Derbyshire County Cricket Club in 2007 was the cricket season when the English club Derbyshire had been playing for one hundred and thirty-six years. In the County Championship, they finished sixth in the second division. In the Pro40 league, they finished eighth in the second division. They were eliminated at group level in the Friends Provident Trophy and came eighth in the North section of the Twenty20 Cup.
2007 season
Derbyshire was in Division 2 of the County Championship and finished in sixth position. In addition to the Championship, they played Cambridge University. Of their seventeen first class games, they won two and lost three, the remainder being drawn. Derbyshire was in Division 2 of the NatWest Pro40 League in which they won one of their eight matches to finish eighth in the division. In the Friends Provident Trophy Derbyshire played in the Northern group, coming eighth in the table. In the Twenty20 Cup, Derbyshire played in the North Division and won one match to finish sixth in the division. Simon Katich was captain and top scorer with three centuries. Tom Lungley took most wickets.
Derbyshire recorded their highest ever score, 801 for eight declared, against Somerset at Taunton in May. Their score beat their previous highest ever score, of 707 for 7 declared also against Somerset also at Taunton in the 2005 season. Simon Katich scored 221, Ian Harvey 153, Ant Botha 101 and James Pipe 106. Derbyshire broke the record despite losing Phil Weston and Chris Taylor to Andy Caddick in the first over without a run on the board.
Matches
First Class List of matchesNo.DateVResult MarginNotes118 Apr 2007Cricket Archive - Essex v Derbyshire Essex Drawn 2 25 Apr 2007Cricket Archive - Cambridge University Centre of Cricketing Excellence v Derbyshire Cambridge University Drawn 3 2 May 2007Cricket Archive - Somerset v Derbyshire SomersetDrawn 4 9 May 2007Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Leicestershire Leicestershire Won 7 wickets 5 16 May 2007Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Middlesex Middlesex Drawn 6 23 May 2007Cricket Archive - Northamptonshire v Derbyshire Northamptonshire Lost 6 wickets 7 05 Jun 2007Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Gloucestershire Gloucestershire Drawn 8 15 Jun 2007Cricket Archive - Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire Nottinghamshire Drawn 9 08 Jul 2007Cricket Archive - Middlesex v Derbyshire Middlesex Won 15 runs 10 20 Jul 2007Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Glamorgan Glamorgan Drawn 1125 Jul 2007Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Somerset SomersetLost 278 runs 12 31 Jul 2007Cricket Archive - Gloucestershire v Derbyshire Gloucestershire Drawn 13 09 Aug 2007Cricket Archive - Leicestershire v Derbyshire Leicestershire Lost 28 runs 1422 Aug 2007Cricket Archive - Glamorgan v Derbyshire Glamorgan Won 42 runs 1530 Aug 2007Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Essex Essex Lost 227 runs 1606 Sep 2007Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire Nottinghamshire Lost Innings and 6 runs 1719 Sep 2007Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Northamptonshire Northamptonshire Drawn
NatWest Pro40 League
