Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 1966
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Derbyshire Country Cricket Club in 1966 represents the cricket
season when the English club Derbyshire
had been playing for ninety-five years. In the County Championship
, they won eight matches to finish ninth in their sixty-second season in the Championship. They were eliminated in round 2 of the Gillette Cup.
. They won nine first class matches altogether. Derek Morgan was in his second season as captain. John Harvey
was top scorer and Harold Rhodes
took most wickets.
Peter Gibbs
joined the side from Oxford University, and Maurice Hill
joined from Nottinghamshire. Alan Ward
made his debut with Derbyshire during the season. All three saw further years service with Derbyshire.
! bgcolor="#efefef" colspan=6 | List of matches
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
!No.
!Date
!V
!Result
!Margin
!Notes
|-
|1
|4 May 1966
| Northamptonshire
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Milburn 130
|-
|2
|7 May 1966
| Surrey
Kennington Oval
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 7 runs
| E Smith
6-26
|-
|3
| 11 May 1966
| Leicestershire
Grace Road, Leicester
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Lock 7-31 and 5-40
|-
|4
|14 May 1966
| Hampshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Cottam 5-28; E Smith
7-59 and 6-60
|-
|5
|18 May 1966
| Northamptonshire
County Ground, Northampton
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 22 runs
| DC Morgan 6-36 and 5-24; Sully 5-22
|-
|6
|25 May 1966
| Essex
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Knight 5-25
|-
|7
|28 May 1966
| West Indies
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| Innings and 32 runs
| McMorris 157; Gary Sobers 6-11
|-
|8
|01 Jun 1966
| Sussex
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Snow 5-33
|-
|9
|04 Jun 1966
| Gloucestershire
Ashley Down Ground, Bristol
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 9 runs
| Brown 5-42; DC Morgan 6-55
|-
|10
|08 Jun 1966
| Kent
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 80 runs
| HJ Rhodes
5-31
|-
|11
|11 Jun 1966
| Yorkshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| Innings and 15 runs
|
|-
|12
|18 Jun 1966
| Kent
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 7 wickets
|
|-
|13
|25 Jun 1966
| Yorkshire
Bramall Lane, Sheffield
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 10 wickets
| Nicholson 5-12
|-
|14
|29 Jun 1966
| Warwickshire
Park Road Ground, Buxton
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 8 wickets
| E Smith
5-23
|-
|15
|02 Jul 1966
| Lancashire
Old Trafford, Manchester
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 30 runs
| Knox 100;E Smith
6-21
|-
|16
|06 Jul 1966
| Oxford University
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 5 wickets
| IW Hall
102; IR Buxton
5-16
|-
|17
|09 Jul 1966
| Nottinghamshire
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 8 wickets
| JF Harvey
103*
|-
|18
|13 Jul 1966
| Middlesex
Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Russell 101; Harris 114; Price 8-48
|-
|19
|16 Jul 1966
| Leicestershire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 120 runs
| Lock 7-50
|-
|20
|20 Jul 1966
| Essex
Garrison A Cricket Ground, Colchester
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
|
|-
|21
|23 Jul 1966
| Somerset
Ind Coope Ground, Burton-on-Trent
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 10 wickets
| Palmer 7-59
|-
|22
|27 Jul 1966
| Lancashire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 7 wickets
| Sratham 5-44
|-
|23
|30 Jul 1966
| Hampshire
County Ground, Southampton
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Castell 6-49; HJ Rhodes
5-28; White 6-37
|-
|24
|03 Aug 1966
| Gloucestershire
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 60 runs
| Allen 5-25
|-
|25
|06 Aug 1966
| Worcestershire
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 3 runs
| E Smith
5-74; Gifford 8-54
|-
|26
|13 Aug 1966
| Worcestershire
Chester Road North Ground, Kidderminster
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 7 wickets
| Fearnley 112; Gifford 6-91 and 6-55; E Smith
5-102
|-
|27
|17 Aug 1966
| Warwickshire
Courtaulds Ground, Coventry
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 10 wickets
| AB Jackson
8-18
|-
|28
|20 Aug 1966
| Glamorgan
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 78 runs
| AB Jackson
5-68
|-
|29
|24 Aug 1966
| Nottinghamshire
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 159 runs
|
|-
|30
|27 Aug 1966
| Glamorgan
Penrhyn Avenue, Rhos-on-Sea, Colwyn Bay
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
|63 runs
| DC Morgan 7-47; Wheatley 6-42
|-
|
! bgcolor="#efefef" colspan=6 | List of matches
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
!No.
