# Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1959

Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1959 represents the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing eighty-eight years. It was their fifty-fifth season in the County Championship and they won thirteen matches to finish seventh in the County Championship.

## 1959 season

Derbyshire played 28 games in the County Championship, one match against Cambridge University, and one against the touring Indians . Despite winning thirteen matches altogether, they ended seventh in the County Championship. Donald Carr was in his fifth season as captain and was top scorer. His 2165 runs was a record for most runs in a season for Derbyshire and he scored two centuries in a match against Kent. He was also Wisden Cricketer of the Year. Les Jackson took most wickets with 117 and achieved 9 for 17 against Cambridge University. Harold Rhodes played for England during the season.
The team included a considerable amount of fresh blood with Bob Berry Ian Buxton, Peter Eyre, Ian Hall, William Oates and William Richardson, all of whom had sustained careers with Derbyshire.

### Matches

List of matches :
| No. | Date | V | Result | Margin | Notes |
| 1 | 29 Apr 1959 | Cambridge University FP Fenner's Ground, Cambridge | Won | Innings and 92 runs | Douglas-Pennant 5-76; HL Jackson 9-17 |
| 2 | 9 May 1959 | Northamptonshire County Ground, Derby | Won | 4 wickets | Subba Row 127; HJ Rhodes 5-65; HL Jackson 5-41 |
| 3 | 13 May 1959 | Warwickshire Courtaulds Ground, Coventry | Won | 167 runs | DB Carr 143; Wheatley 5-93; HL Jackson 6-53 |
| 4 | 16 May 1959 | Leicestershire Grace Road, Leicester | Drawn | | Hallam 200; Watson 101*; Spencer 5-69; R Smith 5-81 |
| 5 | 20 May 1959 | Gloucestershire County Ground, Derby | Lost | 48 runs | Young 142 |
| 6 | 23 May 1959 | Worcestershire Queen's Park, Chesterfield | Won | 9 wickets | Outschoon 112; HL Jackson 5-38; |
| 7 | 27 May 1959 | Glamorgan St Helen's, Swansea | Lost | 3 wickets | Parkhouse 154 |
| 8 | 30 May 1959 | Middlesex Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood | Won | 6 wickets | HL Jackson 5-42 |
| 9 | 6 Jun 1959 | Yorkshire Bramall Lane, Sheffield | Drawn | | HL Jackson 5-70; Platt 6-72 |
| 10 | 10 Jun 1959 | Kent > Queen's Park, Chesterfield | Won | Innings and 21 runs | GW Richardson 8-64; Halfyard 7-89; HL Jackson 5-38 |
| 11 | 13 Jun 1959 | Lancashire County Ground, Derby | Won | 7 wickets | HL Jackson 6-36 |
| 12 | 17 Jun 1959 | Surrey Kennington Oval | Drawn | | DC Morgan 5-67 |
| 13 | 20 Jun 1959 | Nottinghamshire Trent Bridge, Nottingham | Won | 4 wickets | JM Kelly 113; DC Morgan 5-45 |
| 14 | 24 Jun 1959 | Gloucestershire Ashley Down Ground, Bristol | Lost | Innings and 45 runs | E Smith 5-70 |
| 15 | 27 Jun 1959 | Indians Queen's Park, Chesterfield | Drawn | | Apte 165 |
| 16 | 4 Jul 1959 | Yorkshire Queen's Park, Chesterfield | Lost | 6 wickets | K Taylor 144 |
| 17 | 11 Jul 1959 | Lancashire Old Trafford, Manchester | Drawn | | Marner 137; C Lee 109; DB Carr 119 |
| 18 | 15 Jul 1959 | Somerset Park Road Ground, Buxton | Drawn | | Wright 112; Greetham 104 |
| 19 | 18 Jul 1959 | Warwickshire Ind Coope Ground, Burton-on-Trent | Lost | 26 runs | M Smith 142; HL Jackson 7-35 and 5-80 |
| 20 | 25 Jul 1959 | Sussex Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston | Drawn | | Parks 130; Marlar 6-57 |
| 21 | 29 Jul 1959 | Glamorgan Queen's Park, Chesterfield | Drawn | | Wooler 7-41; IR Buxton 5-62 |
| 22 | 1 Aug 1959 | Leicestershire County Ground, Derby | Drawn | | Watson 150; DB Carr 109 |
| 23 | 5 Aug 1959 | Kent St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury | Won | 99 runs | DB Carr 156* and 109; Pettiford 5-33; GW Richardson 7-31 |
| 24 | 8 Aug 1959 | Hampshire County Ground, Derby | Won | 6 wickets | IW Hall 113; Shaekleton 7-86; E Smith 5-32 |
| 25 | 12 Aug 1959 | Essex Queen's Park, Chesterfield | Drawn | | Insole 155; Knight 5-44 |
| 26 | 15 Aug 1959 | Worcestershire County Ground, New Road, Worcester | Won | 137 runs | Aldridge 5-55; HL Jackson 5-34 and 5-26 |
| 27 | 19 Aug 1959 | Essex Vista Road Recreation Ground, Clacton-on-Sea | Lost | 7 wickets | Barker 128*; HL Jackson 6-47 |
| 28 | 22 Aug 1959 | Sussex Manor Sports Ground, Worthing | Won | 5 wickets | Lenham 104; Parks 113; A Hamer 118;E Smith6-44 |
| 29 | 26 Aug 1959 | Nottinghamshire County Ground, Derby | Won | 119 runs | Hill 122; Cotton 5-55 |
| 30 | 29 Aug 1959 | Hampshire Dean Park, Bournemouth | Drawn | | Horton 119 |

