List of Derbyshire County Cricket Club seasons

This is a list of seasons played by Derbyshire County Cricket Club in English cricket, from the club's formation in 1870.

Contents

Early years 1871–1887

Derbyshire played their first matches in 1871. For the first three years their only opponents were Lancashire. When Kent joined in in 1874, by a quirk of scoring which was based on games lost, they were Champion County. The club was bedevilled by financial problems, and in 1888 the sporting press decided no longer to accord them first class status.

Season Pl W L D Captain Most runs Most Wkts Wkt Keeper
1871 2 1 1 0 Samuel Richardson Unwin Sowter Dove Gregory Samuel Richardson
1872 2 0 2 0 Samuel Richardson Thomas Attenborough Dove Gregory Samuel Richardson
1873 2 0 0 2 Samuel Richardson William Curgenven William Mycroft Samuel Richardson
1874 4 3 0 1 Samuel Richardson George Frost William Mycroft Samuel Richardson
1875 7 2 4 1 Samuel Richardson Thomas Foster William Mycroft Alfort Smith
1876 7 3 4 0 Robert Smith John Platts William Mycroft Alfort Smith
1877 9 5 3 1 Robert Smith John Platts William Mycroft Alfort Smith
Thomas Mycroft
1878 12 3 8 1 Robert Smith Robert Smith William Mycroft Alfort Smith
1879 7 2 5 0 Robert Smith Thomas Foster William Mycroft Alfort Smith
1880 10 2 7 1 Robert Smith Thomas Foster William Mycroft Alfort Smith
1881 9 2 6 1 Robert Smith Ludford Docker William Mycroft James Disney
1882 8 1 7 0 Robert Smith Thomas Foster William Mycroft James Disney
1883 10 2 6 2 Robert Smith Wallis Evershed William Cropper
James Brelsford
James Disney
1884 12 1 11 0 Ludford Docker Frank Sugg William Cropper
Joseph Marlow
Thomas Mycroft
1885 11 3 6 2 Edmund Maynard Frank Sugg William Cropper
Frank Shacklock
James Disney
1886 11 1 9 1 Edmund Maynard William Chatterton William Cropper
"GG" Walker
James Disney
1887 7 0 7 0 William Chatterton George Davidson George Davidson James Disney

Wilderness years 1888–1893

From 1888 Derbyshire's matches were not accorded first class status. However the club continued to play first class counties and most of the players carried on with the club. In 1891 the County Championship was established and four years later Derbyshire were invited to join.

Season Pl W L D Captain Most runs Most Wkts Wkt Keeper
1888 12 3 9 0 William Chatterton William Chatterton John Hulme James Disney
1889 11 3 5 3 William Chatterton William Chatterton George Davidson James Disney
1890 14 7 5 2 Fred Spofforth Levi Wright George Davidson No regular keeper
1891 13 6 4 3 Sydney Evershed William Chatterton George Davidson William Storer
1892 13 5 7 1 Sydney Evershed Henry Bagshaw George Davidson William Storer
1893 16 7 6 3 Sydney Evershed Henry Bagshaw George Davidson William Storer

First Class and County Championships 1894–1962

In 1894 Derbyshire's matches were accorded first class status. However the club did not compete in the County Championship until the following year when it sealed its place by coming 5th.

