Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1924 represents the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for fifty three years. It was their twenty sixth season in the County Championship and they failed to win a match, finishing seventeenth in the County Championship.
1924 season
Guy Jackson was in his third season as captain. After a steady rise since in the championship table since the low point of 1920, the team slumped to the bottom again in 1924 without winning a match. Jackson himself was top scorer, and Billy Bestwick took most wickets with 65.
Players making their debut were Fred Heath brother of John, and Archibald Ackroyd both of whom played in a later season, but in few matches overall. Edward Bedford and Alfred Rose played their only appearances for Derbyshire in the season with one match each.
Matches
List of matchesNo.DateVResult MarginNotes13 May 1924Cricket Archive – Lancashire v Derbyshire 3 May 1924 Lancashire Old Trafford, Manchester Drawn SWA Cadman 5–36; Parkin 8–20 27 May 1924Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v South Africans 7 May 1924 South Africans County Ground, Derby Drawn310 May 1924Cricket Archive – Leicestershire v Derbyshire 10 May 1924 Leicestershire Aylestone Road, Leicester Drawn Geary 7–45; W Bestwick 8–36 417 May 1924Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Glamorgan 17 May 1924 Glamorgan Cardiff Arms Park Lost7 wickets Spencer 5–32; Ryan 5–19 521 May 1924Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Surrey 21 May 1924 Surrey County Ground, Derby Lost6 wickets Jennings 6–51; W Bestwick 5–64 624 May 1924Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Lancashire 24 May 1924 Lancashire Queen's Park, Chesterfield LostInnings and 1 run Parkin 7–57 and 5–6; H Storer 5–27; R Tyldesley 5–30731 May 1924Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Worcestershire 31 May 1924 Worcestershire County Ground, Derby Drawn87 Jun 1924Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Warwickshire 7 Jun 1924 Warwickshire County Ground, Derby Drawn914 Jun 1924Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Yorkshire 14 Jun 1924 Yorkshire Queen's Park, Chesterfield Lost137 runs J Horsley 6–42 1018 Jun 1924Cricket Archive – Surrey v Derbyshire 18 Jun 1924 Surrey Kennington Oval LostInnings and 34 runs Jack Hobbs 118; Sadler 5–32 1121 Jun 1924Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Somerset 21 Jun 1924 Somerset The Town Ground, Burton-on-Trent LostInnings and 55 runs MacBryan 132; Lyon 219; Bridges 7–56 1225 Jun 1924Cricket Archive – Northamptonshire v Derbyshire 25 Jun 1924 Northamptonshire County Ground, Northampton Lost213 runs Woolley 124; SWA Cadman 125; Wells 5–13 1328 Jun 1924Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Leicestershire 28 Jun 1924 Leicestershire Queen's Park, Chesterfield Lost7 wickets JM Hutchinson 143; Skelding 6–107 and 5–40; Geary 5–19145 Jul 1924Cricket Archive – Gloucestershire v Derbyshire 5 Jul 1924 Gloucestershire Wagon Works Ground, Gloucester Drawn Salter 135; A Morton 5–92; Parker 6–124 159 Jul 1924Cricket Archive – Somerset v Derbyshire 9 Jul 1924 Somerset Recreation Ground, Bath Lost192 runs White 5–25 1612 Jul 1924Cricket Archive – Glamorgan v Derbyshire 