Royal Crown Derby Cricket 1947-1958
Phillip Robinson had a keen interest in cricket and in the aftermath of the War a works team was formed and performed, with varying success, in the local leagues. Such was the enthusiasm that a cricket ground was acquired off Ferrers Way in Allestree. It was near to the area now occupied by the houses in Foxlands Avenue.
Royal Crown Derby Works cricket team 1948 - image by John Watkins, 35 Bass Street, Derby
Phillip Robinson being passed the cricket bat by Fred Finney with Harold Robinson and Colin Osborn by the pavilion.
Above is a series of photographs taken at the ground on July 3rd 1953 on the occasion of Ann Robinson's first birthday. She is being presented with a cake by Fred Finney. Lawrence "Lol" Taylor, office clerk, is left holding the baby! Charlie Warrilow was appointed groundsman and maintained the ground to such a high standard it soon became a popular venue in the local leagues.
Below is a fixtures list for the period 1947-1950, compiled from information in the Derby Evening Telegraph. During the season the team played at least once and sometimes twice a week on a 10 overs-a-side basis. The other team names include some well known local businesses including Leys, Hunters, Cromford Colour Co Ltd, etc. If you think that your family member might have played for the works team you can search for the name using the Ctrl F function.
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Home Team |
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Away team |
Date |
Comment |
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Royal Crown Derby |
V |
Derby Evening Telegraph |
Saturday 10th May 1947 |
Darley Fields 6.30p.m. |
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Shardlow |
V |
Royal Crown Derby |
Monday 16th May 1947 |
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Cincinnati or Litchurch |
V |
Royal Crown Derby |
Monday 19th May 1947 |
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Madeley (Salop) |
V |
Royal Crown Derby |
23rd May 1947 |
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Royal Crown Derby |
V |
Long Eaton G.S.O.B |
Friday 30th May 1947 |
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Royal Crown Derby |
V |
Rosehill Methodists |
Friday 6th June 1947 |
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Royal Crown Derby |
V |
Wayfarers |
Friday 13th June 1947 |
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Elvaston |
V |
Royal Crown Derby |
Tuesday 17th June 1947 |
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Ley’s Electrical |
V |
Royal Crown Derby |
Friday 2oth June 1947 |
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Derby COD (Military) |
V |
Royal Crown Derby |
Wednesday 25th June 1947 |
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Cromford Colour Co. |
V |
Royal Crown Derby |
Friday 27th June 1947 |
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Shardlow |
V |
Royal Crown Derby |
Friday 4th July 1947 |
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Royal Crown Derby |
V |
Draycott 2nd |
Friday 18th July 1947 |
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Derby COD (Military) |
V |
Royal Crown Derby |
Friday 25th July 1947 |
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Royal Crown Derby |
V |
Derby COD (Military) |
Friday 15th August 1947 |
RCD 107 (Deakin 48, Plackett 5-27) |
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Rosehill Methodists 2nd |
V |
Royal Crown Derby |
Friday 22 August 1947 |
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Royal Crown Derby |
V |
Derby Congs II |
Saturday 23rd August 1947 |
Congs score 19 including 9 extras. Finney took 6 wickets for 5 runs, Mills 4 for 5. RCD made 107 (Deakin 48) |
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Royal Crown Derby |
V |
St Alkmunds |
Friday 29th August 1947 |
RCD 62 (F Roome 5-18, Parker 5-31) St Alkmunds 36 Finney 6-27, Mills 4-7) |
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Long Eaton Grammar School Old Boys |
V |
Royal Crown Derby |
Friday 5th September 1947 |
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Wayfarers |
V |
Royal Crown Derby |
Saturday 6th September 1947 |
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Royal Crown Derby |
V |
Ley’s Electrical |
Friday 30th April 1948 |
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Royal Crown Derby |
V |
Swarkestone “A” |
Monday 10th May 1948 |
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Draycott |
V |
Royal Crown Derby |
Friday 21st May 1948 |
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Royal Crown Derby |
V |
Derby Post Office |
Saturday 22nd May 1948 |
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Royal Crown Derby |
V |
Quarndon |
Friday 11th June 1948 |
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J Thorpe & Son |
V |
Royal Crown Derby |
