Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1929 represents the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for fifty eight years. It was their thirty-first season in the County Championship and they came seventh in the competition after winning ten matches in the championship.

1929 season

Derbyshire played 28 games in the County Championship, one match against Oxford University and one match against the touring South Africans. They won eleven matches altogether.

Guy Jackson was in his eighth year as captain. Harry Storer was top scorer with four centuries, two of them scored in the same match against Sussex. Storer and Joseph Bowden achieved a 1st wicket partnership of 322 against Essex, which remains a Derbyshire record. Tommy Mitchell took 104 wickets.

Thomas Armstrong made his debut in 1929 and went on to play many seasons for Derbyshire. Charles Clarke also made his debut and played for four seasons. Horace Wass a footballer played in just one match for Derbyshire during 1929.

Matches

List of matchesNo.DateVResult MarginNotes18 May 1929Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Lancashire 8 May 1929 Lancashire County Ground, Derby Lost7 wickets Dick Tyldesley 6–48 and 6–33 including a hattrick; Tommy Mitchell 5–34 211 May 1929Cricket Archive – Leicestershire v Derbyshire 11 May 1929 Leicestershire Aylestone Road, Leicester Drawn315 May 1929Cricket Archive – Hampshire v Derbyshire 15 May 1929 Hampshire United Services Recreation Ground, Portsmouth Won5 wickets Tommy Mitchell 6–42; Kennedy 9–46 418 May 1929Cricket Archive – Warwickshire v Derbyshire 18 May 1929 Warwickshire Edgbaston, Birmingham Won147 runs Bob Wyatt 104; Tommy Mitchell 5–46 and 6–83 522 May 1929Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Northamptonshire 22 May 1929 Northamptonshire Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston Drawn625 May 1929Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Sussex 25 May 1929 Sussex County Ground, Derby Won135 runs Harry Storer 119 and 100; T S Worthington 8–29 729 May 1929Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Hampshire 29 May 1929 Hampshire Queen's Park, Chesterfield WonInnings and 99 runs Tommy Mitchell 5–20; GM Lee 134; AG Slater 5–50 81 Jun 1929Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Somerset 1 Jun 1929 Somerset The Town Ground, Burton-on-Trent WonInnings and 8 runs JM Hutchinson 138; Wellard 5–96; Tommy Mitchell 6–64 95 Jun 1929Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v South Africans 5 Jun 1929South Africans County Ground, Derby f12457 Drawn108 Jun 1929Cricket Archive -Worcestershire v Derbyshire 8 Jun 1929 Worcestershire Amblecote, Stourbridge Won116 runs T S Worthington 5–21 1115 Jun 1929Cricket Archive – Oxford University v Derbyshire 15 Jun 1929Oxford University The University Parks, Oxford Won7 wickets Garthwaite 5–74 NM Ford and CKH Hill-Wood played for the university instead of Derbyshire 1222 Jun 1929Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Kent 22 Jun 1929 Kent Queen's Park, Chesterfield LostInnings and 117 runs Hardinge 115; Wolley 155; Freeman 7–117 and 7–63; 1329 Jun 1929Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Essex 29 Jun 1929 Essex County Ground, Derby Drawn Harry Storer 209;J Bowden 120; Eastman 161; Russell 102 143 Jul 1929Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Yorkshire 3 Jul 1929 Yorkshire Queen's Park, Chesterfield Drawn T S Worthington 5–72; Robinson 5–64 156 Jul 1929Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Worcestershire 6 Jul 1929 Worcestershire Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston Won8 wickets AG Slater 5–27 1610 Jul 1929Cricket Archive – Somerset v Derbyshire 10 Jul 1929 Somerset Recreation Ground, Bath Won132 runs GM Lee 118; White 5–23 1713 Jul 1929Cricket Archive – Glamorgan v Derbyshire 13 Jul 1929 Glamorgan Cardiff Arms Park Drawn Bell 100; Arnott 5–72 1817 Jul 1929Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Leicestershire 17 Jul 1929 Leicestershire Queen's Park, Chesterfield Lost49 runs Armstrong 128; Geary 6–27 1920 Jul 1929Cricket Archive – Middlesex v Derbyshire 20 Jul 1929 Middlesex Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood Lost8 wickets Durston 7–50 2024 Jul 1929Cricket Archive – Sussex v Derbyshire 24 Jul 1929 Sussex County Ground, Hove LostInnings and 36 runs Ted Bowley 9–114; Harold Gilligan 143; Kumar Shri Duleepsinhji 118 2127 Jul 1929Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Middlesex 27 Jul 1929 Middlesex County Ground, Derby Lost78 runs T S Worthington 5–83; 2231 Jul 1929Cricket Archive – Lancashire v Derbyshire 31 Jul 1929 Lancashire Old Trafford, Manchester Drawn233 Aug 1929Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Warwickshire 3 Aug 1929 Warwickshire County Ground, Derby Drawn Mayer 5–21 247 Aug 1929Cricket Archive – Northamptonshire v Derbyshire 7 Aug 1929 Northamptonshire County Ground, Northampton Won42 runs Jupp 5–31; AG Slater 6–54; L F Townsend 5–59 2510 Aug 1929Cricket Archive – Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire 10 Aug 1929 Nottinghamshire Trent Bridge, Nottingham Drawn Harry Storer 176; GM Lee 5–111 2614 Aug 1929Cricket Archive – Yorkshire v Derbyshire 14 Aug 1929 Yorkshire Bramall Lane, Sheffield Drawn Macaulay 5–62 2717 Aug 1929Cricket Archive – Kent v Derbyshire 17 Aug 1929 Kent Crabble Athletic Ground, Dover Drawn Legge 113; Bryan 124; Wright 5–82 2821 Aug 1929Cricket Archive – Essex v Derbyshire 21 Aug 1929 Essex Southchurch Park, Southend-on-Sea Won8 wickets GM Lee 113; T S Worthington 7–68 2924 Aug 1929Cricket Archive -Derbyshire v Glamorgan 24 Aug 1929 Glamorgan Queen's Park, Chesterfield Drawn AG Slater 5–36 3031 Aug 1929Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire 31 Aug 1929 Nottinghamshire Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston Drawn