12 Jul 1924 Glamorgan St Helen's, Swansea Lost Innings and 107 runs Riches 170; Arnott 102; Davies 5–39; Ryan 5–71 1719 Jul 1924Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Northamptonshire 19 Jul 1924 Northamptonshire Queen's Park, Chesterfield Drawn1823 Jul 1924Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Gloucestershire 23 Jul 1924 Gloucestershire County Ground, Derby Lost9 runs Parker 8–35; A Morton 6–58 1930 Jul 1924Cricket Archive – Yorkshire v Derbyshire 30 Jul 1924 Yorkshire Fartown, Huddersfield Drawn Holmes 107; Rhodes 6–25 202 Aug 1924Cricket Archive – Warwickshire v Derbyshire 2 Aug 1924 Warwickshire Edgbaston, Birmingham Drawn Hewetson 5–31 216 Aug 1924Cricket Archive – Worcestershire v Derbyshire 6 Aug 1924 WorcestershireCounty Ground, New Road, Worcester Lost223 runs Root 7–37 and 5–67 229 Aug 1924Cricket Archive – Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire 9 Aug 1924 Nottinghamshire Trent Bridge, Nottingham Lost7 wickets Richmond 6–76; Flint 6–53 2313 Aug 1924Cricket Archive – Essex v Derbyshire 13 Aug 1924 Essex County Ground, Leyton Drawn A Morton 120 2416 Aug 1924Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire 16 Aug 1924 Nottinghamshire County Ground, Derby Drawn GR Jackson 103; Carr 101; JS Heath 5–54 2520 Aug 1924Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Essex 20 Aug 1924 Essex Queen's Park, Chesterfield Drawn
Statistics
County Championship batting averages Name Matches Inns Runs High score Average 100s JL Crommelin-Brown 3 6 202 74 33.66 0 WWH Hill-Wood 2 3 83 50 27.66 0 GR Jackson 23 38 855 103 24.42 1 SWA Cadman 22 38 799 125* 22.82 1 CJ Corbett 3 4 71 31 17.75 0 J Horsley 23 35 494 66 17.64 0 L Oliver 3 5 68 36 17.00 0 A Morton 21 30 442 120* 16.37 1 L F Townsend 24 37 556 79 15.88 0 JM Hutchinson 23 38 583 143 15.75 1 J Bowden 16 27 367 39 15.29 0 ST McMillan 2 3 30 24 15.00 0 FR Heath 3 4 59 17 14.75 0 JS Heath 4 5 59 28 14.75 0 AHM Jackson 6 8 103 56 12.87 0 FG Peach 2 4 58 32 14.50 0 W Carter 14 25 289 57 12.04 0 H Elliott 24 37 283 32* 11.79 0 R Pratt 3 6 51 17* 10.20 0 H Storer 14 26 178 18 6.84 0 A Ackroyd 4 6 38 15 6.33 0 T S Worthington 1 2 12 12 6.00 0 W Bestwick 19 29 80 18 3.63 0 WJV Tomlinson 1 2 4 4 2.00 0 EHR Bedford 1 2 3 3 1.50 0 JA Cresswell 2 3 2 2* 1.00 0 A Rose 1 1 0 0 0.00 0Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire County Championship 1924
County Championship bowling averages Name Balls Runs Wickets BB Average W Bestwick 3544 1396 65 8–36 21.47 A Morton 4165 1458 62 6–58 23.51 J Horsley 3039 1166 55 6–42 21.20 L F Townsend 1886 723 26 3–20 27.80 SWA Cadman 2134 640 25 5–36 25.60 H Storer 738 309 15 5–27 20.60 A Ackroyd 633 256 8 3–50 32.00 JS Heath 258 183 6 5–54 30.50 AHM Jackson 61 17 3 1–0 5.66 FR Heath 71 47 3 2–4 15.66 T S Worthington 168 98 3 3–66 32.66 JA Cresswell 222 108 3 3–29 36.00 W Carter 312 222 3 1–21 74.00 JM Hutchinson 114 87 2 1–1 43.50 WJV Tomlinson 72 59 1 1–59 59.00 WWH Hill-Wood 156 104 0 JL Crommelin-Brown 78 41 0 GR Jackson 60 35 0 CJ Corbett 18 14 0 FG Peach 18 21 0 J Bowden 6 1 0Bowling for Derbyshire County Championship 1924
Wicket-keeper
Harry Elliott Catches 29, Stumping 8
See also Derbyshire County Cricket Club seasons 1924 English cricket season
References