Derbyshire County Cricket Club
| Derbyshire County Cricket Club | |
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| One-day name: | Derbyshire Falcons |
| Captain: |
 Wayne Madsen |
| Coach: |
 Graeme Welch |
| Overseas player(s): |
 Shivnarine Chanderpaul |
| Founded: | 1870 |
| Home ground: | County Ground, Derby |
| Capacity: | 4,999 |
| First-class debut: |
Lancashire in 1871 at Old Trafford |
| Championship wins: | 1 |
| Championship Division Two wins: | 1 |
| Pro40 wins: | 1 |
| FP Trophy wins: | 1 |
| Official website: | www.derbyshireccc.com |
Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first-class county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire. Its limited overs team is called the Derbyshire Falcons in reference to the famous Peregrine Falcon which nests on the Derby Cathedral (it was previously called the Derbyshire Scorpions until 2005 and the Phantoms until 2010).[1]
The club is based at the County Cricket Ground, previously known as the Racecourse Ground, in the city of Derby. In 2006, for the first time in eight years, County Cricket returned to Queen's Park, Chesterfield with a County Championship game against Worcester and a One Day League game against Surrey. Other first-class cricket grounds used in the past have included Buxton, Saltergate in Chesterfield, Heanor, Ilkeston, Blackwell, Abbeydale Park in Sheffield, Wirksworth and Burton upon Trent (3 grounds), which is actually in Staffordshire. One-day contests have been played at Darley Dale, Repton School, Trent College, Leek, Staffordshire and Knypersley (also in Staffordshire).
In 2013, Derbyshire County Cricket Club will play in Division One of the County Championship having achieved promotion as Division Two Champions in 2012. Club Captain Wayne Madsen[2] was the first man to 1,000 LV= County Championship runs in 2013 as Derbyshire claimed three Division One victories. Former Derbyshire bowler Graeme Welch[3] was appointed as the club's new Elite Cricket Performance Director in January 2014.
History
Earliest cricket in Derbyshire
Cricket may not have reached Derbyshire until the 18th century. The earliest reference to cricket in the county is a match in September 1757 between Wirksworth and Sheffield Cricket Club at Brampton Moor, near Chesterfield.
Origin of club
The formation of Derbyshire CCC took place on 4 November 1870 at a meeting in the Guildhall, Derby. The Earl of Chesterfield who had played for and against all England was the first President, G. H. Strutt was Vice-President and Walter Boden, who had campaigned for the club's foundation for three years, was secretary. When Chesterfield died the following year, William Jervis became president.[4]
Derbyshire's opening season was 1871 when the club played its initial first-class match versus Lancashire CCC at Old Trafford Cricket Ground on 26 and 27 May 1871 and joined the (then unofficial) County Championship.
Club history
Although the club had some good results in its early seasons, it struggled for the most part and before the 1888 season, following a run of disastrous results, Derbyshire was demoted from first-class status, which was then based on the number of matches against other teams of similar standing. Derbyshire recovered first-class status in 1894 and rejoined the County Championship in 1895.
Although the county then had a quite strong team due to the bowling of George Davidson, Joseph Hulme and George Porter and the batting and wicketkeeping of William Storer, William Chatterton and Bagshaw, within three years they had hit rock-bottom, going through 1897 without a win due to their best bowlers losing their powers.
From this point up to 1925, Derbyshire were perennially among the weakest counties, losing every single match in 1920 despite the efforts of Sam Cadman and Arthur Morton, persevering professionals. From 1926, the nucleus of a good team emerged around some doughty batting from Denis Smith, Stan Worthington and George Pope. Pope's bowling and that of his brother Alf, leg spinner Tom Mitchell and seam bowler Bill Copson took the team to their one and so far only Championship victory in 1936. They won 13 of their 28 matches outright and five on first innings. Worthington, Les Townsend, Smith and Alderman all passed 1,000 runs and Copson and Mitchell took over 100 wickets, with Alf Pope taking 94. Charles Elliott, who later became a test umpire and selector, was another member of this team which was captained by AW Richardson.
There have been more downs than ups in post-war years. Though runs came regularly from Arnold Hamer and less consistently from the West Indian Laurie Johnson and captain Donald Carr, the batting remained the weak point right up to the beginning of covered pitches in the 1980s. However, a series of seam bowlers served England as well as Derbyshire. The list began with Copson and continued with Cliff Gladwin, Les Jackson, Harold Rhodes, Alan Ward, Mike Hendrick and, most recently Devon Malcolm and Dominic Cork. Spin was in short supply apart from the steady work of Edwin Smith and the under-rated allrounder Geoff Miller, the current National selector of the England team and noted after-dinner speaker.
The signing of Eddie Barlow, the famous South African in 1976 and the lengthy period under the captaincy of Kim Barnett starting in 1983, meant the side were rarely uncompetitive.
Derbyshire were crowned LV= County Championship Division Two champions in 2012 after securing a 6-wicket victory over Hampshire on the final day of the season at the County Ground, as Karl Krikken's side won promotion after securing more wins over the course of the season than Yorkshire who also finished the campaign on 194 points.
After the conclusion of the 2013 season, Derbyshire announced a new Elite Cricket Performance model in the next phase of the Club’s quest for sustainable on-field success across all three domestic competitions, combined with the desire to produce England cricketers. Former Derbyshire bowler Graeme Welch [5] was appointed the new Elite Cricket Performance Director in January 2014.
