Derbyshire Cricket Team

Three-league County Championship structure confirmed for 2021, with separate Lord's final

County Championship and Bob Willis Trophy will both be up for grabs next season
April 14, 2024

ECB cuts set to impact county coverage

Reporters Network service will be stripped back due to Covid-19's financial hit
April 18, 2024
County news

County ins and outs 2020-21

Keep up to date with all the movements around the counties ahead of the 2021 season
April 10, 2024

Joe Root's 60 not out leads Yorkshire to consolation win

Root and Harry Brook seal win after Tom Wood impresses for Derbyshire
April 22, 2024

Ben Duckett, Chris Nash keep Notts' unbeaten record intact against Derbyshire

Pair's unbroken stand of 98 brings eight-wicket win over Derbyshire, boosts Outlaws' North Group lead
April 17, 2024

Derbyshire pull off first victory of season to dent Leicestershire's quarter-final bid

Foxes' four-run loss hits chances of sealing spot as one of the third-placed sides chasing qualification
April 18, 2024

Nottinghamshire consolidate top spot as Joe Clarke's form continues

Winless Derbyshire fall short in chase despite Wayne Madsen's half-century
April 15, 2024

Ben Raine rains sixes as Durham seal convincing first win of season

Allrounder scores 71 from 39 balls as Durham's second-highest T20 total proves well beyond Derbyshire
April 10, 2024

Young bowlers seal Lancashire win after Derbyshire batsmen make them sweat

Hartley and Morley share seven fourth-innings wickets in Lancashire's 178-run victory
April 16, 2024

Derbyshire's spirit will need to shine as run-rate rule keeps final dream flickering

Lancashire openers take command but ECB ruling gives table-toppers hope
April 15, 2024

George Balderson, Danny Lamb give Lancashire promise of better times to come

County's new blood makes inroads into Derbyshire's batting at Aigburth
April 15, 2024

North leaders Derbyshire seize momentum despite Josh Bohannon 94

Lancashire recover from 2 for 2 through Josh Bohannon's five-hour 94
April 16, 2024

Keaton Jennings guides comfortable Lancashire chase

Derbyshire struggle to 98 for 7 before Lancashire coast home with 16 balls to spare
April 16, 2024

ECB's all-white board 'not acceptable', says new chair Ian Watmore

Watmore to push for greater diversity and an ECB that is more "representative of society"
April 21, 2024
Vitality T20 Blast

Alex Davies turns on the style to edge out Derbyshire in thriller

Lancashire keeper produces fine innings to put target out of Derbyshire's reach
April 16, 2024

Joe Root stars with bat and ball as Yorkshire hammer Derbyshire

England Test captain hits 64 then takes two wickets in dominant performance
April 15, 2024

Bob Willis Trophy: Rain wrecks final day of fourth-round games

Early finishes as no play possible in four fixtures across the country
April 13, 2024

Luis Reece's ton keeps Derbyshire in final contention

North Group leaders rack up batting points as Durham flounder
April 11, 2024

Paul Coughlin, Ned Eckersley share record-breaking stand for Durham

Pair's seventh-wicket stand of 157 comes on frustrating, rain-affected day for Derbyshire
April 15, 2024

Alex Lees a thorn in Derbyshire's side again as Durham fight back

Lees bats for more than four hours for 84, his fourth 50 against Derbyshire in two seasons
April 17, 2024
County diary

Babar Azam set to fulfil Somerset contract as Bob Willis Trophy tables take shape

All the latest county snippets, including unusual tie-breakers and declaration bowling
April 17, 2024

Dawid Malan reaches double-century before Billy Godleman helps visitors avoid follow-on

Malan hits 219 before Derbyshire captain's crucial fifty puts draw in sight
April 09, 2024

Dawid Malan drives new team into strong spot with unbeaten ton

Malan 145 not out in maiden century for White Rose since move from Middlesex
April 24, 2024

Tom Lace: Gloucestershire tie up move for Middlesex batsman

Lace becomes third young Middlesex player to join Gloucestershire in four years
April 14, 2024
County diary

Spinners thriving in Bob Willis Trophy but Notts' winless run continues

Plus Sussex's struggles, the Overton twins' feat and Blast captaincy announcements
April 12, 2024

T20 Blast knockouts to be staged in October to boost chance of fans attending

Bob Willis Trophy final to start on September 23 at Lord's
April 16, 2024

Matt Critchley six-for seals deal for Derbyshire at Leicestershire

Derbyshire stay top of North Group with second win in as many matches
April 15, 2024