## Statistics
### County Championship batting averages

| Name | Matches | Inns | Runs | High score | Average | 100s |
| DB Carr | 27 | 49 | 2092 | 156* | 49.80 | 5 |
| A Hamer | 28 | 53 | 1842 | 118 | 36.84 | 1 |
| HL Johnson | 28 | 50 | 1360 | 97 | 34.00 | 0 |
| IW Hall | 12 | 19 | 572 | 113 | 30.10 | 1 |
| C Lee | 26 | 49 | 1316 | 109 | 27.41 | 1 |
| JM Kelly | 14 | 26 | 620 | 113* | 25.83 | 1 |
| DC Morgan | 28 | 52 | 1101 | 75 | 24.46 | 0 |
| IR Buxton | 8 | 11 | 216 | 79 | 21.60 | 0 |
| GW Richardson | 19 | 31 | 512 | 91 | 20.48 | 0 |
| GO Dawkes | 28 | 45 | 804 | 68 | 20.10 | 0 |
| WF Oates | 5 | 9 | 134 | 56 | 16.75 | 0 |
| HJ Rhodes | 18 | 21 | 208 | 44* | 13.86 | 0 |
| E Smith | 28 | 39 | 349 | 43 | 12.46 | 0 |
| HL Jackson | 26 | 29 | 178 | 32 | 9.36 | 0 |
| R Berry | 12 | 14 | 35 | 11* | 5.00 | 0 |
| TJP Eyre | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
Additionally Ray Swallow played in the match against the touring Indians.

### County Championship bowling averages

| Name | Balls | Runs | Wickets | BB | Average |
| HL Jackson | 6056 | 2114 | 117 | 7-35 | 18.06 |
| E Smith | 4224 | 2023 | 71 | 6-44 | 28.49 |
| HJ Rhodes | 3294 | 1484 | 60 | 5-65 | 24.73 |
| DC Morgan | 4223 | 1990 | 55 | 5-45 | 36.18 |
| GW Richardson | 2609 | 1373 | 54 | 8-54 | 25.42 |
| IR Buxton | 954 | 468 | 20 | 5-62 | 23.40 |
| DB Carr | 1237 | 734 | 18 | 3-58 | 40.77 |
| R Berry | 1492 | 645 | 15 | 3-12 | 43.00 |
| TJP Eyre | 150 | 96 | 1 | 1-75 | 96.00 |
| C Lee | 95 | 56 | 1 | 1-4 | 56.00 |
| A Hamer | 18 | 12 | 1 | 1-0 | 12.00 |
| HL Johnson | 18 | 10 | 0 |
| IW Hall | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| GO Dawkes | 1 | 0 | 0 |

## Wicket Keepers

* GO Dawkes Catches 57, Stumping 5