Derbyshire County Cricket Club seasons
1963 season
CaptainCharles Lee
County Championship17
Gillette CupQuarter final
Most runsCharles Lee
Most wicketsHarold Rhodes
Most catchesBob Taylor
← 1962 1964 →

Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1963 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for ninety-two years. It was their fifty-ninth season in the County Championship and they won two championship matches and lost fourteen to finish seventeenth in the County Championship. It was the first season in which the Gillette Cup was played, and Derbyshire reached the quarter-finals.

1963 season

Derbyshire played 28 games in the County Championship, one match against the Pakistani Eaglets, one against the touring West Indies and one match against Cambridge University. They won three first class matches, lost fifteen matches and drew thirteen matches. They won their first round match in the Gillette Cup, but lost in the quarter-final. Charles Lee was captain and scored most runs. Harold Rhodes took most wickets for the club.

There were several new players in the Derbyshire team. Brian Jackson made a large contribution with his bowling over six seasons. John Harvey played for another ten years and John Eyre for five. Roger de Ville appeared twice in the season and once in the following season.

Matches

First Class

List of matches
No. Date V Result Margin Notes
1 8 May 1963[1] Surrey
Kennington Oval 		Lost Innings and 6 runs Edrich 125
2 11 May 1963[2] Gloucestershire
County Ground, Derby 		Lost 4 wickets Brown 6–48 and 7–48
3 15 May 1963[3] Somerset
Ind Coope Ground, Burton-on-Trent 		Lost Innings and 80 runs Wright 151
4 18 May 1963[4] Worcestershire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield 		Drawn Coldwell 6–43
5 25 May 1963[5] Glamorgan
St Helen's, Swansea 		Drawn C Lee 104; Oates 99; Pressdee 6–58
6 29 May 1963[6] Essex
Gidea Park Sports Ground, Romford 		Lost 80 runs Knight 5–46
7 1 Jun 1963[7] Warwickshire
Edgbaston, Birmingham 		Lost 10 wickets Horner 102; Hitchcock 106; Barber 6–74
8 5 Jun 1963[8] Northamptonshire
County Ground, Derby 		Lost 4 wickets IW Hall 136; HL Jackson 6–69
9 8 Jun 1963[9] Yorkshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield 		Lost Innings and 56 runs Padgett 142; Sharpe 136; Nicholson 6–36
10 15 Jun 1963[10] Lancashire
Aigburth, Liverpool 		Drawn Statham 5–45
11 19 Jun 1963[11] Glamorgan
Queen's Park, Chesterfield 		Lost 7 wickets Shepherd 7–49
12 22 Jun 1963[12] Leicestershire
County Ground, Derby 		Drawn
13 29 Jun 1963[13] Cambridge University
Ind Coope Ground, Burton-on-Trent 		Drawn Hutton 8–50
14 3 Jul 1963[14] Middlesex
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston 		Drawn Moss 5–47
15 6 Jul 1963[15] Pakistan Eaglets
County Ground, Derby 		Won 8 wickets DC Morgan 113; Iqbal 5–103; AB Jackson 7–56
16 13 Jul 1963[16] Worcestershire
County Ground, New Road, Worcester 		Lost 101 runs Graveney 100; Flavell 6–46; HL Jackson 5–53
17 17 Jul 1963[17] West Indies
Queen's Park, Chesterfield 		Lost 135 runs
18 20 Jul 1963[18] Nottinghamshire
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston 		Drawn Hill 134
19 24 Jul 1963[19] Sussex
Central Recreation Ground, Hastings 		Won 13 runs Snow 6–52; Thomson 7–31; HJ Rhodes 6–22
20 27 Jul 1963[20] Northamptonshire
County Ground, Northampton 		Lost Innings and 53 runs Ramsamooj 132; Larter 5–62
21 31 Jul 1963[21] Sussex
Queen's Park, Chesterfield 		Drawn DB Carr 136
22 3 Aug 1963[22] Warwickshire
County Ground, Derby 		Lost 9 wickets M Smith 144; Edmonds 5–40
23 7 Aug 1963[23] Yorkshire
Headingley, Leeds 		Lost 7 wickets
24 10 Aug 1963[24] Somerset
Clarence Park, Weston-super-Mare 		Lost 192 runs Doughty 6–58 and 5–44
25 14 Aug 1963[25] Kent
Cheriton Road Sports Ground, Folkestone 		Drawn Nicholls 211; Harvey 103
26 17 Aug 1963[26] Lancashire
Park Road Ground, Buxton 		Drawn Grieves 114; Statham 6–28
27 21 Aug 1963[27] Surrey
County Ground, Derby 		Drawn Sydenham 5–31 and 6–47
28 24 Aug 1963[28] Hampshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield 		Won 144 runs HJ Rhodes 5–41
29 28 Aug 1963[29] Nottinghamshire
Trent Bridge, Nottingham 		Lost 8 wickets Bolus 136; Corran 5–55
30 31 Aug 1963[30] Leicestershire
Grace Road, Leicester 		Drawn
31 4 Sep 1963[31] Middlesex
Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood 		Drawn

