List of Derbyshire County Cricket Club seasons explained

This is a list of seasons played by Derbyshire County Cricket Club in English cricket, from the club's formation in 1870.

Early years 1871–1887

Derbyshire played their first matches in 1871. For the first three years their only opponents were Lancashire. When Kent joined in 1874, by a quirk of scoring which was based on games lost, they were County Champion. The club was bedevilled by financial problems, and in 1888 the sporting press decided no longer to accord them first-class status.

Season Pld W L D Captain Most runs Most wickets Wicket keeper
2 1 1 0 Samuel Richardson
2 0 2 0 Samuel Richardson
2 0 0 2 Samuel Richardson
4 3 0 1 Samuel Richardson
7 2 4 1 Alfort Smith
7 3 4 0 Alfort Smith
9 5 3 1 Alfort Smith
Thomas Mycroft
12 3 8 1 Alfort Smith
7 2 5 0 Alfort Smith
10 2 7 1 Alfort Smith
9 2 6 1 James Disney
8 1 7 0 James Disney
10 2 6 2 James Disney
12 1 11 0 Thomas Mycroft
11 3 6 2 James Disney
11 1 9 1 James Disney
7 0 7 0 James Disney

Wilderness years 1888–1893

From 1888, Derbyshire's matches were not accorded first-class status. However the club continued to play first-class counties and most of the players carried on with the club. In 1891, the County Championship was established and four years later Derbyshire were invited to join.

Season Pld W L D Captain Most runs Most wickets Wicket keeper
12 3 9 0 James Disney
11 3 5 3 James Disney
14 7 5 2 No regular keeper
13 6 4 3 William Storer
13 5 7 1 William Storer
16 7 6 3 William Storer

First-class and County Championships 1894–1962

In 1894 Derbyshire's matches were accorded first-class status. However the club did not compete in the County Championship until the following year when it sealed its place by coming 5th.

Season Pld W L D CC
pos 		Captain Most runs Most wickets Wicket keeper
11 6 4 1 X William Storer
17 6 4 7 5 William Storer
17 4 6 7 7 William Storer
17 0 10 7 14 William Storer
17 3 6 8 9 William Storer
20 3 10 7 15 William Storer
21 3 8 10 13 William Storer
24 0 16 8 15 William Storer
20 5 8 7 10 Joe Humphries
19 5 9 5 12 Joe Humphries
22 7 9 6 10 Joe Humphries
22 3 16 3 14 Joe Humphries
22 3 18 1 16 Joe Humphries
24 2 19 3 16 Joe Humphries
23 5 14 4 14 Joe Humphries
23 2 16 5 15 Joe Humphries
22 2 14 6 15 Joe Humphries
18 2 13 3 14 Joe Humphries
20 2 8 10 12 Joe Humphries
18 4 10 4 13 Joe Humphries
20 5 12 3 12 Joe Humphries
15 4 9 2 9 George Beet
18 0 17 1 16 George Beet
Harry Elliott
20 5 12 3 12 Harry Elliott
22 6 10 6 11 Harry Elliott
23 4 7 12 10 Harry Elliott
25 0 14 11 17 Harry Elliott
24 5 12 7 14 Harry Elliott
25 5 7 13 11 Harry Elliott
25 8 4 13 5 Harry Elliott
29 6 8 15 10 Harry Elliott
30 11 6 13 7 Harry Elliott
29 7 9 13 9 Harry Elliott
29 7 6 16 7 Harry Elliott
29 7 8 14 10 Harry Elliott
29 11 11 7 6 Harry Elliott
29 12 7 10 3 Harry Elliott
29 16 7 6 bgcolor=silver2 Harry Elliott
30 15 4 11 bgcolor=gold1 Harry Elliott
29 15 6 8 3 Harry Elliott
29 11 6 12 5 Harry Elliott
30 11 7 12 9 Harry Elliott
27 5 13 9 15 Denis Smith
28 12 10 6 5 Denis Smith
27 11 7 9 6 George Dawkes
27 6 14 7 15 George Dawkes
30 8 9 13 5 George Dawkes
29 5 7 17 11 George Dawkes
29 11 8 10 4 George Dawkes
30 9 7 14 6 George Dawkes
30 12 6 12 3 George Dawkes
30 10 10 10 8 George Dawkes
30 7 7 16 12 George Dawkes
30 11 9 10 4 George Dawkes
30 10 9 11 5 George Dawkes
30 13 6 11 7 George Dawkes
31 10 10 11 5 George Dawkes
31 10 9 12 7 George Dawkes
Bob Taylor
30 9 6 15 7 Bob Taylor

New competitions 1963–1998

In the 1960s, to revitalise the game, various competitions were introduced and Derbyshire participated in these. The Gillette Cup – later The National Westminster Bank Trophy – began in 1963 as a knock-out (KO) competition, The John Player League – later the National League began in 1969 as a one-day competition. The Benson & Hedges Cup competition began in 1972 as a limited overs (LO) knock-out competition with preliminary groups.

