Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1947

Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1947 represents the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for seventy-six years. It was their forty-third season in the County Championship and they won twelve matches and lost ten to finish fifth in the County Championship.

Derbyshire County Cricket Club seasons
1947 season
CaptainEdward Gothard
County Championship5
Most runsCharlie Elliott
Most wicketsCliff Gladwin
Most catchesDenis Smith

1947 season

Derbyshire played 26 matches in the County Championship and two against touring sides from Ireland and South Africa. They won eleven matches in the Championship and won the game against Ireland.

Edward Gothard was brought into the side as captain in 1947 and the club saw a marked improvement in rating. Charlie Elliott was top scorer and Cliff Gladwin and George Pope equalled on wickets taken in the County Championship at 102, but Gladwin took most overall with 117. Derbyshire struggled with the wicket-keeping. Denis Smith was wicket-keeper for much of the season, but Harry Elliott was brought back for a four match spell before George Dawkes joined for the last few matches of the season. Charlie Elliott and Alderman also took spells behind the stumps.

Apart from Gothard, debuting as captain three important players to join the club were HL Jackson, George Dawkes and David Skinner. Jackson had a long career and was one of the club's leading bowlers. Dawkes came in as wicket-keeper for the last four matches of the season and remained as Derbyshire's wicket-keeper for many seasons. Skinner had a shorter career but was captain after Gothard. DC Brooke-Taylor also joined the side as stand-in captain in his first game and played for three seasons. Richard Watson played just 6 matches for Derbyshire which were all in the 1947 season.

Matches

List of matches
No. Date V Result Margin Notes
1 10 May 1947[1] Kent
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Lost 100 runs Ames 104; C Gladwin 5-60; Wright 6-67
2 17 May 1947[2] Worcestershire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Won 2 wickets C Gladwin 5-82 and 5-33; Perks 5-84, P Jackson 5-72
3 24 May 1947[3] Warwickshire
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Won 100 runs W H Copson 5-39; Grove 6-44
4 31 May 1947[4] Northamptonshire
County Ground, Derby
Won Innings and 25 runs T S Worthington 104; Clarke 5-51
5 04 Jun 1947[5] Glamorgan
St Helen's, Swansea
Drawn Muncer 5-41
6 07 Jun 1947[6] Hampshire
United Services Recreation Ground, Portsmouth
Lost 7 wickets McCorkell 103; Heath 7-49 and 6-103; G H Pope 6-61
7 11 Jun 1947[7] Somerset
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Won Inningsand 125 runs G H Pope 6-34 and 7-16; Hazell 5-64
8 14 Jun 1947[8] Sussex
Cricket Field Road Ground, Horsham
Won 99 runs G H Pope 5-63
9 18 Jun 1947[9] Leicestershire
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston
Won Innings and 105 runs T S Worthington 130; G H Pope 6-30; W H Copson 5-21
10 21 Jun 1947[10] Lancashire
Park Road Ground, Buxton
Lost 3 runs AC Revill 102; C Gladwin 9-119 and 5-40; W H Copson 5-25
11 25 Jun 1947[11] Ireland
Park Road Ground, Buxton
Won Innings and 8 runs AEG Rhodes 5-55
12 28 Jun 1947[12] Glamorgan
County Ground, Derby
Won 4 wickets C Gladwin 5-57; Wooller 5-60
13 02 Jul 1947[13] Gloucestershire
Ashley Down Ground, Bristol
Lost 2 wickets Cook 5-60
14 05 Jul 1947[14] Kent
Abbeydale Park, Sheffield
Drawn AEG Rhodes 5-83
15 09 Jul 1947[15] Surrey
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Abandoned
16 12 Jul 1947[16] Lancashire
Old Trafford, Manchester
Lost Innings and 93 runs Price 6-63; Cranston 5-47
17 16 Jul 1947[17] South Africa
County Ground, Derby
Lost 3 wickets Smith 7-65 and 6-1; G H Pope 5-60 and 5-36
18 19 Jul 1947[18] Nottinghamshire
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston
Won 15 runs Butler 6-38 and 5-79; G H Pope 6-20 and 6-81
19 23 Jul 1947[19] Surrey
Kennington Oval >
Lost 193 runs Parker 204; A F Townsend 103; Bedser 6-66 and 5-36
20 26 Jul 1947[20] Northamptonshire
Town Ground, Rushden
Won 7 wickets FE Marsh 6-37; Broderick 8-16; C Gladwin 8-26
21 30 Jul 1947[21] Leicestershire
Grace Road, Leicester
Lost 3 wickets JD Eggar 105; G H Pope 115; V Jackson 120; AEG Rhodes 6-73
22 02 Aug 1947[22] Warwickshire
County Ground, Derby
Drawn Ord 111; G H Pope 6-82
23 06 Aug 1947[23] Essex
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Lost 5 wickets Vigar 114; T Smith 163; Bailey 5-83 and 5-92
24 09 Aug 1947[24] Nottinghamshire
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Drawn CS Elliott 215; JD Eggar 173; Winrow 204; Harvey 125
25 13 Aug 1947[25] Yorkshire
North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough
Drawn A F Townsend 137; Lester 127; Yardley 177 AEG Rhodes 8-162
26 16 Aug 1947[26] Hampshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Won 68 runs Bailey 7-82; Hill 5-62; G H Pope 6-49
27 20 Aug 1947[27] Middlesex
County Ground, Derby
Lost 212 runs Brown 150; Compton 107; Young 6-28 Gothard scored hat-trick
28 23 Aug 1947[28] Worcestershire
County Ground, New Road, Worcester
Won 10 wickets W H Copson 5-15; Howorth 5-88

