1938 season of an English cricket team
Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1938 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for 67 years. It was their fortieth season in the County Championship and they came fifth.
1938 season
Derbyshire played 28 games in the County Championship, and one match against the touring Australians. In the County Championship, they won eleven matches and lost eight to finish fifth, a drop of two places from the previous season. They also suffered a heavy defeat by the Australians.
Robin Buckston was in his second season as captain. Stan Worthington was top scorer, closely followed by Leslie Townsend. Tommy Mitchell took most wickets.
Thomas Hounsfield made his debut for the club in 1938 and went on to play one more season before World War II led to the suspension of the first class game..
Matches
Statistics
County Championship batting averages
County Championship bowling averages
Wicket-keeper
See also
References
- ^ Cricket Archive – Gloucestershire v Derbyshire 7 May 1938
- ^ Cricket Archive – Lancashire v Derbyshire 11 May 1938
- ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Surrey 14 May 1938
- ^ Cricket Archive – Surrey v Derbyshire 18 May 1938
- ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Somerset 21 May 1938
- ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Lancashire 25 May 1938
- ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Sussex 28 May 1938
- ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Warwickshire 4 Jun 1938
- ^ Cricket Archive – Northamptonshire v Derbyshire 8 Jun 1938
- ^ Cricket Archive – Kent v Derbyshire 11 Jun 1938
- ^ Cricket Archive – Hampshire v Derbyshire 15 Jun 1938
- ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Gloucestershire 18 Jun 1938
- ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Northamptonshire 25 Jun 1938
- ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Australians 29 Jun 1938
- ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Kent 2 Jul 1938
- ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Essex 6 Jul 1938
- ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Yorkshire 9 Jul 1938
- ^ Cricket Archive – Worcestershire v Derbyshire 13 Jul 1938
- ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Leicestershire 16 Jul 1938
- ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire 23 Jul 1938
- ^ Cricket Archive – Warwickshire v Derbyshire 30 Jul 1938
- ^ Cricket Archive – Somerset v Derbyshire 3 Aug 1938
- ^ Cricket Archive – Yorkshire v Derbyshire 6 Aug 1938
- ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Worcestershire 10 Aug 1938
- ^ Cricket Archive – Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire 13 Aug 1938
- ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Hampshire 17 Aug 1938
- ^ Cricket Archive – Sussex v Derbyshire 20 Aug 1938
- ^ Cricket Archive – Essex v Derbyshire 24 Aug 1938
- ^ Cricket Archive – Leicestershire v Derbyshire 27 Aug 1938
- ^ Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire
- ^ Bowling for Derbyshire