SeasonFirst-classCC
pos		One Day LeagueKOLOCaptainMost runsMost wicketsWicket keeper
PWLDPWLNRNL pos
31 3 15 13 17 QF Bob Taylor
30 5 9 16 12 R1 Bob Taylor
30 9 9 12 9 R2 Bob Taylor
30 9 13 8 9 R2 Bob Taylor
30 6 6 18 6 R2 Bob Taylor
30 6 6 18 8 R2 Bob Taylor
26 3 5 18 16 16 5 10 1 15 bgcolor=silverRU Bob Taylor
25 7 7 11 7 16 11 5 0 3 R2
26 1 6 19 17 16 7 8 1 11 R2 Bob Taylor
22 2 5 15 17 16 7 7 2 9 R2 Grp
23 3 11 8 16 16 5 8 3 12 R2 Grp Bob Taylor
22 2 7 13 17 16 4 11 1 15 R1 Grp
23 7 8 8 15 16 7 8 1 9 SF Grp
23 6 8 9 15 16 7 9 – 12 QF Grp Bob Taylor
23 7 3 13 7 16 6 8 2 9 QF Grp
24 3 7 14 14 16 6 7 3 8 R2 bgcolor=silverRU Bob Taylor
24 1 6 17 16 16 4 9 3 16 R2 SF
23 4 4 15 9 16 8 7 1 6 R2 Grp
23 4 7 12 12 16 10 5 1 4 bgcolor=goldW Grp Bob Taylor
23 4 4 15 11 16 6 9 1 12 R2 QF
24 7 5 12 9 16 7 5 4 6 R2 Grp Bob Taylor
25 4 7 14 12 16 4 11 1 17 R2 Grp
25 3 9 13 13 16 8 5 3 4 R1 SF
25 5 5 15 11 16 7 9 0 9 R2 QF Chris Marples
25 7 5 13 6 16 8 4 4 5 QF Grp
24 5 3 15 15 16 5 8 3 12 QF bgcolor=silverRU Bernie Maher
24 6 7 11 6 16 9 6 1 5 R2 Grp
24 7 8 9 12 16 12 3 1 bgcolor=gold1 R2 Grp Karl Krikken
25 9 5 11 3 16 5 11 0 15 R1 Grp
24 7 6 11 5 17 7 9 1 13 R2 Grp
19 4 7 8 15 17 7 8 2 11 R2 bgcolor=goldW Karl Krikken
18 5 9 4 17 17 8 7 2 8 QF QF
19 5 11 3 14 17 7 6 4 8 QF Grp
20 10 3 7 2 17 7 7 3 11 QF Grp
20 5 9 6 16 17 4 9 4 14 QF Grp Karl Krikken
19 6 7 6 10 17 6 8 3 15 bgcolor=silverRU Grp

Divisions 1999–2009

In 1999, the National League was split into two divisions, followed by the County Championship in 2000. The National Westminster Bank Trophy became the Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy and then the Friends Provident Trophy. The league had various appellations until it became the National League. The Benson & Hedges Competition was dropped in 2002 and the Twenty20 competition substituted in 2003.

SeasonFirst-classCC
pos		One Day LeagueKOLOCaptainMost runsMost wicketsWicket keeper
PWLDPWLNRNL pos
17 7 8 2 9 16 4 10 2 2/8 R4
18 2 7 9 1/9 16 2 13 1 2/9 R4 Grp
17 1 9 7 2/9 16 4 12 0 2/9 R3 Grp
18 8 7 3 2/6 16 8 7 1 2/4 R3 Grp Kevin Dean
17 2 11 4 2/9 18 8 8 2 2/6 SF Grp Luke Sutton
18 2 7 9 2/8 18 5 12 1 2/9 R2 Grp Luke Sutton
17 1 8 8 2/9 18 9 7 2 2/5 R2 QF Luke Sutton
18 4 5 9 2/5 8 1 6 1 2/8 N5 Grp James Pipe
17 3 5 9 2/6 8 1 7 0 2/8 N8 Grp James Pipe
18 4 4 10 2/6 8 1 6 1 2/8 Grp Grp James Pipe
16 2 3 11 2/6 8 2 4 2 2/8 Grp Grp James Pipe

Three competitions 2010 onwards

Two new competitions were introduced for the 2010 cricket season. These were the Clydesdale Bank 40 and the Friends Provident t20. These replaced the Pro40 League, the Friends Provident Trophy and the Twenty20 competitions.

SeasonFirst-classCC
pos		One Day LeagueT20CaptainMost runsMost wicketsWicket keeper
PWLDPWLNRNL pos
17 3 7 7 2/9 12 4 8 0 2/4 Grp Stephen Adshead
Lee Goddard
16 5 6 5 2/5 16 6 5 1 2/3 Grp Luke Sutton

Key

bgcolor=goldWinnersbgcolor=silverRunners up

Key to league record:
P – games played
W – games won
L – games lost
D – games drawn, abandoned or tied
NR – games with no result
Pos – final position
Key to rounds:
R1 – first round
R2 – second round, etc.
QF – quarter-final
SF – semi-final
Grp – group stage
RU – runners-up

See also

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