Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1967

Derbyshire County Cricket Club seasons
1967 season
Captain Derek Morgan
County Championship 6
Gillette Cup Round 2
Most runs David Smith
Most wickets Harold Rhodes
Most catches Bob Taylor

Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1967 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for ninety-six years. It was their sixty-third season in the County Championship and they won five championship matches and lost five to finish sixth in the County Championship. In the Gillette Cup, Derbyshire were knocked out in their first match which was in the second round of the competition.

1967 season

Derbyshire played 28 games in the County Championship, one match against the touring Indians and one match against Cambridge University. They won six first class matches, lost six matches and drew eighteen matches. They lost their only match in the Gillette Cup. Derek Morgan was captain. David Smith scored most runs. Harold Rhodes took most wickets for the club.

There were two new players in the Derbyshire team. GR Stephenson played for two years before moving to Hampshire and CP Marks occasional matches over two years.

Matches

First Class

List of matches
No. Date V Result Margin Notes
1 29 Apr 1967[1] Leicestershire
County Ground, Derby
Won 9 wickets
2 6 May 1967[2] Middlesex
Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood
Lost 9 wickets Hooker 5-51
3 17 May 1967[3] Hampshire
County Ground, Southampton
Drawn Shackleton 5-52
4 20 May 1967[4] Surrey
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Drawn
5 24 May 1967[5] Sussex
County Ground, Derby
Drawn
6 27 May 1967[6] Nottinghamshire
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Drawn Smedley 102
7 31 May 1967[7] Glamorgan
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Drawn HJ Rhodes 6-28
8 3 Jun 1967[8] Somerset
Recreation Ground, Bath
Won 9 wickets Langford 5-54; E Smith 5-57
9 7 Jun 1967[9] Worcestershire
County Ground, Derby
Drawn Flavell 5-31
10 10 Jun 1967[10] Lancashire
Old Trafford, Manchester
Drawn JR Eyre 106
11 17 Jun 1967[11] Lancashire
Park Road Ground, Buxton
Drawn AB Jackson 5-39
12 21 Jun 1967[12] Somerset
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Drawn MH Page 99; Langford 5-45
13 24 Jun 1967[13] Warwickshire
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Lost 59 runs HJ Rhodes 5-27; Bannister 7-52; AB Jackson 7-22; Cartwright 5-7
14 28 Jun 1967[14] India
County Ground, Derby
Lost 66 runs Chandrasekhar 7-59; Prasanna 6-64
15 1 Jul 1967[15] Cambridge University
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston
Won 9 wickets DHK Smith 103
16 5 Jul 1967[16] Sussex
County Ground, Hove
Lost 10 wickets Buss 7-63; Parks 107
17 8 Jul 1967[17] Yorkshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Drawn HJ Rhodes 5-57
18 12 Jul 1967[18] Gloucestershire
Wagon Works Ground, Gloucester
Lost 93 runs DC Morgan 5-36; Mortimore 6-35
19 15 Jul 1967[19] Worcestershire
County Ground, New Road, Worcester
Drawn Coldwell 5-36
20 22 Jul 1967[20] Nottinghamshire
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston
Drawn IR Buxton 105;
21 26 Jul 1967[21] Essex
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Won Innings and 227 runs DHK Smith 114; DC Morgan 6-26 and 5-41
22 29 Jul 1967[22] Glamorgan
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Won Innings and 3 runs DC Morgan 6-17 and 5-38
23 2 Aug 1967[23] Leicestershire
Grace Road, Leicester
Lost 5 wickets Lock 6-57
24 5 Aug 1967[24] Middlesex
County Ground, Derby
Drawn
25 9 Aug 1967[25] Surrey
Kennington Oval
Drawn Pocock 5-73
26 12 Aug 1967[26] Yorkshire
Park Avenue Cricket Ground, Bradford
Drawn Nicholson 5-24
27 16 Aug 1967[27] Kent
Ind Coope Ground, Burton-on-Trent
Drawn Shepherd 6-71
28 19 Aug 1967[28] Warwickshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
Drawn PJK Gibbs 124; Ibadulla 7-22; TJP Eyre 5-42
29 23 Aug 1967[29] Northamptonshire
County Ground, Northampton
Won 4 runs
30 26 Aug 1967[30] Northamptonshire
County Ground, Derby
Drawn Prideaux 102; PJK Gibbs 106; Kettle 5-69

Gillette Cup

List of matches
No. Date V Result Margin Notes
2nd Round 13 May 1967[31] Surrey
Kennington Oval
Lost 184 runs Arnold 5-9; Roope 5-23

