# Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1963

Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1963 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for ninety-two years. It was their fifty-ninth season in the County Championship and they won two championship matches and lost fourteen to finish seventeenth in the County Championship. It was the first season in which the Gillette Cup was played, and Derbyshire reached the quarter-finals.

## 1963 season

Derbyshire played 28 games in the County Championship, one match against the Pakistani Eaglets, one against the touring West Indies and one match against Cambridge University. They won three first class matches, lost fifteen matches and drew thirteen matches. They won their first round match in the Gillette Cup, but lost in the quarter-final. Charles Lee was captain and scored most runs. Harold Rhodes took most wickets for the club.
There were several new players in the Derbyshire team. Brian Jackson made a large contribution with his bowling over six seasons. John Harvey played for another ten years and John Eyre for five. Roger de Ville appeared twice in the season and once in the following season.

## Matches
### First Class

List of matches :
| No. | Date | V | Result | Margin | Notes |
| 1 | 8 May 1963 | Surrey Kennington Oval | Lost | Innings and 6 runs | Edrich 125 |
| 2 | 11 May 1963 | Gloucestershire County Ground, Derby | Lost | 4 wickets | Brown 6–48 and 7–48 |
| 3 | 15 May 1963 | Somerset Ind Coope Ground, Burton-on-Trent | Lost | Innings and 80 runs | Wright 151 |
| 4 | 18 May 1963 | Worcestershire Queen's Park, Chesterfield | Drawn | | Coldwell 6–43 |
| 5 | 25 May 1963 | Glamorgan St Helen's, Swansea | Drawn | | C Lee 104; Oates 99; Pressdee 6–58 |
| 6 | 29 May 1963 | Essex Gidea Park Sports Ground, Romford | Lost | 80 runs | Knight 5–46 |
| 7 | 1 Jun 1963 | Warwickshire Edgbaston, Birmingham | Lost | 10 wickets | Horner 102; Hitchcock 106; Barber 6–74 |
| 8 | 5 Jun 1963 | Northamptonshire County Ground, Derby | Lost | 4 wickets | IW Hall 136; HL Jackson 6–69 |
| 9 | 8 Jun 1963 | Yorkshire Queen's Park, Chesterfield | Lost | Innings and 56 runs | Padgett 142; Sharpe 136; Nicholson 6–36 |
| 10 | 15 Jun 1963 | Lancashire Aigburth, Liverpool | Drawn | | Statham 5–45 |
| 11 | 19 Jun 1963 | Glamorgan Queen's Park, Chesterfield | Lost | 7 wickets | Shepherd 7–49 |
| 12 | 22 Jun 1963 | Leicestershire County Ground, Derby | Drawn | | |
| 13 | 29 Jun 1963 | Cambridge University Ind Coope Ground, Burton-on-Trent | Drawn | | Hutton 8–50 |
| 14 | 3 Jul 1963 | Middlesex Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston | Drawn | | Moss 5–47 |
| 15 | 6 Jul 1963 | Pakistan Eaglets County Ground, Derby | Won | 8 wickets | DC Morgan 113; Iqbal 5–103; AB Jackson 7–56 |
| 16 | 13 Jul 1963 | Worcestershire County Ground, New Road, Worcester | Lost | 101 runs | Graveney 100; Flavell 6–46; HL Jackson 5–53 |
| 17 | 17 Jul 1963 | West Indies Queen's Park, Chesterfield | Lost | 135 runs | |
| 18 | 20 Jul 1963 | Nottinghamshire Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston | Drawn | | Hill 134 |
| 19 | 24 Jul 1963 | Sussex Central Recreation Ground, Hastings | Won | 13 runs | Snow 6–52; Thomson 7–31; HJ Rhodes 6–22 |
| 20 | 27 Jul 1963 | Northamptonshire County Ground, Northampton | Lost | Innings and 53 runs | Ramsamooj 132; Larter 5–62 |
| 21 | 31 Jul 1963 | Sussex Queen's Park, Chesterfield | Drawn | | DB Carr 136 |
| 22 | 3 Aug 1963 | Warwickshire County Ground, Derby | Lost | 9 wickets | M Smith 144; Edmonds 5–40 |
| 23 | 7 Aug 1963 | Yorkshire Headingley, Leeds | Lost | 7 wickets | |
| 24 | 10 Aug 1963 | Somerset Clarence Park, Weston-super-Mare | Lost | 192 runs | Doughty 6–58 and 5–44 |
| 25 | 14 Aug 1963 | Kent Cheriton Road Sports Ground, Folkestone | Drawn | | Nicholls 211; Harvey 103 |
| 26 | 17 Aug 1963 | Lancashire Park Road Ground, Buxton | Drawn | | Grieves 114; Statham 6–28 |
| 27 | 21 Aug 1963 | Surrey County Ground, Derby | Drawn | | Sydenham 5–31 and 6–47 |
| 28 | 24 Aug 1963 | Hampshire Queen's Park, Chesterfield | Won | 144 runs | HJ Rhodes 5–41 |
| 29 | 28 Aug 1963 | Nottinghamshire Trent Bridge, Nottingham | Lost | 8 wickets | Bolus 136; Corran 5–55 |
| 30 | 31 Aug 1963 | Leicestershire Grace Road, Leicester | Drawn | | |
| 31 | 4 Sep 1963 | Middlesex Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood | Drawn | | |

