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Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1926

Derbyshire County Cricket Club seasons
1926 season
CaptainGuy Jackson
County Championship11
Most runsHarry Storer
Most wicketsStan Worthington
Most catchesHarry Elliott
← 1925 1927 →

Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1926 represents the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for fifty five years. It was their twenty-eighth season in the County Championship and they won five matches to finish eleventh in the County Championship.

1926 season

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Derbyshire played 24 games in the County Championship, and one match against the touring Australians. The majority of matches were drawn, and Derbyshire suffered heavy defeats at the hands of champion county Lancashire.

Guy Jackson was in his fifth season as captain. Harry Storer was top scorer and took 41 wickets as well. Stan Worthington took most wickets with 56.

Neville Ford played the first of several seasons for Derbyshire but William Parrington appeared only in 1926. Henry Jordan played in just one match without scoring, while Albert Blount reappeared for two matches twelve years after he had last played for the county. Stalwarts Samuel Cadman and Arthur Morton played their last games for the club.

Matches

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List of matches
No. Date V Result Margin Notes
1 8 May 1926[1] Yorkshire
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston 		Drawn Macaulay 6–34
2 15 May 1926[2] Lancashire
Old Trafford, Manchester 		Lost Innings and 214 runs Hallows 110
3 22 May 1926[3] Warwickshire
County Ground, Derby 		Drawn Bates 187; Partridge 5–77
4 26 May 1926[4] Northamptonshire
County Ground, Northampton 		Drawn Jupp 109; H Storer 5–46
5 29 May 1926[5] Glamorgan
Queen's Park, Chesterfield 		Lost 8 wickets Bates 100; Mercer 5–50
6 5 Jun 1926[6] Essex
County Ground, Derby 		Lost Innings and 153 runs Freeman 172; AHM Jackson 5–84; Palmer 5–31
7 9 Jun 1926[7] Kent
Garrison 1 Cricket Ground, Chatham 		Drawn Hardinge 134; Freeman 5–82; Wright 5–36
8 12 Jun 1926[8] Leicestershire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield 		Abandoned
9 19 Jun 1926[9] Gloucestershire
The Town Ground, Burton-on-Trent 		Drawn Dipper 118
10 23 Jun 1926[10] Australians
Queen's Park, Chesterfield 		Drawn Bardsley 127
11 26 Jun 1926[11] Somerset
Recreation Ground, Bath 		Lost Innings and 1 run Bridges 5–59; Hunt 5–90
12 30 Jun 1926[12] Gloucestershire
Greenbank, Bristol 		Won 6 wickets GM Lee 5–89; Sinfield 5–80
13 3 Jul 1926[13] Glamorgan
Ynysangharad Park, Pontypridd 		Drawn Riches 136; H Storer 5–90
14 10 Jul 1926[14] Somerset
County Ground, Derby 		Won 139 runs H Storer 132 and 6–48; Bridges 5–120
15 14 Jul 1926[15] Yorkshire
Bramall Lane, Sheffield 		Drawn
16 17 Jul 1926[16] Leicestershire
Aylestone Road, Leicester 		Lost Innings and 51 runs Taylor 107; Lord 5–40; GM Lee 5–57
17 24 Jul 1926[17] Lancashire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield 		Lost Innings and 150 runs Hallows 100; Watson 109; Tyldesley 5–17 and 5–18
18 28 Jul 1926[18] Worcestershire
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston 		Won 2 wickets Fox 105; Root 5–56 and 6–83; A Morton 5–44
19 31 Jul 1926[19] Warwickshire
Edgbaston, Birmingham 		Drawn J Bowden 106; W Quaife 5–81; GM Lee 6–76
20 4 Aug 1926[20] Worcestershire
Chester Road North Ground, Kidderminster 		Won 83 runs Fox 141; Wilson 5–97 and 5–74; A Morton 5–71
21 7 Aug 1926[21] Nottinghamshire
Trent Bridge, Nottingham 		Drawn Payton 133; H Larwood 5–44; Richmond 5–98
22 11 Aug 1926[22] Essex
County Ground, Leyton 		Drawn Russell 102*; A Morton 5–94
23 14 Aug 1926[23] Nottinghamshire
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston 		Lost 50 runs Payton 100*; Staples 5–76 and 6–51; Richmond 5–78; L F Townsend 6–32
24 18 Aug 1926[24] Northamptonshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield 		Won Innings and 69 runs L F Townsend 5–14; Jupp 5–98
25 21 Aug 1926[25] Kent
County Ground, Derby 		Drawn GM Lee 191 and 5–87; T S Worthington 5–74; Freeman 6–120

