Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1952

1952 season of an English cricket team

Derbyshire County Cricket Club seasons1952 season

Captain| Guy Willatt
County Championship| 4
Most runs| Charlie Elliott
Most wickets| Cliff Gladwin
| ← 1951 | 1953 →

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Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1952 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for eighty one years. It was their forty-eighth season in the County Championship and they won eleven matches and lost eight to finish fourth in the County Championship.

## 1952 season

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Derbyshire played 28 games in the County Championship, and one match against the touring Indians. They won eleven matches altogether. Guy Willatt was in his second year as captain. Charlie Elliott was top scorer and C Gladwin took most wickets for the club and was fifth nationally. There were no new players in the Derbyshire team.

### Matches

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List of matches

No.  | Date  | V  | Result  | Margin  | Notes
1  | 7 May 1952[1] | Middlesex
Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood  | Lost  | 9 wickets  |  Moss 5–15
2  | 10 May 1952[2] | Essex
County Ground, Chelmsford  | Lost  | 9 wickets  |  R Smith 5–83 and 5–33; C Gladwin 5–41
3  | 17 May 1952[3] | Leicestershire
County Ground, Derby  | Drawn  |  |  Goodwin 5–44; C Gladwin 5–52
4  | 21 May 1952[4] | Worcestershire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield  | Won  | 10 wickets  |  GL Willatt 146; Perks 5–98; C Gladwin 5–67
5  | 24 May 1952[5] | Yorkshire
Bramall Lane, Sheffield  | Lost  | Innings and 26 runs  |  Wilson 230; Halliday 6–79
6  | 31 May 1952[6] | Warwickshire
County Ground, Derby  | Won  | Innings and 42 runs  |  Pritchard 6–76; C Gladwin 5–24
7  | 4 Jun 1952[7] | Lancashire
Old Trafford, Manchester | Lost  | 83 runs  |  HL Jackson 9–60; C Gladwin 5–89; Hilton 6–34
8  | 7 Jun 1952[8] | Yorkshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield  | Won  | 81 runs  |  AC Revill 101; GL Willatt 113; Wardle 5–72
9  | 11 Jun 1952[9] | Sussex
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston | Won  | 100 runs  |  Wood 5–73; Oakman 5–32
10  | 14 Jun 1952[10] | Nottinghamshire
Trent Bridge, Nottingham | Drawn  |  |  Martin 122; Hardstaff 116; A Hamer 161; Stocks 5–64
11  | 18 Jun 1952[11] | Somerset
County Ground, Derby | Drawn  |  |
12  | 21 Jun 1952[12] | Northamptonshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield  | Won  | 8 wickets  |  Brookes 152
13  | 28 Jun 1952[13] | Glamorgan
St Helen's, Swansea | Drawn  |  |  AEG Rhodes 5–56; C Gladwin 5–50
14  | 5 Jul 1952[14] | Lancashire
Ind Coope Ground, Burton-on-Trent  | Drawn  |  |  Edrich 117; AEG Rhodes 5–123; Tattershal 7–103; C Gladwin 5–68
15  | 9 Jul 1952[15] | Indians
Queen's Park, Chesterfield  | Drawn  |  |  Chowdhury 5–30; HL Jackson 6–39
16  | 12 Jul 1952[16] | Somerset
County Ground, Taunton | Drawn  |  |  Gimblet 146 and 116; CS Elliott 168
17  | 16 Jul 1952[17] | Middlesex
County Ground, Derby  | Won  | 52 runs  |  A Hamer 110; HL Jackson 6–96; Compton 6–77; AEG Rhodes 5–58
18  | 19 Jul 1952[18] | Leicestershire
Bath Grounds, Ashby-de-la-Zouch  | Won  | 59 runs  |  Walsh 6–98; HL Jackson 5–18
19  | 23 Jul 1952[19] | Worcestershire
Amblecote, Stourbridge | Won  | Innings and 57 runs  |  CS Elliott 122; Lobban 6–52; C Gladwin 7–43 and 9–41
20  | 26 Jul 1952[20] | Nottinghamshire
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston | Won  | Innings and 93 runs  |  Poole 219; A Hamer 165; DB Carr 116
21  | 30 Jul 1952[21] | Surrey
Queen's Park, Chesterfield | Lost  | 6 wickets  |  HL Jackson 5–63
22  | 2 Aug 1952[22] | Warwickshire
Edgbaston, Birmingham | Drawn  |  |  Dollery 100; HL Jackson 5–30; Grove 6–64
23  | 6 Aug 1952[23] | Kent
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury | Drawn  |  |  C Gladwin 6–81; Page 5-56
24  | 9 Aug 1952[24] | Northamptonshire
Wellingborough School Ground | Won  | 5 wickets  |  Livingston 106; E Smith 5–49; Starkie 5–61
25  | 13 Aug 1952[25] | Glamorgan
County Ground, Derby  | Lost  | 2 wickets  | DC Morgan 5–38
26  | 16 Aug 1952[26] | Hampshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield  | Drawn  |  | AC Revill 101; C Gladwin 5–30
27  | 20 Aug 1952[27] | Surrey
Kennington Oval  | Lost  | 212 runs  |  C Gladwin 5–44; Lock 6–16
28  | 23 Aug 1952[28] | Gloucestershire
Park Road Ground, Buxton | Won  | 29 runs  |  Scott 6–45; Lambert 7–75
29  | 30 Aug 1952[29] | Sussex
County Ground, Hove  | Lost  | 130 runs  |  Marlar 5–20; Oakes 5–31

## Statistics

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### County Championship batting averages

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Name | Matches | Inns | Runs | High score | Average | 100s