Gillette Cup

List of matches
No. Date V Result Margin Notes
1st round 22 May 1963[32] Hampshire
Dean Park, Bournemouth 		Won 6 runs
Quarter final 12 Jun 1963[33] Lancashire
Old Trafford, Manchester 		Lost 5 wickets

Statistics

Competition batting averages

Name County Championship Gillette Cup
M I Runs HS Ave 100 M I Runs HS Ave 100
DB Carr 4 8 358 136 44.75 1 1 1 11 11 11.00 0
DC Morgan 23 38 877 82 25.79 0 1 1 59 59* 0
C Lee 26 45 1147 104 25.48 1 1 1 0 0 0.00 0
WF Oates 19 32 809 99 25.28 0 2 2 15 9 7.50 0
JF Harvey 8 12 292 103 24.33 1
IR Buxton 28 49 995 74* 22.11 0 2 2 23 21 11.50 0
IW Hall 22 40 739 136 18.47 1 2 2 92 61 46.00 0
HL Johnson 27 48 803 72 18.25 0 2 2 33 32 16.50 0
E Smith 25 42 595 49 16.08 0 2 2 30 28 15.00 0
D Millner 10 17 203 46 12.68 0 1 1 29 29 29.00 0
R Swallow 7 14 156 61 12.00 0
RT de Ville 2 4 24 17 12.00 0
AB Jackson 21 28 142 21 11.83 0 1 1 2 2 2.00 0
RW Taylor 28 44 387 54 9.92 0 2 2 16 10 8.00 0
HL Jackson 23 36 180 25 8.57 0 2 2 3 2 3.00 0
TJP Eyre 9 16 131 19 8.18 0 1 1 27 27 27.00 0
HJ Rhodes 21 30 207 38* 7.96 0 1 1 6 6* 0
GW Richardson 3 5 28 14 5.60 0 1 1 39 39 39.00 0
JR Eyre 2 1 0 0 0.00 0

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Leading first-class batsmen for Derbyshire by runs scored
Name Mat Inns Runs HS Ave 100
C Lee 28 48 1202 104 25.04 1
IR Buxton 31 55 1084 74* 21.68 0
DC Morgan 25 41 1039 113* 28.86 1
WF Oates 22 38 869 99 23.48 0
HL Johnson 29 51 848 72 18.04 0
Leading ListA batsmen for Derbyshire by runs scored
Name Mat Inns Runs HS Ave 100
IW Hall 2 2 92 61 46.00 0
DC Morgan 1 1 59 59* 0
GW Richardson 1 1 39 39 39.00 0
HL Johnson 2 2 33 32 16.50 0
D Millner 1 1 29 29 29.00 0