Wayne Madsen century cements Derbyshire dominance

Captain keeps his side on the front foot with purposeful hundred at Grace Road
April 15, 2024

Luis Reece's all-round show puts Derbyshire in box seat

Dustin Melton takes 4 for 22 as Leicestershire stumble on first day
April 14, 2024
County Diary

Full stream ahead for counties while Somerset avert twin Overton departures

News from around the grounds after the first round of Bob Willis Trophy fixtures
April 20, 2024

Fynn Hudson-Prentice's 91* guides Derbyshire to record 365 run-chase

Nottinghamshire's winless streak extends by another game after chastening final-over loss
April 24, 2024

Derbyshire start strongly after Samit Patel's twin fifties leave 365 target

Billy Godleman unbeaten on 69 at close as Derbyshire hunt record chase
April 17, 2024

Leus du Plooy century leaves match in the balance

Derbyshire left-hander scores 130, shares 10th-wicket stand of 80 with Sam Connors
April 17, 2024

Haseeb Hameed fires on debut before familiar Notts wobble

Former Lancashire opener makes fifty on debut for new county against Midlands rivals
April 18, 2024

Fidel Edwards misses county season, awarded Hampshire testimonial

Edwards among several Kolpaks unable to reach UK due to pandemic
April 23, 2024

County pilots for return of crowds cancelled by UK government

Surrey and Warwickshire had been set to allow in fans for return of first-class cricket
April 10, 2024

Bob Willis Trophy 2020 Preview: Essex, Yorkshire among favourites

County cricket returns on Saturday with nine opening-round fixtures
April 21, 2024

The Hundred's future uncertain as ECB board prepares for postponement

New tournament's inaugural season set to be pushed back with its long-term future unclear
April 21, 2024

Josh Bohannon's maiden ton steers Lancashire to brink of promotion

Allrounder bats through day for unbeaten 150 as Derbyshire wilt in face of Division Two leaders
April 20, 2024

Gleeson five-for thwarts Godleman hundred to keep Lancashire on course

Derbyshire captain lacks support in fine innings as Lancashire keep up promotion push
April 16, 2024

County Cricket Live - Championship round 14

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April 17, 2024

Derbyshire go into first Finals Day as rank outsiders to be underestimated at rivals' peril

Gloucestershire restricted to below-par total before Wayne Madsen leads simple chase
April 18, 2024

Effervescent Cork leads Derbyshire's unheralded T20 revolution

T20 head coach has led the club to a second quarter-final in three years, with a first-ever Finals Day just a win away
April 13, 2024

Mitchell Starc polishes off Derbyshire to push Old Trafford case

Australia completed their tour match promptly on the third day in Derby, wrapping up an innings win
April 23, 2024

Steven Smith makes low-key batting return after concussion

Steven Smith makes 23 from 38 balls before heading to nets for extended session
April 23, 2024

Vitality Blast permutations: plenty to play for in South Group

Lancashire and Sussex are guaranteed home quarter-finals ahead of the final round of games
April 13, 2024

Nathan Lyon 'still a huge weapon' against Ben Stokes - Tim Paine

Australia have had plenty of time to address but also rationalise the madness of their final hour at Headingley
April 21, 2024

Marcus Harris fights for spot with fifty to delay Steven Smith's batting return against Derbyshire

Harris scores unbeaten 52 in front of selectors but Smith waits in wings after bowling one over in comeback match
April 21, 2024

Wayne Madsen, Billy Godleman help put Derbyshire into quarter-finals

Ravi Rampaul picks up 3 for 19 and defends 16 off last over as Derbyshire secure last-eight spot
April 16, 2024

Billy Godleman's unbeaten fifty all but seals quarter-finals spot for Derbyshire

Falcons secure nine-wicket win after restricting Foxes to 124 for 9
April 20, 2024

Derbyshire remain in top-four contention after thrashing Northamptonshire

Wayne Madsen's unbeaten half-century sees Derbyshire to emphatic nine-wicket win
April 11, 2024

James Bracey's unbeaten ton leads Gloucestershire to victory in thrilling chase against Derbyshire

Visitors time chase to perfection to win by eight wickets and boost promotion hopes
April 18, 2024

Billy Godleman, Wayne Madsen help Derbyshire turn tables on Gloucestershire

Fifties from three of the top four lead visitors to 305 for 3 and a lead of 86 with one day to play
April 20, 2024
County Diary

How Tim Bresnan turned down Steven Smith as rain rules the roost in the Blast

The latest snippets from the county circuit, including Delray Rawlins' Bermuda return and Middlesex's quarter-final preparations
April 13, 2024