Friday 4th June 1948 |
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Quarndon |
V |
Royal Crown Derby |
Friday 11th June 1948 |
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Royal Crown Derby |
V |
J Parker & Son |
Friday 25th June 1948 |
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Derby Congs. |
V |
Royal Crown Derby |
Friday 2nd July 1948 |
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Royal Crown Derby |
V |
YMCA |
Friday 9th July 1948 |
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Royal Crown Derby |
V |
Shardlow |
Tuesday 13th July 1948 |
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Joseph Parker & Son |
V |
Royal Crown Derby |
Friday 16th July 1948 |
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Rolls Royce 3rd |
V |
Royal Crown Derby |
Tuesday 20th July 1948 |
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Royal Crown Derby |
V |
Ockbrook & Borrowash |
Friday 23rd July 1948 |
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Ley’s Electrical |
V |
Royal Crown Derby |
Friday 13th August 1948 |
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Royal Crown Derby |
V |
Derby Congs, 2nd |
Friday 20th August 1948 |
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Royal Crown Derby |
V |
J Thorpe & Son |
Friday 27th August 1948 |
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Cromford Colour Co ltd |
V |
Royal Crown Derby |
Friday 3rd September 1948 |
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Royal Crown Derby |
V |
Draycott 2nd |
Friday 10th September 1948 |
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Old Bemrosians |
V |
Royal Crown Derby |
Saturday 30th April 1949 |
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Rosehill Methodists |
V |
Royal Crown Derby |
Friday 6th May 1949 |
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Royal Crown Derby |
V |
Ley’s Electrics |
Friday 13th May 1949 |
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Rolls Royce 3rd |
V |
Royal Crown Derby |
Tuesday 17th May 1949 |
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Derby Co-op |
V |
Royal Crown Derby |
Friday 20th May 1949 |
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Royal Crown Derby |
V |
Hunters |
Saturday 21st May 1949 |
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Quarndon |
V |
Royal Crown Derby |
Monday 30th May 1949 |
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Rosehill Methodists |
V |
Royal Crown Derby |
Saturday 4th June 1949 |
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Long Eaton Methodists |
V |
Royal Crown Derby |
Friday 10th June 1949 |
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Royal Crown Derby |
V |
Kedleston Street Methodists |
Monday 13th June 1949 |
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Royal Crown Derby |
V |
Breadsall |
Friday 17th June 1949 |
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Qualcast |
V |
Royal Crown Derby |
Tuesday 21st June 1949 |
Butterley Cup Qualcast 36-6 beat RCD 32. “Robinson 13 not out” |
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Stanley Street”B” |
V |
Royal Crown Derby |
Tuesday 21st June 1949 |
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Ley’s Electrical |
V |
Royal Crown Derby |
Friday 24th June 1949 |
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Royal Crown Derby |
V |
Kedleston Street Methodists |
Monday 27th June 1949 |
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Joseph Parker & Sons |
V |
Royal Crown Derby |
Wednesday 29th June 1949 |
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South Wingfield |
V |
Royal Crown Derby 2nd |
Friday 1st July 1949 |
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Quarndon |
V |
Royal Crown Derby |
Monday 4th July 1949 |
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Royal Crown Derby |
V |
Derby Congs |
Friday 8th July 1949 |
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Breadsall |
V |
Royal Crown Derby |
Friday 15th July 1949 |
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Royal Crown Derby |
V |
Rolls Royce 3rd |
Friday 12th August 1949 |
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Royal Crown Derby |
V |
Blagreaves or St. Augustines |
Saturday 29th April 1950 |
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Royal Crown Derby |
V |
Hunters |
Wednesday 10th May 1950 |
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Royal Crown Derby |
V |
Duffield 2nd |
Friday 12th May 1950 |
Duffield 2nd scored 98. RCD 102 for 7 (Lowndes 24 not out, Johnson 3 wickets for 17 runs) |
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Gilbert Brothers |
V |
Royal Crown Derby |
Tuesday 16th May 1950 |
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Royal Crown Derby |
V |
Ley’s Electrical |
Friday 19th May 1950 |
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Hunters |