Season Pl W L D CC
Pos
Captain Most runs Most Wkts Wkt Keeper
1894 11 6 4 1 X Sydney Evershed George Davidson George Davidson William Storer
1895 17 6 4 7 5 Sydney Evershed William Chatterton George Davidson William Storer
1896 17 4 6 7 7 Sydney Evershed William Storer John Hulme William Storer
1897 17 0 10 7 14 Sydney Evershed Levi Wright George Davidson William Storer
1898 17 3 6 8 9 Sydney Evershed William Storer George Davidson William Storer
1899 20 3 10 7 15 Samuel Hill Wood Levi Wright John Hulme William Storer
1900 21 3 8 10 13 Samuel Hill Wood William Storer John Hulme William Storer
1901 24 0 16 8 15 Samuel Hill Wood Levi Wright Billy Bestwick William Storer
1902 20 5 8 7 10 Albert Lawton Maynard Ashcroft Billy Bestwick Joe Humphries
1903 19 5 9 5 12 Albert Lawton Levi Wright Billy Bestwick Joe Humphries
1904 22 7 9 6 10 Maynard Ashcroft Charles Ollivierre Arnold Warren Joe Humphries
1905 22 3 16 3 14 Albert Lawton Levi Wright Billy Bestwick Joe Humphries
1906 22 3 18 1 16 Levi Wright Levi Wright Billy Bestwick Joe Humphries
1907 24 2 19 3 16 Levi Wright Levi Wright Samuel Cadman Joe Humphries
1908 23 5 14 4 14 Reginald Rickman Ernest Needham Billy Bestwick Joe Humphries
1909 23 2 16 5 15 Reginald Rickman Samuel Cadman Arnold Warren Joe Humphries
1910 22 2 14 6 15 John Chapman Ernest Needham Arthur Morton Joe Humphries
1911 18 2 13 3 14 John Chapman Samuel Cadman Arnold Warren Joe Humphries
1912 20 2 8 10 12 John Chapman Samuel Cadman Arthur Morton Joe Humphries
1913 18 4 10 4 13 Richard Baggallay Leonard Oliver Thomas Forrester Joe Humphries
1914 20 5 12 3 12 Richard Baggallay Arthur Morton Tom Forrester Joe Humphries
1919 15 4 9 2 9 Richard Baggallay Leonard Oliver Billy Bestwick George Beet
1920 18 0 17 1 16 John Chapman Leonard Oliver Arthur Morton George Beet
Harry Elliott
1921 20 5 12 3 12 George Buckston Samuel Cadman Billy Bestwick Harry Elliott
1922 22 6 10 6 11 Guy Jackson Samuel Cadman Arthur Morton Harry Elliott
1923 23 4 7 12 10 Guy Jackson Wilfred Hill-Wood Billy Bestwick Harry Elliott
1924 25 0 14 11 17 Guy Jackson Guy Jackson Billy Bestwick Harry Elliott
1925 24 5 12 7 14 Guy Jackson Garnet Lee Arthur Morton Harry Elliott
1926 25 5 7 13 11 Guy Jackson Harry Storer Stan Worthington Harry Elliott
1927 25 8 4 13 5 Guy Jackson Archibald Slater Garnet Lee Harry Elliott
1928 29 6 8 15 10 Guy Jackson Harry Storer Leslie Townsend Harry Elliott
1929 30 11 6 13 7 Guy Jackson Harry Storer Thomas Mitchell Harry Elliott
1930 29 7 9 13 9 Guy Jackson Harry Storer Thomas Mitchell Harry Elliott
1931 29 7 6 16 7 Arthur Richardson Denis Smith Archibald Slater Harry Elliott
1932 29 7 8 14 10 Arthur Richardson Denis Smith Thomas Mitchell Harry Elliott
1933 29 11 11 7 6 Arthur Richardson Leslie Townsend Thomas Mitchell Harry Elliott
1934 29 12 7 10 3 Arthur Richardson Denis Smith Thomas Mitchell Harry Elliott
1935 29 16 7 6 2 Arthur Richardson Denis Smith Thomas Mitchell Harry Elliott
1936 30 15 4 11 1 Arthur Richardson Stan Worthington
Leslie Townsend
Bill Copson Harry Elliott
1937 29 15 6 8 3 Robin Buckston Denis Smith Thomas Mitchell Harry Elliott
1938 29 11 6 12 5 Robin Buckston Stan Worthington Thomas Mitchell Harry Elliott
1939 30 11 7 12 9 Robin Buckston Denis Smith Bill Copson Harry Elliott
1946 27 5 13 9 15 Gilbert Hodgkinson Denis Smith Cliff Gladwin Denis Smith
1947 28 12 10 6 5 Edward Gothard Charlie Elliott Cliff Gladwin Denis Smith
1948 27 11 7 9 6 Edward Gothard Charlie Elliott Cliff Gladwin George Dawkes
1949 27 6 14 7 15 David Skinner Charlie Elliott Cliff Gladwin George Dawkes
1950 30 8 9 13 5 Pat Vaulkhard Alan Revill Albert Rhodes George Dawkes
1951 29 5 7 17 11 Guy Willatt Charlie Elliott Cliff Gladwin George Dawkes
1952 29 11 8 10 4 Guy Willatt Charlie Elliott Cliff Gladwin George Dawkes
1953 30 9 7 14 6 Guy Willatt Arnold Hamer Cliff Gladwin George Dawkes
1954 30 12 6 12 3 Guy Willatt Arnold Hamer Cliff Gladwin George Dawkes
1955 30 10 10 10 8 Donald Carr Arnold Hamer Cliff Gladwin George Dawkes
1956 30 7 7 16 12 Donald Carr Charles Lee Les Jackson George Dawkes
1957 30 11 9 10 4 Donald Carr Arnold Hamer Les Jackson George Dawkes
1958 30 10 9 11 5 Donald Carr Charles Lee Les Jackson George Dawkes
1959 30 13 6 11 7 Donald Carr Donald Carr Les Jackson George Dawkes
1960 31 10 10 11 5 Donald Carr Laurie Johnson Les Jackson George Dawkes
1961 31 10 9 12 7 Donald Carr Laurie Johnson Harold Rhodes George Dawkes
Bob Taylor
1962 30 9 6 15 7 Donald Carr Laurie Johnson Les Jackson Bob Taylor

