Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1969

Derbyshire County Cricket Club seasons
1969 season
Captain Derek Morgan
County Championship 16
John Player League 15
Gillette Cup Runners-up
Most runs Peter Gibbs
Most wickets Harold Rhodes
Most catches Bob Taylor
← 1968 1970 →

Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1969 represents the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for ninety-eight years. They were runners-up in the Gillette Cup. In the County Championship, they won three matches to finish sixteenth in their sixty-fifth season in the Championship. In the first season of the John Player League they ended fifteenth after winning five matches.

1969 season

Derbyshire played 24 games in the County Championship, one match against Oxford University, and one against the touring New Zealanders. They won three first class matches altogether and lost five, the majority of matches ending in a draw. Derbyshire reached the final of the Gillette Cup where they lost to Yorkshire. This was the season in which the Sunday League was introduced and Derbyshire won five matches in the one-day games to finish fifteenth. Derek Morgan was in his fifth season as captain. Peter Gibbs scored most runs overall although Michael Page was top scorer in the County Championship. Harold Rhodes took most wickets.

Matches

First Class

List of matches
No. Date V Result Margin Notes
1 3 May 1969[1] Surrey
Kennington Oval		 Drawn Edrich 105; Ahmed 127
2 17 May 1969[2] Essex Queen's Park, Chesterfield Drawn
3 21 May 1969[3] Worcestershire
County Ground, Derby		 Drawn
4 24 May 1969[4] Hampshire
United Services Recreation Ground, Portsmouth		 Drawn Cottam 6-58
5 31 May 1969[5] Lancashire
Park Road Ground, Buxton		 Drawn
6 04 Jun 1969[6] Warwickshire
Edgbaston, Birmingham		 Drawn PJK Gibbs 121
7 11 Jun 1969[7] Yorkshire
Headingley, Leeds		 Drawn MH Page 109
8 14 Jun 1969[8] Oxford University
County Ground, Derby		 Drawn IR Buxton 7-33
9 18 Jun 1969[9] Somerset
Queen's Park, Chesterfield		 Drawn PJK Gibbs 138; TJP Eyre 8-65
10 21 Jun 1969[10] Middlesex
Ind Coope Ground, Burton-on-Trent		 Drawn HJ Rhodes 6-40
11 28 Jun 1969[11] Nottinghamshire
Trent Bridge, Nottingham		 Drawn
12 05 Jul 1969[12] New Zealand
Queen's Park, Chesterfield		 Drawn IR Buxton 103
13 09 Jul 1969[13] Gloucestershire
Wagon Works Ground, Gloucester		 Lost Innings and 10 runs Allen 6-66
14 12 Jul 1969[14] Warwickshire
County Ground, Derby		 Won 134 runs A Ward 5-32 and 5-49; HJ Rhodes 5-32; McVicar 5-69
15 19 Jul 1969[15] Yorkshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield		 Drawn Wilson 5-114; E Smith 5-73
16 23 Jul 1969[16] Glamorgan
County Ground, Derby		 Lost Innings and 68 runs
17 02 Aug 1969[17] Nottinghamshire
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston		 Drawn
18 06 Aug 1969[18] Lancashire
Stanley Park, Blackpool		 Won 16 runs
19 09 Aug 1969[19] Glamorgan
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff		 Drawn
20 16 Aug 1969[20] Leicestershire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield		 Lost 6 wickets TJP Eyre 102
21 20 Aug 1969[21] Northamptonshire
County Ground, Northampton		 Lost 4 wickets Willey 5-78
22 23 Aug 1969[22] Leicestershire
Grace Road, Leicester		 Drawn Norman 156; MH Page 162
23 30 Aug 1969[23] Kent
County Ground, Derby		 Won 8 wickets HJ Rhodes 6-17
24 03 Sep 1969[24] Northamptonshire
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston		 Drawn JF Harvey 168; Prideaux 120; Mohammad 5-99
25 10 Sep 1969[25] Sussex
The Saffrons, Eastbourne		 Lost 5 runs A Ward 5-60; Buss 5-27
26 13 Sep 1969[26] Worcestershire
County Ground, New Road, Worcester		 Abandoned