List of matchesNo.DateVResult MarginNotes 1 16 Jul 2007Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Glamorgan Glamorgan Won 7 wickets229 Jul 2007Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Kent Kent Lost 10 runs 305 Aug 2007Cricket Archive - Somerset v Derbyshire SomersetLost 32 runs4 07 Aug 2007Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Leicestershire Leicestershire Lost 1 wicket5 19 Aug 2007Cricket Archive - Surrey v Derbyshire Surrey Lost 24 runs604 Sep 2007Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Durham Durham Lost 7 wickets710 Sep 2007Cricket Archive - Middlesex v Derbyshire Middlesex Lost 4 wickets815 Sep 2007Cricket Archive - Yorkshire v Derbyshire Yorkshire Lost 107 runs
Friends Provident Trophy List of matchesNo.DateVResult MarginNotes 1 29 Apr 2007Cricket Archive - Durham v Derbyshire Durham Won 4 wickets27 May 2007Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Warwickshire Warwickshire Lost 26 runs 313 May 2007Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Northamptonshire Northamptonshire Abandoned 420 May 2007Cricket Archive - Worcestershire v Derbyshire WorcestershireLost 7 wickets5 28 May 2007Cricket Archive - Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire Nottinghamshire Lost 50 runs631 May 2007Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Yorkshire Yorkshire Lost 39 runs703 Jun 2007Cricket Archive - Scotland v Derbyshire Scotland Won 6 wickets810 Jun 2007Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Lancashire Lancashire Lost 6 wickets 913 Jun 2007Cricket Archive - Leicestershire v Derbyshire Leicestershire Lost 9 wickets
Twenty20 Cup List of matchesNo.DateVResult MarginNotes 1 22 Jun 2007Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Nottinghamshire Nottinghamshire Lost 6 wickets224 Jun 2007Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v West Indians West Indian cricket team in England in 2007 Won 51 runs325 Jun 2007Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Durham Durham Abandoned427 Jun 2007Cricket Archive - Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire Nottinghamshire Lost 53 runs529 Jun 2007Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Leicestershire Leicestershire Lost 6 wickets601 Jul 2007Cricket Archive - Lancashire v Derbyshire Lancashire Abandoned 702 Jul 2007Cricket Archive - Leicestershire v Derbyshire Leicestershire No result 805 Jul 2007Cricket Archive - Derbyshire v Lancashire Lancashire Abandoned 906 Jul 2007Cricket Archive - Yorkshire v Derbyshire Yorkshire Lost 4 wickets
Statistics
Competition batting averages NameHCounty ChampionshipPro40 league, Friends Provident TrophyTwenty20 CupMIRunsHSAve100MIRunsHSAve100MIRunsHSAve100MIRunsHSAve100 Batsmen PM Borrington R 1 2 64 50 32.00 0 Hassan Adnan R 10 19 379 63 22.29 0 3 3 73 51 24.33 0 1 1 13 13 13.00 0 DJ Birch L 3 6 106 95 17.66 0 2 2 16 10 8.00 0 6 6 183 60 30.50 0 TR Birt L 13 24 884 162 38.43 2 8 8 224 47 32.00 0 6 6 33 10* 6.60 0 5 5 104 40 20.80 0 MG Dighton R 7 14 418 68 32.15 0 6 6 175 67 29.16 0 5 5 67 25* 16.75 0 SM Katich L 13 23 1284 221 75.52 3 7 7 157 46* 26.16 0 6 6 146 81 24.33 0 5 5 128 39* 42.66 0 DJ Redfern L 4 6 134 51 26.80 0 5 4 54 32 13.50 0 SD Stubbings L 15 29 788 128 29.18 2 6 6 91 57 15.16 0 CR Taylor R 4 6 168 96 28.00 0 3 3 72 34* 