Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1965

1965 season of an English cricket team

Derbyshire County Cricket Club seasons1965 season

Captain| Derek Morgan
County Championship| 9
Gillette Cup| 2nd Round
Most runs| Ian Hall
Most wickets| Brian Jackson
Most catches| Bob Taylor
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Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1965 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for ninety-four years. It was their sixty-first season in the County Championship and they won seven championship matches and lost nine to finish ninth in the County Championship. It was the third season in which the Gillette Cup was played, and Derbyshire reached the second round.

## 1965 season

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Derbyshire played 28 games in the County Championship, one match against the touring South Africans and one match against Oxford University. They won nine first class matches, lost nine matches and drew twelve matches. They won their first round match in the Gillette Cup, but lost in the second round. Derek Morgan was captain. Ian Hall scored most runs. Brian Jackson took most wickets for the club.

Philip Russell and David Smith were both promoted from the second XI for games at the end of the season. Russell played steadily for the club for many years. Smith became a high scorer for the club over four later seasons.

## Matches

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### First Class

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List of matches

No.  | Date  | V  | Result  | Margin  | Notes
1  | 5 May 1965[1] | Northamptonshire
County Ground, Derby  | Drawn  |  |
2  | 8 May 1965[2] | Gloucestershire
Ashley Down Ground, Bristol  | Lost  | 3 wickets  |
3  | 12 May 1965[3] | Glamorgan
Queen's Park, Chesterfield  | Won  | 3 wickets  | DC Morgan 7–33; AB Jackson 5–33
4  | 15 May 1965[4] | Warwickshire
Edgbaston, Birmingham  | Drawn  |  | HJ Rhodes 7–38
5  | 19 May 1965[5] | Oxford University
The University Parks, Oxford  | Won  | 5 wickets  | E Smith 5–23; Martin 5–39; MHJ Allen 5–19
6  | 26 May 1965[6] | Kent
County Ground, Derby  | Lost  | 106 runs  | Brown 6–27 and 6–41; GW Richardson 5–47
7  | 29 May 1965[7] | Yorkshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield  | Drawn  |  |
8  | 5 Jun 1965[8] | Worcestershire
County Ground, New Road, Worcester  | Lost  | 8 Wickets  | Flavell 6–31
9  | 9 Jun 1965[9] | Middlesex
Queen's Park, Chesterfield  | Won  | 5 wickets  | HJ Rhodes 6–24; AB Jackson 5–32
10  | 12 Jun 1965[10] | Leicestershire
County Ground, Derby  | Drawn  |  |
11  | 16 Jun 1965[11] | Leicestershire
Brush Ground, Loughborough  | Won  | 66 runs  | HJ Rhodes 6–9; Lock 5–8
12  | 19 Jun 1965[12] | Lancashire
Park Road Ground, Buxton  | Drawn  |  | AB Jackson 5–26 and 5–33; Statham 6–16
13  | 26 Jun 1965[13] | South Africans
Queen's Park, Chesterfield  | Won  | 7 wickets  |
14  | 3 Jul 1965[14] | Kent
Cheriton Road Sports Ground, Folkestone  | Drawn  |  | IW Hall 101 and 101; Denness 174
15  | 7 Jul 1965[15] | Essex
Castle Park Cricket Ground, Colchester  | Drawn  |  | AB Jackson 7–32
16  | 10 Jul 1965[16] | Kent
County Ground, Derby  | Drawn  |  | HJ Rhodes 5–57
17  | 17 Jul 1965[17] | Nottinghamshire
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston  | Won  | 6 wickets  | Corran 6–67; HJ Rhodes 6–21
18  | 21 Jul 1965[18] | Lancashire
Trafalgar Road Ground, Southport  | Lost  | Innings and 14 runs  | HJ Rhodes 5–75; Statham 5–27
19  | 24 Jul 1965[19] | Northamptonshire
County Ground, Northampton  | Lost  | 2 wickets  | HJ Rhodes 5–42; Steele 6–40
20  | 28 Jul 1965[20] | Essex
County Ground, Derby  | Lost  | 85 runs  | G Smith 5–39; Edmeades 7–43
21  | 31 Jul 1965[21] | Worcestershire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield  | Lost  | Innings and 31 runs  | AB Jackson 5–71; Gifford 7–23
22  | 4 Aug 1965[22] | Gloucestershire
Ind Coope Ground, Burton-on-Trent  | Won  | 47 runs  | AB Jackson 5–33; AS Brown 7–34
23  | 7 Aug 1965[23] | Sussex
County Ground, Hove  | Drawn  |  | Bates 6–18
24  | 11 Aug 1965[24] | Kent
United Services Recreation Ground, Portsmouth  | Drawn  |  | Shackleton 5–31
25  | 14 Aug 1965[25] | Nottinghamshire
Trent Bridge, Nottingham  | Won  | 8 wickets  | Smedley 107
26  | 18 Aug 1965[26] | Surrey
Queen's Park, Chesterfield  | Lost  | Innings and 5 runs  | Gibson 5–42; AB Jackson 6–76; Arnold 7–25
27  | 21 Aug 1965[27] | Somerset
Morlands Athletic Ground, Glastonbury  | Drawn  |  |
28  | 25 Aug 1965[28] | Glamorgan
Cardiff Arms Park  | Won  | 91 runs  | Shepherd 6–39; HJ Rhodes 6–30
29  | 28 Aug 1965[29] | Warwickshire
County Ground, Derby  | Lost  | 19 runs  | AB Jackson 5–48; Cartwright 7–48; Bannister 5–39
30  | 1 Sep 1965[30] | Yorkshire
North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough  | Drawn  |  | Trueman 5–23