John Player League

List of matches
No. Date V Result Margin Notes
1 4 May 1969[27] Surrey
Cheam Road, Sutton		 Lost 6 wickets
2 18 May 1969[28] Essex
County Ground, Derby		 Lost 2 runs
3 25 May 1969[29] Sussex
County Ground, Hove		 Won 93 runs
4 01 Jun 1969[30] Lancashire
Old Trafford, Manchester		 Lost 5 wickets
5 22 Jun 1969[31] Middlesex
County Ground, Derby		 Won 6 wickets
6 29 Jun 1969[32] Northamptonshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield		 Lost 6 wickets
7 06 Jul 1969[33] Gloucestershire
Ind Coope Ground, Burton-on-Trent		 Won 3 wickets
8 20 Jul 1969[34] Yorkshire
Bramall Lane, Sheffield		 Lost 9 runs
9 27 Jul 1969[35] Worcestershire
County Ground, Derby		 Won 2 wickets
10 03 Aug 1969[36] Nottinghamshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield		 Lost 46 runs Sobers 5-43
11 10 Aug 1969[37] Glamorgan
Eugene Cross Park, Ebbw Vale		 Lost 49 runs Kingston 6-36
12 17 Aug 1969[38] Somerset
Park Road Ground, Buxton		 Won 52 runs
13 24 Aug 1969[39] Leicestershire
Grace Road, Leicester		 Lost 6 runs
14 31 Aug 1969[40] Kent
Queen's Park, Chesterfield		 Lost 8 wickets
15 07 Sep 1969[41] Hampshire
Dean Park, Bournemouth		 Lost 82 runs
16 14 Sep 1969[42] Warwickshire
Edgbaston, Birmingham		 Abandoned

Gillette Cup

List of matches
No. Date V Result Margin Notes
1st Round 10 May 1969[43] Somerset
County Ground, Taunton		 Won 3 wickets
2nd Round 07 Jun 1969[44] Worcestershire
County Ground, Derby		 Won 4 wickets
Quarter-Final 02 Jul 1969[45] Glamorgan
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff		 Won 9 wickets
Semi-Final 30 Jul 1969[46] Sussex
Queen's Park, Chesterfield		 Won 87 runs TJP Eyre 6-18
Final 06 Sep 1969[47] Yorkshire
Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood		 Lost 69 runs

Statistics

Competition batting averages

Name County Championship John Player League Gillette Cup
M I Runs HS Ave 100 M I Runs HS Ave 100 M I Runs HS Ave 100
IR Buxton 21 28 581 97 23.24 0 14 14 171 45 12.21 0 5 4 64 34 16.00 0
TJP Eyre 22 28 389 102 16.91 1 15 14 50 15 3.84 0 5 4 19 14* 9.50 0
PJK Gibbs 23 36 871 138* 25.61 2 15 15 378 61 25.20 0 5 5 168 47 33.60 0
IW Hall 9 13 143 26 11.91 0 7 7 86 31* 21.50 0
JF Harvey 19 24 593 168 26.95 1 10 10 145 40 16.11 0 5 4 32 16 8.00 0
M Hendrick 1 1 9 9* 0 1 1 4 4* 0
CP Marks 3 5 38 21 7.60 0 6 6 37 19 6.16 0
DC Morgan 21 30 551 79 19.00 0 15 14 112 25 8.61 0 5 4 76 33 25.33 0
MH Page 19 28 1005 162 40.20 2 13 13 208 37 16.00 0 5 5 75 27* 18.75 0
HJ Rhodes 18 17 94 37* 15.66 0 12 4 11 6* 5.50 0 5 2 6 6 3.00 0
FE Rumsey 14 9 65 16* 10.83 0 5 2 9 8 4.50 0
PE Russell 9 9 98 31 24.50 0 3 3 55 30 18.33 0
DHK Smith 21 34 766 61 24.70 0 13 13 315 62 26.25 0 5 5 139 49* 34.75 0
E Smith 23 25 286 42 12.43 0 2 2 29 21* 29.00 0
FW Swarbrook 8 13 157 3217.44 0 1 1 0 0 0.00 0
RW Taylor 21 28 460 65 20.90 0 14 13 141 43* 17.62 0 5 4 39 25* 19.50 0
A Ward 15 11 139 44 17.37 0 10 8 54 21* 13.50 0 5 3 32 17 16.00 0[48]

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Competition bowling averages

