Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1927

Derbyshire County Cricket Club seasons
1927 season
Captain Guy Jackson
County Championship 5
Most runs Archibald Slater
Most wickets GM Lee
Most catches Harry Elliott
← 1926 1928 →

Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1927 represents the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for fifty six years. It was their twenty-ninth season in the County Championship and they won eight matches to finish fifth in the County Championship..

1927 season

Derbyshire played 24 games in the County Championship, and one match against the touring New Zealanders. They lost to the New Zealanders but lost only three championship games while most of the matches ended in draws.

Guy Jackson was in his sixth season as captain. Archibald Slater was top scorer and GM Lee took most wickets with 72. In the match against Northamptonshire at Northampton, Lee scored a century and took a total of 12 wickets

Denis Smith made his debut in 1927, the start of a long career with the club. Archibald Slater returned to play for Derbyshire having last played in the 1921 season.

Matches

List of matches
No. Date V Result Margin Notes
1 11 May 1927[1] Kent
Garrison 1 Cricket Ground, Chatham		 Won 64 runs Woolley 187; T S Worthington 5-70
2 14 May 1927[2] Lancashire
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston		 Drawn R Tyldesley 5-31; L F Townsend 5-29
3 21 May 1927[3] Glamorgan
Queen's Park, Chesterfield		 Drawn JM Hutchinson 110; Mercer 5-169; W Shardlow 5-41
4 28 May 1927[4] Kent
County Ground, Derby		 Lost 127 runs Evans 100; Freeman 6-64; H Storer 5-32; Ashdown 5-29
5 01 Jun 1927[5] Essex
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston		 Won 202 runs Nichols 7-89
6 04 Jun 1927[6] Warwickshire
Edgbaston, Birmingham		 Drawn E Smith 177; AG Slater 105; Mayer 6-23
7 08 Jun 1927[7] Somerset
County Ground, Taunton		 Won 5 wickets GR Jackson 134; GM Lee 6-34
8 11 Jun 1927[8] Glamorgan
St Helen's, Swansea		 Won 3 wickets GM Lee 5-25; Ryan 5-62
9 18 Jun 1927[9] Somerset
Queen's Park, Chesterfield		 Won 138 runs White 8-62
10 22 Jun 1927[10] Gloucestershire
County Ground, Derby		 Drawn Dipper 131
11 25 Jun 1927[11] Lancashire
Old Trafford, Manchester		 Drawn
12 29 Jun 1927[12] Gloucestershire
Wagon Works Ground, Gloucester		 Drawn JM Hutchinson 102; Mills 7-98
13 02 Jul 1927[13] Worcestershire
County Ground, New Road, Worcester		 Drawn H Storer 6-47;
14 06 Jul 1927[14] Worcestershire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield		 Drawn
15 09 Jul 1927[15] Leicestershire
Aylestone Road, Leicester		 Lost 7 wickets H Storer 5-66; Geary 6-18
16 16 Jul 1927[16] Essex
Southchurch Park, Southend-on-Sea		 Drawn Nichols 8-46; GM Lee 5-43
17 23 Jul 1927[17] Northamptonshire
The Town Ground, Burton-on-Trent		 Won Innings and 47 runs GM Lee 5-41; L F Townsend 5-42
18 30 Jul 1927[18] Warwickshire
County Ground, Derby		 Won 2 wickets
19 03 Aug 1927[19] Northamptonshire
County Ground, Northampton		 Won 9 wickets GM Lee 100* and 5-65 and 7-78
20 06 Aug 1927[20] Nottinghamshire
Trent Bridge, Nottingham		 Drawn H Storer 148;
21 10 Aug 1927[21] Yorkshire
The Circle, Hull		 Drawn Macaulay 8-37; L F Townsend 5-71
22 13 Aug 1927[22] New Zealand
County Ground, Derby		 Lost Innings and 240 runs Dacre 176; Mills 100; Merritt 6-63
23 17 Aug 1927[23] Yorkshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield		 Drawn
24 20 Aug 1927[24] Leicestershire
County Ground, Derby		 Drawn
25 27 Aug 1927[25] Nottinghamshire
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston		 Lost 9 wickets Payton 136; H Storer 106; Staples 5-83

Statistics

County Championship batting averages

Name Matches Inns Runs High score Average 100s
AG Slater 24 36 941 105 27.67 1
H Storer 23 36 900 148 27.27 2
JM Hutchinson 23 34 818 110 27.26 2
T S Worthington 22 31 749 98 25.82 0
GM Lee 24 34 823 100* 25.71 1
GR Jackson 21 34 817 134 24.75 1
J Bowden 24 36 783 90 23.72 0
L F Townsend 23 32 564 84 19.44 0
AHM Jackson 15 18 260 43 18.57 0
EF Loney 13 18 258 36 18.42 0
NM Ford 1 2 34 20 17.00 0
JA Cresswell 3 6 52 28 13.00 0
H Elliott 24 30 195 32* 10.83 0
W Shardlow 21 20 121 39* 9.30 0
D Smith 3 2 1 1 0.50 0[26]

County Championship bowling averages

Name Balls Runs Wickets BB Average
GM Lee 3709 1268 72 7-78 17.61
L F Townsend 4149 1206 66 5-29 18.27
T S Worthington 3201 1133 48 5-70 23.60
AG Slater 2525 848 38 4-33 22.31
H Storer 2114 869 34 6-47 25.55
W Shardlow 2089 802 33 5-41 24.30
AHM Jackson 156 79 3 2-24 26.33
JM Hutchinson 186 107 2 2-18 53.50
EF Loney 324 122 0
JA Cresswell 120 38 0
D Smith 60 9 0
GR Jackson 12 5 0
J Bowden 4 1 0 [27]

Wicket Keeper

H Elliott Catches 33 Stumping 14

See also

References

  1. ↑ Cricket Archive - Kent v Derbyshire 11 May 1927
  2. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Lancashire 14 May 1927
  3. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Glamorgan 21 May 1927
  4. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Kent 28 May 1927
  5. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Essex 01 Jun 1927
  6. ↑ Cricket Archive - Warwickshire v Derbyshire 04 Jun 1927
  7. ↑ Cricket Archive - Somerset v Derbyshire 08 Jun 1927
  8. ↑ Cricket Archive - Glamorgan v Derbyshire 11 Jun 1927
  9. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Somerset 18 Jun 1927
  10. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Gloucestershire 22 Jun 1927
  11. ↑ Cricket Archive - Lancashire v Derbyshire 25 Jun 1927
  12. ↑ Cricket Archive - Gloucestershire v Derbyshire 29 Jun 1927
  13. ↑ Cricket Archive - Worcestershire v Derbyshire 02 Jul 1927
  14. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Worcestershire 06 Jul 1927
  15. ↑ Cricket Archive - Leicestershire v Derbyshire 09 Jul 1927
  16. ↑ Cricket Archive - Essex v Derbyshire 16 Jul 1927
  17. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Northamptonshire 23 Jul 1927
  18. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Warwickshire 30 Jul 1927
  19. ↑ Cricket Archive - Northamptonshire v Derbyshire 03 Aug 1927
  20. ↑ Cricket Archive - Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire 06 Aug 1927
  21. ↑ Cricket Archive - Yorkshire v Derbyshire 10 Aug 1927
  22. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v New Zealanders 13 Aug 1927
  23. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Yorkshire 17 Aug 1927
  24. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Leicestershire 20 Aug 1927
  25. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire 27 Aug 1927
  26. ↑ Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire County Championship 1927
  27. ↑ Bowling for Derbyshire County Championship 1927

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