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Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1952

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Derbyshire County Cricket Club seasons
1952 season
CaptainGuy Willatt
County Championship4
Most runsCharlie Elliott
Most wicketsCliff Gladwin

Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1952 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for eighty one years. It was their forty-eighth season in the County Championship and they won eleven matches and lost eight to finish fourth in the County Championship.

1952 season

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Derbyshire played 28 games in the County Championship, and one match against the touring Indians. They won eleven matches altogether. Guy Willatt was in his second year as captain. Charlie Elliott was top scorer and C Gladwin took most wickets for the club and was fifth nationally. There were no new players in the Derbyshire team.

Matches

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List of matches
No. Date V Result Margin Notes
1 7 May 1952[1] Middlesex
Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood
Lost 9 wickets Moss 5–15
2 10 May 1952[2] Essex
County Ground, Chelmsford
Lost 9 wickets R Smith 5–83 and 5–33; C Gladwin 5–41
3 17 May 1952[3] Leicestershire
County Ground, Derby
Drawn Goodwin 5–44; C Gladwin 5–52
4 21 May 1952[4] Worcestershire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Won 10 wickets GL Willatt 146; Perks 5–98; C Gladwin 5–67
5 24 May 1952[5] Yorkshire
Bramall Lane, Sheffield
Lost Innings and 26 runs Wilson 230; Halliday 6–79
6 31 May 1952[6] Warwickshire
County Ground, Derby
Won Innings and 42 runs Pritchard 6–76; C Gladwin 5–24
7 4 Jun 1952[7] Lancashire
Old Trafford, Manchester
Lost 83 runs HL Jackson 9–60; C Gladwin 5–89; Hilton 6–34
8 7 Jun 1952[8] Yorkshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Won 81 runs AC Revill 101; GL Willatt 113; Wardle 5–72
9 11 Jun 1952[9] Sussex
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston
Won 100 runs Wood 5–73; Oakman 5–32
10 14 Jun 1952[10] Nottinghamshire
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Drawn Martin 122; Hardstaff 116; A Hamer 161; Stocks 5–64
11 18 Jun 1952[11] Somerset
County Ground, Derby
Drawn
12 21 Jun 1952[12] Northamptonshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Won 8 wickets Brookes 152
13 28 Jun 1952[13] Glamorgan
St Helen's, Swansea
Drawn AEG Rhodes 5–56; C Gladwin 5–50
14 5 Jul 1952[14] Lancashire
Ind Coope Ground, Burton-on-Trent
Drawn Edrich 117; AEG Rhodes 5–123; Tattershal 7–103; C Gladwin 5–68
15 9 Jul 1952[15] Indians
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Drawn Chowdhury 5–30; HL Jackson 6–39
16 12 Jul 1952[16] Somerset
County Ground, Taunton
Drawn Gimblet 146 and 116; CS Elliott 168
17 16 Jul 1952[17] Middlesex
County Ground, Derby
Won 52 runs A Hamer 110; HL Jackson 6–96; Compton 6–77; AEG Rhodes 5–58
18 19 Jul 1952[18] Leicestershire
Bath Grounds, Ashby-de-la-Zouch
Won 59 runs Walsh 6–98; HL Jackson 5–18
19 23 Jul 1952[19] Worcestershire
Amblecote, Stourbridge
Won Innings and 57 runs CS Elliott 122; Lobban 6–52; C Gladwin 7–43 and 9–41
20 26 Jul 1952[20] Nottinghamshire
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston
Won Innings and 93 runs Poole 219; A Hamer 165; DB Carr 116
21 30 Jul 1952[21] Surrey
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Lost 6 wickets HL Jackson 5–63
22 2 Aug 1952[22] Warwickshire
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Drawn Dollery 100; HL Jackson 5–30; Grove 6–64
23 6 Aug 1952[23] Kent
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
Drawn C Gladwin 6–81; Page 5-56
24 9 Aug 1952[24] Northamptonshire
Wellingborough School Ground
Won 5 wickets Livingston 106; E Smith 5–49; Starkie 5–61
25 13 Aug 1952[25] Glamorgan
County Ground, Derby
Lost 2 wickets DC Morgan 5–38
26 16 Aug 1952[26] Hampshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Drawn AC Revill 101; C Gladwin 5–30
27 20 Aug 1952[27] Surrey
Kennington Oval
Lost 212 runs C Gladwin 5–44; Lock 6–16
28 23 Aug 1952[28] Gloucestershire
Park Road Ground, Buxton
Won 29 runs Scott 6–45; Lambert 7–75
29 30 Aug 1952[29] Sussex
County Ground, Hove
Lost 130 runs Marlar 5–20; Oakes 5–31