Name County Championship John Player League Gillette Cup
Balls Runs Wkts Best Ave Balls Runs Wkts Best Ave Balls Runs Wkts Best Ave
IR Buxton 1313 434 14 3-43 31.00 401 308 12 3-15 25.66 198 70 1 1-16 70.00
TJP Eyre 2515 1156 41 8-65 28.19 564 345 16 2-16 21.56 338 159 12 6-18 13.25
PJK Gibbs 120 89 1 1-45 89.00
M Hendrick 102 27 1 1-27 27.00 48 16 0
DC Morgan 1644 652 16 3-55 40.75 414 298 11 3-21 27.09 114 60 2 1-23 30.00
HJ Rhodes 2815 1088 59 6-17 18.44 540 328 17 3-11 19.29 318 119 9 4-18 13.22
FE Rumsey 564 263 12 2-0 21.91 310 118 11 3-19 10.72
PE Russell 974 417 15 4-15 27.80 66 43 3 2-29 14.33
E Smith 3522 1459 49 5-73 29.77 30 23 0
FW Swarbrook 978 441 14 4-38 31.50
A Ward 2190 724 56 5-32 12.92 439 278 13 4-12 21.38 336 110 8 3-31 13.75[51]

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Wicket Keeping

Bob Taylor

County Championship Catches 49, Stumping 5
John Player League Catches 19, Stumping 2
Gillette Cup Catches 9, Stumping 0

See also

References

  1. ↑ Cricket Archive - Surrey v Derbyshire 03 May 1969
  2. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Essex 17 May 1969
  3. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Worcestershire 21 May 1969
  4. ↑ Cricket Archive - Hampshire v Derbyshire 24 May 1969
  5. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Lancashire 31 May 1969
  6. ↑ Cricket Archive - Warwickshire v Derbyshire 04 Jun 1969
  7. ↑ Cricket Archive - Yorkshire v Derbyshire 11 Jun 1969
  8. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Oxford University 14 Jun 1969
  9. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Somerset 18 Jun 1969
  10. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Middlesex 21 Jun 1969
  11. ↑ Cricket Archive - Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire 28 Jun 1969
  12. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v New Zealanders 05 Jul 1969
  13. ↑ Cricket Archive - Gloucestershire v Derbyshire 09 Jul 1969
  14. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Warwickshire 12 Jul 1969
  15. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Yorkshire 19 Jul 1969
  16. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Glamorgan 23 Jul 1969
  17. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire 02 Aug 1969
  18. ↑ Cricket Archive - Lancashire v Derbyshire 06 Aug 1969
  19. ↑ Cricket Archive - Glamorgan v Derbyshire 09 Aug 1969
  20. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Leicestershire 16 Aug 1969
  21. ↑ Cricket Archive - Northamptonshire v Derbyshire 20 Aug 1969
  22. ↑ Cricket Archive - Leicestershire v Derbyshire 23 Aug 1969
  23. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Kent 30 Aug 1969
  24. ↑ Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Northamptonshire 03 Sep 1969
  25. ↑ Cricket Archive - Sussex v Derbyshire 10 Sep 1969
  26. ↑ Cricket Archive - Worcestershire v Derbyshire 13 Sep 1969
  27. ↑ Surrey v Derbyshire 04 May 1969
  28. ↑ Derbyshire v Essex 18 May 1969
  29. ↑ Sussex v Derbyshire 25 May 1969
  30. ↑ Lancashire v Derbyshire 01 Jun 1969
  31. ↑ Derbyshire v Middlesex 22 Jun 1969
  32. ↑ Derbyshire v Northamptonshire 29 Jun 1969
  33. ↑ Derbyshire v Gloucestershire 06 Jul 1969
  34. ↑ Yorkshire v Derbyshire 20 Jul 1969
  35. ↑ Derbyshire v Worcestershire 27 Jul 1969
  36. ↑ Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire 03 Aug 1969
  37. ↑ Glamorgan v Derbyshire 10 Aug 1969
  38. ↑ Derbyshire v Somerset 17 Aug 1969
  39. ↑ Leicestershire v Derbyshire 24 Aug 1969
  40. ↑ Derbyshire v Kent 31 Aug 1969
  41. ↑ Hampshire v Derbyshire 07 Sep 1969
  42. ↑ Warwickshire v Derbyshire 14 Sep 1969
  43. ↑ Somerset v Derbyshire 10 May 1969
  44. ↑ Derbyshire v Worcestershire 07 Jun 1969
  45. ↑ Glamorgan v Derbyshire 02 Jul 1969
  46. ↑ Derbyshire v Sussex 30 Jul 1969
  47. ↑ Derbyshire v Yorkshire 06 Sep 1969
  48. ↑ Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire County Championship 1969
  49. ↑ Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire Players County League 1969
  50. ↑ Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire Gillette Cup 1969
  51. ↑ Bowling for Derbyshire County Championship 1969
  52. ↑ Bowling for Derbyshire Players County League 1969
  53. ↑ Bowling for Derbyshire Gillette Cup 1969
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