!Date
!V
!Result
!Margin
!Notes
|-
|1st Round
| 21 May 1966
| Essex
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
|2 wickets
|-
|
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
!rowspan=2|Name
!colspan=6|County Championship
!colspan=6|Gillette Cup
|-
!M
!I
!Runs
!HS
!Ave
!100
!M
!I
!Runs
!HS
!Ave
!100
|-
| MHJ Allen
|| 5 ||8 || 50 ||17* ||10.00 || 0 ||1 ||1 || 0|| 0 || 0.00 || 0
|-
| IR Buxton
|| 20 ||34 || 507 ||68 || 17.48 || 0 ||1 ||1 || 12 ||12 || 12.00 || 0
|-
| JR Eyre
|| 18 ||35 || 527 ||61 || 15.96 || 0 ||1|| 1 || 38 ||38 || 38.00 || 0
|-
| TJP Eyre
|| 18 ||31 || 553 ||88 || 20.48 || 0 ||1 ||1 || 4|| 4 || 4.00 || 0
|-
| PJK Gibbs
||5 ||10 || 154|| 43 || 15.40 || 0 || || || || || ||
|-
| IW Hall
||19 ||37 || 791 ||74 || 21.97 || 0 || || || || || ||
|-
| JF Harvey
||26 ||48 || 1060 ||103*|| 23.04 || 1 ||1 ||1 || 29 ||29 || 29.00 || 0
|-
| M Hill
||23|| 41 || 810 ||61 || 21.31 || 0 ||1 ||1 || 17 ||17 || 17.00 || 0
|-
| AB Jackson
||21 ||26 || 118|| 25*|| 9.07 || 0 || || || || || ||
|-
| HL Johnson
|| 20 ||38|| 642|| 73 || 18.34 || 0 ||1 ||1 || 25|| 25 || 25.00 || 0
|-
| DC Morgan || 28 ||48 || 962 ||96 || 23.46 || 0 ||1 ||1 || 42|| 42 || 42.00 || 0
|-
| MH Page
||21|| 39 || 583 ||42 || 17.14 || 0 || || || || || ||
|-
| HJ Rhodes
|| 22 ||31 || 156 ||28 || 10.40 || 0||1 ||1 || 9|| 9*|| 0 ||0
|-
| PE Russell
||7 ||13 || 219 ||56 || 16.84 || 0 || || || || || ||
|-
| DHK Smith
||1 ||2 || 15 ||15 || 7.50 || 0 || || || || || ||
|-
| E Smith
|| 25 ||37 || 211|| 22 || 6.02 || 0 || || || || || ||
|-
| RW Taylor
||28 ||44 || 682 ||42 || 17.48 || 0 ||1 ||1 || 17 ||17 || 17.00 || 0
|-
| A Ward
||1|| 1 || 3|| 3 || 3.00 || 0 ||1 ||1 || 3 ||3 || 3.00 || 0
|-
|}
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
!rowspan=2|Name
!colspan=5|County Championship
!colspan=5|Gillette Cup
|-
!Balls
!Runs
!Wkts
!Best
!Ave
!Balls
!Runs
!Wkts
!Best
!Ave
|-
| MHJ Allen
|| 419 || 156|| 0 || || ||40 || 29 || 0 || ||
|-
| IR Buxton
|| 1880 || 696 ||21 ||3-27|| 33.14 ||72 || 35 ||1 ||1-35 ||35.00
|-
| JR Eyre
|| 84|| 32 ||1 ||1-6 ||32.00 ||6 || 5|| 0 || ||
|-
| TJP Eyre
|| 1542|| 790 ||31|| 4-39|| 25.48 ||12 || 16 ||0 || ||
|-
| IW Hall
||2 || 4 ||0 || || || || || || ||
|-
| AB Jackson
|| 3637 || 1189 ||64 ||8-18 ||18.57 || || || || ||
|-
| HL Johnson
|| 24 || 15|| 0 || || || || || || ||
|-
| DC Morgan || 4982 || 1695 ||84|| 7-47 ||20.17 ||72 ||42|| 0 || ||
|-
| MH Page
|| 234 || 140 ||0 || || || || || || ||
|-
| HJ Rhodes
||3858 || 1417 ||78|| 5-28 ||18.16 ||72 || 17 ||1 ||1-17 ||17.00
|-
| PE Russell
||678 || 254 ||7 ||2-23|| 36.28 || || || || ||
|-
| E Smith
|| 4821 || 1605 ||87 ||7-59 ||18.44 || || || || ||
|-
| RW Taylor
|| 6 || 0|| 0 || || || || || || ||
|-
| A Ward
|| 36 || 13|| 1|| 1-13 ||13.00 ||72 || 36|| 3 ||3-36 ||12.00
|-
|}
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
season when the English club Derbyshire
Derbyshire County Cricket Club
Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...
