Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1938 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for 67 years. It was their fortieth season in the County Championship and they came fifth.
1938 season
Derbyshire played 28 games in the County Championship, and one match against the touring Australians. In the County Championship, they won eleven matches and lost eight to finish fifth, a drop of two places from the previous season. They also suffered a heavy defeat by the Australians.
Robin Buckston was in his second season as captain. Stan Worthington was top scorer, closely followed by Leslie Townsend. Tommy Mitchell took most wickets.
Thomas Hounsfield made his debut for the club in 1938 and went on to play one more season before World War II led to the suspension of the first class game..
Matches
List of matchesNo.DateVResult MarginNotes17 May 1938Cricket Archive – Gloucestershire v Derbyshire 7 May 1938 Gloucestershire Ashley Down Ground, Bristol Lost 139 runs Hammond 237; A E Alderman 150; Sinfield 7–98 and 5–51 211 May 1938Cricket Archive – Lancashire v Derbyshire 11 May 1938 Lancashire Aigburth, Liverpool Won 216 runs Nutter 5–72; W H Copson 5–54; G H Pope 5–76 and 5–18 3 14 May 1938Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Surrey 14 May 1938 Surrey Queen's Park, Chesterfield Won 112 runsT. B. Mitchell 7–45; L F Townsend 7–57 418 May 1938Cricket Archive – Surrey v Derbyshire 18 May 1938 Surrey Kennington Oval Lost 68 runs Brown 6–44 and 5–91; AEG Rhodes 5–505 21 May 1938Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Somerset 21 May 1938 SomersetCounty Ground, Derby Won 8 wickets Buse 104; G H Pope 5–41; Wellard 5–1016 25 May 1938Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Lancashire 25 May 1938 Lancashire Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston Lost 9 wickets D Smith 110; Pollard 7–537 28 May 1938Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Sussex 28 May 1938 Sussex Queen's Park, ChesterfieldAbandoned 8 4 Jun 1938Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Warwickshire 4 Jun 1938 Warwickshire County Ground, Derby Lost 4 wicketsAEG Rhodes 107*; Dollery 134; Buckingham 124; W H Copson 5–5198 Jun 1938Cricket Archive – Northamptonshire v Derbyshire 8 Jun 1938 Northamptonshire County Ground, Northampton Won 94 runs L F Townsend 103; James 105*; Robinson 5–37; W H Copson 5–261011 Jun 1938Cricket Archive – Kent v Derbyshire 11 Jun 1938 Kent Angel Ground, Tonbridge Won Innings and 86 runs D Smith 122; A V Pope 5–68; G H Pope 7–57 1115 Jun 1938Cricket Archive – Hampshire v Derbyshire 15 Jun 1938HampshireUnited Services Recreation Ground, Portsmouth Lost 37 runs T S Worthington 1211218 Jun 1938Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Gloucestershire 18 Jun 1938 Gloucestershire Ind Coope Ground, Burton-on-Trent Drawn Hammond 110 and 123; D Smith 113; W H Copson 5–75; Sinfield 5–113; T. B. Mitchell 6–102 13 25 Jun 1938Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Northamptonshire 25 Jun 1938 Northamptonshire County Ground, Derby Drawn T. B. Mitchell 6–1514 29 Jun 1938Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Australians 29 Jun 1938 Australians Queen's Park, Chesterfield Lost Innings and 234 runs Brown 265; Ward 5–45; Waite 5–40 15 2 Jul 1938Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Kent 2 Jul 1938 Kent Park Road Ground, Buxton Drawn T. B. Mitchell 5–56; Wright 6–32 16 6 Jul 1938Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Essex 