V |
Royal Crown Derby |
Wednesday 24th May 1950 |
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Royal Crown Derby |
V |
Dendrites |
Dendrites 106-6. RCD 79-8 Leigh scored 21 |
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Royal Crown Derby |
V |
Etwall |
Friday 2nd June 1950 |
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Royal Crown Derby |
V |
Breadsall |
Tuesday 6th June 1950 |
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Royal Crown Derby |
V |
Long Eaton Methodists |
Friday 16th June 1950 |
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Ley’s Electrical |
V |
Royal Crown Derby |
Friday 30th June 1950 |
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Madeley |
V |
Royal Crown Derby |
Saturday 1st July 1950 |
Team :- P Robinson (Capt), A Deakin, W Mills, N Ward, W Smith, J Blurton, J Smythe, M Lavinch, C Lowndes, D Leigh, J Priestley |
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Allestree |
V |
Royal Crown Derby |
Tuesday 4th July 1950 |
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Royal Crown Derby |
V |
Derby Borough Constabulary |
Friday 7th July 1950 |
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Long Eaton Methodists |
V |
Royal Crown Derby |
Friday 14th July 1950 |
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Royal Crown Derby |
V |
Milford |
Friday 21st July 1950 |
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Breadsall |
V |
Royal Crown Derby |
Tuesday 25th July 1950 |
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Royal Crown Derby |
V |
Gilbert Brothers |
Tuesday 1st August 1950 |
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Royal Crown Derby |
V |
Stanley St. St. Andrews “B” |
Friday 18th August 1950 |
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Royal Crown Derby |
V |
Rosehill Methodists |
Friday 25th August 1950 |
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Progressive |
V |
Royal Crown Derby |
Friday 1st September 1950 |
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Stanley St. St. Andrews “B” |
V |
Royal Crown Derby |
Friday 8th September 1950 |
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Royal Crown Derby |
V |
P.O.Engineers |
Friday 15th September 1950 |
We believe that this is one of two Rose Hill Methodist Cricket Teams with Phillip Robinson making a guest appearance on the left hand end of the back row. If anyone can confirm this please get in touch via the contact page. Perhaps the gentleman in the centre of the back row wearing the Umpire’s coat is W Jackson, the recipient of the goblet shown below. The scribble on the image and surround is unfortunately my handiwork, when I was just old enough to hold a pencil and open the drawer which contained all the important family records!
In 1953, one year after the Board of Trade restrictions ended, this would have been a most welcome prize, and it has clearly been well looked after since it was presented to Mr Jackson. As the manufacturer of such prizes, it could be argued that this put the Royal Crown Derby Team at an advantage, although I am not sure that this is supported by the actual team achievements!
I have gathered the information given below from the Allestree Cricket Club website which is an excellent resource, particularly in respect of Royal Crown Derby, as full details of the opposition team members were recorded. The games were very much a social occasion with the excellent teas provided by the hosting team sometimes being rather more memorable than the quality of the cricket.
Matches Played Against Allestree Cricket Club 1952-1958
Royal Crown Derby V Allestree “A” 26th July 1952
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RCD Team |
How Out |
Bowler |
Runs Scored |
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Blurton |
Ct Watson |
Aspley |
2 |
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Mills |
Bowled |
Taft |
2 |
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Jerram |
Bowled |
R. Green |
99 |
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Brennan |
L.B.W. |
Taft |
0 |
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Jarvis |
Ct T. Green |
Foot |
13 |
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Chell |
Ct & B |
R. Green |
3 |
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Robinson |
L.B.W. |
Taft |
1 |
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Roberts |
Ct Partridge |
R. Green |
1 |
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Wood |
Bowled |
Taft |
1 |
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Ravenscroft |
Ct Taft |
R. Green |
0 |
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Burrows |
Not Out |
1 |
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Extras |
2 |
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Total |
125 |
Allestree scored a total of 162 to include 10 extras.