Statistics

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County Championship batting averages

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Name Matches Inns Runs High score Average 100s
CS Elliott 26 46 1569 168 35.65 2
GL Willatt 25 42 1354 146 33.85 2
AC Revill 28 50 1431 101 31.10 2
P Vaulkhard 2 2 62 62 31.00 0
A Hamer 28 50 1377 165 27.54 3
DC Morgan 28 47 854 73 22.47 0
DB Carr 22 39 792 116 22.00 1
R Sale 6 11 196 47 19.60 0
JM Kelly 19 31 557 93 18.56 0
GO Dawkes 28 48 551 55* 16.69 0
AEG Rhodes 26 42 646 60 16.15 0
C Gladwin 28 41 446 53* 14.38 0
D Smith 1 2 26 16 13.00 0
BH Richardson 2 3 21 9 10.50 0
TA Hall 2 3 17 9* 8.50 0
HL Jackson 25 33 168 32 6.00 0
E Smith 11 13 23 11 4.60 0
MH Stevenson 1 1 0 0 0.00 0[30]
Leading first-class batsmen for Derbyshire by runs scored
Name Mat Inns Runs HS Ave 100
CS Elliott 27 48 1599 168 33.31 2
AC Revill 29 52 1433 101 27.56 2
A Hamer 29 52 1478 165 28.42 3
GL Willatt 26 44 1438 146 32.68 2
DC Morgan 29 49 921 73 18.80 0

County Championship bowling averages

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Name Balls Runs Wickets BB Average
C Gladwin 7322 2802 151 9–41 18.55
HL Jackson 4888 1988 108 9–60 18.40
AEG Rhodes 4595 2025 81 5–56 25.00
DC Morgan 3500 1608 67 5–38 24.00
E Smith 1710 747 26 5–49 28.73
DB Carr 571 321 8 3–41 40.12
A Hamer 692 309 6 2–11 51.50
TA Hall 114 66 2 1–13 33.00
R Sale 2 4 1 1–4 4.00
CS Elliott 15 24 1 1–15 24.00
AC Revill 72 57 1 1–57 57.00
BH Richardson 18 15 0
GL Willatt 12 4 0 [31]
Leading first class bowlers for Derbyshire by wickets taken
Name Balls Runs Wkts BBI Ave
C Gladwin 7322 2802 151 9–41 18.55
HL Jackson 5051 2056 114 9–60 18.03
AEG Rhodes 4679 2071 83 5–56 24.95
DC Morgan 3630 1662 71 5–38 23.41
E Smith 1728 758 26 5–49 29.15

Wicket keeping

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Cricket Archive – Middlesex v Derbyshire 7 May 1952
  2. ^ Cricket Archive – Essex v Derbyshire 10 May 1952
  3. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Leicestershire 17 May 1952
  4. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Worcestershire 21 May 1952
  5. ^ Cricket Archive – Yorkshire v Derbyshire 24 May 1952
  6. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Warwickshire 31 May 1952
  7. ^ Cricket Archive – Lancashire v Derbyshire 4 June 1952
  8. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Yorkshire 7 Jun 1952
  9. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Sussex 11 Jun 1952
  10. ^ Cricket Archive – Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire 14 Jun 1952
  11. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Somerset 18 Jun 1952
  12. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Northamptonshire 21 Jun 1952
  13. ^ Cricket Archive – Glamorgan v Derbyshire 28 Jun 1952
  14. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Lancashire 5 Jul 1952
  15. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Indians 9 Jul 1952
  16. ^ Cricket Archive – Somerset v Derbyshire 12 Jul 1952
  17. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Middlesex 16 Jul 1952
  18. ^ Cricket Archive – Leicestershire v Derbyshire 19 Jul 1952
  19. ^ Cricket Archive – Worcestershire v Derbyshire 23 Jul 1952
  20. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire 26 Jul 1952
  21. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Surrey 30 Jul 1952
  22. ^ Cricket Archive – Warwickshire v Derbyshire 2 Aug 1952
  23. ^ Cricket Archive – Kent v Derbyshire 6 Aug 1952
  24. ^ Cricket Archive – Northamptonshire v Derbyshire 9 Aug 1952
  25. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Glamorgan 13 Aug 1952
  26. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Hampshire 16 Aug 1952
  27. ^ Cricket Archive – Surrey v Derbyshire 20 Aug 1952
  28. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Gloucestershire 23 Aug 1952
  29. ^ Cricket Archive – Sussex v Derbyshire 30 Aug 1952
  30. ^ Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire County Championship 1952
  31. ^ Bowling for Derbyshire County Championship 1952