Statistics

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County Championship batting averages

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Name Matches Inns Runs High score Average 100s
H Storer 21 37 1206 132 36.54 1
J Bowden 23 40 1189 106 30.48 1
GM Lee 22 40 1103 191 29.02 1
GR Jackson 23 39 845 98 21.66 0
L F Townsend 23 40 793 89 20.86 0
JL Crommelin-Brown 7 11 229 68 20.81 0
T S Worthington 23 36 656 84 20.50 0
EF Loney 6 10 164 39* 20.50 0
JM Hutchinson 23 38 696 81 19.88 0
AHM Jackson 6 10 110 36* 18.33 0
A Morton 19 28 361 56* 16.40 0
WF Parrington 6 11 148 47 14.80 0
NM Ford 2 2 28 20 14.00 0
A Blount 2 3 41 17 13.66 0
H Elliott 23 32 222 34* 11.68 0
W Carter 4 6 69 35 11.50 0
JA Cresswell 8 11 61 18* 10.16 0
SWA Cadman 1 2 19 13 9.50 0
W Shardlow 10 13 37 16 4.11 0
HGB Jordan 1 2 0 0 0.00 0[26]

County Championship bowling averages

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Name Balls Runs Wickets BB Average
T S Worthington 4481 1656 56 5–74 29.57
A Morton 3515 1233 49 5–44 25.16
H Storer 3178 1406 41 6–48 34.29
GM Lee 2186 965 40 6–76 24.12
L F Townsend 2254 854 38 6–32 22.47
W Shardlow 1753 761 20 4–64 38.05
AHM Jackson 660 371 17 5–84 21.82
JA Cresswell 966 371 11 2–34 33.72
JM Hutchinson 786 434 11 2–9 39.45
EF Loney 834 259 11 4–27 23.54
SWA Cadman 228 85 2 1–25 42.50
A Blount 186 70 1 1–38 70.00
W Carter 132 82 0
GR Jackson 90 42 0[27]

Wicket-keeper

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H Elliott Catches 35 Stumping 12

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Cricket Archive Derbyshire v Yorkshire 8 May 1926
  2. ^ Cricket Archive Lancashire v Derbyshire 15 May 1926
  3. ^ Cricket Archive Derbyshire v Warwickshire 22 May 1926
  4. ^ Cricket Archive Northamptonshire v Derbyshire 26 May 1926
  5. ^ Cricket Archive Derbyshire v Glamorgan 29 May 1926
  6. ^ Cricket Archive Derbyshire v Essex 5 Jun 1926
  7. ^ Cricket Archive Kent v Derbyshire 9 Jun 1926
  8. ^ Cricket Archive Derbyshire v Leicestershire 12 Jun 1926
  9. ^ Cricket Archive Derbyshire v Gloucestershire 19 Jun 1926
  10. ^ Cricket Archive Derbyshire v Australians 23 Jun 1926
  11. ^ Cricket Archive Somerset v Derbyshire 26 Jun 1926
  12. ^ Cricket Archive Gloucestershire v Derbyshire 30 Jun 1926
  13. ^ Cricket Archive Glamorgan v Derbyshire 3 Jul 1926
  14. ^ Cricket Archive Derbyshire v Somerset 10 Jul 1926
  15. ^ Cricket Archive Yorkshire v Derbyshire 14 Jul 1926
  16. ^ Cricket Archive Leicestershire v Derbyshire 17 Jul 1926
  17. ^ Cricket Archive Derbyshire v Lancashire 24 Jul 1926
  18. ^ Cricket Archive Derbyshire v Worcestershire 28 Jul 1926
  19. ^ Cricket Archive Warwickshire v Derbyshire 31 Jul 1926
  20. ^ Cricket Archive Worcestershire v Derbyshire 4 Aug 1926
  21. ^ Cricket Archive Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire 7 Aug 1926
  22. ^ Cricket Archive Essex v Derbyshire 11 Aug 1926
  23. ^ Cricket Archive Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire 14 Aug 1926
  24. ^ Cricket Archive Derbyshire v Northamptonshire 18 Aug 1926
  25. ^ Cricket Archive Derbyshire v Kent 21 Aug 1926
  26. ^ Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire County Championship 1926
  27. ^ Bowling for Derbyshire County Championship 1926