had been playing for ninety-five years. In the County Championship
County Championship
The County Championship is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales...
, they won eight matches to finish ninth in their sixty-second season in the Championship. They were eliminated in round 2 of the Gillette Cup.
1966 season
Derbyshire played 28 games in the County Championship, one match against Oxford University, and one against the touring West IndiansWest Indian cricket team in England in 1966
The West Indies cricket team toured England in the 1966 season to play a five-match Test series against England. West Indies won the series 3-1 with one match drawn....
. They won nine first class matches altogether. Derek Morgan was in his second season as captain. John Harvey
John Harvey (cricketer)
John Frank Harvey was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for MCC from 1961 to 1967 and for Derbyshire from 1963 to 1972....
was top scorer and Harold Rhodes
Harold Rhodes (cricketer)
Harold James Rhodes, sometimes called Dusty Rhodes is an English former cricketer, who played for England in 1959, for Derbyshire between 1953 and 1975, and for the MCC between 1959 and 1963...
took most wickets.
Peter Gibbs
Peter Gibbs (cricketer)
Peter John Keith Gibbs is an English television script writer, and a former cricketer who played first-class cricket for Oxford University from 1964 to 1966, and for Derbyshire from 1966 to 1972....
joined the side from Oxford University, and Maurice Hill
Maurice Hill (cricketer)
Maurice Hill is a former English cricketer who played for Nottinghamshire from 1953 to 1965, for MCC in 1964, for Derbyshire from 1966 to 1967 and for Somerset from 1970 to 1971....
joined from Nottinghamshire. Alan Ward
Alan Ward
Alan Ward is an English former cricketer, who played in five Tests for England from 1969 to 1976. He played for Derbyshire from 1966 to 1976, and for Leicestershire from 1977 to 1978. A fast right-arm bowler, he could, with more fortune, have been the perfect foil of his era for John Snow...
made his debut with Derbyshire during the season. All three saw further years service with Derbyshire.
First Class
{| class="wikitable" width="100%"! bgcolor="#efefef" colspan=6 | List of matches
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
!No.
!Date
!V
!Result
!Margin
!Notes
|-
|1
|4 May 1966
| Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire County Cricket Club
Northamptonshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Northamptonshire. Its limited overs team is called the Northants Steelbacks. The traditional club colour is Maroon. During the...
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Milburn 130
|-
|2
|7 May 1966
| Surrey
Surrey County Cricket Club
Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 professional county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Surrey. Its limited overs team is called the Surrey Lions...
Kennington Oval
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 7 runs
| E Smith
Edwin Smith (cricketer)
Edwin Smith is a former county cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1951 and 1971 and took over 1200 wickets.Smith was born in Grassmoor, Derbyshire...
6-26
|-
|3
| 11 May 1966
| Leicestershire
Leicestershire County Cricket Club
Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland....
Grace Road, Leicester
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Lock 7-31 and 5-40
|-
|4
|14 May 1966
| Hampshire
Hampshire County Cricket Club
Hampshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Hampshire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1863 as a successor to the Hampshire county cricket teams and has played at the Antelope Ground from then until 1885, before moving to the County Ground where it...
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Cottam 5-28; E Smith
Edwin Smith (cricketer)
Edwin Smith is a former county cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1951 and 1971 and took over 1200 wickets.Smith was born in Grassmoor, Derbyshire...