New Competitions 1963–1998

In the 1960s, in order to revitalise the game, various competitions were introduced and Derbyshire participated in these. The Gillette Cup – later The National Westminster Bank Trophy – began in 1963 as a Knock Out (KO) competition, The John Player League – later The National League began in 1969 as a one-day competition. The Benson & Hedges Cup competition began in 1972 as a Limited Over (LO)knock out competition with preliminary groups.

Season First class CC
Pos
1 Day League KO LO Captain Most runs Most Wkts Wkt Keeper
P W L D P W L NR NL Pos
1963 31 3 15 13 17 QF Charles Lee
1964 30 5 9 16 12 R1 Charles Lee Derek Morgan Brian Jackson Bob Taylor
1965 30 9 9 12 9 R2 Derek Morgan
1966 30 9 13 8 9 R2 Derek Morgan John Harvey Harold Rhodes Bob Taylor
1967 30 6 6 18 6 R2 Derek Morgan
1968 30 6 6 18 8 R2 Derek Morgan David Smith Harold Rhodes Bob Taylor
1969 26 3 5 18 16 16 5 10 1 15 RU Derek Morgan Peter Gibbs Harold Rhodes Bob Taylor
1970 25 7 7 11 7 16 11 5 0 3 R2 Ian Buxton
1971 26 1 6 19 17 16 7 8 1 11 R2 Ian Buxton Ian Hall Philip Russell Bob Taylor
1972 22 2 5 15 17 16 7 7 2 9 R2 Grp Ian Buxton
1973 23 3 11 8 16 16 5 8 3 12 R2 Grp Brian Bolus Brian Bolus Venkat Bob Taylor
1974 22 2 7 13 17 16 4 11 1 15 R1 Grp Brian Bolus
1975 23 7 8 8 15 16 7 8 1 9 SF Grp Bob Taylor
1976 23 6 8 9 15 16 7 9 12 QF Grp Bob Taylor Eddie Barlow Geoff Miller Bob Taylor
1977 23 7 3 13 7 16 6 8 2 9 QF Grp Eddie Barlow
1978 24 3 7 14 14 16 6 7 3 8 R2 RU Eddie Barlow Alan Hill Eddie Barlow Bob Taylor
1979 24 1 6 17 16 16 4 9 3 16 R2 SF Geoff Miller
1980 23 4 4 15 9 16 8 7 1 6 R2 Grp Geoff Miller
1981 23 4 7 12 12 16 10 5 1 4 W Grp Geoff Miller Peter Kirsten Paul Newman Bob Taylor
1982 23 4 4 15 11 16 6 9 1 12 R2 QF Barry Wood
1983 24 7 5 12 9 16 7 5 4 6 R2 Grp Barry Wood Kim Barnett Ole Mortensen Bob Taylor
1984 25 4 7 14 12 16 4 11 1 17 R2 Grp Kim Barnett
1985 25 3 9 13 13 16 8 5 3 4 R1 SF Kim Barnett
1986 25 5 5 15 11 16 7 9 0 9 R2 QF Kim Barnett John Morris Michael Holding Chris Marples
1987 25 7 5 13 6 16 8 4 4 5 QF Grp Kim Barnett
1988 24 5 3 15 15 16 5 8 3 12 QF RU Kim Barnett Kim Barnett Michael Holding Bernie Maher
1989 24 6 7 11 6 16 9 6 1 5 R2 Grp Kim Barnett
1990 24 7 8 9 12 16 12 3 1 1 R2 Grp Kim Barnett Kim Barnett Ian Bishop Karl Krikken
1991 25 9 5 11 3 16 5 11 0 15 R1 Grp Kim Barnett
1992 24 7 6 11 5 17 7 9 1 13 R2 Grp Kim Barnett
1993 19 4 7 8 15 17 7 8 2 11 R2 W Kim Barnett John Morris Devon Malcolm Karl Krikken
1994 18 5 9 4 17 17 8 7 2 8 QF QF Kim Barnett
1995 19 5 11 3 14 17 7 6 4 8 QF Grp Kim Barnett
1996 20 10 3 7 2 17 7 7 3 11 QF Grp Dean Jones
1997 20 5 9 6 16 17 4 9 4 14 QF Grp Dean Jones Kim Barnett Devon Malcolm Karl Krikken
1998 19 6 7 6 10 17 6 8 3 15 RU Grp Dominic Cork

