Pope 876 391 17 4–107 23.00
C S Elliott 84 40 0
A F Skinner 72 62 0
H Storer 70 51 0
D Smith 42 32 0
A E Alderman 12 12 0
NM Ford 6 1 0[31]

Wicket-keeper

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Harry Elliott Catches 58, Stumping 18

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Lancashire 5 May 1934
  2. ^ Cricket Archive – Sussex v Derbyshire 12 May 1934
  3. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Warwickshire 19 May 1934
  4. ^ Cricket Archive – Northamptonshire v Derbyshire 23 May 1934
  5. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Yorkshire 26 May 1934
  6. ^ Cricket Archive – Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire 2 Jun 1934
  7. ^ Cricket Archive – Surrey v Derbyshire 6 Jun 1934
  8. ^ Cricket Archive – Hampshire v Derbyshire 9 Jun 1934
  9. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Gloucestershire 13 Jun 1934
  10. ^ Cricket Archive – Leicestershire v Derbyshire 16 Jun 1934
  11. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Kent 20 Jun 1934
  12. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Northamptonshire 23 Jun 1934
  13. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Sussex 27 Jun 1934
  14. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Somerset 30 Jun 1934
  15. ^ Cricket Archive – Kent v Derbyshire 4 Jul 1934
  16. ^ Cricket Archive – Worcestershire v Derbyshire 7 Jul 1934
  17. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Australians 11 Jul 1934
  18. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Middlesex 14 Jul 1934
  19. ^ Cricket Archive – Gloucestershire v Derbyshire 18 Jul 1934
  20. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Worcestershire 21 Jul 1934
  21. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Surrey 25 Jul 1934
  22. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Hampshire 28 Jul 1934
  23. ^ Cricket Archive – Yorkshire v Derbyshire 1 Aug 1934
  24. ^ Cricket Archive – Warwickshire v Derbyshire 4 Aug 1934
  25. ^ Cricket Archive – Lancashire v Derbyshire 8 Aug 1934
  26. ^ Cricket Archive – Somerset v Derbyshire 11 Aug 1934
  27. ^ Cricket Archive – Middlesex v Derbyshire 15 Aug 1934
  28. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire 18 Aug 1934
  29. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Leicestershire 29 Aug 1934
  30. ^ Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire County Championship 1934
  31. ^ Bowling for Derbyshire County Championship 1934