Chris Dent, Ryan Higgins score tons as Gloucestershire take control

Higgins adds ton to his first-innings five-wicket haul to put promotion contenders in commanding position
April 18, 2024

Ryan Higgins five-for gives Gloucestershire upper hand against Derbyshire

Derbyshire recovered from 95 for 7 but could still only muster 200 as Ryan Higgins and Josh Shaw shared eight wickets
April 18, 2024

Billy Godleman's 92 enough to beat holders Worcestershire

Derbyshire skipper leads the way to keep the North Group qualification race wide open
April 15, 2024

Blast soars towards 1 million mark, and Ackermann's surprise spin success

Plus Chris Green's jet-setting T20 career continues, and how Bermuda's call could prove costly for Sussex
April 10, 2024

Wayne Madsen, Leus du Plooy fifties set up crushing Derbyshire win

Logan van Beek takes 4 for 17 as Yorkshire crumble to fourth defeat in the competition
April 22, 2024

D'Arcy Short, Liam Trevaskis set up tense Durham victory at Derbyshire

Australian opener sets platform and spinner takes 3 for 16 as Derbyshire falls seven runs short
April 15, 2024

Wayne Madsen, Luis Reece set up Derbyshire for comfortable chase

Derbyshire see off home side despite season's-best total led by 84 from captain Josh Cobb
April 20, 2024

Boyd Rankin to become first Irish overseas player in county cricket

Seamer signs for Derbyshire for the rest of the Blast, becoming the first Irishman to play as a non-local player
April 21, 2024

Alex Carey's Geneva jaunt and AB de Villiers' unlikely replacement

The latest snippets from the Vitality Blast, including Nicholas Pooran at number seven, Paul Nixon's prophetic tweets, and Lewis McManus' freak run-out
April 11, 2024

Harry Gurney five-for seals comfortable Notts victory

Fifties for Alex Hales and Ben Duckett set up Nottinghamshire before left-armer claims T20-best figures
April 13, 2024

Blast ticket sales soar amid post-World Cup buzz

Group games have sold out at several grounds, as counties report record figures
April 20, 2024

Sam Hain gives Bears the edge as Derbyshire falter

Birmingham Bears made it back-to-back wins in the Vitality Blast as they beat Derbyshire Falcons by 49 runs in front of 7,500 at Edgbaston
April 09, 2024

Mark Watt contains Yorkshire, Billy Godleman lets loose in Derbyshire chase

Hosts win by five wickets on back of Godleman's unbeaten on 70 and Watt's 4-19 at Chesterfield
April 19, 2024

T20 Blast North Group: Can Worcestershire make a Rapid defence of their title?

Moeen Ali's men excelled themselves in 2018, but can they stay ahead of the chasing pack this time around?
April 18, 2024

Luke Procter claims four to seal 72-run win for Northamptonshire

Northants boost promotion chances with victory over Derbyshire on Chesterfield pitch marked 'below average'
April 11, 2024

Bavuma's hundred puts Northants in control

The South African batsman scored 134, his second hundred in consecutive games, as the visitors recovered from 126 for 4 to reach 342
April 11, 2024

Ravi Rampaul grabs four wickets as Derbyshire beat Worcestershire by 82 runs

Callum Ferguson's maiden Championship century is in vain as visitors bounce back
April 15, 2024

Callum Ferguson keeps Worcestershire fighting into final day

Derbyshire's hopes of straightforward victory thwarted as Worcestershire recover from 48 for 5
April 14, 2024

Billy Stanlake ruled out of Derbyshire T20 stint

Australia quick Billy Stanlake withdraws from county spell after scan detects minor injury
April 21, 2024

Tom Lace ton helps Derbyshire build a position of strength against Worcestershire

On-loan batsman settles into unbeaten on 101 after 20 wickets fell on the first day
April 10, 2024

Honours even after 20 wickets fall on day of seam and swing

Charlie Morris and Luis Reece claim four wickets apiece as Derbyshire end day by edging into slim lead
April 24, 2024

County Cricket Live - Championship round 11

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April 10, 2024

Dawid Malan falls one run shy of double ton as Middlesex draw at Derbyshire

Derbyshire survive a last-day scare to deny Middlesex an improbable victory
April 13, 2024

Dawid Malan keeps Ashes hopes alive with unbeaten 177 for Middlesex

John Simpson 91 not out, but Derbyshire still lead by 121
April 09, 2024

Leus du Plooy, Anuj Dal hammer home advantage for Derbyshire

Main Championship hundred for Leus du Plooy allows Derbyshire to declare on 557 for 6
April 21, 2024