Competition bowling averages

Name County Championship Gillette Cup
Balls Runs Wkts Best Ave Balls Runs Wkts Best Ave
HL Jackson 4365 1413 63 6–66 22.42 162 46 2 1–22 23.00
HJ Rhodes 3732 1490 62 6–22 24.03 70 33 2 2–33 16.50
AB Jackson 3472 1468 54 4–24 27.18 48 24 0
DC Morgan 3101 1284 46 4–46 27.91 90 49 2 2–49 24.50
E Smith 3108 1452 32 4–64 45.37 165 106 2 1–46 53.00
IR Buxton 2106 932 19 3–54 49.05 42 42 0
GW Richardson 444 172 7 3–35 24.57 90 64 2 2–64 32.00
TJP Eyre 598 352 5 2–56 70.40 18 16 1 1–16 16.00
RT de Ville 156 141 2 2–47 70.50
DB Carr 95 57 1 1–5 57.00
HL Johnson 50 27 1 1–2 27.00
C Lee 48 36 0
WF Oates 54 36 0
JR Eyre 36 33 0
D Millner 12 12 0 [36][37]
Leading first class bowlers for Derbyshire by wickets taken
Name Balls Runs Wkts BBI Ave
HJ Rhodes 4420 1786 75 6–22 23.81
AB Jackson 4039 1696 71 7–56 23.88
HL Jackson 4665 1515 69 6–66 21.95
DC Morgan 3287 1392 48 4–46 29.00
E Smith 3405 1636 38 4–64 43.05
Leading ListA bowlers for Derbyshire by wickets taken
Name Balls Runs Wkts BBI Ave
HJ Rhodes 70 33 2 2–33 16.50
HL Jackson 162 46 2 1–22 23.00
DC Morgan 90 49 2 2–49 24.50
GW Richardson 90 64 2 2–64 32.00
E Smith 165 106 2 1–46 53.00

Wicket Keeping

County Championship Catches 74, Stumping 2
Gillette Cup Catches 3, Stumping 0

See also

References

  1. ^ Cricket Archive – Surrey v Derbyshire 8 May 1963
  2. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Gloucestershire 11 May 1963
  3. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Somerset 15 May 1963
  4. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Worcestershire 18 May 1963
  5. ^ Cricket Archive – Glamorgan v Derbyshire 25 May 1963
  6. ^ Cricket Archive – Essex v Derbyshire 29 May 1963
  7. ^ Cricket Archive – Warwickshire v Derbyshire 1 Jun 1963
  8. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Northamptonshire 5 Jun 1963
  9. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Yorkshire 8 Jun 1963
  10. ^ Cricket Archive – Lancashire v Derbyshire 15 Jun 1963
  11. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Glamorgan 19 Jun 1963
  12. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Leicestershire 22 Jun 1963
  13. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Cambridge University 29 Jun 1963
  14. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Middlesex 3 Jul 1963
  15. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Pakistan Eaglets 6 Jul 1963
  16. ^ Cricket Archive – Worcestershire v Derbyshire 13 Jul 1963
  17. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v West Indians 17 Jul 1963
  18. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire 20 Jul 1963
  19. ^ Cricket Archive – Sussex v Derbyshire 24 Jul 1963
  20. ^ Cricket Archive – Northamptonshire v Derbyshire 27 Jul 1963
  21. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Sussex 31 Jul 1963
  22. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Warwickshire 3 Aug 1963
  23. ^ Cricket Archive – Yorkshire v Derbyshire 7 Aug 1963
  24. ^ Cricket Archive – Somerset v Derbyshire 10 Aug 1963
  25. ^ Cricket Archive – Kent v Derbyshire 14 Aug 1963
  26. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Lancashire 17 Aug 1963
  27. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Surrey 21 Aug 1963
  28. ^ Cricket Archive – Derbyshire v Hampshire 24 Aug 1963
  29. ^ Cricket Archive – Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire 28 Aug 1963
  30. ^ Cricket Archive – Leicestershire v Derbyshire 31 Aug 1963
  31. ^ Cricket Archive – Middlesex v Derbyshire 4 Sep 1963
  32. ^ Cricket Archive – Hampshire v Derbyshire 22 May 1963
  33. ^ Cricket Archive – Lancashire v Derbyshire 12 Jun 1963
  34. ^ Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire County Championship 1963
  35. ^ Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire Gillette Cup 1963
  36. ^ Bowling for Derbyshire County Championship 1963
  37. ^ Bowling for Derbyshire Gillette Cup 1963
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