7-59 and 6-60
|-
|5
|18 May 1966
| Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire County Cricket Club
Northamptonshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Northamptonshire. Its limited overs team is called the Northants Steelbacks. The traditional club colour is Maroon. During the...
County Ground, Northampton
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 22 runs
| DC Morgan 6-36 and 5-24; Sully 5-22
|-
|6
|25 May 1966
| Essex
Essex County Cricket Club
Essex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Essex. Its limited overs team is called the Essex Eagles, their team colours this season are blue.The club plays most of its home games...
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Knight 5-25
|-
|7
|28 May 1966
| West Indies
West Indian cricket team in England in 1966
The West Indies cricket team toured England in the 1966 season to play a five-match Test series against England. West Indies won the series 3-1 with one match drawn....
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| Innings and 32 runs
| McMorris 157; Gary Sobers 6-11
|-
|8
|01 Jun 1966
| Sussex
Sussex County Cricket Club
Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex. The club was founded as a successor to Brighton Cricket Club which was a representative of the county of Sussex as a...
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Snow 5-33
|-
|9
|04 Jun 1966
| Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Gloucestershire. Its limited overs team is called the Gloucestershire Gladiators....
Ashley Down Ground, Bristol
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 9 runs
| Brown 5-42; DC Morgan 6-55
|-
|10
|08 Jun 1966
| Kent
Kent County Cricket Club
Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 80 runs
| HJ Rhodes
Harold Rhodes (cricketer)
Harold James Rhodes, sometimes called Dusty Rhodes is an English former cricketer, who played for England in 1959, for Derbyshire between 1953 and 1975, and for the MCC between 1959 and 1963...
5-31
|-
|11
|11 Jun 1966
| Yorkshire
Yorkshire County Cricket Club
Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| Innings and 15 runs
|
|-
|12
|18 Jun 1966
| Kent
Kent County Cricket Club
Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 7 wickets
|
|-
|13
|25 Jun 1966
| Yorkshire
Yorkshire County Cricket Club
Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....
Bramall Lane, Sheffield
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 10 wickets
| Nicholson 5-12
|-
|14
|29 Jun 1966
| Warwickshire
Warwickshire County Cricket Club
Warwickshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Warwickshire. Its limited overs team is called the Warwickshire Bears. Their kit colours are black and gold and the shirt sponsor...
Park Road Ground, Buxton
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 8 wickets
| E Smith
Edwin Smith (cricketer)
Edwin Smith is a former county cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1951 and 1971 and took over 1200 wickets.Smith was born in Grassmoor, Derbyshire...
5-23
|-
|15
|02 Jul 1966
| Lancashire
Lancashire County Cricket Club
Lancashire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Lancashire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1864 as a successor to Manchester Cricket Club and has played at Old Trafford since then...
Old Trafford, Manchester
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 30 runs
| Knox 100;E Smith
Edwin Smith (cricketer)
Edwin Smith is a former county cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1951 and 1971 and took over 1200 wickets.Smith was born in Grassmoor, Derbyshire...
6-21
|-
|16
|06 Jul 1966
| Oxford University
Oxford University Cricket Club
Oxford University Cricket Club is a first-class cricket team, representing the University of Oxford. It plays its home games at the University Parks in Oxford, England...
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 5 wickets
| IW Hall
Ian Hall (cricketer)
Ian William Hall is a former English cricketer and professional footballer. He played cricket for Derbyshire between 1959 and 1972, and played football for Derby County F.C. from 1959 to 1962 and for Mansfield Town F.C. from 1962 to 1968.Hall was born at Sutton Scarsdale, Derbyshire...
102; IR Buxton
Ian Buxton
Ian Ray Buxton was an English footballer and cricketer. He played football for four English League clubs between 1959 and 1970, and cricket for Derbyshire from 1959 to 1973, being captain between 1970 and 1972....
5-16
|-
|17
|09 Jul 1966
| Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club
Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Nottinghamshire, and the current county champions. Its limited overs team is called the Nottinghamshire Outlaws...
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 8 wickets
| JF Harvey
John Harvey (cricketer)
John Frank Harvey was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for MCC from 1961 to 1967 and for Derbyshire from 1963 to 1972....