Ravenscroft 2-43, Jerram 1-22, Mills 2-19, Roberts 3-15, Jarvis 1-5
Royal Crown Derby lose by 37 runs
Royal Crown Derby V Allestree “A”, 6th September 1952
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RCD Team |
How Out |
Bowler |
Runs Scored |
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Robinson |
Bowled |
Taft |
5 |
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Deakin |
Bowled |
Taft |
2 |
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Jerram |
Ct & B |
Taft |
42 |
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Finney |
Bowled |
Lawrence |
22 |
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Chell |
Bowled |
Lawrence |
0 |
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Brennan |
Run Out |
9 |
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Roberts |
Not Out |
9 |
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Brett |
Ct Aspley |
Lawrence |
11 |
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Northwoode |
Not Out |
14 |
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Blouse |
Did Not Bat |
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Loundes |
Did Not Bat |
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Extras |
5 |
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Total for 7 wkts |
120 |
Allestree scored a total of 165 to include 1 extra
Jerram 5-65, Brett 1-26, Loundes 2-29, Blounse 2-26
Match Drawn.
Royal Crown Derby V Allestree 1st XI, 6th September 1953
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RCD Team |
How Out |
Bowler |
Runs Scored |
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Deakin |
Ct Goodman |
Taft |
26 |
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Leigh |
Ct Oates |
Radford |
4 |
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L. Jerram |
Bowled |
Taft |
1 |
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Roberts |
Bowled |
Dolman |
24 |
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J. Jerram |
Ct Cunningham |
D. Clifford |
6 |
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Chell |
Bowled |
D. Clifford |
1 |
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Robinson |
Run Out |
1 |
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Brennan |
Bowled |
Sadler |
10 |
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Lowndes |
Ct Spiby |
Taft |
3 |
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Bird |
Ct Spiby |
Sadler |
1 |
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Kirk |
Not Out |
0 |
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Extras |
8 |
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Total |
85 |
Allestree scored a total of 218 for 9 wickets
L. Jerram 0-48, Robinson 3-43, J. Jerram 3-28, Roberts 2-28, Lowndes 0-19, Brennan 1-23, Chell 0-13, Kirk 0-5
Royal Crown Derby lose by 133 runs and one wicket
Royal Crown Derby V Allestree 1st XI, 13th September 1953
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RCD Team |
How Out |
Bowler |
Runs Scored |
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Robinson |
Bowled |
B. Clifford |
32 |
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Deakin |
Bowled |
B. Clifford |
0 |
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Blurton |
Ct B Clifford |
Taft |
11 |
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L. Jerram |
Bowled |
Taft |
7 |
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Leigh |
Ct Woodhouse |
Aspley |
28 |
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J. Jerram |
Bowled |
B. Clifford |
0 |
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Roberts |
Ct Taft |
Goodman |
22 |
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Patton |
Bowled |
Taft |
1 |
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Loundes |
Bowled |
Aspley |
0 |
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Brennan |
Not Out |
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Chell |
Ct Hall |
Woodhouse |
41 |
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Extras |
11 |
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Total |
158 |
Allestree scored a total of 102 all out
Robinson 0-25, J. Jerram 1-22, Blurton 4-34, L Jerram 4-20
Royal Crown Derby win by 56 runs
Allestree “A” V Royal Crown Derby, 3rd September 1955
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RCD Team |
How Out |
Bowler |
Runs Scored |
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Robinson |
Run Out |
13 |
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Deakin |
Ct Goodman |
Kirkland |
9 |
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Leigh |
Bowled |
Lawrence |
41 |
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Roberts |
Ct Walker |
Kirkland |
16 |
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Lowndes |
Not Out |
8 |
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Mills |
Not Out |
12 |
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Brennan |
Did Not Bat |
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Brett |
Did Not Bat |
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Seale |
Did Not Bat |
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Rowlands |
Did Not Bat |
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Extras |
12 |
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Total for 4 wkts |
111 |
Allestree scored a total of 110 all out
Leigh 1-18, Roberts 5-28, Loundes 3-16, Robinson 1-38
Royal Crown Derby win by 6 wickets
Royal Crown Derby V Allestree “A”, 28th April 1956
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RCD Team |
How Out |
Bowler |
Runs Scored |
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Deakin |
Bowled |
Taft |
24 |
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Leigh |
Ct Kirkland |
Cantrill |
4 |
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Robinson |
Bowled |
Taft |
4 |
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Jerram |
Bowled |
Royle |
1 |
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Patton |
Ct Cantrill |
Kirkland |
4 |
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Thompson |
Bowled |
Kirkland |
22 |
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Roberts |
Ct Wilkinson |
Royle |
10 |
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Mills |
Bowled |
Kirkland |
1 |
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Tomlis |
Not Out |
6 |
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Loundes |
L.B.W. |
Kirkland |
0 |
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Seale |
Ct Partridge |
Kirkland |
4 |
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Extras |
1 |
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Total |
81 |
Allestree scored a total of 85 runs for 2 wickets.
