Derek Hall

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Derek Hall (February 21, 1932 — March 13, 1983) was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler. He played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1955 and 1958.

Born in Bolsover, Hall made his debut first-class appearance in the 1955 County Championship against Nottinghamshire, in the same innings as team-mate Arnold Hamer made a double-century. He appeared frequently throughout the rest of the season and the next, as Derbyshire suffered from choppy form. He maintained a steady stream of low scores and brief but tenacious not-outs, though he was frequently caught.

1956 would signal a downward spiral in Derbyshire's performances, however, they were back on form the following year, despite Hall's first-class average declining to zero. He quit first-class cricket in 1958 after playing his final game, in which he scored a personal best of 10 not out.

Hall, one of Derbyshire's many tailender batsmen of the late 1950s, bowled consistently for the team, though he never bowled a five-wicket innings, achieving best match-figures of 4/57. He moved to the United States later in life and died in San Jose, California at the age of 51.