Ground history
This following table gives details of every venue at which Derbyshire have hosted a first-class or List A cricket match:
| Name of ground | Location | Year | FC matches |
LA matches |
T20 matches |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbeydale Park | Sheffield | 1946–1947 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bass Worthington Ground | Burton upon Trent | 1975–1976 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Burton-on-Trent CC Ground | Burton upon Trent | 1914–1937 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| County Ground | Derby | 1871–present | 721 | 293 | 23 | 1037 |
| Derby Road Ground | Wirksworth | 1874 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Highfield | Leek | 1986–Present | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Ind Coope Ground | Burton upon Trent | 1938–1980 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 43 |
| Miners Welfare Ground | Blackwell | 1909–1913 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| North Road Ground | Glossop | 1899–1910 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Park Road Ground | Buxton | 1923–1986 | 45 | 9 | 0 | 54 |
| Queen's Park | Chesterfield | 1898–present | 396 | 82 | 2 | 480 |
| Recreation Ground | Long Eaton | 1887 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Repton School Ground | Repton | 1988 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Rutland Recreation Ground | Ilkeston | 1925–1994 | 93 | 16 | 0 | 109 |
| Saltergate | Chesterfield | 1874–1875 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Station Road | Darley Dale | 1975 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Tean Road Sports Ground | Cheadle | 1973–1987 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Town Ground | Heanor | 1991–1993 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 9 |
| Trent College | Long Eaton | 1975–1979 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Uttoxeter Road | Checkley | 1991–1993 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Victoria and Knypersley Social Welfare Centre | Brown Lees | 1985–1990 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Source:cricketarchive Updated: 28 February 2010 | ||||||
Players
Current squad
- No. denotes the player's squad number, as worn on the back of their shirt.
-
denotes players with international caps. - * denotes a player who has been awarded a county cap.
| No. | Name | Nat | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||||
| 1 | Billy Godleman | England | 11 February 1989 | Left-handed | Right arm leg break | |
| 3 | Wes Durston | England | 6 October 1980 | Right-handed | Right arm off break | |
| 11 | Shivnarine Chanderpaul | West Indies | 16 August 1974 | Left-handed | Right arm leg break | Overseas player (2014 season) |
| 17 | Paul Borrington | England | 24 May 1988 | Right-handed | Right arm medium-fast | |
| 26 | Ben Slater | England | 26 August 1991 | Left-handed | Right arm slow | |
| 77 | Wayne Madsen* | South Africa | 2 January 1984 | Right-handed | Right arm off break | Kolpak registration, Club captain[2] |
| — | Stephen Moore | England | 4 November 1980 | Right-handed | Right arm medium | |
| All-rounders | ||||||
| 7 | Scott Elstone | England | 10 June 1990 | Right-handed | Right arm off break | |
| 13 | Jonathan Clare | England | 14 June 1986 | Right-handed | Right arm medium-fast | |
| 18 | Alex Hughes | England | 29 September 1991 | Right-handed | Right arm medium | |
| 21 | David Wainwright | England | 21 March 1985 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| 22 | Chesney Hughes | West Indies | 20 January 1991 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | UK Passport |
| 32 | Peter Burgoyne | England | 11 November 1993 | Right-handed | Right arm off break | |
| — | Greg Cork | England | 29 September 1994 | Right-handed | Left arm medium-fast | |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| 23 | Thomas Poynton | England | 25 November 1989 | Right-handed | — | |
| 25 | Richard Johnson | England | 1 September 1988 | Right-handed | — | |
| Bowlers | ||||||
| 4 | Mark Footitt | England | 25 November 1985 | Right-handed | Left arm fast-medium | |
| 6 | Mark Turner | England | 23 October 1984 | Right-handed | Right arm medium-fast | |
| 12 | Tim Groenewald* | South Africa | 10 January 1984 | Right-handed | Right arm fast-medium | England qualified |
| 20 | Matt Higginbottom | England | 20 October 1990 | Left-handed | Right arm medium-fast | |
| 27 | Tom Knight | England | 28 June 1993 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| 28 | Tony Palladino | England | 29 June 1983 | Right-handed | Right arm medium | |
| 29 | Jonathan Marsden | England | 7 April 1993 | Right-handed | Right arm fast-medium | |
Honours
- County Championship: 1
- 1936
- County Championship Division Two: 1
- Sunday/Pro 40/National League: 1
- Gillette/NatWest/C&G/Friends Provident Trophy: 1
- Benson & Hedges Cup: 1
- 1993
Records
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Most first-class runs for Derbyshire
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Most first-class wickets for Derbyshire
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Derbyshire recorded their highest ever score, 801 for eight declared, against Somerset at Taunton in 2007. Their score beat their previous highest ever score, of 707 for 7 declared also against Somerset also at Taunton in 2005. Simon Katich scored 221, Ian Harvey 153, Ant Botha 101 and James Pipe 106. Derbyshire broke the record despite losing Phil Weston and Chris Taylor to Andy Caddick in the first over without a run on the board.
References
- ↑ "Derbyshire to take on Falcons title". ECB website. 18 August 2009. Retrieved 21 September 2009.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Madsen appointed Derbyshire captain". ESPN. ESPNcricinfo. 9 December 2011. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
- ↑ "Start of a new era as Derbyshire attract Welch". Derbyshire County Cricket Club. 2014-01-07. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
- ↑ Ric Sissons The Players 1988
- ↑ "Start of a new era as Derbyshire attract Welch". Derbyshire County Cricket Club. 2014-01-07. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
Further reading
- H S Altham, A History of Cricket, Volume 1 (to 1914), George Allen & Unwin, 1962
- Derek Birley, A Social History of English Cricket, Aurum, 1999
- Rowland Bowen, Cricket: A History of its Growth and Development, Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1970
- Roy Webber, The Playfair Book of Cricket Records, Playfair Books, 1951
- Playfair Cricket Annual – various editions
- Wisden Cricketers Almanack – various editions