Derbyshire played all their twenty two first-class games in the County Championship in 1922 and won six, to finish eleventh in the table.
By the time he retired at the end of the 1930 summer, he had laid the foundations of the team that won the Championship six years later.
He took over control when the fortunes of the county were at a very low ebb, steadily raised the standard of the cricket, and now retires with Derbyshire well established amongst the leading teams of the day.
The most significant newcomer for Derbyshire was Leslie Townsend, a gifted all-rounder who played for seventeen years.
Colin Leech made his only career appearance in the first class game for Derbyshire during the season.