Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1961 explained

Club:	Derbyshire County Cricket Club
Season:	1961
Comp1:	County Championship
Comp1 Result:	7
Most Runs:	Laurie Johnson
Most Wickets:	Harold Rhodes
Prevseason:	1960
Nextseason:	1962

Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1961 represents cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for ninety years. It was their fifty-seventh season in the County Championship and they won ten matches to finish seventh in the County Championship.

1961 season

Derbyshire played 28 games in the County Championship, and one match against Oxford University, one against the touring Australians and an extra match against Nottinghamshire. They won ten matches altogether Donald Carr was in his seventh season as captain. Laurie Johnson was top scorer and Harold Rhodes took most wickets with 101.

The only new member of the team was Bob Taylor, a future captain and international, who had played in the second XI in the previous year. He was brought in to keep wicket after George Dawkes suffered from knee problems.

Matches

List of matches
No.	Date	V	Result	Margin	Notes	-	1	26 Apr 1961^[1]	Nottinghamshire Trent Bridge, Nottingham	Drawn		Not a county championship match
2	3 May 1961^[2]	Australians Queen's Park, Chesterfield	Drawn		Only 22 overs played
3	10 May 1961^[3]	Kent County Ground, Derby	Drawn		Sayer 5–48; HJ Rhodes 5–59
4	13 May 1961^[4]	Nottinghamshire Trent Bridge, Nottingham	Won	3 wickets	Winfield 109; DB Carr 143
5	17 May 1961^[5]	Somerset Recreation Ground, Bath	Won	3 wickets	Wright 102; DC Morgan 5–40
6	20 May 1961^[6]	Northamptonshire County Ground, Northampton	Lost	129 runs	Allen 8–48 and 5–50; HJ Rhodes 5–48; E Smith 5–41
7	24 May 1961^[7]	Worcestershire County Ground, Derby	Lost	Innings and 15 runs	Coldwell 5–44; Gifford 5–17
8	27 May 1961^[8]	Glamorgan Queen's Park, Chesterfield	Lost	14 runs	IR Buxton 6–80
9	3 Jun 1961^[9]	Lancashire Old Trafford, Manchester	Lost	109 runs	Grieves 139
10	7 Jun 1961^[10]	Sussex County Ground, Derby	Drawn		IR Buxton 5–52; Thomson 5–54 and 6–46
11	10 Jun 1961^[11]	Essex Hoffman's Sports and Social Club Ground, Chelmsford	Drawn		G Smith 148; HL Johnson 119; TJP Eyre 5–75
12	17 Jun 1961^[12]	Essex Ind Coope Ground, Burton-on-Trent	Lost	181 runs	Knight 120; HL Jackson 5–30; Bailey 5–27
13	21 Jun 1961^[13]	Lancashire Queen's Park, Chesterfield	Won	Innings and 141 runs	HL Jackson 6–15; TJP Eyre 5–40
14	24 Jun 1961^[14]	Oxford University Park Road Ground, Buxton	Drawn		HJ Rhodes took a hattrick to finish Oxford's second innings
15	28 Jun 1961^[15]	Yorkshire Bramall Lane, Sheffield	Drawn		Trueman 6–60 and 5–63
16	1 Jul 1961^[16]	Leicestershire County Ground, Derby	Won	9 wickets	HL Jackson 5–53; Spencer 5–32
17	5 Jul 1961^[17]	Gloucestershire Wagon Works Ground, Gloucester	Drawn		HL Johnson 122; A'Court 6–50; Cook 5–41
18	8 Jul 1961^[18]	Yorkshire Queen's Park, Chesterfield	Lost	Innings and 18 runs	Stott 114
19	12 Jul 1961^[19]	Glamorgan Cardiff Arms Park	Drawn		HJ Rhodes 5–80; Shepherd5-96
20	19 Jul 1961^[20]	Warwickshire County Ground, Derby	Won	3 wickets	IR Buxton 5–41 and 5–63; Thompson 5–46 and 5–75
21	22 Jul 1961^[21]	Worcestershire Chester Road North Ground, Kidderminster	Lost	185 runs	Headley 103; Coldwell 8–41
22	26 Jul 1961^[22]	Middlesex Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood	Won	7 wickets	Parfitt 113; HJ Rhodes 7–74
23	29 Jul 1961^[23]	Nottinghamshire Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston	Drawn		DB Carr 130
24	2 Aug 1961^[24]	Somerset Queen's Park, Chesterfield	Won	6 wickets	HL Jackson 5–33; Palmer 6–76
25	5 Aug 1961^[25]	Northamptonshire County Ground, Derby	Drawn
26	9 Aug 1961^[26]	Leicestershire Grace Road, Leicester	Won	136 runs	HL Johnson 116; Savage 5–81; HJ Rhodes 5–49
27	12 Aug 1961^[27]	Hampshire County Ground, Derby	Lost	58 runs	Horton 141; Shackleton 6–90
28	19 Aug 1961^[28]	Surrey Queen's Park, Chesterfield	Won	4 wickets	HL Jackson 6–40 and 5–68; Sydenham 5–102
29	23 Aug 1961^[29]	Warwickshire Edgbaston, Birmingham	Drawn		Stewart 135; Wright 5–68; Bannister 6–30
30	26 Aug 1961^[30]	Sussex Manor Sports Ground, Worthing	Won	65 runs	WF Oates 148; E Smith 5–76
31	30 Aug 1961^[31]	Hampshire Dean Park, Bournemouth	Lost	140 runs	HL Johnson 112; Wassell 5–132; Shackleton 6–39
Statistics County Championship batting averages Name Matches Inns Runs High score Average 100s 25 46 1594 122 37.95 4 26 47 1559 143 36.25 2 23 41 1259 148* 34.02 1 28 53 1415 91 27.74 0 1 2 49 46 24.50 0 26 45 888 83 22.76 0 11 18 342 50 21.37 0 24 45 899 71 20.43 0 24 41 643 50* 17.86 0 8 12 97 33* 16.16 0 20 34 432 48 14.89 0 24 37 321 34 14.59 0 2 3 28 17 14.00 0 12 24 334 80 13.91 0 6 11 132 34 12.00 0 17 24 205 48 11.38 0 8 10 42 17 7.00 0 4 6 35 18 5.83 0 19 21 46 11 3.06 0^[32] County Championship bowling averages Name Balls Runs Wickets BB Average 5582 2024 101 7–74 20.03 4350 1691 79 6–80 21.40 4696 1481 78 6–15 18.98 4203 1744 62 5–40 28.12 3543 1412 44 5–41 32.09 1358 682 29 5–40 23.51 1088 615 18 3–37 34.16 1344 462 14 3–45 33.00 684 262 11 2–9 23.81 384 211 4 2–55 52.75 138 63 2 1–0 31.50 24 24 1 1–0 24.00 48 42 1 1–42 42.00 24 15 0 6 0 0 12 13 0 18 5 0^[33] Wicket Keepers GO Dawkes Catches 33, Stumping 1 (not in championship) Bob Taylor Catches 47, Stumping 6 See also Derbyshire County Cricket Club seasons 1961 English cricket season References

