Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1962

1962 season of an English cricket team

Derbyshire County Cricket Club seasons1962 season

Captain| Donald Carr
County Championship| 7
Most runs| Laurie Johnson
Most wickets| Les Jackson
Most catches| Bob Taylor
| ← 1961 | 1963 →

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Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1962 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for ninety-one years. It was their fifty-eighth season in the County Championship and they won 9 championship matches and lost six to finish seventh in the County Championship.

## 1962 season

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Derbyshire played 28 games in the County Championship, one match against the touring Pakistinis and one match against Oxford University. They won nine matches, lost six matches and drew fifteen matches. Donald Carr was in his eighth year as captain. Laurie Johnson was top scorer and Les Jackson took most wickets for the club.

There were no new players in the Derbyshire team.

### Matches

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List of matches

No.  | Date  | V  | Result  | Margin  | Notes
1  | 5 May 1962[1] | Lancashire
County Ground, Derby  | Drawn  |  |  C Lee 137; IR Buxton 108
2  | 12 May 1962[2] | Essex
Valentine's Park, Ilford  | Won  | 7 wickets  |  HL Jackson 6–25 and 5–65
3  | 16 May 1962[3] | Sussex
Queen's Park, Chesterfield  | Drawn  |  |
4  | 19 May 1962[4] | Nottinghamshire
Trent Bridge, Nottingham | Drawn  |  |  Davison 7–28
5  | 23 May 1962[5] | Gloucestershire
County Ground, Derby  | Won  | 4 wickets  |  Nicholls 144;
6  | 26 May 1962[6] | Kent
Bat and Ball Ground, Gravesend  | Drawn  |  |
7  | 30 May 1962[7] | Oxford University
The University Parks, Oxford  | Won  | 10 wickets  |  Baig 103; R Swallow 115; HJ Rhodes 5–41
8  | 2 Jun 1962[8] | Lancashire
Old Trafford, Manchester  | Drawn  |  |  DC Morgan 5–72
9  | 6 Jun 1962[9] | Somerset
Imperial Athletic Ground, Bristol  | Drawn  |  |  WF Oates 101; Atkinson 105 and 6–113; HL Johnson 108; HJ Rhodes 5–73
10  | 9 Jun 1962[10] | Leicestershire
County Ground, Derby  | Won  | 165 runs  |  DB Carr 110; Watson 142; HL Jackson 6–26 and 7–47
11  | 13 Jun 1962[11] | Yorkshire
The Circle, Hull  | Lost  | Innings and 31 runs  |  Stott 145
12  | 16 Jun 1962[12] | Glamorgan
Queen's Park, Chesterfield  | Won  | 6 wickets  |  Shepherd 5–41
13  | 20 Jun 1962[13] | Essex
County Ground, Derby  | Won  | 5 wickets  |  HL Jackson 7–35
14  | 23 Jun 1962[14] | Yorkshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield  | Drawn  |  | E Smith 5–39
15  | 27 Jun 1962[15] | Sussex
Manor Sports Ground, Worthing  | Drawn  |  |  HL Johnson 114; Bell 5–92
16  | 30 Jun 1962[16] | Hampshire
County Ground, Derby | Lost  | 5 wickets  |  Ingleby-Mackenzie 111
17  | 7 Jul 1962[17] | Hampshire
United Services Recreation Ground, Portsmouth  | Drawn  |  |  Gray 213; DC Morgan 112; Shackleton 5–112
18  | 11 Jul 1962[18] | Northamptonshire
County Ground, Northampton | Lost  | 71 runs  |  E Smith 5–39; Allen 5–41
19  | 14 Jul 1962[19] | Pakistan
Ind Coope Ground, Burton-on-Trent  | Drawn  |  |
20  | 21 Jul 1962[20] | Northamptonshire
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston  | Drawn  |  |
21  | 25 Jul 1962[21] | Northamptonshire
Park Road Ground, Buxton | Won  | 7 wickets  |  Milburn 102; DC Morgan 6–13; Larter 5–67
22  | 28 Jul 1962[22] | Worcestershire
Tipton Road, Dudley  | Lost  | 5 wickets  |  Coldwell 8–64
23  | 1 Aug 1962[23] | Warwickshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield  | Drawn  |  |  Hitchcock 153; M Smith 105
24  | 4 Aug 1962[24] | Leicestershire
Grace Road, Leicester  | Drawn  |  |  HL Johnson 154
25  | 8 Aug 1962[25] | Surrey
Kennington Oval  | Lost  | 5 wickets  |  Lock 6–41; DC Morgan 6–32
26  | 11 Aug 1962[26] | Warwickshire
Edgbaston, Birmingham  | Drawn  |  |  M Smith 148
27  | 15 Aug 1962[27] | Worcestershire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield  | Drawn  |  |  Rumsey 7–50; HJ Rhodes 6–30
28  | 18 Aug 1962[28] | Glamorgan
St Helen's, Swansea  | Won  | 204 runs  |  Wheatley 5–52; Shepherd 5–60
29  | 22 Aug 1962[29] | Somerset
County Ground, Derby  | Lost  | 41 runs  |  HJ Rhodes 5–45 and 5–19; Alley 5–53; HL Jackson 5–20
30  | 25 Aug 1962[30] | Middlesex
Queen's Park, Chesterfield  | Won  | 8 wickets  |  HJ Rhodes 5–58; Titmus 6–86