103*
|-
|18
|13 Jul 1966
| Middlesex
Middlesex County Cricket Club
Middlesex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Middlesex. It was announced in February 2009 that Middlesex changed their limited overs name from the Middlesex Crusaders, to the...
Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Russell 101; Harris 114; Price 8-48
|-
|19
|16 Jul 1966
| Leicestershire
Leicestershire County Cricket Club
Leicestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Leicestershire. It has also been representative of the county of Rutland....
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 120 runs
| Lock 7-50
|-
|20
|20 Jul 1966
| Essex
Essex County Cricket Club
Essex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Essex. Its limited overs team is called the Essex Eagles, their team colours this season are blue.The club plays most of its home games...
Garrison A Cricket Ground, Colchester
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
|
|-
|21
|23 Jul 1966
| Somerset
Somerset County Cricket Club
Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset...
Ind Coope Ground, Burton-on-Trent
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 10 wickets
| Palmer 7-59
|-
|22
|27 Jul 1966
| Lancashire
Lancashire County Cricket Club
Lancashire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Lancashire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1864 as a successor to Manchester Cricket Club and has played at Old Trafford since then...
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 7 wickets
| Sratham 5-44
|-
|23
|30 Jul 1966
| Hampshire
Hampshire County Cricket Club
Hampshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Hampshire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1863 as a successor to the Hampshire county cricket teams and has played at the Antelope Ground from then until 1885, before moving to the County Ground where it...
County Ground, Southampton
|bgcolor="#FFCC00"|Drawn
|
| Castell 6-49; HJ Rhodes
Harold Rhodes (cricketer)
Harold James Rhodes, sometimes called Dusty Rhodes is an English former cricketer, who played for England in 1959, for Derbyshire between 1953 and 1975, and for the MCC between 1959 and 1963...
5-28; White 6-37
|-
|24
|03 Aug 1966
| Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Gloucestershire. Its limited overs team is called the Gloucestershire Gladiators....
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 60 runs
| Allen 5-25
|-
|25
|06 Aug 1966
| Worcestershire
Worcestershire County Cricket Club
Worcestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Worcestershire...
Rutland Recreation Ground, Ilkeston
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 3 runs
| E Smith
Edwin Smith (cricketer)
Edwin Smith is a former county cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1951 and 1971 and took over 1200 wickets.Smith was born in Grassmoor, Derbyshire...
5-74; Gifford 8-54
|-
|26
|13 Aug 1966
| Worcestershire
Worcestershire County Cricket Club
Worcestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Worcestershire...
Chester Road North Ground, Kidderminster
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 7 wickets
| Fearnley 112; Gifford 6-91 and 6-55; E Smith
Edwin Smith (cricketer)
Edwin Smith is a former county cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1951 and 1971 and took over 1200 wickets.Smith was born in Grassmoor, Derbyshire...
5-102
|-
|27
|17 Aug 1966
| Warwickshire
Warwickshire County Cricket Club
Warwickshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Warwickshire. Its limited overs team is called the Warwickshire Bears. Their kit colours are black and gold and the shirt sponsor...
Courtaulds Ground, Coventry
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 10 wickets
| AB Jackson
Brian Jackson (cricketer)
Albert Brian Jackson is a former English cricketer. who played for Derbyshire from 1963 to 1968 and for MCC in 1967.Jackson was born Kettleshulme, Cheshire. He started his career in the Derbyshire Second XI in the 1961 season, debuting in an innings-victory against Nottinghamshire in Epperstone...
8-18
|-
|28
|20 Aug 1966
| Glamorgan
Glamorgan County Cricket Club
Glamorgan County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Glamorgan aka Glamorganshire . Glamorgan CCC is the only Welsh first-class cricket club. Glamorgan CCC have won the English County...
County Ground, Derby
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
| 78 runs
| AB Jackson
Brian Jackson (cricketer)
Albert Brian Jackson is a former English cricketer. who played for Derbyshire from 1963 to 1968 and for MCC in 1967.Jackson was born Kettleshulme, Cheshire. He started his career in the Derbyshire Second XI in the 1961 season, debuting in an innings-victory against Nottinghamshire in Epperstone...
5-68
|-
|29
|24 Aug 1966
| Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club
Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Nottinghamshire, and the current county champions. Its limited overs team is called the Nottinghamshire Outlaws...