Statistics

County Championship batting averages

NameMatchesInnsRunsHigh scoreAverage100s
JD Eggar6944417349.332
D Smith19319527936.610
CS Elliott2340133721533.421
T S Worthington152570513032.042
DC Brooke-Taylor3615561*31.000
A F Townsend2443124913730.462
G H Pope1929684115*24.421
P Vaulkhard681848423.000
GO Dawkes461054921.000
A E Alderman22387217120.020
FE Marsh19324766319.040
AEG Rhodes25396276118.440
AC Revill233865510218.191
C Gladwin20304335218.040
EJ Gothard20282164011.360
W H Copson172519138*9.090
H Elliott4632138.000
RM Watson483418*5.660
David Skinner11111.000
HL Jackson12000.000[29]

County Championship bowling averages

NameBallsRunsWicketsBBAverage
G H Pope419119041027-1618.66
C Gladwin429318071029-11917.71
W H Copson37411617815-1519.96
AEG Rhodes35281943738-16226.61
FE Marsh1156536226-3724.36
T S Worthington1261717143-2351.21
AC Revill602374102-937.40
EJ Gothard40824463-8440.66
HL Jackson784611-4046.00
JD Eggar96570[30]

Wicket Keepers

See also

References

  1. Cricket Archive - Kent v Derbyshire 10 May 1947
  2. Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Worcestershire 17 May 1947
  3. Cricket Archive - Warwickshire v Derbyshire 24 May 1947
  4. Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Northamptonshire 31 May 1947
  5. Cricket Archive - Glamorgan v Derbyshire 04 Jun 1947
  6. Cricket Archive - Hampshire v Derbyshire 07 Jun 1947
  7. Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Somerset 11 Jun 1947
  8. Cricket Archive - Sussex v Derbyshire 14 Jun 1947
  9. Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Leicestershire 18 Jun 1947
  10. Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Lancashire 21 Jun 1947
  11. Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Ireland 25 Jun 1947
  12. Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Glamorgan 28 Jun 1947
  13. Cricket Archive - Gloucestershire v Derbyshire 02 Jul 1947
  14. Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Kent 05 Jul 1947
  15. Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Surrey 09 Jul 1947
  16. Cricket Archive - Lancashire v Derbyshire 12 Jul 1947
  17. Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v South Africans 16 Jul 1947
  18. Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire 19 Jul 1947
  19. Cricket Archive - Surrey v Derbyshire 23 Jul 1947
  20. Cricket Archive - Northamptonshire v Derbyshire 26 Jul 1947
  21. Cricket Archive - Leicestershire v Derbyshire 30 Jul 1947
  22. Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Warwickshire 02 Aug 1947
  23. Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Essex 06 Aug 1947
  24. Cricket Archive - Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire 09 Aug 1947
  25. Cricket Archive - Yorkshire v Derbyshire 13 Aug 1947
  26. Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Hampshire 16 Aug 1947
  27. Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Middlesex 20 Aug 1947
  28. Cricket Archive - Worcestershire v Derbyshire 23 Aug 1947
  29. Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire County Championship 1947
  30. Bowling for Derbyshire County Championship 1947
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