Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1962

Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1962 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for ninety-one years. It was their fifty-eighth season in the County Championship and they won 9 championship matches and lost six to finish seventh in the County Championship.

Derbyshire County Cricket Club seasons
1962 season
CaptainDonald Carr
County Championship7
Most runsLaurie Johnson
Most wicketsLes Jackson
Most catchesBob Taylor

1962 season

Derbyshire played 28 games in the County Championship, one match against the touring Pakistinis and one match against Oxford University. They won nine matches, lost six matches and drew fifteen matches. Donald Carr was in his eighth year as captain. Laurie Johnson was top scorer and Les Jackson took most wickets for the club.

There were no new players in the Derbyshire team.

Matches

List of matches
No. Date V Result Margin Notes
1 5 May 1962[1] Lancashire
County Ground, Derby
Drawn C Lee 137; IR Buxton 108
2 12 May 1962[2] Essex
Valentine's Park, Ilford
Won 7 wickets HL Jackson 6-25 and 5-65
3 16 May 1962[3] Sussex
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Drawn
4 19 May 1962[4] Nottinghamshire
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Drawn Davison 7-28
5 23 May 1962[5] Gloucestershire
County Ground, Derby
Won 4 wickets Nicholls 144;
6 26 May 1962[6] Kent
Bat and Ball Ground, Gravesend
Drawn
7 30 May 1962[7] Oxford University
The University Parks, Oxford
Won 10 wickets Baig 103; R Swallow 115; HJ Rhodes 5-41
8 2 Jun 1962[8] Lancashire
Old Trafford, Manchester
Drawn DC Morgan 5-72
9 6 Jun 1962[9] Somerset
Imperial Athletic Ground, Bristol
Drawn WF Oates 101; Atkinson 105 and 6-113; HL Johnson 108; HJ Rhodes 5-73
10 9 Jun 1962[10] Leicestershire
County Ground, Derby
Won 165 runs DB Carr 110; Watson 142; HL Jackson 6-26 and 7-47
11 13 Jun 1962[11] Yorkshire
The Circle, Hull
Lost Innings and 31 runs Stott 145
12 16 Jun 1962[12] Glamorgan
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Won 6 wickets Shepherd 5-41
13 20 Jun 1962[13] Essex
County Ground, Derby
Won 5 wwickets HL Jackson 7-35
14 23 Jun 1962[14] Yorkshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Drawn E Smith 5-39
15 27 Jun 1962[15] Sussex
Manor Sports Ground, Worthing
Drawn HL Johnson 114; Bell 5-92
16 30 Jun 1962[16] Hampshire
County Ground, Derby
Lost 5 wickets Ingleby-Mackenzie 111
17 7 Jul 1962[17] Hampshire
United Services Recreation Ground, Portsmouth
Drawn Gray 213; DC Morgan 112; Shackleton 5-112
18 11 Jul 1962[18] Northamptonshire
County Ground, Northampton
Lost 71 runs E Smith 5-39; Allen 5-41
19 14 Jul 1962[19] Pakistan
Ind Coope Ground, Burton-on-Trent
Drawn
20 21 Jul 1962[20] Northamptonshire
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston
Drawn
21 25 Jul 1962[21] Northamptonshire
Park Road Ground, Buxton
Won 7 wickets Milburn 102; DC Morgan 6-13; Larter 5-67
22 28 Jul 1962[22] Worcestershire
Tipton Road, Dudley
Lost 5 wickets Coldwell 8-64
23 1 Aug 1962[23] Warwickshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Drawn Hitchcock 153; M Smith 105
24 4 Aug 1962[24] Leicestershire
Grace Road, Leicester
Drawn HL Johnson 154
25 8 Aug 1962[25] Surrey
Kennington Oval
Lost 5 wickets Lock 6-41; DC Morgan 6-32
26 11 Aug 1962[26] Warwickshire
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Drawn M Smith 148
27 15 Aug 1962[27] Worcestershire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Drawn Rumsey 7-50; HJ Rhodes 6-30
28 18 Aug 1962[28] Glamorgan
St Helen's, Swansea
Won 204 runs Wheatley 5-52; Shepherd 5-60
29 22 Aug 1962[29] Somerset
County Ground, Derby
Lost 41 runs HJ Rhodes 5-45 and 5-19; Alley 5-53; HL Jackson 5-20
30 25 Aug 1962[30] Middlesex
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Won 8 wickets HJ Rhodes 5-58; Titmus 6-86