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
|bgcolor="#00FF00"|Won
| 159 runs
|
|-
|30
|27 Aug 1966
| Glamorgan
Glamorgan County Cricket Club
Glamorgan County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Glamorgan aka Glamorganshire . Glamorgan CCC is the only Welsh first-class cricket club. Glamorgan CCC have won the English County...
Penrhyn Avenue, Rhos-on-Sea, Colwyn Bay
|bgcolor="#FF0000"|Lost
|63 runs
| DC Morgan 7-47; Wheatley 6-42
|-
|
Gillette Cup
{| class="wikitable" width="100%"! bgcolor="#efefef" colspan=6 | List of matches
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
!No.
!Date
!V
!Result
!Margin
!Notes
|-
|1st Round
| 21 May 1966
| Essex
Essex County Cricket Club
Essex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Essex. Its limited overs team is called the Essex Eagles, their team colours this season are blue.The club plays most of its home games...
Queen's Park, Chesterfield
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County Championship
The County Championship is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales...
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| MHJ Allen
Michael Allen (cricketer)
Michael Henry John Allen was an English cricketer who played for Northamptonshire from 1956 to 1963, for MCC from 1958 to 1961 and Derbyshire from 1964 to 1966....
|| 5 ||8 || 50 ||17* ||10.00 || 0 ||1 ||1 || 0|| 0 || 0.00 || 0
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| IR Buxton
Ian Buxton
Ian Ray Buxton was an English footballer and cricketer. He played football for four English League clubs between 1959 and 1970, and cricket for Derbyshire from 1959 to 1973, being captain between 1970 and 1972....
|| 20 ||34 || 507 ||68 || 17.48 || 0 ||1 ||1 || 12 ||12 || 12.00 || 0
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| JR Eyre
John Eyre (cricketer, born 1944)
John Richard Eyre is a former English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire from 1963 to 1967.Eyre was born in Glossop. He started playing for Derbyshire juniors in 1959 and was in the Derbyshire Second XI by 1961...
|| 18 ||35 || 527 ||61 || 15.96 || 0 ||1|| 1 || 38 ||38 || 38.00 || 0
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| TJP Eyre
Peter Eyre (cricketer)
Thomas John Peter Eyre is a former English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1959 and 1972.Eyre was born at Brough, Derbyshire. He started playing for the Derbyshire second XI in 1955 and made his first-class debut against Cambridge University in the 1959 season, before his County...
|| 18 ||31 || 553 ||88 || 20.48 || 0 ||1 ||1 || 4|| 4 || 4.00 || 0
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| PJK Gibbs
Peter Gibbs (cricketer)
Peter John Keith Gibbs is an English television script writer, and a former cricketer who played first-class cricket for Oxford University from 1964 to 1966, and for Derbyshire from 1966 to 1972....
||5 ||10 || 154|| 43 || 15.40 || 0 || || || || || ||
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| IW Hall
Ian Hall (cricketer)
Ian William Hall is a former English cricketer and professional footballer. He played cricket for Derbyshire between 1959 and 1972, and played football for Derby County F.C. from 1959 to 1962 and for Mansfield Town F.C. from 1962 to 1968.Hall was born at Sutton Scarsdale, Derbyshire...
||19 ||37 || 791 ||74 || 21.97 || 0 || || || || || ||
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| JF Harvey
John Harvey (cricketer)
John Frank Harvey was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for MCC from 1961 to 1967 and for Derbyshire from 1963 to 1972....
||26 ||48 || 1060 ||103*|| 23.04 || 1 ||1 ||1 || 29 ||29 || 29.00 || 0
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| M Hill
Maurice Hill (cricketer)
Maurice Hill is a former English cricketer who played for Nottinghamshire from 1953 to 1965, for MCC in 1964, for Derbyshire from 1966 to 1967 and for Somerset from 1970 to 1971....
||23|| 41 || 810 ||61 || 21.31 || 0 ||1 ||1 || 17 ||17 || 17.00 || 0
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| AB Jackson
Brian Jackson (cricketer)
Albert Brian Jackson is a former English cricketer. who played for Derbyshire from 1963 to 1968 and for MCC in 1967.Jackson was born Kettleshulme, Cheshire. He started his career in the Derbyshire Second XI in the 1961 season, debuting in an innings-victory against Nottinghamshire in Epperstone...