### Gillette Cup

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List of matches

No.  | Date  | V  | Result  | Margin  | Notes
1st round  | 28 Apr 1965[31] | Essex
Old County Ground, Brentwood  | Won  | 95 runs  | Knight 5–41
2nd round  | 22 May 1965[32] | Middlesex
Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood  | Lost  | 10 runs  |

## Statistics

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### Competition batting averages

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Name  | County Championship | Gillette Cup

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M  | I  | Runs  | HS  | Ave  | 100  | M  | I  | Runs  | HS  | Ave  | 100
IW Hall | 24 | 46 | 1174 | 101 | 26.68 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 9.50 | 0
DC Morgan | 27 | 47 | 749 | 86 | 20.80 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 7.50 | 0
HL Johnson | 26 | 47 | 933 | 82 | 20.73 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0
IR Buxton | 24 | 44 | 704 | 85 | 17.60 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 95 | 61 | 47.50 | 0
JF Harvey | 15 | 24 | 328 | 57 | 14.26 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 | 0
MH Page | 26 | 49 | 610 | 57 | 14.18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 86 | 83 | 43.00 | 0
WF Oates | 14 | 26 | 348 | 36 | 13.92 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 11.50 | 0
RW Taylor | 28 | 46 | 535 | 48 | 13.37 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 54 | 53* | 54.00 | 0
TJP Eyre | 11 | 18 | 190 | 36* | 12.66 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |
JR Eyre | 15 | 28 | 325 | 53 | 12.03 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |
E Smith | 28 | 44 | 421 | 33 | 10.26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 | 0
HJ Rhodes | 23 | 32 | 157 | 27* | 8.26 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 26* |  | 0
AB Jackson | 27 | 33 | 140 | 27 | 7.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 |  |  |  |
DHK Smith | 4 | 7 | 43 | 15 | 6.14 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |
MHJ Allen | 10 | 13 | 51 | 20* | 4.63 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4* |  | 0
GW Richardson | 5 | 8 | 20 | 7 | 2.85 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 | 0
PE Russell | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |

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Leading first-class batsmen for Derbyshire by runs scored

Name  | Mat  | Inns  | Runs  | HS  | Ave | 100
IW Hall | 26 | 50 | 1363 | 101 | 26.29 | 2
HL Johnson | 28 | 51 | 1026 | 82 | 21.37 | 0
DC Morgan | 29 | 50 | 796 | 86 | 20.94 | 0
IR Buxton | 26 | 48 | 748 | 85 | 17.39 | 0
MH Page | 27 | 51 | 649 | 57 | 14.42 | 0
Leading ListA batsmen for Derbyshire by runs scored

Name  | Mat  | Inns  | Runs  | HS  | Ave | 100
IR Buxton | 2 | 2 | 95 | 61 | 47.50 | 0
MH Page | 2 | 2 | 86 | 83 | 43.00 | 0
RW Taylor | 2 | 2 | 54 | 53* | 54.00 | 0
HJ Rhodes | 2 | 2 | 26 | 26* |  | 0
WF Oates | 2 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 11.50 | 0

### Competition bowling averages

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Name  | County Championship | Gillette Cup