36.00 0 5 4 27 15* 13.50 0 WPC Weston L 9 15 198 38 13.20 0 4 4 168 72 42.00 0 3 3 101 78 33.66 0 All-roundersGS Ballance L 1 1 2 2 2.00 0 AG Botha L 14 19 410 101 22.77 1 5 4 69 40* 23.00 0 8 8 198 54* 39.60 0 5 4 76 26 19.00 0 IJ Harvey R 2 3 289 153 144.50 2 2 2 67 60* 67.00 0 R Hodgkinson R 1 1 6 6 6.00 0 GM Smith R 11 18 356 74 22.25 0 8 8 259 88 32.37 0 8 8 165 56 20.62 0 5 5 124 79 24.80 0 GG Wagg R 15 21 530 82 31.17 0 5 4 31 18 7.75 0 8 6 119 45 23.80 0 5 4 43 15 10.75 0 WA White R 3 5 59 19 11.80 0 4 4 36 25 12.00 0 5 3 25 13* 25.00 0 Wicket-keepers FA Klokker 1 2 71 48 35.50 DJ Pipe R 14 21 577 133* 36.06 2 7 7 43 17 7.16 0 8 7 161 83 26.83 0 3 3 13 12 4.33 0 T Poynton 2 3 2 2 0.66 0 1 0 2 1 3 3 3.00 0 Bowlers JL Clare R] 2 3 42 22 14.00 0 3 3 17 12 5.66 0 KJ Dean L 10 12 46 16 7.66 0 5 4 19 14* 0 0 2 1 3 3* 0 0 5 2 4 3 4.00 0 ID Hunter R 1 1 1 1* 0 0 4 1 3 3* 0 0 2 2 2 2 1.00 0 T Lungley L 15 21 169 30* 11.26 0 4 2 6 6* 0 0 6 3 7 3 2.33 0 5 2 8 8* 8.00 0 J Needham R 3 5 104 48 34.66 0 7 7 90 42 18.00 0 4 3 27 18 13.50 0 3 1 0 0* 0 0 CD Paget R 1 1 3 3 3.00 0 WB Rankin L 3 4 5 3 1.66 0 3 2 4 2* 4.00 0 1 0 Cricket Archive Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire County Championship 2007Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire NatWest PRO40 2007Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire Friends Provident Trophy 2007Batting and Fielding for Derbyshire Twenty20 Cup 2007
Competition bowling averages NameHCounty ChampionshipPro40 league, Friends Provident TrophyTwenty20 CupBallsRunsWktsBestAveBallsRunsWktsBestAveBallsRunsWktsBestAveBallsRunsWktsBestAve TR Birt 21 26 0 1 4 0 AG Botha L 2877 1464 51 6-101 28.70 132 133 3 2-31 44.33 271 214 8 3-52 26.75 87 113 5 4-29 22.60 JL Clare R 296 203 10 5-90 20.30 108 117 4 3-44 29.25 KJ Dean LF1602 659 23 5-24 28.65 222 208 3 1-21 69.33 108 69 1 1-32 69.00 86 130 5 2-26 26.00 MG Dighton 246 133 4 2-47 33.25 132 103 3 2-46 34.33 72 74 3 1-9 24.66 IJ Harvey 180 116 2 1-14 58.00 108 77 0 R Hodgkinson 60 75 0 ID Hunter RF 276 130 3 2-63 43.33 162 149 5 3-38 29.80 48 73 3 2-38 24.33 SM Katich LS 228 144 2 1-17 72.00 T Lungley RF 2615 1555 59 5-20 26.35 138 106 6 3-11 17.66 270 250 7 3-50 35.71 84 119 2 1-15 59.50 J Needham RO 380 209 6 3-92 34.83 180 156 2 2-36 78.00 84 87 0 9 19 0 CD Paget R 36 48 1 1-48 48.00 WB Rankin RF 459 292 10 4-41 29.20 111 141 3 2-56 47.00 36 36 0 DJ Redfern 114 70 2 1-7 35.00 GM Smith RF 1219 656 18 3-31 36.44 198 162 7 2-32 23.14 241 212 7 3-19 30.28 24 37 0 GG Wagg LM 2952 1785 53 5-119 33.67 204 236 8 3-37 29.50 390 331 11 4-36 30.09 76 91 4 2-16 22.75 WPC Weston LF 12 12 0 WA White 456 367 9 5-87 40.77 155 139 3 1-23 46.33 210 197 2 1-29 98.50 Bowling for Derbyshire County Championship 2007Bowling for Derbyshire NatWest PRO40Bowling for Derbyshire Friends Provident Trophy 2007Bowling for Derbyshire Twenty20 Cup 2007
Wicket Keeping James Pipe County Championship Catches 42, Stumping 4 PRO40 Catches 6, Stumping 2 Friends Provident Catches 5, Stumping 1 Twenty20 Catches 1, Stumping 2 Thomas Poynton County Championship Catches 3 Twenty20 Catches 0, Stumping 2 Frederik Klokker
See also Derbyshire County Cricket Club seasons 2007 English cricket season
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