||21 ||26 || 118|| 25*|| 9.07 || 0 || || || || || ||
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| HL Johnson
Laurie Johnson (cricketer)
Hubert Laurence Johnson is a West Indies born cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1949 and 1966. He scored over 14,000 runs for the club in the first-class game.Johnson was born at Pine Hill, St Michael, Barbados...
|| 20 ||38|| 642|| 73 || 18.34 || 0 ||1 ||1 || 25|| 25 || 25.00 || 0
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| DC Morgan || 28 ||48 || 962 ||96 || 23.46 || 0 ||1 ||1 || 42|| 42 || 42.00 || 0
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| MH Page
Michael Page
Michael Harry Page is a former English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1964 and 1975.Page was born in Blackpool. He began his career with Nottinghamshire and Lancashire, for whom he played briefly for the Second XI, though it was with Derbyshire that he was to...
||21|| 39 || 583 ||42 || 17.14 || 0 || || || || || ||
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| HJ Rhodes
Harold Rhodes (cricketer)
Harold James Rhodes, sometimes called Dusty Rhodes is an English former cricketer, who played for England in 1959, for Derbyshire between 1953 and 1975, and for the MCC between 1959 and 1963...
|| 22 ||31 || 156 ||28 || 10.40 || 0||1 ||1 || 9|| 9*|| 0 ||0
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| PE Russell
Philip Russell (cricketer)
Philip Edgar Russell is a former English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1965 and 1985.Russell was born at Ilkeston, Derbyshire. He began playing in the Derbyshire Second XI in 1964, and made his first-class debut at the end of the 1965 season, in a victory against Nottinghamshire...
||7 ||13 || 219 ||56 || 16.84 || 0 || || || || || ||
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| DHK Smith
David Smith (Derbyshire cricketer)
David Henry Kilner Smith was an English cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-pace and off-break bowler, and an occasional wicket-keeper. Smith was born in Shipley....
||1 ||2 || 15 ||15 || 7.50 || 0 || || || || || ||
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| E Smith
Edwin Smith (cricketer)
Edwin Smith is a former county cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1951 and 1971 and took over 1200 wickets.Smith was born in Grassmoor, Derbyshire...
|| 25 ||37 || 211|| 22 || 6.02 || 0 || || || || || ||
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| RW Taylor
Bob Taylor (cricketer)
Robert William Taylor , known as Bob Taylor, is a former English cricketer who played as wicket-keeper for Derbyshire between 1961 and 1984 and for England between 1971 and 1984. He made 57 Test, and 639 first class cricket appearances in total, taking 1,473 catches. The 2,069 victims across his...
||28 ||44 || 682 ||42 || 17.48 || 0 ||1 ||1 || 17 ||17 || 17.00 || 0
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| A Ward
Alan Ward
Alan Ward is an English former cricketer, who played in five Tests for England from 1969 to 1976. He played for Derbyshire from 1966 to 1976, and for Leicestershire from 1977 to 1978. A fast right-arm bowler, he could, with more fortune, have been the perfect foil of his era for John Snow...
||1|| 1 || 3|| 3 || 3.00 || 0 ||1 ||1 || 3 ||3 || 3.00 || 0
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Competition bowling averages
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!colspan=5|County Championship
County Championship
The County Championship is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales...
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| MHJ Allen
Michael Allen (cricketer)
Michael Henry John Allen was an English cricketer who played for Northamptonshire from 1956 to 1963, for MCC from 1958 to 1961 and Derbyshire from 1964 to 1966....
