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season when the English club

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had been playing for eighty four years. It was their fifty-first season in the

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and they won ten matches and lost ten to finish eighth in the County Championship.

1955 season

Derbyshire played 28 games in the County Championship, one match against the touring South Africans and one match against Scotland. They won ten matches, lost ten matches and drew ten matches.

Donald Carr Donald Bryce Carr OBE (28 December 1926 – 12 June 2016) was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire Derbyshire ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands, England. It includes much of the Peak District National Park, the so ...

took over the captaincy.

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was top scorer and

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took most wickets for the club. Derek Hall was the only player to make his first class debut in the Derbyshire team.

Matches

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Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood , bgcolor="#FFCC00", Drawn , , JA Young 5-43; HL Jackson 5-27; Moss 6-45 , - , 2 , 11 May 1955 ,

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County Ground, Derby , bgcolor="#FFCC00", Drawn , , , - , 3 , 14 May 1955 ,

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Valentine's Park, Ilford , bgcolor="#FFCC00", Drawn , , C Gladwin 5-41; Bailey 5-56 , - , 4 , 18 May 1955 ,

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Bat and Ball Ground, Gravesend , bgcolor="#00FF00", Won , Innings and 51 runs , DC Morgan 109 , - , 5 , 21 May 1955 ,

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Queen's Park, Chesterfield , bgcolor="#FF0000", Lost , 139 runs , Appleyard 5-51 and 5-29 , - , 6 , 25 May 1955 ,

County Ground, Derby , bgcolor="#00FF00", Won , Innings and 21 runs , HL Jackson 6-40; Ridgway 5-109 , - , 7 , 28 May 1955 ,

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Edgbaston, Birmingham , bgcolor="#FFCC00", Drawn , , , - , 8 , 1 Jun 1955 ,

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County Ground, New Road, Worcester , bgcolor="#00FF00", Won , 144 runs , Horton 5-123; E Smith 6-45 , - , 9 , 4 Jun 1955 ,

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Ind Coope Ground, Burton-on-Trent , bgcolor="#FFCC00", Drawn , , HL Jackson 5-59.; C Gladwin 5-59 , - , 10 , 8 Jun 1955 ,

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Ashley Down Ground, Bristol , bgcolor="#FFCC00", Drawn , , Wells 6-52 and 5-30; C Gladwin 5-28; E Smith 5-39 , - , 11 , 15 Jun 1955 ,

Queen's Park, Chesterfield , bgcolor="#FFCC00", Drawn , , Insole 104; E Smith 6-69; Preston 5-61 , - , 12 , 18 Jun 1955 ,

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Cardiff Arms Park , bgcolor="#00FF00", Won , 132 runs , , - , 13 , 25 Jun 1955 ,

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Queen's Park, Chesterfield , bgcolor="#FF0000", Lost , 129 runs , Hilton 6-59; DB Carr 7-53; Collins 5-30 , - , 14 , 29 Jun 1955 ,

County Ground, Derby , bgcolor="#FFCC00", Drawn , , A Hamer 111; Wooller 5-64; HL Jackson 5-39 , - , 15 , 2 Jul 1955 ,

Old Trafford, Manchester , bgcolor="#FF0000", Lost , 8 wickets , Grieves 137; Statham 5-57 , - , 16 , 6 Jul 1955 ,

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County Ground, Southampton , bgcolor="#00FF00", Won , 26 runs , Sainsbury 5-45; DC Morgan 5-41 , - , 17 , 9 Jul 1955 ,

Bath Grounds, Ashby-de-la-Zouch , bgcolor="#FFCC00", Drawn , , DB Carr 146; V Jackson 100 , - , 18 , 13 Jul 1955 ,

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Trent Bridge, Nottingham , bgcolor="#00FF00", Won , 11 runs , A Hamer 227; Dooland 5-95; Smales 7-44 , - , 19 , 16 Jul 1955 ,

Queen's Park, Chesterfield , bgcolor="#FF0000", Lost , 58 runs , E Smith 5-22 , - , 20 , 23 Jul 1955 ,

Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston , bgcolor="#FFCC00", Drawn , , Poole 122; Matthews 6-65; Smales 6-91 , - , 21 , 27 Jul 1955 ,

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Queen's Park, Chesterfield , bgcolor="#FF0000", Lost , 6 wickets , Barrick 105 , - , 22 , 30 Jul 1955 ,

County Ground, Derby , bgcolor="#FF0000", Lost , 164 runs , Hitchcock 110; HJ Rhodes 6-86 , - , 23 , 3 Aug 1955 ,

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Grange Cricket Club Ground, Raeburn Place, Edinburgh , bgcolor="#00FF00", Won , 8 wickets , GL Willatt 133; E Smith 5-66 and 9-46; Kerrigan 6-87 , - , 24 , 6 Aug 1955 ,

Park Avenue Cricket Ground, Bradford , bgcolor="#FF0000", Lost , Innings and 94 runs , Sutcliffe 133; Close 6-63 , - , 25 , 10 Aug 1955 ,

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County Ground, Derby , bgcolor="#FF0000", Lost , 49 runs , James 6-56; C Gladwin 6-44; DV Smith 5-58 , - , 26 , 13 Aug 1955 ,

Park Road Ground, Buxton , bgcolor="#00FF00", Won , 7 wickets , C Gladwin 5-36 , - , 27 , 20 Aug 1955 ,

County Ground, Derby , bgcolor="#00FF00", Won , Innings and 36 runs , DB Carr 139; C Gladwin 7-16 , - , 28 , 24 Aug 1955 ,