### Gillette Cup

List of matches :
| No. | Date | V | Result | Margin | Notes |
| 1st round | 22 May 1963 | Hampshire Dean Park, Bournemouth | Won | 6 runs | |
| Quarter final | 12 Jun 1963 | Lancashire Old Trafford, Manchester | Lost | 5 wickets | |

## Statistics
### Competition batting averages

| Name | County Championship | County Championship | County Championship | County Championship | County Championship | County Championship | Gillette Cup | Gillette Cup | Gillette Cup | Gillette Cup | Gillette Cup | Gillette Cup |
| Name | M | I | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | M | I | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 |
| DB Carr | 4 | 8 | 358 | 136 | 44.75 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 |
| DC Morgan | 23 | 38 | 877 | 82 | 25.79 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 59 | 59* | | 0 |
| C Lee | 26 | 45 | 1147 | 104 | 25.48 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| WF Oates | 19 | 32 | 809 | 99 | 25.28 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 7.50 | 0 |
| JF Harvey | 8 | 12 | 292 | 103 | 24.33 | 1 | | | | | | |
| IR Buxton | 28 | 49 | 995 | 74* | 22.11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 21 | 11.50 | 0 |
| IW Hall | 22 | 40 | 739 | 136 | 18.47 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 92 | 61 | 46.00 | 0 |
| HL Johnson | 27 | 48 | 803 | 72 | 18.25 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 32 | 16.50 | 0 |
| E Smith | 25 | 42 | 595 | 49 | 16.08 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 28 | 15.00 | 0 |
| D Millner | 10 | 17 | 203 | 46 | 12.68 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 29 | 29.00 | 0 |
| R Swallow | 7 | 14 | 156 | 61 | 12.00 | 0 | | | | | | |
| RT de Ville | 2 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 12.00 | 0 | | | | | | |
| AB Jackson | 21 | 28 | 142 | 21 | 11.83 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 |
| RW Taylor | 28 | 44 | 387 | 54 | 9.92 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 8.00 | 0 |
| HL Jackson | 23 | 36 | 180 | 25 | 8.57 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3.00 | 0 |
| TJP Eyre | 9 | 16 | 131 | 19 | 8.18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 27 | 27.00 | 0 |
| HJ Rhodes | 21 | 30 | 207 | 38* | 7.96 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6* | | 0 |
| GW Richardson | 3 | 5 | 28 | 14 | 5.60 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 39 | 39.00 | 0 |
| JR Eyre | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | | | | | | |
Leading first-class batsmen for Derbyshire by runs scored :
| Name | Mat | Inns | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 |
| C Lee | 28 | 48 | 1202 | 104 | 25.04 | 1 |
| IR Buxton | 31 | 55 | 1084 | 74* | 21.68 | 0 |
| DC Morgan | 25 | 41 | 1039 | 113* | 28.86 | 1 |
| WF Oates | 22 | 38 | 869 | 99 | 23.48 | 0 |
| HL Johnson | 29 | 51 | 848 | 72 | 18.04 | 0 |
Leading ListA batsmen for Derbyshire by runs scored :
| Name | Mat | Inns | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 |
| IW Hall | 2 | 2 | 92 | 61 | 46.00 | 0 |
| DC Morgan | 1 | 1 | 59 | 59* | | 0 |
| GW Richardson | 1 | 1 | 39 | 39 | 39.00 | 0 |
| HL Johnson | 2 | 2 | 33 | 32 | 16.50 | 0 |
| D Millner | 1 | 1 | 29 | 29 | 29.00 | 0 |