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| IR Buxton
Ian Buxton
Ian Ray Buxton was an English footballer and cricketer. He played football for four English League clubs between 1959 and 1970, and cricket for Derbyshire from 1959 to 1973, being captain between 1970 and 1972....
|| 1880 || 696 ||21 ||3-27|| 33.14 ||72 || 35 ||1 ||1-35 ||35.00
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| JR Eyre
John Eyre (cricketer, born 1944)
John Richard Eyre is a former English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire from 1963 to 1967.Eyre was born in Glossop. He started playing for Derbyshire juniors in 1959 and was in the Derbyshire Second XI by 1961...
|| 84|| 32 ||1 ||1-6 ||32.00 ||6 || 5|| 0 || ||
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| TJP Eyre
Peter Eyre (cricketer)
Thomas John Peter Eyre is a former English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1959 and 1972.Eyre was born at Brough, Derbyshire. He started playing for the Derbyshire second XI in 1955 and made his first-class debut against Cambridge University in the 1959 season, before his County...
|| 1542|| 790 ||31|| 4-39|| 25.48 ||12 || 16 ||0 || ||
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| IW Hall
Ian Hall (cricketer)
Ian William Hall is a former English cricketer and professional footballer. He played cricket for Derbyshire between 1959 and 1972, and played football for Derby County F.C. from 1959 to 1962 and for Mansfield Town F.C. from 1962 to 1968.Hall was born at Sutton Scarsdale, Derbyshire...
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| AB Jackson
Brian Jackson (cricketer)
Albert Brian Jackson is a former English cricketer. who played for Derbyshire from 1963 to 1968 and for MCC in 1967.Jackson was born Kettleshulme, Cheshire. He started his career in the Derbyshire Second XI in the 1961 season, debuting in an innings-victory against Nottinghamshire in Epperstone...
|| 3637 || 1189 ||64 ||8-18 ||18.57 || || || || ||
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| HL Johnson
Laurie Johnson (cricketer)
Hubert Laurence Johnson is a West Indies born cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1949 and 1966. He scored over 14,000 runs for the club in the first-class game.Johnson was born at Pine Hill, St Michael, Barbados...
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| DC Morgan || 4982 || 1695 ||84|| 7-47 ||20.17 ||72 ||42|| 0 || ||
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| MH Page
Michael Page
Michael Harry Page is a former English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire between 1964 and 1975.Page was born in Blackpool. He began his career with Nottinghamshire and Lancashire, for whom he played briefly for the Second XI, though it was with Derbyshire that he was to...
|| 234 || 140 ||0 || || || || || || ||
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| HJ Rhodes
Harold Rhodes (cricketer)
Harold James Rhodes, sometimes called Dusty Rhodes is an English former cricketer, who played for England in 1959, for Derbyshire between 1953 and 1975, and for the MCC between 1959 and 1963...
||3858 || 1417 ||78|| 5-28 ||18.16 ||72 || 17 ||1 ||1-17 ||17.00
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| PE Russell
Philip Russell (cricketer)
Philip Edgar Russell is a former English cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1965 and 1985.Russell was born at Ilkeston, Derbyshire. He began playing in the Derbyshire Second XI in 1964, and made his first-class debut at the end of the 1965 season, in a victory against Nottinghamshire...
||678 || 254 ||7 ||2-23|| 36.28 || || || || ||
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| E Smith
Edwin Smith (cricketer)
Edwin Smith is a former county cricketer who played for Derbyshire between 1951 and 1971 and took over 1200 wickets.Smith was born in Grassmoor, Derbyshire...
|| 4821 || 1605 ||87 ||7-59 ||18.44 || || || || ||
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| RW Taylor
Bob Taylor (cricketer)
Robert William Taylor , known as Bob Taylor, is a former English cricketer who played as wicket-keeper for Derbyshire between 1961 and 1984 and for England between 1971 and 1984. He made 57 Test, and 639 first class cricket appearances in total, taking 1,473 catches. The 2,069 victims across his...
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| A Ward
Alan Ward
Alan Ward is an English former cricketer, who played in five Tests for England from 1969 to 1976. He played for Derbyshire from 1966 to 1976, and for Leicestershire from 1977 to 1978. A fast right-arm bowler, he could, with more fortune, have been the perfect foil of his era for John Snow...
|| 36 || 13|| 1|| 1-13 ||13.00 ||72 || 36|| 3 ||3-36 ||12.00
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Wicket Keeping
Bob TaylorBob Taylor (cricketer)
Robert William Taylor , known as Bob Taylor, is a former English cricketer who played as wicket-keeper for Derbyshire between 1961 and 1984 and for England between 1971 and 1984. He made 57 Test, and 639 first class cricket appearances in total, taking 1,473 catches. The 2,069 victims across his...
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- County Championship Catches 58, Stumping 2
- Gillette Cup Catches 0, Stumping 0