Stephen Fleming in discussions to coach Trent Rockets in The Hundred

Nottingham-based team likely to appoint local coaching staff to assist former New Zealand captain
April 15, 2024

Billy Godleman ton leads good day for Derbyshire batsmen against Middlesex

Middlesex bowlers toil for little reward as Derbyshire batsmen shine
April 20, 2024
Australia A tour of England 2019

Wade's record-breaking 155 gives Australia A victory

Playing as a specialist batsman, he smashed the second fastest List A century; Andrew Tye picked up six wickets
April 23, 2024

County Cricket Live - Championship round nine

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April 17, 2024
Derbyshire v Lancashire, County Championship, Derby

James Anderson, Graham Onions bowl Lancashire to big win over Derbyshire

Veterans claim nine scalps between them in Derbyshire's second innings as Lancashire win by 10 wickets
April 16, 2024
Derbyshire v Lancashire, County Championship, Derby

James Anderson and Graham Onions leave Derbyshire facing another grey day against the greybeards

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April 16, 2024
Derbyshire v Lancashire, County Championship, Derby

James Anderson defies glum forecasts to brighten Lancashire prospects

England seamer claims five-for despite delayed start as Derbyshire succumb to 153 all out
April 17, 2024
Glamorgan v Derbyshire, County Championship, Swansea

Billy Godleman touches new heights to drive Derbyshire into lead

Derbyshire captain leads by example, scoring a career best 211 not out - surpassing the 204 he scored against Worcestershire three years ago
April 12, 2024
Glamorgan v Derbyshire, County Championship, Swansea

Glamorgan's Graham Wagg scores quick-fire ton as Billy Godleman, Tom Lace dig in for Derbyshire

Visitors trail by 173 runs as Swansea fixture defies rain elsewhere with entertainment aplenty
April 23, 2024
Glamorgan v Derbyshire, County Championship, Swansea

Marnus Labuschagne provides dash on day of Glamorgan grit

Several batsmen get starts but Derbyshire's seamers also enjoy success on rain-affected day
April 12, 2024

County Cricket Live - Championship round seven

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April 16, 2024

Unbeaten Alex Lees half-century keeps Durham ahead against Derbyshire

Opener 63 not out as Durham lead by 185 runs going into final day
April 17, 2024

Gareth Harte onslaught puts Durham in control against Derbyshire

Ravi Rampaul stars for Derbyshire with second five-wicket haul of their campaign
April 18, 2024

Durham pair score fifties to put hosts in solid spot against Derbyshire

Jack Burnham, Alex Lees produce patient knocks to defy pressure from Ravi Rampaul
April 13, 2024

Tony Palladino bags seven wickets as Derbyshire's seamers finish off Leicestershire

Bowler adds two wickets to first-innings five-for in 65-run victory
April 20, 2024

Derbyshire close in on victory despite Hasan Azad vigil

Regular breakthroughs on rain-interrupted day leave Leicestershire needing something special from their No. 3
April 18, 2024

Bowlers thrive as Wayne Madsen fifty gives Derbyshire edge

Tony Palladino five-for gives visitors the lead but Leicestershire hit back in final session
April 15, 2024

Tony Palladino bowls Derbyshire back into the match with 3 for 3

Visitors bowled out for 139 but 35-year-old seamer puts them back on track
April 15, 2024

County Cricket Live - Championship round five

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April 21, 2024
Derbyshire v Glamorgan, County Championship Division Two, Derby

Tom Cullen guides Glamorgan to narrow two-wicket win over Derbyshire

Back-up wicketkeeper scores second half-century of the match as Glamorgan sneak home in final session
April 20, 2024
Derbyshire v Glamorgan, County Championship Division Two, Derby

Daniel Douthwaite interventions leave Derbyshire hopes in balance

Allrounder leads fightback with bat and then takes four wickets as Derbyshire limp to the close
April 21, 2024
Derbyshire v Glamorgan, County Championship Division Two, Derby

Billy Root banned from bowling, responds with his bat

As Glamorgan announce ban over suspect bowling action, all-rounder reaches unbeaten fifty
April 12, 2024
Derbyshire v Glamorgan, County Championship Division Two, Derby

Luis Reece century gives Derbyshire the edge on opening day

Reece notches first ton in more than a year before bad light, rain halt play
April 22, 2024
County news

Billy Stanlake to join Derbyshire for Vitality Blast

Giant quick signs after fellow Australia international Kane Richardson pulled out of planned T20 stint with Derbyshire
April 21, 2024