## 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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DC Morgan | 27 | 44 | 1468 | 124 | 45.87 | 3
C Lee | 23 | 41 | 1481 | 137 | 38.97 | 1
IR Buxton | 28 | 44 | 1092 | 108* | 34.12 | 1
HL Johnson | 28 | 50 | 1581 | 154 | 32.93 | 3
WF Oates | 24 | 42 | 1121 | 101 | 27.34 | 1
IW Hall | 27 | 47 | 1094 | 87 | 26.68 | 0
E Smith | 23 | 31 | 573 | 90 | 23.87 | 0
DB Carr | 23 | 43 | 923 | 110 | 23.07 | 1
R Swallow | 11 | 19 | 391 | 64 | 20.57 | 0
GW Richardson | 12 | 14 | 199 | 42 | 18.09 | 0
TJP Eyre | 7 | 7 | 66 | 19* | 16.50 | 0
HJ Rhodes | 18 | 17 | 89 | 18* | 14.83 | 0
RW Taylor | 28 | 35 | 290 | 44 | 10.74 | 0
HL Jackson | 27 | 23 | 97 | 13 | 5.10 | 0
R Berry | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3.50 | 0

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Leading first-class batsmen for Derbyshire by runs scored

Name  | Mat  | Inns  | Runs  | HS  | Ave | 100
HL Johnson | 30 | 53 | 1757 | 154 | 33.15 | 3
DC Morgan | 29 | 47 | 1517 | 124 | 32.28 | 3
C Lee | 25 | 43 | 1503 | 137 | 34.95 | 1
IW Hall | 29 | 50 | 1226 | 87 | 24.52 | 0
WF Oates | 26 | 46 | 1175 | 101 | 25.54 | 1

### County Championship bowling averages

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Name | Balls | Runs | Wickets | BB | Average

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HL Jackson | 5915 | 1944 | 99 | 7–35 | 19.63
DC Morgan | 4712 | 1876 | 73 | 6–13 | 25.69
HJ Rhodes | 3620 | 1244 | 62 | 6–30 | 20.06
E Smith | 3494 | 1258 | 55 | 5–39 | 22.87
IR Buxton | 3092 | 1355 | 42 | 4–57 | 32.26
GW Richardson | 1325 | 726 | 18 | 3–41 | 40.33
TJP Eyre | 1047 | 571 | 15 | 3–53 | 38.06
DB Carr | 690 | 416 | 5 | 2–14 | 83.20
R Berry | 252 | 115 | 3 | 2–18 | 38.33
C Lee | 216 | 116 | 3 | 2–28 | 38.66
WF Oates | 372 | 219 | 1 | 1–20 | 219.00
HL Johnson | 27 | 26 | 0 |  |
IW Hall | 23 | 14 | 0 |  |
R Swallow | 18 | 8 | 0 |  | [32]
Leading first class bowlers for Derbyshire by wickets taken

Name  | Balls  | Runs  | Wkts  | BBI  | Ave
HL Jackson | 6107 | 2012 | 105 | 7–35 | 19.16
DC Morgan | 5030 | 1987 | 76 | 6–13 | 26.14
HJ Rhodes | 3926 | 1321 | 68 | 6–30 | 19.43
E Smith | 4015 | 1405 | 62 | 5–39 | 22.66
IR Buxton | 3318 | 1446 | 46 | 4–57 | 31.43

### Wicket Keeping

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* Bob Taylor Catches 77, Stumping 3
* Ian Hall Catches 2

## See also

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* Derbyshire County Cricket Club seasons
* 1962 English cricket season

## References

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1. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Lancashire 5 May 1962
2. ^ Cricket Archive – Essex v Derbyshire 12 May 1962
3. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Sussex 16 May 1962
4. ^ Cricket Archive – Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire 19 May 1962
5. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Gloucestershire 23 May 1962
6. ^ Cricket Archive – Kent v Derbyshire 26 May 1962
7. ^ Cricket Archive – Oxford University v Derbyshire 30 May 1962
8. ^ Cricket Archive – Lancashire v Derbyshire 2 Jun 1962
9. ^ Cricket Archive – Somerset v Derbyshire 6 Jun 1962
10. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Leicestershire 9 Jun 1962
11. ^ Cricket Archive – Yorkshire v Derbyshire 13 Jun 1962
12. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Glamorgan 13 Jun 1962
13. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Essex 20 Jun 1962
14. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Yorkshire 23 Jun 1962
15. ^ Cricket Archive – Sussex v Derbyshire 27 Jun 1962
16. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Hampshire 30 Jun 1962
17. ^ Cricket Archive – Hampshire v Derbyshire 7 Jul 1962
18. ^ Cricket Archive – Northamptonshire v Derbyshire 11 Jul 1962
19. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Pakistanis 14 Jul 1962
20. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire 21 Jul 1962
21. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Northamptonshire 25 Jul 1962
22. ^ Cricket Archive – Worcestershire v Derbyshire 28 Jul 1962
23. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Warwickshire 1 Aug 1962
24. ^ Cricket Archive – Leicestershire v Derbyshire 4 Aug 1962
25. ^ Cricket Archive – Surrey v Derbyshire 8 Aug 1962
26. ^ Cricket Archive – Warwickshire v Derbyshire 11 Aug 1962
27. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Worcestershire 15 Aug 1962
28. ^ Cricket Archive – Glamorgan v Derbyshire 18 Aug 1962
29. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Somerset 22 Aug 1962
30. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Middlesex 25 Aug 1962
31. ^ Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire County Championship 1962
32. ^ Bowling for Derbyshire County Championship 1962

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