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Balls  | Runs  | Wkts  | Best  | Ave  | Balls  | Runs  | Wkts  | Best  | Ave
HJ Rhodes | 3779 | 1276 | 115 | 7–38 | 11.09 | 144 | 49 | 5 | 3–16 | 9.80
AB Jackson | 4625 | 1424 | 115 | 7–32 | 12.38 | 138 | 36 | 2 | 2–19 | 18.00
E Smith | 3656 | 1259 | 60 | 4–63 | 20.98 |  |  |  |  |
IR Buxton | 2498 | 801 | 43 | 4–35 | 18.62 | 98 | 34 | 5 | 3–15 | 6.80
DC Morgan | 2828 | 969 | 40 | 7–33 | 24.22 | 90 | 51 | 4 | 2–15 | 12.75
MHJ Allen | 1044 | 471 | 15 | 4–81 | 31.40 | 54 | 34 | 1 | 1–34 | 34.00
GW Richardson | 504 | 202 | 11 | 5–57 | 18.36 | 69 | 40 | 2 | 2–40 | 20.00
PE Russell | 60 | 25 | 2 | 2–10 | 12.50 |  |  |  |  |
TJP Eyre | 162 | 47 | 2 | 1–6 | 23.50 |  |  |  |  |
MH Page | 36 | 22 | 1 | 1–20 | 22.00 |  |  |  |  |
HL Johnson | 66 | 34 | 1 | 1–24 | 34.00 |  |  |  |  |
WF Oates | 78 | 62 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
JR Eyre | 12 | 7 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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Leading first class bowlers for Derbyshire by wickets taken

Name  | Balls  | Runs  | Wkts  | BBI  | Ave
AB Jackson | 4847 | 1491 | 120 | 7–32 | 12.42
HJ Rhodes | 3878 | 1314 | 119 | 7–38 | 11.04 8
E Smith | 4203 | 1412 | 71 | 5–23 | 19.88
IR Buxton | 2738 | 849 | 47 | 4–35 | 18.06
DC Morgan | 3014 | 1021 | 42 | 7–33 | 24.30
Leading ListA bowlers for Derbyshire by wickets taken

Name  | Balls  | Runs  | Wkts  | BBI  | Ave
IR Buxton | 98 | 34 | 5 | 3–15 | 6.80
HJ Rhodes | 144 | 49 | 5 | 3–16 | 9.80
DC Morgan | 90 | 51 | 4 | 2–15 | 12.75
AB Jackson | 138 | 36 | 2 | 2–19 | 18.00
GW Richardson | 69 | 40 | 2 | 2–40 | 20.00

### Wicket Keeping

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* Bob Taylor

County Championship Catches 76, Stumping 6
Gillette Cup Catches , Stumping

## See also

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* Derbyshire County Cricket Club seasons
* 1965 English cricket season

## References

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1. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Northamptonshire 5 May 1965
2. ^ Cricket Archive – Gloucestershire v Derbyshire 8 May 1965
3. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Glamorgan 12 May 1965
4. ^ Cricket Archive – Warwickshire v Derbyshire 15 May 1965
5. ^ Cricket Archive – Oxford University v Derbyshire 19 May 1965
6. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Kent 26 May 1965
7. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Yorkshire 29 May 1965
8. ^ Cricket Archive – Worcestershire v Derbyshire 5 Jun 1965
9. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Middlesex 9 Jun 1965
10. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Leicestershire 12 Jun 1965
11. ^ Cricket Archive – Leicestershire v Derbyshire 16 Jun 1965
12. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Lancashire 19 Jun 1965
13. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v South Africans 26 Jun 1965
14. ^ Cricket Archive – Kent v Derbyshire 3 Jul 1965
15. ^ Cricket Archive – Essex v Derbyshire 7 Jul 1965
16. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Hampshire 10 Jul 1965
17. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire 17 Jul 1965
18. ^ Cricket Archive – Lancashire v Derbyshire 21 Jul 1965
19. ^ Cricket Archive – Northamptonshire v Derbyshire 24 Jul 1965
20. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Essex 28 Jul 1965
21. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Worcestershire 31 Jul 1965
22. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Gloucestershire 4 Aug 1965
23. ^ Cricket Archive – Sussex v Derbyshire 7 Aug 1965
24. ^ Cricket Archive – Hampshire v Derbyshire 11 Aug 1965
25. ^ Cricket Archive – Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire 14 Aug 1965
26. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Surrey 18 Aug 1965
27. ^ Cricket Archive – Somerset v Derbyshire 21 Aug 1965
28. ^ Cricket Archive – Glamorgan v Derbyshire 25 Aug 1965
29. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Warwickshire 28 Aug 1965
30. ^ Cricket Archive – Yorkshire v Derbyshire 1 Sep 1965
31. ^ Cricket Archive – Essex v Derbyshire
32. ^ Cricket Archive – Middlesex v Derbyshire
33. ^ Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire County Championship 1965
34. ^ Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire Gillette Cup 1965
35. ^ Bowling for Derbyshire County Championship 1965
36. ^ Bowling for Derbyshire Gillette Cup 1965

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