Statistics

County Championship batting averages

NameMatchesInnsRunsHigh scoreAverage100s
DC Morgan2744146812445.873
C Lee2341148113738.971
IR Buxton28441092108*34.121
HL Johnson2850158115432.933
WF Oates2442112110127.341
IW Hall274710948726.680
E Smith23315739023.870
DB Carr234392311023.071
R Swallow11193916420.570
GW Richardson12141994218.090
TJP Eyre776619*16.500
HJ Rhodes18178918*14.830
RW Taylor28352904410.740
HL Jackson272397135.100
R Berry23743.500

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Leading first-class batsmen for Derbyshire by runs scored
Name Mat Inns Runs HS Ave 100
HL Johnson3053175715433.153
DC Morgan2947151712432.283
C Lee2543150313734.951
IW Hall295012268724.520
WF Oates2646117510125.541


County Championship bowling averages

NameBallsRunsWicketsBBAverage
HL Jackson59151944997-3519.63
DC Morgan47121876736-1325.69
HJ Rhodes36201244626-3020.06
E Smith34941258555-3922.87
IR Buxton30921355424-5732.26
GW Richardson1325726183-4140.33
TJP Eyre1047571153-5338.06
DB Carr69041652-1483.20
R Berry25211532-1838.33
C Lee21611632-2838.66
WF Oates37221911-20219.00
HL Johnson27260
IW Hall23140
R Swallow1880[32]


Leading first class bowlers for Derbyshire by wickets taken
Name Balls Runs Wkts BBI Ave
HL Jackson610720121057-3519.16
DC Morgan50301987766-1326.14
HJ Rhodes39261321686-3019.43
E Smith40151405625-3922.66
IR Buxton33181446464-5731.43


Wicket Keeping

See also

References

  1. Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Lancashire 5 May 1962
  2. Cricket Archive - Essex v Derbyshire 12 May 1962
  3. Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Sussex 16 May 1962
  4. Cricket Archive - Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire 19 May 1962
  5. Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Gloucestershire 23 May 1962
  6. Cricket Archive - Kent v Derbyshire 26 May 1962
  7. Cricket Archive - Oxford University v Derbyshire 30 May 1962
  8. Cricket Archive - Lancashire v Derbyshire 2 Jun 1962
  9. Cricket Archive - Somerset v Derbyshire 6 Jun 1962
  10. Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Leicestershire 9 Jun 1962
  11. Cricket Archive - Yorkshire v Derbyshire 13 Jun 1962
  12. Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Glamorgan 13 Jun 1962
  13. Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Essex 20 Jun 1962
  14. Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Yorkshire 23 Jun 1962
  15. Cricket Archive - Sussex v Derbyshire 27 Jun 1962
  16. Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Hampshire 30 Jun 1962
  17. Cricket Archive - Hampshire v Derbyshire 7 Jul 1962
  18. Cricket Archive - Northamptonshire v Derbyshire 11 Jul 1962
  19. Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Pakistanis 14 Jul 1962
  20. Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire 21 Jul 1962
  21. Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Northamptonshire 25 Jul 1962
  22. Cricket Archive - Worcestershire v Derbyshire 28 Jul 1962
  23. Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Warwickshire 1 Aug 1962
  24. Cricket Archive - Leicestershire v Derbyshire 4 Aug 1962
  25. Cricket Archive - Surrey v Derbyshire 8 Aug 1962
  26. Cricket Archive - Warwickshire v Derbyshire 11 Aug 1962
  27. Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Worcestershire 15 Aug 1962
  28. Cricket Archive - Glamorgan v Derbyshire 18 Aug 1962
  29. Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Somerset 22 Aug 1962
  30. Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Middlesex 25 Aug 1962
  31. Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire County Championship 1962
  32. Bowling for Derbyshire County Championship 1962
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