Riki Wessels and Callum Ferguson let rip as Worcestershire pull off hefty chase

Wessels smashed 11 sixes in 130 from 62 balls before Ferguson's 103 not out eased side to 352 target
April 21, 2024
Lancashire v Derbyshire, Royal London Cup, Old Trafford

Keaton Jennings, Jake Lehmann and spinners secure fifth Lancs win in a row

Derbyshire could not keep up with the pace in a shortened match as Lancashire closed in on North Group qualification
April 16, 2024

Wayne Madsen ends Warwickshire hopes with unbeaten century

Derbyshire stay on course for knock-out stages with five-wicket win
April 24, 2024

Durham claim third win on the trot at home, beating Derbyshire by three wickets

Michael Richarson, Alex Lees guide Durham to victory with half-centuries
April 10, 2024
Yorkshire v Derbyshire, Royal London Cup, Headingley

Billy Godleman notches third successive ton as Derbyshire snatch tie

Yorkshire were halted by the rain at 308 for 2 but were then unable to stem the runs as Derbyshire thrashed 224 in 22 overs
April 13, 2024
Leicestershire v Derbyshire, Royal London Cup, North Group, Grace Road

Billy Godleman hundred guides Derbyshire as Foxes face challenging times

Colin Ackermann made a ton for the home side but it was not enough even if the chase went down to the last ball
April 15, 2024
Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire, Royal London Cup, North Group, Derby

Five-wicket haul to Luke Fletcher sets up Notts' victory

Three Notts batsmen reach fifties as visitors stroll to win, despite Billy Godleman's ton
April 21, 2024
Derbyshire v Northamptonshire, Royal London Cup, North Group, Derby

Matt Critchley, Alex Hughes power Derbyshire past Northants

A rapid fifty from Matt Critchley and Alex Hughes' four-for set up a comfortable 53-run win
April 09, 2024
Gloucestershire v Derbyshire, Division Two, Bristol

Wayne Madsen hits unbeaten double ton as Derbyshire draw with Gloucestershire

Alex Hughes chimes in with 109 not out as match closes at Bristol
April 18, 2024
Gloucestershire v Derbyshire, Division Two, Bristol

Gareth Roderick's 98 puts Gloucestershire in the box seat in Bristol

Gloucestershire scored 350 in reply to Derbyshire's 291 to gain the upper hand on day three
April 18, 2024

Tom Lace ties up another career-best for Derbyshire on even day in Bristol

Young batsman fails frustratingly short of maiden century as Gloucestershire bowlers chip away
April 19, 2024
Derbyshire v Durham, County Championship, Division Two, Derby

Matt Critchley the spark as Derbyshire see off valiant Durham

Derbyshire wrapped up a 125-run win despite half-centuries from Durham openers Alex Lees and Gareth Harte
April 20, 2024
Derbyshire v Durham, County Championship, Division Two, Derby

Durham face survival battle after Tom Lace, Harvey Hosein set up Derbyshire

Derbyshire set Durham an unlikely target of 361 to win after half-centuries from Tom Lace, Harvey Hosein and Matt Critchley
April 13, 2024
Derbyshire v Durham, County Championship, Division Two, Derby

Luis Reece swings contest Derbyshire's way

Tom Lace helped steer Derbyshire into a useful lead after Reece's second consecutive five-for at the County Ground
April 20, 2024
Derbyshire v Durham, County Championship, Division Two, Derby

Harvey Hosein lifts Derbyshire as Durham seamers threaten to run riot

Composed 78 from wicketkeeper helps Derbyshire to 197 after Chris Rushworth had struck with the first ball of Durham's season
April 24, 2024
Derbyshire v West Indians, Tour match, Derby, 3rd day

Powell strolls to hundred in untaxing warm-up

West Indies' batsmen looked in good order and Kieran Powell struck a century as a less-than-testing warm-up against a weakened Derbyshire side ended in a tame draw
April 23, 2024
Derbyshire v West Indians, Tour match, Derby, 2nd day

Gabriel worry for WI as batsmen find form

Shai Hope and Roston Chase scored unbeaten hundreds but Shannon Gabriel suffered problems with his run-up, bowling 20 no-balls
April 25, 2024
Derbyshire v West Indians, Derby, Day 1

Hope springs eternal to lift West Indies

Kyle Hope gave the West Indians a boost ahead of next week's First Test Match at Edgbaston when he scored the first century of the tour in the day/night game against Derbyshire at Derby
April 23, 2024
County news

Wilson departs Surrey for Derbyshire

Gary Wilson, the Ireland wicketkeeper-batsman, has agreed to join Derbyshire on a three-year contract
April 21, 2024