Statistics

Competition batting averages

Name County Championship Gillette Cup
M I Runs HS Ave 100 M I Runs HS Ave 100
IR Buxton 2538992105 32.00 1 1100 0.00 0
JR Eyre 811198106 18.00 1
TJP Eyre 273452156 16.28 0 112727 27.00 0
PJK Gibbs2137916124 26.94 2 1133 3.00 0
IW Hall101731964 21.26 0
JF Harvey 183253747 18.51 0 1122 2.00 0
M Hill 788323 11.85 0 1111 1.00 0
AB Jackson 2424629 7.75 0 1100 0.00 0
CP Marks 121716 8.50 0 111212 12.00 0
DC Morgan 2842106295 31.23 0 112727 27.00 0
MH Page 203375199 25.89 0
HJ Rhodes283215833 6.07 0 1100 0.00 0
PE Russell 3510454 20.80 0
DHK Smith 28501124114 24.43 1
E Smith 283752463*16.37 0
GR Stephenson 71017464 17.40 0
RW Taylor 212842342 19.22 0 1133 3.00 0
A Ward4575*2.33 0 1100* 0

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Leading first-class batsmen for Derbyshire by runs scored
Name Mat Inns Runs HS Ave 100
DHK Smith 30541337114 27.28 2
DC Morgan 29441110 95 29.42 0
IR Buxton 27411069105 32.39 1
PJK Gibbs 2137916124 26.94 2
E Smith 303952963*15.55 0
Leading ListA batsmen for Derbyshire by runs scored
Name Mat Inns Runs HS Ave 100
TJP Eyre 112727 27.00 0
DC Morgan 112727 27.00 0
CP Marks 111212 12.00 0
PJK Gibbs 1133 3.00 0
RW Taylor 1133 3.00 0

Competition bowling averages

Name County Championship Gillette Cup
Balls Runs Wkts Best Ave Balls Runs Wkts Best Ave
IR Buxton 46213572-2319.28 42290
JR Eyre 57330
TJP Eyre 27881088515-4221.33 30250
PJK Gibbs 21710811-22108.00
JF Harvey 35411-04.00
M Hill 1260
AB Jackson 34781057637-2216.77 723611-3636.00
DC Morgan 44471471766-1719.35 724911-4949.00
MH Page 18150
HJ Rhodes 46731484946-2815.78 725611-5656.00
PE Russell 43814453-1728.80
DHK Smith 24200
E Smith44871653725-5722.95
RW Taylor 1880
A Ward 34818883-2623.50 725911-5959.00

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Leading first class bowlers for Derbyshire by wickets taken
Name Balls Runs Wkts BBI Ave
HJ Rhodes 491815851026-2815.53
DC Morgan 45611539776-1719.63
E Smith51101857815-5722.92
AB Jackson 37061168657-2217.96
TJP Eyre 32621277645-4219.95
Leading ListA bowlers for Derbyshire by wickets taken
Name Balls Runs Wkts BBI Ave
AB Jackson 723611-3636.00
DC Morgan 724911-4949.00
HJ Rhodes 725611-5656.00
A Ward 725911-5959.00

Wicket Keeping

County Championship Catches 56, Stumping 4
Gillette Cup Catches 0, Stumping 0
County Championship Catches 7, Stumping 2

See also

References

  1. Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Leicestershire 29 Apr 1967
  2. Cricket Archive - Middlesex v Derbyshire 6 May 1967
  3. Cricket Archive - Hampshire v Derbyshire 17 May 1967
  4. Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Surrey 20 May 1967
  5. Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Sussex 24 May 1967
  6. Cricket Archive - Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire 27 May 1967
  7. Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Glamorgan 31 May 1967
  8. Cricket Archive - Somerset v Derbyshire 3 Jun 1967
  9. Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Worcestershire 7 Jun 1967
  10. Cricket Archive - Lancashire v Derbyshire 10 Jun 1967
  11. Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Lancashire 17 Jun 1967
  12. Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Somerset 21 Jun 1967
  13. Cricket Archive - Warwickshire v Derbyshire 24 Jun 1967
  14. Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Indians 28 Jun 1967
  15. Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Cambridge University 1 Jul 1967
  16. Cricket Archive - Sussex v Derbyshire 5 Jul 1967
  17. Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Yorkshire 8 Jul 1967
  18. Cricket Archive - Gloucestershire v Derbyshire 12 Jul 1967
  19. Cricket Archive - Worcestershire v Derbyshire 15 Jul 1967
  20. Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire 22 Jul 1967
  21. Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Essex 22 Jul 1967
  22. Cricket Archive - Glamorgan v Derbyshire 29 Jul 1967
  23. Cricket Archive - Leicestershire v Derbyshire 2 Aug 1967
  24. Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Middlesex 5 Aug 1967
  25. Cricket Archive - Surrey v Derbyshire 9 Aug 1967
  26. Cricket Archive - Yorkshire v Derbyshire 12 Aug 1967
  27. Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Kent 16 Aug 1967
  28. Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Warwickshire 19 Aug 1967
  29. Cricket Archive - Northamptonshire v Derbyshire 23 Aug 1967
  30. Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Northamptonshire 26 Aug 1967
  31. Cricket Archive - Surrey v Derbyshire
  32. Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire County Championship 1967
  33. Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire Gillette Cup 1967
  34. Bowling for Derbyshire County Championship 1967
  35. Bowling for Derbyshire Gillette Cup 1967