### Competition bowling averages

| Name | County Championship | County Championship | County Championship | County Championship | County Championship | Gillette Cup | Gillette Cup | Gillette Cup | Gillette Cup | Gillette Cup |
| Name | Balls | Runs | Wkts | Best | Ave | Balls | Runs | Wkts | Best | Ave |
| HL Jackson | 4365 | 1413 | 63 | 6–66 | 22.42 | 162 | 46 | 2 | 1–22 | 23.00 |
| HJ Rhodes | 3732 | 1490 | 62 | 6–22 | 24.03 | 70 | 33 | 2 | 2–33 | 16.50 |
| AB Jackson | 3472 | 1468 | 54 | 4–24 | 27.18 | 48 | 24 | 0 | | |
| DC Morgan | 3101 | 1284 | 46 | 4–46 | 27.91 | 90 | 49 | 2 | 2–49 | 24.50 |
| E Smith | 3108 | 1452 | 32 | 4–64 | 45.37 | 165 | 106 | 2 | 1–46 | 53.00 |
| IR Buxton | 2106 | 932 | 19 | 3–54 | 49.05 | 42 | 42 | 0 | | |
| GW Richardson | 444 | 172 | 7 | 3–35 | 24.57 | 90 | 64 | 2 | 2–64 | 32.00 |
| TJP Eyre | 598 | 352 | 5 | 2–56 | 70.40 | 18 | 16 | 1 | 1–16 | 16.00 |
| RT de Ville | 156 | 141 | 2 | 2–47 | 70.50 | | | | | |
| DB Carr | 95 | 57 | 1 | 1–5 | 57.00 | | | | | |
| HL Johnson | 50 | 27 | 1 | 1–2 | 27.00 | | | | | |
| C Lee | 48 | 36 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| WF Oates | 54 | 36 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| JR Eyre | 36 | 33 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| D Millner | 12 | 12 | 0 | | | | | | | |
Leading first class bowlers for Derbyshire by wickets taken :
| Name | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Ave |
| HJ Rhodes | 4420 | 1786 | 75 | 6–22 | 23.81 |
| AB Jackson | 4039 | 1696 | 71 | 7–56 | 23.88 |
| HL Jackson | 4665 | 1515 | 69 | 6–66 | 21.95 |
| DC Morgan | 3287 | 1392 | 48 | 4–46 | 29.00 |
| E Smith | 3405 | 1636 | 38 | 4–64 | 43.05 |
Leading ListA bowlers for Derbyshire by wickets taken :
| Name | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Ave |
| HJ Rhodes | 70 | 33 | 2 | 2–33 | 16.50 |
| HL Jackson | 162 | 46 | 2 | 1–22 | 23.00 |
| DC Morgan | 90 | 49 | 2 | 2–49 | 24.50 |
| GW Richardson | 90 | 64 | 2 | 2–64 | 32.00 |
| E Smith | 165 | 106 | 2 | 1–46 | 53.00 |

### Wicket Keeping

* Bob Taylor
       County Championship Catches 74, Stumping 2
       Gillette Cup Catches 3, Stumping 0