Divisions 1999 – 2009

In 1999 the National League was split into two divisions, followed by the County Championship in 2000. The National Westminster Bank Trophy became the Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy and then The Friends Provident Trophy. The League had various appellations until it became the National League. The Benson & Hedges Competition was dropped in 2002 and the Twenty20 competition substituted in 2003.

Season First class CC
Pos
1 Day League KO LO Captain Most runs Most Wkts Wkt Keeper
P W L D P W L NR NL Pos
1999 17 7 8 2 9 16 4 10 2 2/8 R4 Dominic Cork
2000 18 2 7 9 1/9 16 2 13 1 2/9 R4 Grp Dominic Cork
2001 17 1 9 7 2/9 16 4 12 0 2/9 R3 Grp Dominic Cork
2002 18 8 7 3 2/6 16 8 7 1 2/4 R3 Grp Dominic Cork Kevin Dean|
2003 17 2 11 4 2/9 18 8 8 2 2/6 SF Grp Dominic Cork Michael Di Venuto Graeme Welch Luke Sutton
2004 18 2 7 9 2/8 18 5 12 1 2/9 R2 Grp Luke Sutton
2005 17 1 8 8 2/9 18 9 7 2 2/5 R2 QF Luke Sutton Michael di Venuto Graeme Welch Luke Sutton
2006 18 4 5 9 2/5 8 1 6 1 2/8 N5 Grp Graeme Welch Michael Di Venuto Steffan Jones James Pipe
2007 17 3 5 9 2/6 8 1 7 0 2/8 N8 Grp Simon Katich Simon Katich Tom Lungley James Pipe
2008 18 4 4 10 2/6 8 1 6 1 2/8 Grp Grp Rikki Clarke Chris Rogers Graham Wagg James Pipe
2009 16 2 3 11 2/6 8 2 4 2 2/8 Grp Grp Chris Rogers Chris Rogers Tim Groenewald James Pipe

Three competitions 2010 onwards

Two new competitions were introduced for the 2010 cricket season. These were the Clydesdale Bank 40 and the Friends Provident t20. These replaced the Pro40 League, the Friends Provident Trophy and the Twenty20 competitions.

Season First class CC
Pos
1 Day League 20/20 Captain Most runs Most Wkts Wkt Keeper
P W L D P W L NR NL Pos
2010 17 3 7 7 2/9 12 4 8 0 2/4 Grp Greg Smith Chris Rogers Robin Peterson Stephen Adshead
Lee Goddard
2011 16 5 6 5 2/5 16 6 5 1 2/3 Grp Luke Sutton Wes Durston Tim Groenewald Luke Sutton

Key

Winners Runners up

Key to league record:
P – games played
W – games won
L – games lost
D – games drawn, abandoned or tied
NR – games with no result
Pos – final position

Key to rounds:
R1 – first round
R2 – second round, etc.
QF – quarter-final
SF – semi-final
Grp – group stage
RU – runners-up

See also

References