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Queen's Park, Chesterfield , bgcolor="#00FF00", Won , 115 runs , Lobb 5-41; C Gladwin 5-22 , - , 29 , 27 Aug 1955 ,

County Ground, Hove , bgcolor="#FF0000", Lost , 94 runs , Oakman 102; Parks 101; E Smith 6-80; Marlar 5-58 and 7-98 , - , 30 , 31 Aug 1955 ,

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Kennington Oval , bgcolor="#FF0000", Lost , 8 wickets , Lock 5-37; Surridge 6-56 , -

Statistics

County Championship batting averages

{, class="wikitable sortable" width="80%" , - bgcolor="#efefef" ! Name !! Matches !! Inns !! Runs !! High score !! Average !! 100s , - , A Hamer , , 28 , , 49 , , 1509 , , 227 , , 31.43 , , 2 , - , DB Carr , , 28 , , 48 , , 1438 , , 146 , , 31.26 , , 2 , - , GL Willatt , , 5, , 9, , 228, , 68 , , 25.33 , , 0 , - , AC Revill , , 28 , , 49 , , 1146, , 79 , , 24.91 , , 0 , - , JM Kelly , , 28 , , 49 , , 974, , 72 , , 20.29, , 0 , - , GO Dawkes , , 28 , , 46, , 806 , , 86, , 20.15 , , 0 , - , DJ Green , , 6, , 11 , , 185, , 49, , 18.50, , 0 , - , DC Morgan , , 26 , , 43, , 681, , 109* , , 17.92 , , 1 , - , HL Johnson, , 25 , , 42 , , 654 , , 52 , , 15.95 , , 0 , - , G Wyatt , , 4 , , 7 , , 63 , , 31* , , 15.75 , , 0 , - , C Gladwin , , 27 , , 39 , , 435, , 67 , , 15.00, , 0 , - , E Smith , , 28 , , 39 , , 350, , 57 , , 12.50, , 0 , - , C Lee , , 16 , , 27, , 303, , 63 , , 11.65, , 0 , - , HJ Rhodes , , 4 , , 7 , , 47, , 34, , 11.75 , , 0 , - , HL Jackson , , 15 , , 16 , , 123, , 20*, , 11.18 , , 0 , - , R Carter , , 3, , 6 , , 35 , , 10, , 7.00 , , 0 , - , D Hall , , 7 , , 14 , , 29, , 6* , , 4.14 , , 0 , - , A Eato , , 2, , 2 , , 6, , 6 , , 3.00 , , 0 , - {, class="wikitable" width="80%" , - bgcolor="#efefef" ! colspan=7, Leading first-class batsmen for Derbyshire by runs scored , - bgcolor="#efefef" ! Name ! Mat ! Inns ! Runs ! HS !

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! 100 , - , A Hamer , , 30 , , 53 , , 1669 , , 227 , , 31.49 , , 2 , - , DB Carr , , 30 , , 51 , , 1462 , , 146 , , 28.67 , , 2 , - , AC Revill , , 30 , , 52 , , 1175, , 79 , , 22.59 , , , - , JM Kelly , , 30 , , 53 , , 1110 , , 72 , , 20.94, , 0 , - , GO Dawkes , , 30 , , 48 , , 833 , , 86, , 17.35 , , 0 , -

County Championship bowling averages

{, class="wikitable sortable" width="80%" , - bgcolor="#efefef" ! Name !! Balls !! Runs !! Wickets !! BB !! Average , - , C Gladwin , , 6451 , , 2155 , , 139 , , 7-16 , , 15.50 , - , E Smith , , 4850 , , 1734 , , 91, , 6-45, , 19.05 , - , HL Jackson , , 2671 , , 877, , 61, , 6-40 , , 14.37 , - , DC Morgan , , 3776 , , 1727, , 58, , 5-41 , , 29.77 , - , DB Carr , , 1780 , , 862 , , 40, , 7-53 , , 21.55 , - , D Hall , , 1141, , 580, , 23, , 4-57, , 25.21 , - , AC Revill , , 766 , , 358 , , 12, , 2-11, , 29.83 , - , HJ Rhodes , , 631, , , 322 , , 9 , , 6-86 , , 35.77 , - , A Eato , , 258 , , 156 , , 4 , , 2-20, , 39.00 , - , R Carter , , 132, , 79, , 3 , , 2-24, , 26.33 , - , HL Johnson, , 79 , , 52, , 3, , 3-30 , , 17.33 , - , JM Kelly , , 66 , , 25 , , 1 , , 1-21 , , 25.00 , - , A Hamer , , 132 , , 66, , 0 , , , , , - , C Lee , , 78, , 29, , 0 , , , , , - , GO Dawkes , , 6, , 9 , , 0, , , , Bowling for Derbyshire County Championship 1955
/ref> , - {, class="wikitable" width="80%" , - bgcolor="#efefef" ! colspan=6, Leading first class bowlers for Derbyshire by wickets taken , - bgcolor="#efefef" ! Name ! Balls ! Runs ! Wkts ! BBI !

, - , C Gladwin , , 6610 , , 2181 , , 142 , , 7-16 , , 15.36 , - , E Smith , , 5270 , , 1854 , , 105 , , 9-46 , , 17.66 , - , HL Jackson , , 2815 , , 914 , , 64 , , 6-40 , , 14.28 , - , DC Morgan , , 3926 , , 1774, , 61 , , 5-41 , , 29.08 , - , DB Carr , , 1997 , , 974 , , 43 , , 7-53 , , 22.65 , -

Wicket Keeping

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Catches 52, Stumping 14

References

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