Vaulkhard saw less involvement in first-class cricket in the 1947 season. But when Derbyshire defeated Somerset in a single day in 1947, dismissing them for 68 and 38, Vaulkard top scored with 84 in 90 minutes with 6 fours and 3 sixes.Derbyshire v Somerset, Chesterfield, 1947 His averages tailed off to just five in the 1949 season. However Derbyshire had difficulties finding a committed captain in the post-war years, and Vaulkhard was called upon for the job in the 1950 season.W.T. Taylor History of Derbyshire cricket Wisden 1953 He played more first-class games during this season than in any other, averaging 21 and scoring five first-class half centuries, while Derbyshire finished fifth in the County Championship under his leadership. During his final two years in first-class cricket, he played only five times, retiring from a first-class career spanning eighteen years in the 1952 season.