Notes and References

1. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/24/24663.html Cricket ArchiveNottinghamshire v Derbyshire 26 Apr 1961
2. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/24/24673.html Cricket Archive Derbyshire v Australians 3 May 1961
3. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/24/24698.html Cricket Archive Derbyshire v Kent 10 May 1961
4. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/24/24717.html Cricket Archive Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire 13 May 1961
5. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/24/24731.html Cricket Archive Somerset v Derbyshire 17 May 1961
6. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/24/24746.html Cricket Archive Northamptonshire v Derbyshire 20 May 1961
7. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/24/24755.html Cricket Archive Derbyshire v Worcestershire 24 May 1961
8. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/24/24768.html Cricket Archive Derbyshire v Glamorgan 27 May 1961
9. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/24/24798.html Cricket Archive Lancashire v Derbyshire 3 Jun 1961
10. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/24/24811.html Cricket Archive Derbyshire v Sussex 7 Jun 1961
11. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/24/24827.html Cricket Archive Essex v Derbyshire 10 Jun 1961
12. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/24/24853.html Cricket Archive Derbyshire v Essex 17 Jun 1961
13. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/24/24866.html Cricket Archive Derbyshire v Lancashire 21 Jun 1961
14. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/24/24881.html Cricket ArchiveDerbyshire v Oxford University 24 Jun 1961
15. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/24/24907.html Cricket Archive Yorkshire v Derbyshire 28 Jun 1961
16. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/24/24912.html Cricket Archive Derbyshire v Leicestershire 1 Jul 1961
17. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/24/24927.html Cricket Archive Gloucestershire v Derbyshire 5 Jul 1961
18. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/24/24940.html Cricket Archive Derbyshire v Yorkshire 8 Jul 1961
19. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/24/24954.html Cricket Archive Glamorgan v Derbyshire 12 Jul 1961
20. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/24/24981.html Cricket Archive Derbyshire v Warwickshire 19 Jul 1961
21. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/25/25004.html Cricket Archive Worcestershire v Derbyshire 22 Jul 1961
22. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/25/25012.html Cricket Archive Middlesex v Derbyshire 26 Jul 1961
23. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/25/25024.html Cricket Archive Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire 29 Jul 1961
24. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/25/25035.html Cricket Archive Derbyshire v Somerset 2 Aug 1961
25. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/25/25047.html Cricket Archive Derbyshire v Northamptonshire 5 Aug 1961
26. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/25/25064.html Cricket Archive Leicestershire v Derbyshire 9 Aug 1961
27. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/25/25074.html Cricket Archive Derbyshire v Hampshire 12 Aug 1961
28. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/25/25102.html Cricket Archive Derbyshire v Surrey 19 Aug 1961
29. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/25/25124.html Cricket Archive Warwickshire v Derbyshire 23 Aug 1961
30. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/25/25133.html Cricket Archive Sussex v Derbyshire 26 Aug 1961
31. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/25/25139.html Cricket Archive Hampshire v Derbyshire 30 Aug 1961
32. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/ENG/County_Championship_1961/Derbyshire_Batting.html Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire County Championship 1961
33. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/ENG/County_Championship_1961/Derbyshire_Bowling.html Bowling for Derbyshire County Championship 1961