Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1919 was the firstcricket season after a four-year break fromfirst class cricket during World War I. The English clubDerbyshire had been playing for forty-eight years with their twenty first season in theCounty Championship being notable that they won three matches in the County Championship to come ninth.

After theFirst World War, county cricket resumed in 1919 but everyone connected with the game had to put in much effort to create a very basic competition. Matches were restricted to two days to begin with, but the experiment was not repeated.^[1] Derbyshire played 14 matches in the County Championship and one against theAustralian Imperial Forces. Derbyshire struggled to create a team, drawing in several youngsters, and also calling upon players who had last represented the club years previously. As a result, they managed three wins in the County Championship and four matches altogether - their particular accomplishment was to defeat the Australian Imperial Forces XI, Derbyshire being the only county side to do so.

Richard Baggallay had been the last captain before the war and he led the team in the resumption of the game although he only played in three matches.John Chapman was the most frequent substitute.Leonard Oliver was top scorer andBilly Bestwick took most wickets with 89. Bestwick had made his debut for Derbyshire in 1898; he had not played for them since 1909 and had a reputation for unreliability on account of taste for beer. He was brought back into the team in 1919 at the age of 43, withArthur Morton as his minder. Although it was thought he would be past first-class cricket his capability surprised everybody.^[1] The 36 runs victory over the Australians was achieved without Bestwick, who, was making his first appearance for the Players against the Gentlemen at Lord's.James Horsley managed a hat-trick, and with Arthur Morton shared nineteen wickets in the two Australian innings.George Beet stepped in behind the stumps, bridging the gap between the stalwartsJoe Humphries andHarry Elliott.

The season marked the beginning ofGuy Jackson's long association with the club. Other new players included the Hill-Woods -Basil andWilfred,Arthur Severn,Louis Flint,Geoffrey Bell andWilliam Malthouse. In additionGeorge Ratcliffe made his single appearance for Derbyshire against the Australians, andJohn Dunlop Southern made the first of his occasional appearances, also against the Australians.

G Beet Catches 25, Stumping 7

• Frank Bingham played one match forDerbyshire in the1896 season He was a doctor and an enthusiasticTerritorial Army officer, and in the First World War served as a combatant rather than as a military doctor. He was a lieutenant in the 5th Battalion,King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) and became a captain in 1914 and commanded acompany. He took part in theSecond Battle of Ypres and was killed on 22 May 1915 on a reconnaissance mission after stopping to dig a man out of a collapsed trench.^[19] He is commemorated on theMenin Gate.^[20]
• Geoffrey Jackson played forDerbyshire from 1912 to 1914, and forOxford University in 1914. He was given a commission in theRifle Brigade on the outbreak of World War I and went to France in October, 1914. He was invalided home, after theSecond Battle of Ypres, suffering from gas poisoning and spent some months in England serving his Reserve Battalion. He returned to France, asAdjutant of the 1st Battalion, in December, 1915, and wasMentioned in Despatches on 1 January 1916. He served continuously until his death on 9 April 1917 at theBattle of Arras. He was mortally wounded by a piece of shell after advancing about 6000 yards, and died atFaimpoux, Arras, Belgium before reaching the dressing station.^[21]
• Charles Newcombe played one first-class cricket match forDerbyshire in 1910, and also played league football forChesterfield F. C. andRotherham Town. He served in theFirst World War in the 7th BnKing's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry as a lieutenant and was killed in action atFleuraix in France on 27 December 1915. He was buried at Y Farm Military Cemetery,Bois-Grenier^[22]
• Guy Wilson played one first class match forDerbyshire in 1902 and one in 1905. He was killed in action during theBattle of Cambrai on 30 November 1917.

• RRC Baggallay served in theIrish Guards and was successively captain and major, seeing service at the Somme and Ypres.^[23][24] He was mentioned in despatches and awardedD.S.O. andM.C. in 1919.
• GR Jackson served as a captain atSalonica in January 1918, and was awarded theMilitary Cross. He was also mentioned in despatches twice and also won the French Legion d’Honneur and the Greek Military Cross. Jackson was leading his troops on patrol when someBulgarian soldiers approached, carrying a flag of truce. They were asking for the armistice which was to end Bulgaria’s part in the First World War.^[25]
• GF Bell won theMilitary Cross.

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