Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1922 represents the

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season when the English club

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had been playing for fifty-one years. It was their twenty-fourth season in the

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and they won six matches to finish eleventh.

1922 season

Derbyshire played all their twenty two first-class games in the

in 1922 and won six, to finish eleventh in the table.

Guy Jackson Guy Rolf Jackson (23 June 1896 – 21 February 1966) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1919 and 1936, being captain for nine years. Jackson was born at Ankerbold, Tupton, Derbyshire, the son of Brig ...

took over as captain and led Derbyshire for nine seasons "with masterly judgment". Although he was a stern disciplinarian, he earned the respect and affection of his players. When he retired at the end of the 1930 summer he had laid the foundations of the team that won the Championship six years later. Wisden noted "For his work in leading and inspiring the team, Jackson deserves immense thanks. He took over control when the fortunes of the county were at a very low ebb, steadily raised the standard of the cricket, and now retires with Derbyshire well established amongst the leading teams of the day."W.T. Taylor ''History of Derbyshire cricket Wisden'' 1953
/ref> There was an occurrence considered unique in county cricket during the season. When

Billy Bestwick William Bestwick (24 February 1875 – 2 May 1938) was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1898 and 1926. He was a medium-fast bowler who took over 1,400 wickets for the county, including 10 in one innings. From his wild tem ...

and

Robert Bestwick Robert Saxton Bestwick (29 September 1899 – 3 July 1980) was an English first-class cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1920 and 1922. Bestwick was born at Heanor, Derbyshire, the son of Billy Bestwick. His father was a miner who was a ...

shared the bowling against

Willie Quaife William George Quaife (17 March 1872 – 13 October 1951) was a cricketer who played for Sussex, Warwickshire and England. At the age of 56 years and 139 days, Quaife is the oldest cricketer to score a century in a County Championship match, do ...

and

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of Warwickshire, father and son were bowling against father and son.

Gilbert Curgenven Gilbert Curgenven (1 December 1882 – 26 May 1934) was an English first-class cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1901 and 1922. Curgenven was born at Friar Gate, Derby, the son of William Curgenven a doctor who was one of the founder ...

was noted for his fast scoring rate and at Gloucester, he scored 65 in the first innings at little more than one run a minute and in the second innings his 68 out of 119 took less than twenty-five minutes. The most significant newcomer for Derbyshire was Leslie Townsend a gifted all-rounder who played for seventeen years. Others who made their debut were Repton schoolmaster

John Crommelin-Brown John Louis Crommelin-Brown (20 October 1888 – 11 September 1953) was an English schoolmaster, poet and first-class cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1922 and 1926. Crommelin-Brown was born in Delhi, India, and educated first in Ed ...

who went on to play several matches over four seasons and footballer

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who appeared intermittently over three seasons. Colin Leech made his only career appearance in the first class game for Derbyshire during the season.

Matches

Statistics

County Championship batting averages

County Championship bowling averages

Wicket Keeper

* H Elliott - Catches 30, Stumping 5

References

{{Derbyshire County Cricket Club 1922 in English cricket Derbyshire County Cricket Club seasons English cricket seasons in the 20th century