Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1930

Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1930 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for fifty nine years. It was their thirty-second season in the County Championship and they won seven matches to finish ninth in the County Championship..

1930 season
Derbyshire played 28 games in the County Championship, and one match against the touring Australians. They lost to the Australians and won seven of their County Championship matches to finish ninth.

Guy Jackson was in his seventh season as captain. Alf Pope made his first class debut for Derbyshire in the season and went on the play until 1939, making his main contribution as a bowler. John Gilbert also made his debut and played occasional games for Derbyshire until 1936.

Harry Storer was top scorer and Tommy Mitchell took most wickets.

Matches
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;" ! style="background:#efefef;" colspan="6"| List of matches !No. !Date !V !Result !Margin !Notes Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood County Ground, Derby Queen's Park, Chesterfield County Ground, Derby Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston The Town Ground, Burton-on-Trent St Helen's, Swansea County Ground, Derby County Ground, Northampton Angel Ground, Tonbridge Cricket Field Road Ground, Horsham Queen's Park, Chesterfield Aylestone Road, Leicester Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston County Ground, Derby Queen's Park, Chesterfield Trent Bridge, Nottingham Queen's Park, Chesterfield Kennington Oval County Ground, Leyton Park Road Ground, Buxton Edgbaston, Birmingham Chester Road North Ground, Kidderminster Headingley, Leeds County Ground, Derby Queen's Park, Chesterfield County Ground, Derby County Ground, Taunton Fry's Ground, Bristol
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 * 1
 * 10 May 1930
 * Middlesex
 * Middlesex
 * style="background:#fc0;"|Drawn
 * Robins 6-73
 * 2
 * 14 May 1930
 * Sussex
 * 14 May 1930
 * Sussex
 * style="background:#0f0;"|Won
 * Innings and 6 runs
 * AG Slater 5-45; Tate 5-45; T S Worthington 5-35
 * 3
 * 21 May 1930
 * Australian
 * Australian
 * style="background:#f00;"|Lost
 * 10 wickets
 * Ponsford 131; Hornibrook 6-61 and 6-82
 * 4
 * 24 May 1930
 * Northamptonshire
 * Northamptonshire
 * style="background:#f00;"|Lost
 * 8 runs
 * Jupp 5–51; T. B. Mitchell 7-25; Thomas 5-46
 * 5
 * 28 May 1930
 * Kent
 * Kent
 * style="background:#0f0;"|Won
 * 199 runs
 * GR Jackson 140; L F Townsend 104; Freeman 9-50; T. B. Mitchell 5-50
 * 6
 * 31 May 1930
 * Middlesex
 * Middlesex
 * style="background:#0f0;"|Won
 * 7 wickets
 * L F Townsend 141
 * 7
 * 04 Jun 1930
 * Glamorgan
 * Glamorgan
 * style="background:#f00;"|Lost
 * 29 runs
 * DE Davies 5-45; T. B. Mitchell 7-61
 * 8
 * 07 Jun 1930
 * Warwickshire
 * Warwickshire
 * style="background:#fc0;"|Drawn
 * H Storer 102; L F Townsend 117; Croom 110; Wyatt 145; T S Worthington 5-77