6 Jul 1938 Essex Queen's Park, Chesterfield Drawn AEG Rhodes 5–25 17 9 Jul 1938Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Yorkshire 9 Jul 1938 Yorkshire Queen's Park, Chesterfield Lost 163 runs G H Pope 6–3718 13 Jul 1938Cricket Archive – Worcestershire v Derbyshire 13 Jul 1938 Worcestershire Amblecote, Stourbridge Drawn T. B. Mitchell 5–75 19 16 Jul 1938Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Leicestershire 16 Jul 1938 LeicestershireCounty Ground, Derby Drawn H Smith 5–4820 23 Jul 1938Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire 23 Jul 1938 Nottinghamshire Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston Won 9 wickets Harris 115; Voce 111; T S Worthington 103 and 110; T. B. Mitchell 6–111; W H Copson 7–5921 30 Jul 1938Cricket Archive – Warwickshire v Derbyshire 30 Jul 1938 Warwickshire Edgbaston, Birmingham Won Innings and 28 runs Dollery 113; A V Pope 103; W H Copson 6–3622 3 Aug 1938Cricket Archive – Somerset v Derbyshire 3 Aug 1938 Somerset Clarence Park, Weston-super-Mare Drawn Lee 162; T. B. Mitchell 6–13723 6 Aug 1938Cricket Archive – Yorkshire v Derbyshire 6 Aug 1938 Yorkshire Bramall Lane, Sheffield Lost 210 runs Smailes 5–39; T S Worthington 5–44 24 10 Aug 1938Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Worcestershire 10 Aug 1938 Worcestershire County Ground, Derby Won A V Pope 5–47; W H Copson 6–3825 13 Aug 1938Cricket Archive – Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire 13 Aug 1938 Nottinghamshire Trent Bridge, Nottingham Won 102 runs T S Worthington 108; Hardstaff 134; Voce 5–42; W H Copson 5–6526 17 Aug 1938Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Hampshire 17 Aug 1938 Hampshire Queen's Park, Chesterfield Won 10 wickets G H Pope 7–53; T. B. Mitchell 6–96 27 20 Aug 1938Cricket Archive – Sussex v Derbyshire 20 Aug 1938 Sussex The Saffrons, EastbourneDrawn Langridge 114; A E Alderman 125; L F Townsend 167; A V Pope 6–4828 24 Aug 1938Cricket Archive – Essex v Derbyshire 24 Aug 1938 Essex Vista Road Recreation Ground, Clacton-on-SeaLost 6 wickets T. B. Mitchell 7–51; T Smith 5–5529 27 Aug 1938Cricket Archive – Leicestershire v Derbyshire 27 Aug 1938 Leicestershire Bath Grounds, Ashby-de-la-Zouch Won Innings and 49 runs T S Worthington 106; H Smith 5–75; T. B. Mitchell 5–44 and 5–45
Statistics
County Championship batting averages Name Matches Inns Runs High score Average 100s T S Worthington 24 37 1454 121 41.54 5 L F Townsend 27 42 1453 167* 40.36 2 A E Alderman 27 45 1251 150 30.51 2 D Smith 25 41 1173 122 29.32 3 G H Pope 26 39 903 85 29.12 0 AEG Rhodes 24 35 898 107* 28.96 1 A F Skinner 4 5 132 65 26.40 0 A V Pope 26 36 688 103 22.19 1 A F Townsend 10 15 225 68* 17.30 0 H Elliott 27 36 437 50* 14.56 0 RHR Buckston 25 31 268 60* 10.72 0 TD Hounsfield 2 3 32 18 10.66 0 T. B. Mitchell 27 35 243 23 8.67 0 W H Copson 23 27 68 12 3.40 0Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire
County Championship bowling averages Name Balls Runs Wickets BB Average T. B. Mitchell 4230 2525 130 7–45 19.42 W H Copson 4270 1880 101 7–59 18.61 G H Pope 4331 2005 91 7–53 22.03 A V Pope 4604 1849 78 6–48 23.70 L F Townsend 1229 522 20 7–57 26.10 AEG Rhodes 1034 540 18 5–25 30.00 T S Worthington 300 146 7 5–44 20.85 D Smith 52 32 1 1–17 32.00 A E Alderman 6 0 0 RHR Buckston 6 10 0 Bowling for Derbyshire
Wicket-keeper
H Elliott Catches 52 Stumping 10
See also Derbyshire County Cricket Club seasons 1938 English cricket season
References