Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1950 explained

Club:Derbyshire County Cricket Club seasons
Season:1950
Comp1:County Championship
Comp1 Result:5
Most Runs:Alan Revill
Most Catches:George Dawkes
Prevseason:1949 season
Nextseason:1951 season

Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1950 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for seventy-nine years. It was their forty-sixth season in the County Championship and they won eight matches in the County Championship to finish in fifth place.

1950 season

Derbyshire played 28 matches in the County Championship, one against Oxford University and one against the touring West Indies. Pat Vaulkhard was captain. Alan Revill scored most runs, and Dusty Rhodes took most wickets with 125.

Guy Willatt joined Derbyshire as designated captain but was hampered by injury and did not fill the role until the following season. Derek Morgan who also joined was another future captain and played until 1969. A third key played making his debut was Arnold Hamer who scored over 15,000 runs over ten years. John Kelly joined Derbyshire from Lancashire and played for ten years and Alwyn Eato a former footballer played for five years. Bertram Richardson played for four years, and Mike Stevenson who was at Cambridge University played occasional games in two seasons.

Matches

List of matches
No.DateVResult MarginNotes - 110 May 1950[1] Surrey
Kennington Oval
Lost 4 wickets HL Jackson 5-41; Laker 5-57
213 May 1950[2] Northamptonshire
County Ground, Derby
Won 6 wickets AC Revill 108
320 May 1950[3] Somerset
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Drawn Hazell 6-76; AEG Rhodes 5-14
424 May 1950[4] Middlesex
Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood
Drawn
527 May 1950[5] Warwickshire
County Ground, Derby
Drawn Dollery 163; Pritchard 6-78
631 May 1950[6] Leicestershire
Grace Road, Leicester
Lost 4 wickets Tompkin 130; AC Revill 119; Lester 6-87
703 Jun 1950[7] Yorkshire
Park Avenue Cricket Ground, Bradford
Won 79 runs D Smith 122; Len Hutton 107; AEG Rhodes 6-74
807 Jun 1950[8] Worcestershire
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston
Won 65 runs HL Jackson 6-57
910 Jun 1950[9] Oxford University
The University Parks, Oxford
Drawn PDS Blake 101; AEG Rhodes 7-68
1014 Jun 1950[10] Glamorgan
The Gnoll, Neath
Lost 92 runs HL Jackson 5-38 and 6-63; Trick 5-18
1117 Jun 1950[11] Gloucestershire
Ashley Down Ground, Bristol
Lost 81 runs Young 117; HL Jackson 6-37; Cook 6-82; Goddard 7-42
1221 Jun 1950[12] Glamorgan
County Ground, Derby
Drawn
1324 Jun 1950[13] Lancashire
Park Road Ground, Buxton
Drawn Ikin 103; Tattershall 6-46;
1428 Jun 1950[14] Yorkshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Lost 7 wickets Halliday 144; AEG Rhodes 5-82
1501 Jul 1950[15] Nottinghamshire
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston
Lost 1 wicket CS Elliott 158; Jepson 5-68
1605 Jul 1950[16] Worcestershire
County Ground, New Road, Worcester
Lost 4 wickets Jenkins 7-31; P Jackson 7-107
1708 Jul 1950[17] Lancashire
Old Trafford, Manchester
Won 83 runs AC Revill 109; AEG Rhodes 5-79; Tattershall 5-72
1812 Jul 1950[18] Hampshire
County Ground, Derby
Drawn TA Hall 5-60
1915 Jul 1950[19] West Indies
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Drawn C Gladwin 6-40
2022 Jul 1950[20] Essex
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Won 6 wickets Bailey 5-54
2126 Jul 1950[21] Sussex
Ind Coope Ground, Burton-on-Trent
Drawn Langridge 184; HL Jackson 5-27
2229 Jul 1950[22] Hampshire
County Ground, Southampton
Lost 49 runs Knott 5-83 and 7-93; C Gladwin 5-51
2305 Aug 1950[23] Warwickshire
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Won 8 wickets Grove 6-60; HL Jackson 5-22 and 5-76
2409 Aug 1950[24] Gloucestershire
County Ground, Derby
Drawn DM Young 149
2512 Aug 1950[25] Nottinghamshire
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Drawn AEG Rhodes 6-69; Butler 5-38
2616 Aug 1950[26] Leicestershire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Drawn Berry 118
2719 Aug 1950[27] Kent
County Ground, Derby
Won Innings and 98 runs C Gladwin 6-56
2823 Aug 1950[28] Kent
Crabble Athletic Ground, Dover
Lost 9 wickets C Gladwin 7-73; Wright 6-45
2926 Aug 1950[29] Essex
Southchurch Park, Southend-on-Sea
Won 10 wickets JM Kelly 130; Gladwin 7-80
3030 Aug 1950[30] Sussex
County Ground, Hove
Drawn

Notes and References

  1. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/19/19233.html Cricket Archive - Surrey v Derbyshire 10 May 1950
  2. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/19/19236.html Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Northamptonshire 13 May 1950
  3. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/19/19254.html Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Somerset 20 May 1950
  4. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/19/19266.html Cricket Archive - Middlesex v Derbyshire 24 May 1950
  5. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/19/19271.html Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Warwickshire 27 May 1950
  6. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/19/19284.html Cricket Archive - Leicestershire v Derbyshire 31 May 1950
  7. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/19/19297.html Cricket Archive - Yorkshire v Derbyshire 03 Jun 1950
  8. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/19/19299.html Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Worcestershire 07 Jun 1950
  9. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/19/19315.html Cricket Archive - Oxford University v Derbyshire 10 Jun 1950
  10. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/19/19319.html Cricket Archive - Glamorgan v Derbyshire 14 Jun 1950
  11. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/19/19327.html Cricket Archive - Gloucestershire v Derbyshire 17 Jun 1950
  12. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/19/19337.html Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Glamorgan 21 Jun 1950
  13. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/19/19347.html Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Lancashire 24 Jun 1950
  14. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/19/19358.html Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Yorkshire 28 Jun 1950
  15. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/19/19366.html Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire 01 Jul 1950
  16. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/19/19383.html Cricket Archive - Worcestershire v Derbyshire 05 Jul 1950
  17. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/19/19387.html Cricket Archive - Lancashire v Derbyshire 08 Jul 1950
  18. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/19/19394.html Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Hampshire 12 Jul 1950
  19. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/19/19403.html Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v West Indians 15 Jul 1950
  20. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/19/19417.html Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Essex 22 Jul 1950
  21. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/19/19426.html Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Sussex 26 Jul 1950
  22. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/19/19434.html Cricket Archive - Hampshire v Derbyshire 29 Jul 1950
  23. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/19/19458.html Cricket Archive - Warwickshire v Derbyshire 05 Aug 1950
  24. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/19/19460.html Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Gloucestershire 09 Aug 1950
  25. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/19/19475.html Cricket Archive - Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire 12 Aug 1950
  26. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/19/19479.html Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Leicestershire 16 Aug 1950
  27. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/19/19487.html Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Kent 19 Aug 1950
  28. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/19/19498.html Cricket Archive - Kent v Derbyshire 23 Aug 1950
  29. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/19/19505.html Cricket Archive - Essex v Derbyshire 26 Aug 1950
  30. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/19/19520.html Cricket Archive - Sussex v Derbyshire 30 Aug 1950