After the First 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.
Derbyshire struggled to create a team, drawing in several youngsters, and also calling upon players who had last represented the club years previously.
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 stalwarts Joe Humphries and Harry Elliott.
Other new players included the Hill-Woods - Basil and Wilfred, Arthur Severn, Louis Flint, Geoffrey Bell and William Malthouse.