Jerram 1-10, Roberts 1-18, Thompson 0-11, Robinson 0-17, Leigh 0-7, Lowndes 0-4
Royal Crown Derby lose by 8 wickets.
Allestree “A” V Royal Crown Derby, 1st September 1956
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RCD Team |
How Out |
Bowler |
Runs Scored |
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Robinson |
Bowled |
Aspley |
10 |
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Thompson |
Bowled |
Taft |
30 |
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Leigh |
Bowled |
Taft |
0 |
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Dicken |
Bowled |
Taft |
0 |
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Frost |
Bowled |
Jeffries |
1 |
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Crick |
Ct Taft |
Jeffries |
0 |
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Deakin |
Bowled |
Taft |
7 |
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Loundes |
Bowled |
Taft |
0 |
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Corfield |
Not Out |
0 |
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Tipper |
Bowled |
Jeffries |
4 |
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Extras |
1 |
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Total |
53 |
Allestree scored 54 for seven wickets
Crick 5-3, Robinson 2-41
Royal Crown Derby lose by 3 wickets
Royal Crown Derby V Allestree “A”, 27th April 1957
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RCD Team |
How Out |
Bowler |
Runs Scored |
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Deakin |
Bowled |
Taft |
2 |
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Finney |
Ct Jeffries |
Taft |
6 |
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Thompson |
Bowled |
Disney |
4 |
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Frost |
Ct Wilkinson |
Disney |
2 |
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J Jerram |
Ct & B |
Disney |
4 |
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Boden |
Bowled |
Taft |
1 |
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L Jerram |
Ct & B |
Fowke |
9 |
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Robinson |
Not Out |
7 |
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Loundes |
Bowled |
Fowke |
3 |
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Corfield |
Ct Jeffries |
Taft |
0 |
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Khan |
Bowled |
Taft |
0 |
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Extras |
7 |
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Total |
45 |
Allestree scored 47 for 2 wickets
Thompson 0-11, J. Jerram 0-6, Frost 1-11, L Jerram 1-17
Royal Crown Derby lose by 8 wickets
Allestree “A” V Royal Crown Derby, 7th September 1957
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RCD Team |
How Out |
Bowler |
Runs Scored |
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Robinson |
Run Out |
4 |
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Lane |
Bowled |
Aspley |
3 |
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Frost |
L.B.W. |
Kirkland |
23 |
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Thompson |
Bowled |
Kirkland |
6 |
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Roome |
Bowled |
Kirkland |
2 |
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Hill |
Ct Hitchcock |
Kirkland |
1 |
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Stevenson |
Bowled |
Kirkland |
0 |
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Loundes |
Not Out |
7 |
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Harrold |
Ct Wilkinson |
Kirkland |
0 |
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Boden |
Bowled |
Kirkland |
0 |
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Graham |
Not Out |
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Extras |
22 |
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Total for 9 wkts |
68 |
Allestree score 111 for 9 wickets
Lowndes 5-16, Thompson 0-13, Robinson 2-32, Roome 1-20, Frost 0-23
Match Drawn
Royal Crown Derby V Allestree “A”, 13th September 1958
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RCD Team |
How Out |
Bowler |
Runs Scored |
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Adams |
Ct Spiby |
Hitchcock |
15 |
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Hill |
Bowled |
Taft |
31 |
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Taylor |
Not Out |
42 |
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Thompson |
Not Out |
17 |
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Frost |
Did Not Bat |
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J. Jerram |
Did Not Bat |
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L. Jerram |
Did Not Bat |
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Lane |
Did Not Bat |
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Harrold |
Did Not Bat |
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Jackson |
Did Not Bat |
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Lowndes |
Did Not Bat |
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Extras |
1 |
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Total for 2 wkts |
109 |
Allestree scored 94 all out
J Jerram 3-36, Thompson 3-11, Adams 1-14, Taylor 2-7
Royal Crown Derby win by 8 wickets