He had been appointed in the previous year but because of injury was substituted by Pat Vaulkhard for 1950.
[1] Derbyshire played 28 games in the County Championship, and one match against the touring South Africans.
Charlie Elliott was top scorer and C Gladwin took most wickets with 123.
The club retained a virtually unchanged squad with only one newcomer – Edwin Smith who played on for 20 years.
Additionally John Eggar appeared in the match against the South Africans.