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CS Elliott | 26 | 46 | 1569 | 168 | 35.65 | 2
GL Willatt | 25 | 42 | 1354 | 146 | 33.85 | 2
AC Revill | 28 | 50 | 1431 | 101 | 31.10 | 2
P Vaulkhard | 2 | 2 | 62 | 62 | 31.00 | 0
A Hamer | 28 | 50 | 1377 | 165 | 27.54 | 3
DC Morgan | 28 | 47 | 854 | 73 | 22.47 | 0
DB Carr | 22 | 39 | 792 | 116 | 22.00 | 1
R Sale | 6 | 11 | 196 | 47 | 19.60 | 0
JM Kelly | 19 | 31 | 557 | 93 | 18.56 | 0
GO Dawkes | 28 | 48 | 551 | 55* | 16.69 | 0
AEG Rhodes | 26 | 42 | 646 | 60 | 16.15 | 0
C Gladwin | 28 | 41 | 446 | 53* | 14.38 | 0
D Smith | 1 | 2 | 26 | 16 | 13.00 | 0
BH Richardson | 2 | 3 | 21 | 9 | 10.50 | 0
TA Hall | 2 | 3 | 17 | 9* | 8.50 | 0
HL Jackson | 25 | 33 | 168 | 32 | 6.00 | 0
E Smith | 11 | 13 | 23 | 11 | 4.60 | 0
MH Stevenson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0[30]
Leading first-class batsmen for Derbyshire by runs scored

Name  | Mat  | Inns  | Runs  | HS  | Ave | 100
CS Elliott | 27 | 48 | 1599 | 168 | 33.31 | 2
AC Revill | 29 | 52 | 1433 | 101 | 27.56 | 2
A Hamer | 29 | 52 | 1478 | 165 | 28.42 | 3
GL Willatt | 26 | 44 | 1438 | 146 | 32.68 | 2
DC Morgan | 29 | 49 | 921 | 73 | 18.80 | 0

### County Championship bowling averages

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Name | Balls | Runs | Wickets | BB | Average

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C Gladwin | 7322 | 2802 | 151 | 9–41 | 18.55
HL Jackson | 4888 | 1988 | 108 | 9–60 | 18.40
AEG Rhodes | 4595 | 2025 | 81 | 5–56 | 25.00
DC Morgan | 3500 | 1608 | 67 | 5–38 | 24.00
E Smith | 1710 | 747 | 26 | 5–49 | 28.73
DB Carr | 571 | 321 | 8 | 3–41 | 40.12
A Hamer | 692 | 309 | 6 | 2–11 | 51.50
TA Hall | 114 | 66 | 2 | 1–13 | 33.00
R Sale | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1–4 | 4.00
CS Elliott | 15 | 24 | 1 | 1–15 | 24.00
AC Revill | 72 | 57 | 1 | 1–57 | 57.00
BH Richardson | 18 | 15 | 0 |  |
GL Willatt | 12 | 4 | 0 |  | [31]
Leading first class bowlers for Derbyshire by wickets taken

Name  | Balls  | Runs  | Wkts  | BBI  | Ave
C Gladwin | 7322 | 2802 | 151 | 9–41 | 18.55
HL Jackson | 5051 | 2056 | 114 | 9–60 | 18.03
AEG Rhodes | 4679 | 2071 | 83 | 5–56 | 24.95
DC Morgan | 3630 | 1662 | 71 | 5–38 | 23.41
E Smith | 1728 | 758 | 26 | 5–49 | 29.15

### Wicket keeping

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* GO Dawkes Catches 51, Stumping 12

## See also

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* Derbyshire County Cricket Club seasons
* 1952 English cricket season

## References

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1. ^ Cricket Archive – Middlesex v Derbyshire 7 May 1952
2. ^ Cricket Archive – Essex v Derbyshire 10 May 1952
3. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Leicestershire 17 May 1952
4. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Worcestershire 21 May 1952
5. ^ Cricket Archive – Yorkshire v Derbyshire 24 May 1952
6. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Warwickshire 31 May 1952
7. ^ Cricket Archive – Lancashire v Derbyshire 4 June 1952
8. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Yorkshire 7 Jun 1952
9. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Sussex 11 Jun 1952
10. ^ Cricket Archive – Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire 14 Jun 1952
11. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Somerset 18 Jun 1952
12. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Northamptonshire 21 Jun 1952
13. ^ Cricket Archive – Glamorgan v Derbyshire 28 Jun 1952
14. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Lancashire 5 Jul 1952
15. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Indians 9 Jul 1952
16. ^ Cricket Archive – Somerset v Derbyshire 12 Jul 1952
17. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Middlesex 16 Jul 1952
18. ^ Cricket Archive – Leicestershire v Derbyshire 19 Jul 1952
19. ^ Cricket Archive – Worcestershire v Derbyshire 23 Jul 1952
20. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire 26 Jul 1952
21. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Surrey 30 Jul 1952
22. ^ Cricket Archive – Warwickshire v Derbyshire 2 Aug 1952
23. ^ Cricket Archive – Kent v Derbyshire 6 Aug 1952
24. ^ Cricket Archive – Northamptonshire v Derbyshire 9 Aug 1952
25. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Glamorgan 13 Aug 1952
26. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Hampshire 16 Aug 1952
27. ^ Cricket Archive – Surrey v Derbyshire 20 Aug 1952
28. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Gloucestershire 23 Aug 1952
29. ^ Cricket Archive – Sussex v Derbyshire 30 Aug 1952
30. ^ Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire County Championship 1952
31. ^ Bowling for Derbyshire County Championship 1952

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