161; CS Elliott 132; Brookes 116 |- |15 |04 Jul 1953 | Nottinghamshire Trent Bridge, Nottingham |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost | 10 wickets | Simpson 114; Stocks 140 |- |16 |08 Jul 1953 | Kent Queen's Park, Chesterfield |bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn | | AC Revill 128 |- |17 |11 Jul 1953 | Leicestershire Bath Grounds, Ashby-de-la-Zouch |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost | 41 runs | C Gladwin 6-30; V Jackson 5-23 and 5-34 |- |18 |15 Jul 1953 |Middlesex County Ground, Derby |bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn | | Sharp 103; Robertson 127; HL Jackson 5-44 |- |19 |18 Jul 1953 | Yorkshire Queen's Park, Chesterfield |bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won | 10 wickets | A Hamer 153; C Gladwin 5-44 |- |20 |22 Jul 1953 | WorcestershireTipton Road, Dudley |bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn | | DB Carr 111 |- |21 |25 Jul 1953 | Lancashire Queen's Park, Chesterfield |bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won | 49 runs | Berry 6-58 |- |22 |01 Aug 1953 | Warwickshire County Ground, Derby |bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn | | Gardner 143 |- |23 |05 Aug 1953 | Sussex County Ground, Hove |bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn | | Suttle 103; Parks 124 |- |24 |08 Aug 1953 | Northamptonshire Wellingborough School Ground |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost | 3 wickets | |- |25 |12 Aug 1953 | Yorkshire North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough |bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost | 109 runs | Wardle 5-52; Holdsworth 6-58 |- |26 |15 Aug 1953 | Leicestershire County Ground, Derby |bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won | 10 wickets | Walsh 5-64; HL Jackson 5-36 |- |27 |19 Aug 1953 | SomersetQueen's Park, Chesterfield |bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won | Innings and 82 runs | R Carter 7-46 |- |28 |22 Aug 1953 | Essex Park Road Ground, Buxton |Abandoned | | |- |29 |26 Aug 1953 | HampshireCounty Ground, Southampton |bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won | 158 runs | C Gladwin 5-40; Knott 5-36 |- |30 |29 Aug 1953 | Gloucestershire Ashley Down Ground, Bristol |bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn | | DC Morgan 5-35; Graveney 5-28 |- Statistics County Championship batting averages County Championship bowling averages Wicket Keepers GO Dawkes Catches 46, Stumping 7 See also Derbyshire County Cricket Club seasons 1953 English cricket season References 1953 in English cricket Derbyshire County Cricket Club seasons