Derbyshire played 26 matches in the County Championship and one against the touring Australians.
Edward Gothard was in his second season as captain and took the wicket of Sir Donald Bradman at Derby.
Under his leadership, the club maintained the form of the previous season.
Charlie Elliott was top scorer but George Pope who played fewer matches was a close second and achieved the best batting average.
C Gladwin took most wickets and again in a powerful all-rounder performance Pope came close second, although the Australians declared that only two bowlers in England moved the ball away from the bat as much as Les Jackson[1] There were no debut appearances for Derbyshire in 1948.