Statistics

County Championship batting averages Name Matches Inns Runs High score Average 100sH Storer 27 46 1532 209 36.47 4 GM Lee 24 42 1205 134 31.71 3A W Richardson 6 10 169 60* 28.16 0J Bowden 13 21 544 120 27.20 1A E Alderman 13 15 276 53* 25.09 0L F Townsend 27 35 801 63 25.03 0AG Slater 27 38 876 95 25.02 0GR Jackson 28 45 941 70 24.76 0 T S Worthington 28 45 999 72 23.23 0 CKH Hill-Wood 8 10 206 72 22.88 0JM Hutchinson 28 40 783 138 22.37 1D Smith 15 22 264 43 13.89 0CC Clarke 4 4 55 33 13.75 0H Elliott 28 36 280 47 12.72 0 NM Ford 3 6 57 27 9.50 0H Wass 1 1 9 9 9.00 0 T. B. Mitchell 26 31 144 23 6.26 0T R Armstrong 1 2 2 1* 2.00 0DJCH Hill-Wood 1 2 0 0 0.00 0Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire County Championship 1929

County Championship bowling averages NameBowling for Derbyshire County Championship 1929 Balls Runs Wickets BB AverageT. B. Mitchell 4858 1968 103 6–42 19.10L F Townsend 6342 1868 91 5–59 20.52T S Worthington 5337 2012 83 8–29 24.24AG Slater 5544 1690 81 6–54 20.86GM Lee 2036 755 29 5–111 26.03CKH Hill-Wood 1241 412 12 2–34 34.33H Storer 700 384 5 2–35 76.80 D Smith 288 119 4 2–35 29.75A E Alderman 96 37 3 3–37 12.33T R Armstrong 126 30 0 J Bowden 12 4 0 NM Ford 5 9 0 JM Hutchinson 120 58 0 GR Jackson 6 5 0

Wicket-keeper

H Elliott Catches 47 Stumping 17

See also Derbyshire County Cricket Club seasons 1929 English cricket season

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