 * 9
 * 11 Jun 1930
 * Northamptonshire
 * 11 Jun 1930
 * Northamptonshire
 * style="background:#0f0;"|Won
 * 71 runs
 * EW Clark 5-68; T. B. Mitchell 6-28
 * 10
 * 14 Jun 1930
 * Kent
 * Kent
 * style="background:#f00;"|Lost
 * 9 wickets
 * Freeman 8-70 and 5-40
 * 11
 * 18 Jun 1930
 * Sussex
 * Sussex
 * style="background:#f00;"|Lost
 * Innings and 34 runs
 * Wensley 120; Bowley 5-63
 * 12
 * 21 Jun 1930
 * Somerset
 * Somerset
 * style="background:#0f0;"|Won
 * 10 wickets
 * AG Slater 7-31 and 7-17
 * 13
 * 25 Jun 1930
 * Leicestershire
 * Leicestershire
 * style="background:#fc0;"|Drawn
 * Berry 110; T. B. Mitchell 5-119
 * 14
 * 28 Jun 1930
 * Nottinghamshire
 * 28 Jun 1930
 * Nottinghamshire
 * style="background:#fc0;"|Drawn
 * L F Townsend 6-86
 * 15
 * 02 Jul 1930
 * Surrey
 * 02 Jul 1930
 * Surrey
 * style="background:#fc0;"|Drawn
 * 16
 * 05 Jul 1930
 * Worcestershire
 * 16
 * 05 Jul 1930
 * Worcestershire
 * style="background:#0f0;"|Won
 * Innings and 13 runs
 * H Storer 132; T. B. Mitchell 5-87; AG Slater 8-46
 * 17
 * 12 Jul 1930
 * Nottinghamshire
 * Nottinghamshire
 * style="background:#fc0;"|Drawn
 * D Smith 105; A Staples 5-75
 * 18
 * 19 Jul 1930
 * Yorkshire
 * 19 Jul 1930
 * Yorkshire
 * Abandoned
 * 19
 * 23 Jul 1930
 * Surrey
 * 19
 * 23 Jul 1930
 * Surrey
 * style="background:#0f0;"|Won
 * 199 runs
 * D Smith 107; L F Townsend 102; Shepherd 5-42; T. B. Mitchell 5-40; AG Slater 5-46
 * 20
 * 26 Jul 1930
 * Essex
 * Essex
 * style="background:#fc0;"|Drawn
 * H Storer 123; HTO Smith 6-56
 * 21
 * 30 Jul 1930
 * Leicestershire
 * 30 Jul 1930
 * Leicestershire
 * style="background:#fc0;"|Drawn
 * AG Slater 5-36
 * 22
 * 02 Aug 1930
 * Warwickshire
 * 02 Aug 1930
 * Warwickshire
 * style="background:#fc0;"|Drawn
 * 23
 * 06 Aug 1930
 * Worcestershire
 * 23
 * 06 Aug 1930
 * Worcestershire
 * style="background:#f00;"|Lost
 * Innings and 38 runs
 * Brook 6-30; T. B. Mitchell 5-74
 * 24
 * 09 Aug 1930
 * Yorkshire
 * Yorkshire
 * style="background:#fc0;"|Drawn
 * Leyland 186; T. B. Mitchell 5-92; Verity 5-32
 * 25
 * 16 Aug 1930
 * Glamorgan
 * 16 Aug 1930
 * Glamorgan
 * style="background:#f00;"|Lost
 * 165 runs
 * Turnbull 135; Ryan 6-86 and 6-27; T. B. Mitchell 5-64
 * 26
 * 20 Aug 1930
 * Gloucestershire
 * Gloucestershire
 * style="background:#fc0;"|Drawn
 * Goddard 5-71;AG Slater 5-84; Parker 6-60
 * 27
 * 23 Aug 1930
 * Essex
 * 23 Aug 1930
 * Essex
 * style="background:#fc0;"|Drawn
 * Cutmore 122; O'Connor 101; H Storer 100; T. B. Mitchell 7-109
 * 28
 * 27 Aug 1930
 * Somerset
 * 27 Aug 1930
 * Somerset
 * style="background:#f00;"|Lost
 * 203 runs
 * Longrigg 108; T. B. Mitchell 6-79; JC White 5-69; Young 8-30
 * 29
 * 30 Aug 1930
 * Gloucestershire
 * Gloucestershire
 * style="background:#f00;"|Lost
 * 8 wickets
 * L F Townsend 7-57; Parker 8-62

County Championship batting averages
(a) Figures adjusted for non CC matches

Wicket keeping

 * Harry Elliott Catches 37 Stumping 19