Derbyshire

Derbyshire County Cricket Club, established in 1870, is one of the quintessential sides representing the historic fabric of English first-class cricket. Nestled in the East Midlands, Derbyshire might not boast the illustrious record of some of its counterparts, but its cricketing journey is rich with tradition, grit, and memorable moments that endear it to fans.

Though the county's silverware cabinet might not be brimming, their significant triumph came in the glorious summer of 1936, when Derbyshire clinched the County Championship. This remains their solitary championship win, yet it served as a powerful testament to the blend of skill and tenacity that has marked Derbyshire cricket. Over the years, the team has consistently punched above its weight, occasionally sparking with potential, as seen with their one-day successes, particularly in the B&H Cup, where they tasted victory in 1981 and 1993.

Derbyshire has also called forth a number of key players who left indelible marks both on and off the field. Harold Rhodes, the tireless paceman, tormented batsmen with his vitality, while legendary figures like Kim Barnett and Dominic Cork brought star value and critical match-winning skills. Barnett’s stylish strokeplay and Cork’s versatility and probing seam bowling have been instrumental in pivotal matches, carving out Derbyshire’s niche in the annals of English cricket.

The side experiences some of its fiercest encounters against local adversaries such as Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, and even across the Pennines against Yorkshire. Such matches are often electric and tightly contested, offering fans a taste of tribal intensity where bragging rights extend beyond mere points on a table.

Derbyshire’s playing style has traditionally been associated with resilience and tenacity. A team that often thrives under pressure, they are adept at harnessing collective effort over reliance on individual superstars. It's a reflection of the hardworking ethos rooted in the region’s industrial heritage.

Unique to Derbyshire is the quaint charm of their home ground, the County Ground in Derby. With its quintessentially English setting, the ground provides an intimate atmosphere where fans—passionate and loyal—gather with a sense of community, sharing both joys and heartaches.

Derbyshire may not always steal the headlines, but the club’s history and enduring spirit capture the authentic essence of county cricket, where each match is as much about unfolding narratives as it is about the pursuit of victory.

North Group, North Group, T20 Blast - July 19, 2024

Derbyshire

155/8 (20)

Durham

159/2 (18.5)

Durham won by 8 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)

North Group, North Group, T20 Blast - July 18, 2024

Worcestershire

169/8 (20)

Derbyshire

173/5 (20)

Derbyshire won by 5 wickets (with 0 ball remaining)

North Group, North Group, T20 Blast - July 14, 2024

Warwickshire

198/2 (20)

Derbyshire

154/10 (19.2)

Warwickshire won by 44 runs

North Group, North Group, T20 Blast - July 11, 2024

Derbyshire

Lancashire

Match abandoned without a ball bowled

North Group, North Group, T20 Blast - July 7, 2024

Derbyshire

131/3 (15)

Yorkshire

130/9 (20)

Derbyshire won by 7 wickets (with 30 balls remaining)

North Group, North Group, T20 Blast - July 6, 2024

Leicestershire

184/6 (20)

Derbyshire

188/6 (19.2)

Derbyshire won by 4 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)

North Group, North Group, T20 Blast - June 21, 2024

Nottinghamshire

173/5 (20)

Derbyshire

165/8 (20)

Nottinghamshire won by 8 runs

North Group, North Group, T20 Blast - June 16, 2024

Derbyshire

133/7 (20)

Warwickshire

136/3 (18.5)

Warwickshire won by 7 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)

North Group, North Group, T20 Blast - June 14, 2024

Derbyshire

123/3 (11)

Northamptonshire

193/8 (20)

Derbyshire won by 24 runs (D/L method)

North Group, North Group, T20 Blast - June 9, 2024

Yorkshire

182/1 (18.1)

Derbyshire

179/6 (20)

Yorkshire won by 9 wickets (with 11 balls remaining)

Gary Wilson
Position: Wicketkeeper
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style:
Age: 39

Wahab Riaz
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Left Arm Fast
Age: 39

Calum MacLeod
Position: Top Order Batter
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 36

Ravi Rampaul
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 40

Ben Slater
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 33

Wayne Madsen
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 41

Alex Hughes
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 33

Hardus Viljoen
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast
Age: 36

Daryn Smit
Position: Wicketkeeper
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Legbreak
Age: 41

Matthew Critchley
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Legbreak
Age: 28

Lockie Ferguson
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast
Age: 33

Anuj Dal
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 28

Matt McKiernan
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Legbreak Googly
Age: 30

Billy Godleman
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Legbreak
Age: 36

Safyaan Sharif
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 33

Henry Nicholls
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 33

Imran Tahir
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Legbreak Googly
Age: 46

Matt Henry
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 33

Luis Reece
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Left Arm Fast Medium
Age: 34

Hamidullah Qadri
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 24

Calum Brodrick
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style:
Age: 27

Ben Cotton
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 31

Thomas Wood
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 30

Logan van Beek
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 34

Leus du Plooy
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Slow Left Arm Orthodox
Age: 30

Darren Stevens
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 48

Fynn Hudson-Prentice
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 29

Mark Watt
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Slow Left Arm Orthodox
Age: 28

Harvey Hosein
Position: Wicketkeeper
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style:
Age: 28

Boyd Rankin
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 40

Mattie McKiernan
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Legbreak Googly
Age: 30

Brooke Guest
Position: Wicketkeeper
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style:
Age: 27

Michael Cohen
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Left Arm Fast Medium
Age: 26

Sam Conners
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 26

Ed Barnes
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 27

Dustin Melton
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast
Age: 30

Alex Thomson
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 31

Harry Came
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 26

George Scrimshaw
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 27

Conor McKerr
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast
Age: 27

Jade Dernbach
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 39

Shan Masood
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 35

Hayden Kerr
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Left Arm Fast Medium
Age: 28

Ben Aitchison
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 25

Hilton Cartwright
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 33

Haider Ali
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style:
Age: 24

Zak Chappell
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 28

Aneurin Donald
Position: Wicketkeeper
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 28

Zaman Khan
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 23

David Lloyd
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 32

Samit Patel
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Slow Left Arm Orthodox
Age: 40

Ross Whiteley
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Left Arm Fast Medium
Age: 36

Pat Brown
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 26

Blair Tickner
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 31

Mitchell Wagstaff
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Legbreak Googly
Age: 21

Daryn Dupavillon
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast
Age: 30

Cam Fletcher
Position: Wicketkeeper
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style:
Age: 32

Mohammad Amir
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Left Arm Fast
Age: 33

The 3aaa County Ground
City: Derby
Country: England
Capacity: 9500

Queen's Park
City: Chesterfield
Country: England
Capacity: 7000

County Ground, New Road
City: Worcester
Country: England
Capacity: 4500

County Ground
City: Chelmsford
Country: England
Capacity: 6500

Edgbaston
City: Birmingham
Country: England
Capacity: 24803

Grace Road
City: Leicester
Country: England
Capacity: 6000

Headingley
City: Leeds
Country: England
Capacity: 17000

Riverside Ground
City: Chester-le-Street
Country: England
Capacity: 17000

County Ground
City: Derby
Country: England
Capacity: 9500